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Assistant Professor in Stanford, CA

Job title · Stanford, California

Job title as filed
Assistant Professor
City
Stanford, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
64
Median offered wage
$157,048
Most common occupation
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$157,048certified 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 Stanford.

Applications by fiscal year

918FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
918FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202213
FY202316
FY20244
FY202518
FY2026*13
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
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. The Leland Stanford, Jr University62
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology1
  3. Trustees of Boston 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 $157,048; middle half $125,946 to $250,000 · median prevailing wage $84,210 (marker) · 64 applications.

$100k$155k$210k$265k$320k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I37
  2. Level II22
  3. Level III5
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 Stanford is 49.6% 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 Stanford
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 Stanford job market

Stanford has 2,122 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 317 job titles and 68 employers; "Assistant Professor" ranks #7 by applications, with 3.0% of them.

Applications in Stanford, all job titles
2,122
Job titles filed
317
Rank of Assistant Professor in Stanford
7
Median offered wage in Stanford, all job titles
$82,990
National median wage, Economics Teachers, Postsecondary (all job titles)
$110,000
Other job titles in Stanford
  1. Postdoctoral Research Affiliate508
  2. Basic Life Research Scientist346
  3. Instructor128
  4. Physical Science Research Scientist98
  5. Life Science Research Professional 277
  6. Research Engineer70
  7. Life Science Research Professional 146
  8. Clinical Assistant Professor35
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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