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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 25-9044. 45 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $46,500, middle half $35,750–$60,973.

Applications (LCAs)45

Median offered salary$46,500

Middle half of salaries$35,750–$60,973

10th–90th percentile$30,000–$80,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	16	$38,800
Level II (qualified)	8	$56,191
Level III (experienced)	5	$50,000
Level IV (fully competent)	5	$80,000

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
MAHARISHI International UNIVERSITY	4	$30,000
Central Alabama Community College	3	—
The University of Chicago	3	$80,000
Johns Hopkins University	3	$46,500
New York College of Health Professions	2	$40,600
University of New Mexico	2	$43,660
University of Pittsburgh	2	$49,710
EDP University of Puerto Rico, Inc	2	$33,875
The Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism	2	$41,600
Florida International University	1	$70,000
Union College	1	$35,000
Ntdtv Los Angeles	1	$36,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City	1	$62,500
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine	1	$42,947
Five Branches University, Inc.	1	—
New York Institute of Technology	1	$90,000
Ayn Rand Institute	1	$60,000
Oberlin College	1	$50,000
Loyola University New Orleans	1	—
Bevill State Community College	1	—
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Inc.	1	$42,378
New York University	1	$90,000
University of Minnesota	1	—
University of Florida	1	$60,000
Wake Forest University Health Sciences	1	$91,125
Northeastern University	1	$57,762
Mercy University	1	$62,118
Eastern Connecticut State University	1	—
Calvin University	1	$54,620
The University of Iowa	1	—
South Florida Bible College &Theological Seminary, Inc.	1	$32,473

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	10	$49,419
FY2024	14	$55,000
FY2025	18	$46,500
FY2026	3	$33,523

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).