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Law Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-1112. 243 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $133,127, middle half $99,435–$160,000.

Applications (LCAs)243

Median offered salary$133,127

Middle half of salaries$99,435–$160,000

10th–90th percentile$75,000–$209,137

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	112	$117,500
Level II (qualified)	52	$142,500
Level III (experienced)	12	$150,000
Level IV (fully competent)	7	$230,000

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

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
New York University	14	$116,185
Cornell University	12	$170,713
Georgetown University	10	$91,500
The Florida State University	7	$145,000
University of California, Berkeley	6	$136,799
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	6	$85,222
Duke University	5	$239,100
State University of New York at Buffalo	5	$75,000
Pace University	5	$112,840
The University of Arizona	5	$65,000
Washington University	5	$137,172
University of San Diego	5	$155,769
University of California, Los Angeles	4	$220,750
Hofstra University	4	$160,000
Georgia State University	4	$141,500
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	4	$146,650
Loyola University New Orleans	4	$107,643
Colorado Seminary	4	$62,490
University of Georgia; OGE	4	$160,000
University of Detroit Mercy	4	$107,100
Cleveland State University	4	$110,000
Northern Illinois University	4	$80,000
Villanova University	3	$144,200
The University of Chicago	3	$142,500
Wayne State University	3	$133,127
Yeshiva University	3	$155,000
University of Washington	3	$81,603
Lewis & Clark College	2	$67,750
Regents of the University of Minnesota	2	—
George Mason University	2	$135,980
Tufts University	2	$135,000
Northwestern University	2	$208,000
Gonzaga University	2	$100,558
Northeastern University	2	$160,000
The University of Southern California	2	$67,578
Oklahoma City University	2	$98,397
The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City	2	$110,000
Brooklyn Law School	2	$166,500
University of Baltimore	2	$157,336
United States Military Academy	2	$115,000
Drexel University	2	$66,250
Michigan State University	2	$132,500
University of Houston	2	$140,346
Saint Louis University	2	$120,000
Southern Methodist University	2	$165,750
Vermont Law and Graduate School	2	$104,500
Harvard University	2	$242,192
St. Thomas University College of Law	2	$108,468
California Western School of Law	2	$155,992
University of Oregon	2	$127,000

Cities

New York, NY$120,018

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	51	$126,020
FY2024	59	$122,500
FY2025	78	$129,720
FY2026	55	$144,950

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).