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Assistant Research Professor in University Park, PA

Job title · University Park, Pennsylvania

Job title as filed
Assistant Research Professor
City
University Park, Pennsylvania
Applications FY2022–FY2026
174
Median offered wage
$70,032
Most common occupation
Materials Scientists
Median wage$70,032certified 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 Research Professor" and a worksite in University Park.

Applications by fiscal year

2142FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2142FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202230
FY202339
FY202442
FY202534
FY2026*29
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
1
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 Pennsylvania State University174
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 $70,032; middle half $63,945 to $77,661 · median prevailing wage $53,269 (marker) · 164 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I127
  2. Level II39
  3. Level III8
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 Research Professor" appears on 928 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 74 employers for worksites in 94 cities; the median offered wage is $77,639, so the median in University Park is 9.8% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
928
Employers nationwide
74
Cities with filings
94
National median offered wage
$77,639
Share of national filings in University Park
18.8%
Cities with the most applications for Assistant Research Professor
  1. University Park, PA174
  2. Indianapolis, IN143
  3. Storrs, CT68
  4. Tucson, AZ48
  5. Columbia, MO42
  6. College Park, MD35
  7. Riverdale, MD25
  8. Raleigh, NC24
  9. Tempe, AZ21
  10. Auburn, AL21
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The University Park job market

University Park has 746 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 39 job titles and 5 employers; "Assistant Research Professor" ranks #2 by applications, with 23.3% of them.

Applications in University Park, all job titles
746
Job titles filed
39
Rank of Assistant Research Professor in University Park
2
Median offered wage in University Park, all job titles
$75,963
National median wage, Materials Scientists (all job titles)
$84,000
Other job titles in University Park
  1. Assistant Professor234
  2. Postdoctoral Scholar144
  3. Assistant Teaching Professor66
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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