H-1B wage filings in Portsmouth, VA
Jobs with a worksite in Portsmouth, Virginia. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
64 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Portsmouth, VA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 9 employers. The median offered wage was $53,505, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Teacher (13).
- Filings
- 64
- Positions covered
- 62
- Employers
- 9
- Median offered
- $53,505
- Median prevailing wage
- $53,210
- Filings since FY2020
- 275
- Median offer change since FY2021
- −42%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Portsmouth, VA fell 42%, from $91,427 in fiscal 2021 to $53,210 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 119 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Portsmouth, VA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 46 | $53,210 | −9.0% | $53,210 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 119 | $58,497 | +22.6% | $50,410 | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 77 | $47,720 | −15.5% | $47,720 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 17 | $56,460 | −56.9% | $56,460 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 4 | $131,050 | +43.3% | $93,922 | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 9 | $91,427 | +4.0% | $85,988 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 3 | $87,922 | n/a | $87,922 | at the minimum |
Employers filing for jobs in Portsmouth
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth Public Schools | 43 | $53,800 | at the minimum | |
| Portsmouth City Public Schools | 13 | $50,410 | at the minimum | |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 1 | $95,160 | at the minimum | |
| USACS Medical Group Ltd. | 1 | $287,040 | +20.0% | |
| Navis, LP | 1 | $117,671 | +14.1% | |
Showing the 5 employers with the most filings of 9. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Portsmouth
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher | 13 | $50,410 | at the minimum | |
| Elementary School Teacher | 7 | $50,410 | at the minimum | |
| Elementary Teacher | 5 | $50,410 | at the minimum | |
| Middle School Teacher | 5 | $53,210 | at the minimum | |
| Special Education Teacher (Elementary) | 5 | $55,340 | at the minimum | |
| Preschool Teacher | 4 | $59,647 | +105.3% | |
| Special Education Teacher (High School) | 3 | $53,110 | at the minimum | |
| Grade 5 Teacher | 2 | $96,549 | +91.5% | |
| Application Development Consultant | 1 | $120,640 | +17.0% | |
| Director of Quality &PI | 1 | $100,000 | +2.5% | |
| ELA Teacher (Middle) | 1 | $53,210 | at the minimum | |
| Elementary School DLI Teacher | 1 | $69,057 | at the minimum | |
| Elementary Teacher (5th Grade) | 1 | $50,410 | at the minimum | |
| Emergency Medicine Physician | 1 | $287,040 | +20.0% | |
| First Grade Teacher | 1 | $58,497 | +16.0% | |
| High School Math Teacher | 1 | $53,800 | at the minimum | |
| High School Teacher | 1 | $53,800 | at the minimum | |
| Middle School Math Teacher | 1 | $53,210 | at the minimum | |
| Primary/Intermediate School Teacher | 1 | n/a | ||
| Research Scientist | 1 | $80,000 | +0.1% | |
| School Counselor | 1 | $60,564 | +25.3% | |
| Science Teacher (Grades 9-12) | 1 | $62,745 | +16.6% | |
| Senior Associate | 1 | $95,160 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Consultant | 1 | $117,671 | +14.1% | |
| Software Developer | 1 | $120,640 | +17.0% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.