Assistant Professor of Economics H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Economics Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1063).

Employers filed 74 wage applications for Assistant Professor of Economics jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 54 employers. The median offered wage was $96,500, 15.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Muskingum University filed the most (4, median $60,346).

Filings
74
Positions covered
72
Employers
54
Median offered
$96,500
Median prevailing wage
$79,700
Filings since FY2020
487
Median offer change since FY2020
+21%
Assistant Professor of Economics, all employers74 filings, July 2025 to June 2026
$96,500Median wage employers told the government they would pay
$81,808 to $117,840Where the middle half of the filings fall
$79,700Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Assistant Professor of Economics jobs rose 21%, from $81,368 in fiscal 2020 to $98,202 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 20.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 78 filings.

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year

$60k$80k$100k$120k$81k$86k$85k$91k$95k$93k$98k672020542021742022782023752024782025612026*

Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.

Assistant Professor of Economics by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFilingsMedian offeredvs year beforeMedian prevailingvs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)61$98,202+5.3%$81,670+20.3%
202578$93,250−1.8%$72,025+18.4%
202475$95,000+4.1%$68,190+34.9%
202378$91,269+8.0%$74,545+18.9%
202274$84,538−1.7%$69,550+14.8%
202154$86,000+5.7%$70,610+15.7%
202067$81,368n/a$61,385+26.7%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

EmployerFilingsMedian offeredOffered range and prevailing wagevs prevailing
Muskingum University4$60,346+7.5%
Trustees of the Smith College3$107,000+9.0%
Haverford College3$85,080+26.2%
University of Northern Iowa2$89,309+62.1%
Swarthmore College2$117,000+20.3%
Bates College2$98,000+0.3%
University of South Alabama2$591,838+737.3%
The University of Chicago2$240,000+142.2%
University of Montevallo2$94,000+32.2%
Oberlin College2$83,480at the minimum
Illinois Wesleyan University2$92,230at the minimum
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania2$188,474+177.5%
St. Olaf College2$72,370at the minimum
Southern Methodist University2$145,000+15.2%
Brown University2$194,705+117.3%
Wesleyan University2$106,795+15.4%
Drew University1$74,500at the minimum
Bowdoin College1$100,000+33.5%
Stevens Institute of Technology1$145,000+77.5%
Trustees of Grinnell College1$95,000+48.1%
Washington University1$145,000+9.1%
Colby College1$120,360+60.7%
Trinity University1$134,000+18.2%
Babson College1$141,433+11.5%
Claremont McKenna College1$135,000+57.9%

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 54. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Assistant Professor of Economics jobs are filed

WorksiteFilingsMedian offeredOffered range and prevailing wagevs prevailing
New Concord, OH4$60,346+7.5%
Northampton, MA3$107,000+9.0%
Northfield, MN3$72,370at the minimum
Bloomington, IL2$92,230at the minimum
Cedar Falls, IA2$89,309+62.1%
Chicago, IL2$240,000+142.2%
Dallas, TX2$145,000+15.2%
Lewiston, ME2$98,000+0.3%
Middletown, CT2$106,795+15.4%
Mobile, AL2$591,838+737.3%
Montevallo, AL2$94,000+32.2%
Providence, RI2$194,705+117.3%
Swarthmore, PA2$117,000+20.3%
Waco, TX2$85,080+26.2%
Washington, DC2$83,480at the minimum
Abilene, TX1$100,000+21.2%
Alfred, NY1$95,000+39.6%
Alma, MI1$75,758+14.1%
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY1$106,178+19.6%
Babson Park, MA1$141,433+11.5%
Berea, KY1$77,370+53.8%
Brooklyn, NY1$80,000+0.1%
Brunswick, ME1$100,000+33.5%
Carlisle, PA1$70,000+10.1%
Claremont, CA1$135,000+57.9%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry73%
Level II, qualified21%
Level III, experienced6%
Level IV, fully competent0%

The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.

What these numbers are

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.