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Assistant Adjunct Professor salary in California

A real-employer view of Assistant Adjunct 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 May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Assistant Adjunct Professor in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $131,550. 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 — entry5$139,000
Level II — qualified2$121,050
Level IV — fully competent1$350,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Assistant Adjunct Professor in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
University of California, Los AngelesAssistant Adjunct Professor6$119,950
University of California, San FranciscoASSISTANT ADJUNCT PROFESSOR3$155,870
University of California, DavisAssistant Adjunct Professor1$139,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Assistant Adjunct Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
    $121,900
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502880
  • ASSISTANT ADJUNCT PROFESSOR at University of California, San Francisco
    $155,870
    San FranciscoWage Level IDecided Jul 14, 2025I-200-25188-157176
  • Assistant Adjunct Professor at University of California, Davis
    $139,000
    SacramentoWage Level IDecided Jul 2, 2025I-200-25176-129403
  • Assistant Adjunct Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
    $180,000
    Los AngelesDecided Nov 19, 2025I-200-25316-400167
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
    $90,700
    Los AngelesWage Level IDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-197610
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
    $118,000
    Los AngelesWage Level IIDecided May 28, 2025I-200-25140-996150
  • ASSISTANT ADJUNCT PROFESSOR at University of California, San Francisco
    $124,100
    San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-944172
  • Assistant Adjunct Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
    $250,000
    Los AngelesWage Level IDecided Apr 10, 2025I-200-25093-828643

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.