Postsecondary Professor / Instructor Salary

Priority dates, work visas, and labor market data

Postsecondary Professor / Instructor H-1B & PERM Salary

Postsecondary teachers instruct students and conduct research at colleges and universities. Based on 37,294 H-1B and PERM filings from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data, the median sponsored salary for a Postsecondary Professor / Instructor is $115,000 per year.

Median salary
$115,000
per year
Total filings
37,294
13,794 in last 5 years
Typical range (25th–75th)
$77,500–$188,750
middle 50% of offers

Postsecondary Professor / Instructor salary percentiles

PercentileAnnual salary
10th (entry)$56,118
25th$77,500
50th (median)$115,000
75th$188,750
90th (senior)$267,670

Of 37,294 filings, 33,031 are H-1B (temporary work visa) and 4,263 are PERM (green-card labor certification, 11% of the total).

Top employers sponsoring Postsecondary Professor / Instructors

#Employer FilingsAvg. salary
1 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 910 $183,933
2 The University of Iowa 708 $177,978
3 UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER 648 $260,795
4 The University of Alabama at Birmingham 609 $203,884
5 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 598 $70,311
6 University of California, San Francisco 587 $215,568
7 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 587 $173,369
8 LSU Health Sciences Center 568 $169,488
9 The Curators of the University of Missouri 549 $183,985
10 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 536 $55,820
11 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS 533 $146,871
12 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER 497 $187,389
13 University of Michigan 467 $154,075
14 University of Pittsburgh 466 $164,691
15 Yale University 428 $218,199
16 Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. 411 $212,715
17 University of Washington 406 $183,348
18 The Ohio State University 399 $162,698
19 University of Minnesota 390 $102,265
20 University of Illinois at Chicago 378 $171,819

Where Postsecondary Professor / Instructor jobs are sponsored

StateFilingsAvg. salary
California3,134$139,485
New York2,647$120,784
Texas2,617$169,305
Florida2,379$144,731
Pennsylvania1,920$167,871
Missouri1,816$162,509
Louisiana1,377$156,145
Alabama1,328$179,151
Ohio1,262$140,524
Michigan1,247$118,621
Massachusetts1,140$126,841
Illinois1,074$136,565

Common Postsecondary Professor / Instructor job titles

Specific titles employers file under this occupation. Click through for a per-title salary profile.

Assistant Professor · $141,215 Clinical Assistant Professor · $159,264 INSTRUCTOR · $93,092 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · $115,368 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR · $173,052 CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR · $112,748 Assistant Professor - Clinical · $220,952 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE · $181,123 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL MEDICINE · $189,567 PROFESSOR · $217,950 RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR · $80,781 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS · $178,559
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Frequently asked questions

How much does a Postsecondary Professor / Instructor make on a visa-sponsored job in the US?
Across 37,294 H-1B and PERM filings, the median offered salary for a Postsecondary Professor / Instructor is $115,000 per year, with most offers between $56,118 (10th percentile) and $267,670 (90th percentile).
What is the salary range for a Postsecondary Professor / Instructor?
The 25th–75th percentile range is $77,500–$188,750, based on U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data for sponsored Postsecondary Professor / Instructor roles.
Which companies sponsor the most Postsecondary Professor / Instructor visas?
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA files the most Postsecondary Professor / Instructor sponsorship cases in the dataset. The page lists the top 20 sponsoring employers with their filing counts and average wages.

Salaries are the offered annual wage on public U.S. Department of Labor H-1B (LCA) and PERM disclosure filings, not a guarantee of pay. Occupation is the DOL-assigned Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.