H1B Salary Data

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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 21-1012. 1,208 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $54,000, middle half $47,000–$64,631.

Applications (LCAs)1,208
Median offered salary$54,000
Middle half of salaries$47,000–$64,631
10th–90th percentile$42,290–$75,000

By wage level

Wage levelLCAsMedian salary
Level I (entry)604$50,000
Level II (qualified)271$61,443
Level III (experienced)68$68,320
Level IV (fully competent)39$70,000

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

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc.29$55,972
The Parachute Project Inc.26—
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska18$47,112
The Ohio University17$55,933
InGenius LLC17$58,278
Case Western Reserve University16$49,628
Michigan State University15$64,530
The University of Iowa13$53,518
University of Pittsburgh12$45,042
C2 Educational Systems, Inc.12$60,000
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities11$50,925
Colorado State University11$57,020
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund10$46,428
University of Minnesota10$54,752
Phemia Education Consulting LLC10$83,512
University of Michigan9$53,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University9$51,040
Arizona State University8$49,150
Oregon State University8$56,886
Georgetown University7$96,000
Washington University7$80,000
IMG Academy, LLC7$41,995
University of California, Berkeley7$92,321
Leap Education7$80,000
James Madison University7$45,000
University of Mississippi7$50,121
University of Illinois7$62,836
Novel Prep7$66,000
Iowa State University of Science and Technology6$42,183
Ivy Labs Education, Inc.6$65,000
North Carolina State University6$72,500
Wake Forest University6$49,244
Thinktown Education Inc6$62,400
The University of Southern California6$56,180
Minnesota State University, Mankato6$49,170
Ivy Elite Inc.6$64,688
Earlham College5$50,000
The University of Tennessee5$58,905
University of Rochester5$52,125
Virginia Commonwealth University5$52,548
The University of Virginia5$75,000
University of Northern Iowa5$45,000
Boston Smartstudy LLC5$61,443
PrepEdu Consulting, LLC5$73,000
InAmericaedu, LLC5$63,731
Temple University--A Commonwealth University5$54,060
University of Notre Dame du Lac5$47,000
Vanderbilt University5$59,627
Brigham Young University5$73,094
North America Service Center for Chinese Students LLC5$63,731

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY2023259$50,211
FY2024325$52,000
FY2025364$55,470
FY2026260$56,228

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).