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Assistant Professor in Jackson, MS

Job title · Jackson, Mississippi

Job title as filed
Assistant Professor
City
Jackson, Mississippi
Applications FY2022–FY2026
46
Median offered wage
$112,880
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$112,880certified 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 Jackson.

Applications by fiscal year

713FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
713FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202211
FY20239
FY202410
FY202513
FY2026*3
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
2
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. University of Mississippi Medical Center41
  2. Jackson State University5
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 $112,880; middle half $104,870 to $177,894 · median prevailing wage $82,890 (marker) · 46 applications.

$80k$145k$210k$275k$340k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I22
  2. Level II8
  3. Level III16
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 Jackson is 7.5% 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 Jackson
0.2%
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 Jackson job market

Jackson has 1,066 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 303 job titles and 118 employers; "Assistant Professor" ranks #4 by applications, with 4.3% of them.

Applications in Jackson, all job titles
1,066
Job titles filed
303
Rank of Assistant Professor in Jackson
4
Median offered wage in Jackson, all job titles
$73,913
National median wage, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (all job titles)
$139,050
Other job titles in Jackson
  1. Mathematics Teacher88
  2. Assistant Professor of Medicine60
  3. Elementary Teacher51
  4. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics45
  5. Instructor37
  6. Special Education Teacher30
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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