THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

H-1B pay data: 415 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.

415
certified positions
$82,000
Median pay
$63,000
25th pct
$100,000
75th pct
$119,782
90th pct
$55,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026

Salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedian salaryTypical range
Assistant Professor147$97,056$81,306 – $127,350
Post Doctoral Research Associate82$62,920$52,000 – $74,854
Lecturer25$51,860$48,500 – $83,884
Research Assistant Professor25$95,110$80,000 – $110,000
Teaching Assistant Professor8$58,313$54,485 – $103,000
Associate Professor6$100,576$93,428 – $128,383
Assistant Professor of Mathematics5$75,000$62,000 – $75,000
Research Associate II5$64,500$60,975 – $72,484
Research Associate4$63,931$55,000 – $81,555
Research Scientist I4$89,194$84,235 – $102,991
Teaching Associate Professor4$99,590$87,560 – $108,050
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering3$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
Assistant Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology3$65,000$63,400 – $67,400
Assistant Professor of Management3$125,000$125,000 – $125,000
Assistant Director2$58,905$55,781 – $62,029
Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering2$92,500$86,500 – $98,500
Assistant Professor of Construction Management2$77,000$74,600 – $79,400
Assistant Professor of Data Analytics2$125,000$125,000 – $125,000
Assistant Professor of Practice in Data Analytics2$113,066$110,613 – $115,520
Assistant Professor of Psychology2$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
Lecturer in Computer Science2$65,500$65,100 – $65,900
Lecturer of Quantitative Methods and Statistics in Business2$60,000$60,000 – $60,000
Post Doctoral Researcher2$65,000$65,000 – $65,000
Research Scientist III2$75,305$72,661 – $77,949
Senior Lecturer2$56,084$53,230 – $58,938

Showing the top 25 of 91 job titles.

Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.

$57,949
Median prevailing wage

Sponsorship score: 56 / 100 — Moderate sponsor

How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →

415
H-1B LCA filings
22
PERM certifications
0.0%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.05
PERM per H-1B filing

Components: volume 21 · trend 14 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 1. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+40%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.

$55,000$82,000 median$119,782

Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 28.5%

2022-Q4: $73,158 (16 positions)2023-Q1: $66,584 (20 positions)2023-Q2: $70,000 (37 positions)2023-Q3: $62,500 (19 positions)2023-Q4: $75,834 (18 positions)2024-Q1: $94,131 (16 positions)2024-Q2: $80,600 (38 positions)2024-Q3: $77,106 (25 positions)2024-Q4: $72,857 (17 positions)2025-Q1: $78,000 (16 positions)2025-Q2: $88,000 (53 positions)2025-Q3: $94,000 (48 positions)2025-Q4: $85,000 (21 positions)2026-Q1: $75,000 (25 positions)2026-Q2: $94,000 (46 positions)2022-Q42026-Q2$98,876$57,755

Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings

Level I · Entry — 314 (76%), med $75,000Level II · Qualified — 58 (14%), med $98,455Level III · Experienced — 26 (6%), med $96,774Level IV · Fully competent — 17 (4%), med $102,000

Pay by role

RolePositionsMedianVs prevailing wage
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1032
48$109,778+21% · Above prevailing wage
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1011
29$125,000+125% · Above prevailing wage
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1021
23$100,000+64% · Above prevailing wage
Physicists
19-2012
22$64,636+7% · Above prevailing wage
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1022
18$72,500+53% · Above prevailing wage
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1124
16$52,009+18% · Above prevailing wage
Materials Scientists
19-2032
15$84,132+16% · Above prevailing wage
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1052
13$90,000+30% · Above prevailing wage
Biochemists and Biophysicists
19-1021
12$65,500+34% · Above prevailing wage
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1054
11$104,314+7% · Above prevailing wage
Soil and Plant Scientists
19-1013
11$97,056+68% · Above prevailing wage
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1063
10$96,815+39% · Above prevailing wage
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1071
9$115,000—
Chemists
19-2031
8$54,752—
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1042
8$85,834—
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1066
8$63,000—
History Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1125
8$56,500—
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1041
8$96,000—
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1081
7$85,000—
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1122
7$78,000—
Economists
19-3011
6$74,000—
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1065
6$50,000—
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1072
6$93,000—
Computer and Information Research Scientists
15-1221
5$83,907—
Microbiologists
19-1022
5$64,168—

Pay by state

StatePositionsMedian
Tennessee411$82,400
New Jersey1$93,389
Indiana1$62,962
Washington1$62,000
Texas1$64,813
About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.

All filings

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE has 415 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer