H1B Salary Data

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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-1051. 453 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $90,000, middle half $76,024–$106,608.

Applications (LCAs)453
Median offered salary$90,000
Middle half of salaries$76,024–$106,608
10th–90th percentile$65,000–$127,998

By wage level

Wage levelLCAsMedian salary
Level I (entry)274$87,734
Level II (qualified)83$98,000
Level III (experienced)10$100,000
Level IV (fully competent)2$147,852

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 Florida State University17$69,512
The University of Texas at Austin14$127,000
University of Hawaii14$136,248
Purdue University11$85,197
University of Washington9$112,584
University of California, Berkeley9$131,900
The Pennsylvania State University8$88,992
University of Houston7$92,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology7$146,500
State University of New York at Stony Brook7$106,730
University of Florida7$91,000
University of California, Los Angeles6$129,500
Georgia Institute of Technology6$105,500
Utah State University6$86,000
Texas A&M University6$81,040
The Ohio State University6$97,720
Oregon State University6$93,869
University of Alaska5$106,662
Arizona State University5$104,400
Harvard University5$87,900
University of California, San Diego5$124,700
University of Pittsburgh5$70,000
Indiana University5$76,982
The University of Texas at Dallas5$100,000
University of Colorado5$102,192
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey5$97,994
University of Nevada, Las Vegas5$89,000
Duke University5$115,100
North Carolina State University5$100,000
University of Illinois5$93,000
Florida Gulf Coast University5$70,000
The University of Virginia4$100,850
Morgan State University4$66,800
University of Southern Mississippi4$83,625
Western Washington University4$81,846
Auburn University4$77,000
Lamar University4$79,000
University of South Florida4$87,500
Columbia University4$120,000
Michigan Technological University4$68,235
University of California, Irvine3$110,000
New Mexico State University3$85,000
Emporia State University3$67,790
University of California, Davis3$115,400
The University of Alabama in Huntsville3$81,918
The University of Arizona3$136,510
University of Wisconsin System3$105,000
University of Michigan3$98,800
Cornell University3$123,200
Johns Hopkins University3$70,000

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY2023100$86,600
FY2024110$87,900
FY2025146$93,066
FY202697$102,846

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).