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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary: green card (PERM) sponsors

263 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 25-1063). Median offered salary $113,000; median time to certification 476 days.

PERM applications263

Median offered salary$113,000

Middle half of salaries$90,000–$145,000

10th–90th percentile$75,057–$181,200

Top green card sponsors

Employer	PERM applications	Median salary
Univ of WI System	8	$165,000
Columbia University	8	$172,500
The Pennsylvania State University	7	$163,008
Northeastern University	5	$137,400
University of Michigan	5	$180,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	4	$185,000
The University of Texas at Dallas	4	$135,000
Towson University	4	$104,628
Louisiana State University and A&M College	4	$142,500
State University of New York at Binghamton	4	$120,000
University of California, Berkeley	3	$200,000
Arizona State University	3	$110,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri	3	$140,000
Johns Hopkins University	3	$151,000
University of Hawaii	3	$130,788
Indiana University	3	$131,250
University of Rochester	3	$145,000
Texas Tech University	2	$100,000
Boise State University	2	$81,422
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	2	$102,220
Syracuse University	2	$140,000
College of William and Mary	2	$101,150
Auburn University	2	$84,725
Sam Houston State University	2	$92,012
University of Richmond	2	$114,000
University of Southern California	2	$218,500
University of Notre Dame du Lac	2	$162,500
Michigan State University	2	$152,500
University of New Hampshire	2	$125,000
Bates College	2	$90,000
Hamilton College	2	$109,750
Le Moyne College	2	$102,000
The University of Chicago	2	$200,000
Union College	2	$94,202
The George Washington University	2	$126,650
San Diego State University	2	$105,504
Valdosta State University	2	$80,726
Western Illinois University	2	$97,512
Beloit College	2	$73,048
University of Illinois	2	$159,826
Purdue University	2	$114,695
University of Houston System	2	$85,000
Odessa Junior College	2	$63,390
Bard College	2	$102,672
University of North Dakota	2	$145,000
Georgia College & State University	2	$120,000
Boston College	2	$164,500
Baylor University	2	$115,000
State University of New York at Buffalo	2	$110,000
South Dakota State University	2	$97,250

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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries →

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).