Certified Teacher H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (SOC 25-2021).
Employers filed 71 wage applications for Certified Teacher jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 11 employers. The median offered wage was $74,489, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Bering Strait School District filed the most (26, median $84,796).
- Filings
- 71
- Positions covered
- 67
- Employers
- 11
- Median offered
- $74,489
- Median prevailing wage
- $74,489
- Filings since FY2021
- 90
- Median offer change since FY2025
- +25%
Offered wage since 2021
The median wage offered for Certified Teacher jobs rose 25%, from $59,490 in fiscal 2025 to $74,606 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 18 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.
Certified Teacher by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 67 | $74,606 | +25.4% | $74,606 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 18 | $59,490 | n/a | $59,490 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bering Strait School District | 26 | $84,796 | at the minimum | |
| Education Services of Alaska | 10 | $61,340 | at the minimum | |
| Kodiak Island Borough School District | 8 | $80,571 | at the minimum | |
| Galena City School District | 6 | $75,548 | at the minimum | |
| Nome Public Schools | 5 | $56,546 | at the minimum | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough School District | 5 | $61,340 | at the minimum | |
| Iditarod Area School District | 3 | $54,658 | at the minimum | |
| Kashunamiut School District | 3 | $54,857 | at the minimum | |
| Kuspuk School District | 2 | $72,726 | at the minimum | |
| Moen Copi Day School Grant | 2 | $48,996 | +0.1% | |
| Pribolof School District | 1 | $83,905 | at the minimum | |
Where Certified Teacher jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambler, AK | 6 | $61,340 | at the minimum | |
| Galena, AK | 6 | $75,548 | at the minimum | |
| Nome, AK | 6 | $56,546 | at the minimum | |
| Kodiak, AK | 4 | $80,063 | at the minimum | |
| Savoonga, AK | 4 | $88,338 | at the minimum | |
| Akhiok, AK | 3 | $80,571 | at the minimum | |
| Brevig Mission, AK | 3 | $86,525 | at the minimum | |
| Chevak, AK | 3 | $54,857 | at the minimum | |
| Elim, AK | 3 | $64,131 | at the minimum | |
| Gambell, AK | 3 | $60,085 | at the minimum | |
| Shaktoolik, AK | 3 | $86,794 | at the minimum | |
| Stebbins, AK | 3 | $89,407 | at the minimum | |
| Anvik, AK | 2 | $54,658 | at the minimum | |
| Kalskag, AK | 2 | $72,726 | at the minimum | |
| Kotzebue, AK | 2 | $83,966 | at the minimum | |
| Noatak, AK | 2 | $78,096 | at the minimum | |
| North Naknek, AK | 2 | $61,171 | at the minimum | |
| St. Michael, AK | 2 | $84,796 | at the minimum | |
| Shishmaref, AK | 2 | $85,130 | at the minimum | |
| Tuba City, AZ | 2 | $48,996 | +0.1% | |
| Athiok, AK | 1 | n/a | ||
| Grayling, AK | 1 | $54,658 | at the minimum | |
| Kivalina, AK | 1 | $99,881 | at the minimum | |
| Noorvik, AK | 1 | $61,344 | at the minimum | |
| St. Paul Island, AK | 1 | $83,905 | at the minimum | |
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.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.