High School Teacher H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (SOC 25-2031).

Employers filed 90 wage applications for High School Teacher jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 22 employers. The median offered wage was $60,357, 3.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Savannah Chatham County Public School System filed the most (52, median $67,381).

Filings
90
Positions covered
91
Employers
22
Median offered
$60,357
Median prevailing wage
$57,647
Filings since FY2020
462
Median offer change since FY2020
+10%
High School Teacher, all employers90 filings, July 2025 to June 2026
$60,357Median wage employers told the government they would pay
$51,822 to $69,784Where the middle half of the filings fall
$57,647Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for High School Teacher jobs rose 10%, from $57,830 in fiscal 2020 to $63,698 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 4.2% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 91 filings.

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year

$40k$60k$80k$58k$52k$55k$52k$54k$59k$64k292020512021702022912023672024872025672026*

Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.

High School Teacher by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFilingsMedian offeredvs year beforeMedian prevailingvs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)67$63,698+7.9%$59,157+4.2%
202587$59,010+10.1%$51,380+2.4%
202467$53,580+3.4%$45,960+8.7%
202391$51,796−5.4%$45,900+7.6%
202270$54,744+5.1%$47,210+15.2%
202151$52,108−9.9%$47,910+8.8%
202029$57,830n/a$56,097+7.1%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

EmployerFilingsMedian offeredOffered range and prevailing wagevs prevailing
Savannah Chatham County Public School System52$67,381+6.1%
Dillon School District Four5$59,000+2.3%
Jasper County School District5$44,860at the minimum
Dublin City Schools3$49,200at the minimum
Avant Garde Academy Inc.2$53,052+7.7%
Henderson Collegiate, Inc.2$41,440at the minimum
Lycee Francais Nouvelle Orleans2$47,500at the minimum
Northampton County Schools2$48,880+0.7%
Dougherty County School System2$61,946+2.3%
Dorchester School District Four2$60,690at the minimum
Carter G. Woodson School, Inc.1$53,000+6.9%
International School of Los Angeles1$86,000+0.2%
Crow Creek Tribal Schools1$53,750+21.2%
Potomac Conference Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventists1$55,114+6.4%
CDF Celebration LLC1$71,360at the minimum
Portsmouth Public Schools1$53,800at the minimum
Halifax County Schools1$41,770at the minimum
International Leadership of Texas1$51,900at the minimum
Elizabeth Seton High School1$55,349at the minimum

Showing the 19 employers with the most filings of 22. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where High School Teacher jobs are filed

WorksiteFilingsMedian offeredOffered range and prevailing wagevs prevailing
Savannah, GA52$67,381+6.1%
Dillon, SC5$59,000+2.3%
Dublin, GA3$49,200at the minimum
Ridgeland, SC3$44,860at the minimum
Albany, GA2$61,946+2.3%
Barrigada, GU2$30,390at the minimum
Hardeeville, SC2$43,888+4.9%
Henderson, NC2$41,440at the minimum
Jackson, NC2$48,880+0.7%
Kissimmee, FL2$53,052+7.7%
New Orleans, LA2$47,500at the minimum
Bladensburg, MD1$55,349at the minimum
Burbank, CA1$86,000+0.2%
Celebration, FL1$71,360at the minimum
Desoto, TX1$51,900at the minimum
Dorchester, SC1$56,030at the minimum
Halifax, NC1$41,770at the minimum
Harleyville, SC1$65,350at the minimum
Las Vegas, NM1$55,000at the minimum
Maud, OK1$42,124+4.8%
New Market, VA1$55,114+6.4%
Portsmouth, VA1$53,800at the minimum
Stephan, SD1$53,750+21.2%
Winston-Salem, NC1$53,000+6.9%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry38%
Level II, qualified19%
Level III, experienced29%
Level IV, fully competent13%

The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.

What these numbers are

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.

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