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Assistant Professor salary in Texas

A real-employer view of Assistant Professor pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated July 27, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Assistant Professor in Texas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 106 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $155,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry74$150,038
Level II — qualified27$205,000
Level III — experienced4$138,413
Level IV — fully competent1$285,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Assistant Professor in Texas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
The University of Texas at DallasAssistant Professor16$223,102
BAYLOR UNIVERSITYASSISTANT PROFESSOR6$220,000
Texas A&M UniversityAssistant Professor6$230,250
The University of Texas El PasoAssistant Professor6$155,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXASAssistant Professor6$145,761
Texas A&M International UniversityAssistant Professor5$128,326
Texas Tech UniversityAssistant Professor5$175,000
The University of Texas at ArlingtonAssistant Professor5$157,358
The University of Texas at AustinAssistant Professor5$210,500
University of HoustonAssistant Professor5$189,999

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
    $224,730
    WACOWage Level IDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-722142
  • Assistant Professor at Texas Woman's University
    $113,300
    DentonWage Level IIDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-712689
  • Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Dallas
    $216,000
    RichardsonWage Level IIDecided Mar 24, 2026I-200-26076-709705
  • Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University
    $174,055
    LubbockWage Level IDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-704961
  • Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University
    $85,988
    LubbockWage Level IDecided Mar 20, 2026I-200-26072-701223
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
    $204,868
    WACOWage Level IDecided Mar 20, 2026I-200-26072-702303
  • Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University
    $186,292
    LubbockWage Level IDecided Mar 18, 2026I-200-26070-695042
  • Assistant Professor (Management and Marketing) at Angelo State University
    $62,160
    San AngeloWage Level IDecided Mar 18, 2026I-200-26070-695852

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.