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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-1031. 635 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $80,580, middle half $72,008–$90,250.

Applications (LCAs)635

Median offered salary$80,580

Middle half of salaries$72,008–$90,250

10th–90th percentile$65,000–$105,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	430	$80,000
Level II (qualified)	58	$87,400
Level III (experienced)	6	$92,444
Level IV (fully competent)	5	$171,000

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

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Texas A&M University	38	$87,766
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	22	$90,000
Georgia Institute of Technology	19	$92,230
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	15	$82,956
The Pennsylvania State University	14	$65,016
Texas Tech University	14	$81,000
University of Michigan	12	$90,164
University of Florida	12	$83,167
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	12	$87,817
Harvard University	12	$108,000
Kent State University	10	$78,436
Cornell University	10	$107,494
University of Oklahoma	10	$71,950
Appalachian State University	10	$80,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	10	$86,474
Mississippi State University	10	$75,556
Syracuse University	10	$93,467
University of Maryland College Park	8	$90,000
Carnegie Mellon University	8	$80,000
Louisiana State University and A&M College	8	$75,475
The University of Kansas	8	$78,235
University of Idaho	8	$72,608
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	8	$77,343
University of California, Berkeley	7	$118,900
Tennessee State University	7	$75,120
Arizona State University	7	$72,500
University of Georgia	7	$80,095
Ball State University	7	$70,000
University of Cincinnati	7	$71,500
University of Arkansas	7	$47,840
Northeastern University	6	$109,700
The Catholic University of America	6	$97,000
University of Colorado Denver	6	$79,866
Florida International University	6	$70,000
State University of New York at Buffalo	6	$73,500
South Dakota State University	6	$71,200
University of Texas at San Antonio	6	$80,145
Oklahoma State University	6	$55,005
Kansas State University	6	$65,335
University of Illinois	6	$85,602
University of Wisconsin System	6	$84,919
Illinois Institute of Technology	6	$79,500
Belmont University	6	$83,498
Michigan State University	5	$90,000
University of Utah	5	$81,500
University of Oregon	5	$83,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	5	$106,750
Rhode Island School of Design	5	$79,284
North Carolina State University	5	$78,000
Indiana University	5	$72,000

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	155	$77,750
FY2024	146	$82,418
FY2025	212	$80,000
FY2026	122	$85,840

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).