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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-1052. 981 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $76,500, middle half $63,760–$95,000.

Applications (LCAs)981

Median offered salary$76,500

Middle half of salaries$63,760–$95,000

10th–90th percentile$56,066–$110,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	638	$70,314
Level II (qualified)	148	$92,500
Level III (experienced)	15	$105,000
Level IV (fully competent)	4	$168,889

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
Arizona State University	14	$95,000
University of Florida	14	$125,500
Texas A&M University	13	$75,888
The University of Tennessee	13	$90,000
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	11	$53,710
University of Pittsburgh	11	$85,547
Purdue University	10	$72,945
North Carolina State University	10	$99,011
Michigan State University	10	$85,490
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	10	$109,017
Clemson University	9	$73,185
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	9	$67,830
University of Oklahoma	9	$89,000
The University of Virginia	9	$73,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	8	$93,000
University of California, Los Angeles	7	$130,000
The Pennsylvania State University	7	$107,748
University of South Carolina	7	$66,947
Harvey Mudd College	7	$105,000
Carnegie Mellon University	7	$108,745
Regents of the University of California at Riverside	7	$102,600
Northeastern University	6	$112,500
The Florida State University	6	$79,318
Northwestern University	6	$100,500
Southern Methodist University	6	$80,000
University of Minnesota	6	$83,604
Florida A&M University	6	$64,000
Swarthmore College	6	$96,500
Auburn University	6	$83,005
University of Hawaii	6	$109,056
Coker University	6	$55,000
University of California, Davis	6	$114,150
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	6	$79,224
Metropolitan State University of Denver	6	$48,920
University of Connecticut	5	$66,688
University of Illinois	5	$90,000
The University of Texas at Dallas	5	$102,000
University of Mississippi	5	$72,500
Marquette University	5	$73,500
Illinois State University	5	$62,160
University of Utah	5	$134,142
Chapman University	5	$85,284
BOR USGA obo Augusta University	5	$72,000
Oregon State University	5	$88,132
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	5	$76,500
State University of New York at Binghamton	5	$61,470
Illinois Wesleyan University	5	$54,030
University of Georgia; OGE	5	$68,598
University of Maryland College Park	5	$126,844
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	5	$66,400

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	234	$76,500
FY2024	250	$75,000
FY2025	314	$77,245
FY2026	183	$79,279

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).