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Assistant Professor in La Jolla, CA

Job title · La Jolla, California

Job title as filed
Assistant Professor
City
La Jolla, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
158
Median offered wage
$119,000
Most common occupation
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$119,000certified 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 La Jolla.

Applications by fiscal year

1937FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1937FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202229
FY202337
FY202437
FY202531
FY2026*24
Certified (decided applications)
99.3%
Employers filing
3
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 California, San Diego143
  2. The Scripps Research Institute8
  3. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute7
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 $119,000; middle half $106,200 to $140,000 · median prevailing wage $75,590 (marker) · 149 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I118
  2. Level II23
  3. Level III9
  4. Level IV3
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 La Jolla is 13.3% 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 La Jolla
0.5%
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 La Jolla job market

La Jolla has 2,514 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 420 job titles and 185 employers; "Assistant Professor" ranks #5 by applications, with 6.3% of them.

Applications in La Jolla, all job titles
2,514
Job titles filed
420
Rank of Assistant Professor in La Jolla
5
Median offered wage in La Jolla, all job titles
$77,327
National median wage, Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary (all job titles)
$100,803
Other job titles in La Jolla
  1. Assistant Project Scientist330
  2. Postdoctoral Scholar-employee282
  3. Postdoctoral Associate192
  4. Staff Scientist175
  5. Postdoctoral Fellow143
  6. Postdoctoral Scholar Employee128
  7. Staff Research Associate III62
  8. Staff Research Associate 360
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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