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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-1054. 1,002 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $90,000, middle half $72,000–$105,000.

Applications (LCAs)1,002

Median offered salary$90,000

Middle half of salaries$72,000–$105,000

10th–90th percentile$60,860–$125,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	588	$85,000
Level II (qualified)	165	$100,004
Level III (experienced)	34	$120,000
Level IV (fully competent)	12	$164,336

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
University of Delaware	16	$93,500
Harvard University	15	$117,500
University of Florida	14	$87,500
State University of New York at Stony Brook	14	$100,000
Purdue University	13	$103,000
University of Pittsburgh	13	$92,000
Carnegie Mellon University	12	$97,550
The Florida State University	12	$101,030
The University of Tennessee	11	$104,657
The University of Texas at Dallas	11	$103,750
Yale University	11	$134,100
Louisiana State University and A&M College	11	$92,000
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	10	$81,432
Michigan State University	10	$99,500
Rochester Institute of Technology	10	$58,390
Georgia Institute of Technology	10	$108,500
University of Utah	10	$104,515
Georgia State University	10	$90,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	9	$136,000
North Carolina State University	9	$99,000
The Trustees of Princeton University	9	$160,000
The Ohio State University	9	$123,688
University of California, Davis	8	$132,900
University of Connecticut	8	$103,000
The University of Texas at Austin	8	$111,592
University of Washington	8	$86,374
University of California, San Diego	8	$122,000
Colorado School of Mines	8	$56,040
Washington University	8	$94,628
University of Mississippi	8	$77,122
Northeastern University	8	$116,666
Texas A&M University	8	$95,068
University of Illinois	7	$112,000
University of North Texas	7	$81,500
University of Wisconsin System	7	$112,200
Cornell University	7	$127,191
California Institute of Technology	7	$190,000
The University of Alabama	7	$89,318
The University of Southern California	7	$79,550
University of Central Florida	7	$90,000
University of Georgia; OGE	7	$72,467
University of Michigan	6	$99,500
Brown University	6	$103,500
The University of Chicago	6	$95,200
Kennesaw State University	6	$63,670
Northwestern University	6	$87,800
Oklahoma State University	6	$86,555
The University of Arizona	6	$96,000
Colorado State University	6	$91,350
Vanderbilt University	6	$105,000

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	231	$89,475
FY2024	277	$90,000
FY2025	302	$90,000
FY2026	192	$92,334

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).