H1B Salary Data

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-1081. 930 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $72,000, middle half $63,500–$81,600.

Applications (LCAs)930
Median offered salary$72,000
Middle half of salaries$63,500–$81,600
10th–90th percentile$54,060–$93,700

By wage level

Wage levelLCAsMedian salary
Level I (entry)502$70,000
Level II (qualified)134$74,734
Level III (experienced)20$76,786
Level IV (fully competent)4$81,250

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
Texas A&M University21$78,918
University of Oklahoma18$59,750
The Curators of the University of Missouri14$48,000
Western Michigan University14$63,354
The Florida State University14$82,512
University of New Mexico13$70,000
Northern Illinois University12$74,596
The University of Alabama10$73,864
Indiana University10$60,000
University of Montana10$53,000
Boise State University9$72,010
University of Minnesota9$79,000
Western Washington University9$74,000
The University of Iowa9$77,555
Teachers College, Columbia University9$120,393
Ball State University8$69,000
State University of New York at Oneonta8$60,450
The University of Tennessee8$85,000
University of Utah8$82,860
Harvard University8$106,090
Trustees of Boston University8$87,500
State University of New York at Buffalo7$83,983
University of North Dakota7$74,000
The University of Memphis7$76,000
Texas State University7$72,500
North Carolina State University7$80,855
University of Houston7$90,000
Appalachian State University7$68,000
Illinois State University7$72,000
Seattle University7$81,000
Eastern New Mexico University7$62,000
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska7$66,323
University of Northern Iowa7$62,500
Purdue University6$65,000
University of Florida6$87,701
University of South Florida6$77,250
Kean University6$99,504
Utah State University6$76,500
Midwest University5$37,440
University of Massachusetts Amherst5$97,500
Texas Tech University5$77,000
Georgia State University5$79,000
University of North Carolina at Greensboro5$76,000
The University of Virginia5$60,000
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater5$60,000
University of Hawaii5$81,600
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley5$67,500
The Ohio State University5$63,652
Idaho State University5$58,000
Old Dominion University5$74,200

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By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY2023232$70,000
FY2024222$70,000
FY2025260$73,055
FY2026216$73,493

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).