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2026 Long-Term Commitments for Assistant Professor

Permanent, career-track roles backed by employer sponsorship — Based on FY2025 PERM employer filings (latest full year of data).

AllJob TitleOccupationCitizenshipCollegeMajorLaw FirmAttorneyIndustryCityStateStatusVisa
RankGreen Card SponsorGreen Card PetitionsAverage Salary
1 Univ Of Wi System52 $98,974
2 The Pennsylvania State University27 $118,080
3 Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska23 $76,829
4 University Of Washington20 $145,429
5 Northeastern University18 $143,000
6 University Of Michigan18 $116,742
7 Texas Tech University18 $105,639
8 Louisiana State University And A&M College17 $97,118
9 University Of Minnesota16 $122,315
10 State University Of New York At Binghamton16 $107,869
11 Harvard University15 $212,726
12 The University Of Texas At Austin15 $121,500
13 Miami University13 $116,077
14 Baruch College13 $109,944
15 Michigan State University13 $102,962
16 University Of Oklahoma13 $98,769
17 Arizona State University11 $153,818
18 Indiana University11 $145,049
19 Iowa State University Of Science And Technology11 $110,363
20 Columbia University10 $187,374
21 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology10 $161,430
22 University Of Cincinnati10 $106,714
23 The Florida State University10 $103,002
24 Appalachian State University10 $71,000
25 Illinois State University9 $86,712
26 The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center8 $337,789
27 University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation8 $223,798
28 Cornell Univeristy8 $182,425
29 University Of Houston - Downtown8 $103,844
30 University Of Utah7 $146,726
31 California State University San Marcos7 $102,689
32 University Of South Carolina7 $95,807
33 The University Of Kansas7 $92,286
34 California State University, Fresno7 $86,035
35 The University Of Tennessee7 $81,429
36 Medical College Of Wisconsin6 $230,791
37 Bentley University6 $173,500
38 University Of Notre Dame Du Lac6 $155,332
39 University Of Hawaii6 $129,986
40 Washington State University6 $126,667
41 Auburn University6 $115,570
42 Texas A&M University6 $107,966
43 University Of Georgia6 $90,518
44 University Of Kentucky6 $73,040
45 Georgia State University5 $169,300
46 University Of California, San Diego5 $126,540
47 Georgetown University5 $121,896
48 Rochester Institute Of Technology5 $114,100
49 Colorado State University5 $113,040
50 Portland State University5 $108,866
51 Depaul University5 $106,000
52 College Of William And Mary5 $99,325
53 Mississippi State University5 $97,605
54 California State University, Northridge5 $94,601
55 Oklahoma State University5 $91,168
56 Kansas State University5 $85,400
57 Sam Houston State University5 $79,407
58 University Of Miami4 $218,943
59 University Of Virginia4 $192,875
60 The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund4 $151,425
61 University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee4 $150,750
62 Loyola Marymount University4 $150,625
63 University Of California, Davis4 $145,400
64 University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center4 $142,156
65 Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey4 $122,582
66 Purdue University4 $117,977
67 University Of California, Santa Cruz4 $117,825
68 University Of Nevada, Las Vegas4 $108,094
69 Northeastern Illinois University4 $107,449
70 Bradley University4 $104,356
71 Oregon State University4 $99,236
72 The University Of Mississippi4 $98,905
73 Skidmore College4 $95,188
74 Cleveland State University4 $93,750
75 North Carolina State University4 $92,033
76 The University Of Texas At Dallas4 $86,327
77 University Of Idaho4 $83,054
78 Boise State University4 $78,650
79 University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences3 $351,783
80 The Washington University3 $215,917
81 Usa Healthcare Management3 $180,000
82 Trustees Of Boston University3 $178,856
83 The University Of Chicago3 $172,500
84 University Of California, Irvine3 $144,067
85 University Of Florida3 $138,531
86 Michigan Technological University3 $100,000
87 Western Illinois University3 $97,256
88 The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley3 $97,000
89 Kettering University3 $86,667
90 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville3 $83,334
91 Texas State University3 $81,724
92 Loyola University Chicago3 $81,333
93 University Of Massachusetts Boston3 $81,000
94 The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago3 $80,000
95 Southern Arkansas University3 $78,874
96 The University Of Texas At San Antonio3 $78,833
97 Texas Christian University3 $76,973
98 Colorado Seminary3 $74,777
99 Clemson University3 $74,000
100 Maharishi International University3 $71,834

AllJob TitleOccupationCitizenshipCollegeMajorLaw FirmAttorneyIndustryCityStateStatusVisa

Note: To obtain employment based green card in United States, most foreign workers will have to go through 3 steps: 1). Permanent Labor Certification(ETA Form 9089), 2). Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker(Form I-140), 3). Adjust of Status to a permanent resident of the United States(Form I485).

The above report lists the top employment based Green Card sponsors (Assistant Professor) in fiscal year 2025. For Example, the first three records on this report report that Univ Of Wi System filed 52 permanent labor certifications under PERM for employment based Green Card in fiscal year 2025. The average salary of those job offers was $98,974. The Pennsylvania State University filed 27 permanent labor certifications under PERM for employment based Green Card in fiscal year 2025. The average salary of those job offers was $118,080. Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska filed 23 permanent labor certifications under PERM for employment based Green Card in fiscal year 2025. The average salary of those job offers was $76,829. The number and average salary are not for all permanent labor certifications filed under PERM by at the appropriate National Processing Center by the employers in fiscal year 2025. They are for Assistant Professor jobs only.

The green card sponsors(employers) are sorted by the number of Permanent Labor Certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Center. The number includes certified, withdrawn, denied and certified but withdrawn Permanent Labor Certifications.

As above numbers include the Labor Certifications that have been denied or withdrawn, please click the green card sponsors' names to review the details of every certifications. If two green card sponsors have filed same number of permanent labor certifications in the same year and same category, they are further sorted by the average salary in descending order.

The salary is the average salary of all proffered salary on labor certifications filed under PERM system using ETA Form 9089. Some green card sponsors did not enter a specific salary on ETA Form 9089, but a salary range. Our algorithm uses the middle point of the range to calculate the average salary. Please review the certification detail to see the salary range.