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Assistant Professor salary in Massachusetts

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 May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Assistant Professor in Massachusetts: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 33 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $141,415. 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 — entry13$120,000
Level II — qualified12$146,500
Level III — experienced5$328,879
Level IV — fully competent2$291,011

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYAssistant Professor12$205,105
Tufts UniversityAssistant Professor8$128,146
Harvard UniversityAssistant Professor5$160,680
Simmons UniversityAssistant Professor, Department of Nutrition4$78,953
University of Massachusetts BostonAssistant Professor1$87,609
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsAssistant Professor1$106,000
Northeastern UniversityAssistant Professor1$117,428
MCPHS UniversityAssociate Professor, Pharmacy Practice1$166,055

Recent sample filings

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

  • Assistant Professor at Harvard University
    $145,000
    BostonWage Level IIDecided Aug 6, 2025I-200-25211-210827
  • Assistant Professor at TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    $328,879
    BostonWage Level IIIDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25210-206578
  • Assistant Professor at Tufts University
    $122,400
    BostonWage Level IIDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25210-206424
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition at Simmons University
    $78,953
    BostonWage Level IDecided Jul 21, 2025I-200-25195-172128
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition at Simmons University
    $78,953
    BostonWage Level IDecided Jul 21, 2025I-200-25195-172087
  • Assistant Professor at TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    $293,383
    BostonWage Level IIIDecided Jul 2, 2025I-200-25176-128445
  • Assistant Professor at TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
    $198,218
    BostonWage Level IIDecided Jun 11, 2025I-200-25155-050624
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition at Simmons University
    $78,953
    BostonWage Level IDecided Jun 10, 2025I-200-25154-046361

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.