Medical School Professor salary

At a glance

• Mostly Level I (entry-level). 40% of Medical School Professor filings are Level I, compared with 19% across all H-1B filings.
• Top filer: West Virginia University. 169 filings (5% of the total), median $100,630.
• Pay depends on the city. Among the 4 metro areas with the most filings, the median ranges from $100,630 in Morgantown, WV to $243,509 in Shreveport, LA.
• Median down 11% since FY2020. From $160,000 in FY2020 to $141,840 in FY2026 (Q1–Q3). Nominal, not adjusted for inflation.

Medical School Professor H-1B salary overview

Employers filed 3,186 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Medical School Professor jobs in FY2025–FY2026 (occupation code 25-1071, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary). The median base salary is $140,000, 14% above the median for all H-1B filings ($122,699), and half of the filings fall between $98,816 and $233,000. The most common wage level is Level I (entry-level), at 40% of filings. New York, NY has the most filings (125), and West Virginia University is the employer that files the most (169).

Top employers for Medical School Professor

West Virginia University169 filings · 5%$100,630 University of Mississippi Medical Center87 filings · 3%$285,455 The University of Alabama at Birmingham85 filings · 3%$220,002 University of California, San Francisco81 filings · 3%$230,000 University Of Florida68 filings · 2%$226,204 Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska66 filings · 2%$75,000 Washington University65 filings · 2%$240,000 The Curators of the University of Missouri57 filings · 2%$240,000 University of Pittsburgh54 filings · 2%$122,083 University of Washington54 filings · 2%$210,000

Employers with the most Medical School Professor filings. Bar: share of all Medical School Professor filings. Figure: median base salary.

Pay by level

Medical School Professor pay by city

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

What a Medical School Professor does

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

Typical tasks

• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Supervise laboratory sessions.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

Preparation

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

O*NET occupation: Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1071.00). This section includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

H-1B pay vs. all U.S. workers

Across all U.S. workers in this occupation (Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary), the median annual wage was $107,310 in May 2025, with 221,270 people employed. The median H-1B base salary in FY2025–FY2026 is $140,000, 30% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). BLS wages cover all wage and salary workers and include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are the base salary offered on certified LCAs. The two sources cover different periods. BLS reports wages of $239,200 or more as a single top value.

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