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Assistant Professor salary in Michigan

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 Michigan: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 19 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $118,222. 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 II — qualified5$118,222

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYASSISTANT PROFESSOR9$105,285
University of MichiganAssistant Professor3$130,000
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYAssistant Professor3$135,000
Grand Valley State UniversityAssistant Professor2$112,568
Duke UniversityAssistant Professor1$450,000
Central Michigan UniversityAssistant Professor1$98,500

Recent sample filings

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

  • Assistant Professor at University of Michigan
    $130,000
    Ann ArborDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25342-465233
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $140,325
    DETROITDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-388803
  • Assistant Professor at Duke University
    $450,000
    Ann ArborWage Level IIDecided Jun 10, 2025I-200-25154-048069
  • Assistant Professor at MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    $135,000
    East LansingDecided Apr 10, 2025I-200-25093-829153
  • ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $218,437
    DETROITDecided Apr 9, 2025I-200-25092-822263
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $89,482
    DETROITDecided Apr 7, 2025I-200-25090-814954
  • Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University
    $106,914
    Grand RapidsWage Level IIDecided Mar 27, 2025I-200-25079-791148
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    $88,000
    DETROITDecided Mar 26, 2025I-200-25078-786834

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.