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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-2012. 717 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $55,000, middle half $49,860–$63,060.

Applications (LCAs)717

Median offered salary$55,000

Middle half of salaries$49,860–$63,060

10th–90th percentile$45,000–$71,275

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	420	$53,940
Level II (qualified)	84	$61,407
Level III (experienced)	26	$59,014
Level IV (fully competent)	22	$58,854

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
Milwaukee Board of School Directors	87	$51,889
Guidepost A LLC	18	$62,435
Houston Independent School District	11	$65,750
La Scuola International School	11	$78,000
Bering Strait School District	10	$77,120
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	10	$56,498
Buckeye Union School District	8	$54,239
Bilingual Buds NYC Inc.	8	$59,838
Independent School District 270, Hopkins	7	$59,112
Montessori West, Inc.	7	$46,850
Education First Inc.	7	$43,000
New York City Department of Education	6	$63,846
Early Learning Institute	6	$61,825
Blytheville School District No. 5	6	$50,000
Portsmouth City Public Schools	6	$43,860
Halifax County Schools	5	$43,560
Academie Lafayette	5	$53,800
Healthy Start Education, Inc.	5	$62,000
Community Consolidated School District 15	5	$60,296
Odyssey Preschool Inc.	5	$60,320
Immersion 5 LLC	5	$62,400
ES KHM OpCo, LLC	5	$58,822
Lakes International Language Academy	5	$48,182
Richland County School District One	5	$54,628
IDEA Public Schools	4	$62,150
Vail Unified School District	4	$49,943
Guilford County Schools	4	$50,470
Avenues New York LLC	4	$63,676
Green Mountain Education, Inc	4	—
Classically Formed Inc.	4	$43,000
Darlington County School District	4	$53,204
West Harvey Dixmoor School District 147	4	$49,020
Sicangu Oyate Ho, Inc.	4	$46,900
Harvest Baptist Church of Guam, Inc.	4	—
Bibb County School District	4	$64,314
Wayne County Public Schools	4	$36,720
International Montessori Centers, Inc.	4	$58,240
Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School	4	$61,714
Saratoga French Cultural Preschool	4	$56,160
Maricopa Unified School District	3	$62,515
Tampa Bay International School	3	$56,500
Nash County Public Schools	3	$36,780
Asia Pacific Language School	3	—
Alexandria City Public Schools	3	$103,373
Jersey City Global Charter School	3	$54,855
Sun Prairie Area School District	3	$60,493
Flor de Loto Montessori Corp	3	$26,000
Triad Math and Science Academy Co.	3	$55,000
Montessori Hearts Childcare and Early Learning Center	3	$65,000
Bay Area Montessori Materials, Inc.	3	$58,240

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	190	$51,580
FY2024	205	$53,000
FY2025	182	$57,800
FY2026	140	$58,710

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).