H1B Salary Data

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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-1065. 828 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $83,002, middle half $67,777–$99,492.

Applications (LCAs)828
Median offered salary$83,002
Middle half of salaries$67,777–$99,492
10th–90th percentile$60,000–$120,150

By wage level

Wage levelLCAsMedian salary
Level I (entry)576$80,002
Level II (qualified)85$94,015
Level III (experienced)13$120,000
Level IV (fully competent)6$152,500

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
The University of Texas at Dallas13$92,000
Purdue University11$112,000
Harvard University11$125,000
Texas A&M University10$95,484
The University of Southern California10$65,970
The College of William and Mary10$95,000
Georgetown University10$100,000
University of North Texas9$65,164
Arizona State University8$83,844
Indiana University8$94,655
Yale University8$105,500
The University of Chicago8$82,000
Syracuse University8$61,280
University of California, San Diego8$141,000
George Mason University7$80,850
University of Georgia; OGE7$90,000
Northeastern University7$107,480
University of Notre Dame du Lac7$100,000
The University of Texas at Austin7$125,000
Texas Tech University7$85,000
Boston College7$104,000
Tufts University7$140,000
Washington University7$115,000
University of Connecticut7$105,000
University of Houston7$72,070
American University7$100,000
University of Central Florida6$79,750
Utah State University6$66,500
The Florida State University6$96,082
Wake Forest University6$67,777
The University of Tennessee6$50,000
Colgate University6$77,200
University of Arkansas6$56,995
Florida Atlantic University5$74,000
New York University5$110,000
University of Michigan5$105,000
University of Illinois5$96,000
BOR USGA obo Augusta University5$74,912
Fordham University5$98,000
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey5$79,871
University of Wisconsin System5$115,000
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo5$78,660
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley5$65,639
Baruch College5$102,017
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska5$68,000
Emory University5$58,968
University of Oklahoma5$85,000
University of Hawaii5$89,556
University of Pittsburgh5$61,008
Portland State University4$77,634

Cities

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By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY2023164$80,850
FY2024212$75,000
FY2025276$86,940
FY2026176$87,000

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).