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Assistant Professor in Durham, NC

Job title · Durham, North Carolina

Job title as filed
Assistant Professor
City
Durham, North Carolina
Applications FY2022–FY2026
167
Median offered wage
$135,000
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$135,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Assistant Professor" and a worksite in Durham.

Applications by fiscal year

2346FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2346FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202220
FY202341
FY202430
FY202546
FY2026*30
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Duke University and Medical Center153
  2. North Carolina Central University8
  3. Duke University Health System4
  4. DUKE UNIVERSITY, Duke Visa Services2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $135,000; middle half $110,000 to $220,000 · median prevailing wage $60,445 (marker) · 161 applications.

$80k$135k$190k$245k$300k
$80k$135k$190k$245k$300k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I113
  2. Level II44
  3. Level III4
  4. Level IV4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Assistant Professor" appears on 29,238 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 650 employers for worksites in 748 cities; the median offered wage is $105,000, so the median in Durham is 28.6% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
29,238
Employers nationwide
650
Cities with filings
748
National median offered wage
$105,000
Share of national filings in Durham
0.6%
Cities with the most applications for Assistant Professor
  1. Birmingham, AL835
  2. Houston, TX763
  3. New York City, NY754
  4. Atlanta, GA684
  5. Boston, MA558
  6. Baltimore, MD446
  7. West Lafayette, IN385
  8. Chicago, IL375
  9. Madison, WI358
  10. St. Louis, MO331
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Durham job market

Durham has 15,101 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 3,066 job titles and 1,447 employers; "Assistant Professor" ranks #9 by applications, with 1.1% of them.

Applications in Durham, all job titles
15,101
Job titles filed
3,066
Rank of Assistant Professor in Durham
9
Median offered wage in Durham, all job titles
$113,285
National median wage, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (all job titles)
$139,050
Other job titles in Durham
  1. Software Developer1,140
  2. Senior Software Engineer/developer844
  3. Principal Software Engineer/developer756
  4. Software Engineer676
  5. Senior Full Stack Engineer301
  6. Postdoctoral Associate291
  7. Principal Full Stack Engineer288
  8. Director, Software Engineering186
  9. Principal Data Engineer145
  10. Package Consultant128
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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