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Assistant Professor in Nashville, TN

Job title · Nashville, Tennessee

Job title as filed
Assistant Professor
City
Nashville, Tennessee
Applications FY2022–FY2026
87
Median offered wage
$134,613
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$134,613certified 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 Nashville.

Applications by fiscal year

1529FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1529FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202212
FY202316
FY20248
FY202522
FY2026*29
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
7
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. Vanderbilt University39
  2. Vanderbilt University Medical Center35
  3. Tennessee State University5
  4. Lipscomb University3
  5. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center2
  6. Meharry Medical College2
  7. Olivet University1
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 $134,613; middle half $107,625 to $225,000 · median prevailing wage $72,498 (marker) · 86 applications.

$80k$130k$180k$230k$280k
$80k$130k$180k$230k$280k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I33
  2. Level II18
  3. Level III16
  4. Level IV19
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 Nashville is 28.2% 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 Nashville
0.3%
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 Nashville job market

Nashville has 8,099 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 2,781 job titles and 1,247 employers; "Assistant Professor" ranks #5 by applications, with 1.1% of them.

Applications in Nashville, all job titles
8,099
Job titles filed
2,781
Rank of Assistant Professor in Nashville
5
Median offered wage in Nashville, all job titles
$100,000
National median wage, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (all job titles)
$139,050
Other job titles in Nashville
  1. Software Developer306
  2. Software Engineer200
  3. Program Manager II116
  4. Business Analyst II99
  5. Program Manager III81
  6. Postdoctoral Research Scholar74
  7. Software Development Engineer II70
  8. Business Intelligence Engineer II66
  9. Software Development Engineer I59
  10. Research Assistant Professor56
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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