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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-1123. 723 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $70,000, middle half $60,000–$84,061.

Applications (LCAs)723

Median offered salary$70,000

Middle half of salaries$60,000–$84,061

10th–90th percentile$52,392–$97,301

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	427	$66,500
Level II (qualified)	103	$75,006
Level III (experienced)	16	$77,710
Level IV (fully competent)	7	$99,217

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 California at Santa Barbara	11	$74,204
University of Michigan	10	$67,647
University of California, Berkeley	9	$97,305
North Carolina State University	9	$47,792
University of Notre Dame du Lac	9	$89,728
University of Illinois	9	$65,000
Emory University	9	$65,000
Texas Tech University	8	$52,500
The Pennsylvania State University	8	$53,604
The University of Southern California	8	$71,390
Case Western Reserve University	8	$60,000
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	7	$85,608
Mississippi State University	7	$60,500
The University of Chicago	7	$78,000
Texas Christian University	7	$69,899
University of California, Los Angeles	7	$110,900
Syracuse University	6	$55,175
University of Connecticut	6	$90,028
University of Washington	6	$83,304
Johns Hopkins University	6	$72,000
University of Kentucky	6	$68,498
James Madison University	6	$64,500
The Trustees of Princeton University	5	$103,206
The University of Kansas	5	$60,000
University of Utah	5	$77,422
University of Delaware	5	$87,908
Michigan State University	5	$63,957
Northwestern University	5	$78,700
Cornell University	5	$55,148
New York University	5	$90,000
University of North Carolina Wilmington	5	$67,000
Bard College	5	$72,000
Fairfield University	5	$99,438
Yale University	5	$103,150
Louisiana Tech University	5	$60,000
Montclair State University	4	$96,380
Williams College	4	$84,250
Carnegie Mellon University	4	$74,171
Utah Tech University	4	$58,401
The University of Alabama	4	$66,500
Boston College	4	$80,120
Midwestern State University	4	$46,750
Arizona State University	4	$138,200
Duke University	4	$120,000
Texas A&M University	4	$76,672
University of Pittsburgh	4	$90,000
State University of New York at Cortland	4	$61,000
Purdue University	4	$61,243
Appalachian State University	4	$65,980
Harvard University	4	$102,500

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	192	$65,000
FY2024	183	$67,948
FY2025	195	$72,094
FY2026	153	$72,914

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).