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Assistant Professor in Washington, DC

Job title · Washington, District of Columbia

Job title as filed
Assistant Professor
City
Washington, District of Columbia
Applications FY2022–FY2026
149
Median offered wage
$106,397
Most common occupation
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$106,397certified 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 Washington.

Applications by fiscal year

1938FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1938FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202234
FY202338
FY202425
FY202534
FY2026*18
Certified (decided applications)
99.3%
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. Georgetown University65
  2. Howard University23
  3. The George Washington University15
  4. American University13
  5. Johns Hopkins University12
  6. The Catholic University of America6
  7. Olivet University6
  8. Gallaudet University5
  9. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University3
  10. The Pennsylvania State 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 $106,397; middle half $90,000 to $150,000 · median prevailing wage $63,149 (marker) · 141 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I89
  2. Level II51
  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 Washington is 1.3% 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 Washington
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 Washington job market

Washington has 13,260 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,796 job titles and 2,716 employers; "Assistant Professor" ranks #8 by applications, with 1.1% of them.

Applications in Washington, all job titles
13,260
Job titles filed
4,796
Rank of Assistant Professor in Washington
8
Median offered wage in Washington, all job titles
$108,000
National median wage, Economics Teachers, Postsecondary (all job titles)
$110,000
Other job titles in Washington
  1. Software Developer519
  2. Associate363
  3. Software Engineer257
  4. Secondary Teacher205
  5. Senior Associate199
  6. Elementary Teacher155
  7. Teacher151
  8. Manager133
  9. Economist100
  10. Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects97
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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