ESL 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 28 wage applications for ESL Teacher jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 17 employers. The median offered wage was $54,693, 5.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Milwaukee Board of School Directors filed the most (8, median $54,386).
- Filings
- 28
- Positions covered
- 28
- Employers
- 17
- Median offered
- $54,693
- Median prevailing wage
- $50,250
- Filings since FY2020
- 205
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +3%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for ESL Teacher jobs rose 3%, from $53,000 in fiscal 2020 to $54,693 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 8.2% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 43 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.
ESL Teacher by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 24 | $54,693 | +0.8% | $50,250 | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 41 | $54,280 | +2.9% | $53,550 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 41 | $52,770 | +5.8% | $51,585 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 43 | $49,860 | +8.1% | $48,917 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 25 | $46,144 | −14.7% | $44,550 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 12 | $54,093 | +2.1% | $46,160 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | $53,000 | n/a | $50,170 | +1.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Board of School Directors | 8 | $54,386 | +9.5% | |
| Horizon Educational Services of Columbus Inc | 2 | $66,747 | at the minimum | |
| Harrisonburg City Public Schools | 2 | $56,400 | at the minimum | |
| Quality Education Academy | 2 | $57,120 | +31.1% | |
| Gateway Science Academy of Saint Louis | 1 | $59,983 | at the minimum | |
| Horizon Science Academy, Inc. | 1 | $67,080 | at the minimum | |
| Franklin City Public Schools | 1 | $49,887 | at the minimum | |
| Healthy Start Education, Inc. | 1 | $63,800 | +41.6% | |
| MM1, Inc. | 1 | $48,360 | at the minimum | |
| Global Educational Excellence, LLC | 1 | $49,217 | +2.6% | |
| Youth Enrichment Program of Wilson, Inc | 1 | $53,880 | +11.1% | |
| Horizon Science Academy of Lorain, Inc. | 1 | $63,770 | at the minimum | |
| Alpha Academy | 1 | $45,000 | +10.5% | |
| Houston Independent School District | 1 | $64,000 | +11.9% | |
| Special School District No. 1 | 1 | $95,184 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 15 employers with the most filings of 17. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where ESL Teacher jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, WI | 8 | $54,386 | +9.5% | |
| Columbus, OH | 3 | $66,747 | at the minimum | |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 2 | $56,400 | at the minimum | |
| Hoboken, NJ | 2 | $55,000 | +0.4% | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $57,120 | +31.1% | |
| Arcadia, WI | 1 | $56,000 | +0.4% | |
| Dearborn, MI | 1 | $49,217 | +2.6% | |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $63,800 | +41.6% | |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $45,000 | +10.5% | |
| Franklin, VA | 1 | $49,887 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $64,000 | +11.9% | |
| Lorain, OH | 1 | $63,770 | at the minimum | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $95,184 | at the minimum | |
| St. Louis, MO | 1 | $59,983 | at the minimum | |
| Warren, MI | 1 | $48,360 | at the minimum | |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $53,880 | +11.1% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.