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Assistant Professor in Los Angeles, CA

Job title · Los Angeles, California

Job title as filed
Assistant Professor
City
Los Angeles, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
291
Median offered wage
$120,000
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$120,000certified 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 Los Angeles.

Applications by fiscal year

3671FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3671FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202259
FY202350
FY202469
FY202571
FY2026*42
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
10
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, Los Angeles93
  2. The University of Southern California89
  3. California State University, Los Angeles53
  4. Loyola Marymount University42
  5. Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation4
  6. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science3
  7. Occidental College2
  8. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group2
  9. International Reformed University & Seminary2
  10. Otis College of Art and Design1
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 $120,000; middle half $90,000 to $143,000 · median prevailing wage $74,652 (marker) · 285 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I206
  2. Level II15
  3. Level III11
  4. Level IV5
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 Los Angeles is 14.3% 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 Los Angeles
1.0%
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 Los Angeles job market

Los Angeles has 19,929 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 7,000 job titles and 4,329 employers; "Assistant Professor" ranks #3 by applications, with 1.5% of them.

Applications in Los Angeles, all job titles
19,929
Job titles filed
7,000
Rank of Assistant Professor in Los Angeles
3
Median offered wage in Los Angeles, all job titles
$107,869
National median wage, Business Teachers, Postsecondary (all job titles)
$135,000
Other job titles in Los Angeles
  1. Software Engineer663
  2. Associate319
  3. Postdoctoral Scholar256
  4. Senior Associate169
  5. Designer165
  6. Software Developer162
  7. Assistant Project Scientist160
  8. Research Associate158
  9. Manager147
  10. Senior Software Engineer135
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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