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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary: green card (PERM) sponsors

76 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 25-1123). Median offered salary $71,000; median time to certification 483 days.

PERM applications76
Median offered salary$71,000
Middle half of salaries$60,500–$80,846
10th–90th percentile$53,500–$90,000

Top green card sponsors

EmployerPERM applicationsMedian salary
Syracuse University3$52,675
Texas Christian University3$62,000
The University of Texas El Paso2$74,460
University of Kentucky2$73,900
Baruch College2$91,754
Indiana University2$79,500
Bard College2$79,310
North Carolina State University2$60,700
Illinois State University2$66,789
Appalachian State University2$65,000
Colorado Seminary2$47,665
Texas Tech University2$57,000
Mississippi State University2—
James Madison University2—
University of Notre Dame du Lac2$85,083
The Ohio University2$56,477
The Pennsylvania State University2$80,424
San Jose State University1$88,008
Northern Arizona University1$70,000
University of Utah1$85,167
Towson University1$71,000
University of Rochester1$197,286
Harvard University1$100,000
Belmont University1$74,500
College of the Atlantic1$80,200
University of Washington1$71,001
Skidmore College1$78,750
Florida Gulf Coast University1$58,938
Loyola University Chicago1$46,000
University of California, Merced1$73,080
Trustees of Boston University1$91,000
Stevens Institute of Technology1$75,000
Montclair State University1$87,491
Sam Houston State University1$61,506
The University of Texas at Tyler1$60,000
Texas A&M University1$83,496
Hamilton College1$94,000
Coe College1$55,100
College of Charleston1$69,825
West Virginia University1$60,000
Case Western Reserve University1$60,000
University of Massachusetts Boston1$80,000
Earlham College1$65,400
University of New Hampshire1$73,194
California State University, Fresno1$81,492
State University of New York at Cortland1$61,000
State University of New York at Oswego1$65,000
University of Southern Indiana1$55,464
Ball State University1$65,000
The City College of New York, CUNY1$90,375

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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries →

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).