OFFICIAL H-1B DISCLOSURES
Instructor
Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.
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THE BIG PICTURE
Official U.S. DOL recordsInstructor insights
Total filings14,241All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$68,0449,544 eligible salary records
Employer names2,185Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$55,163–$85,000Middle 50% of yearly wages
Filing & salary trends
How reported activity and wages changed over time
All loaded years · FY 2016–2026FY 2026*1,066 filings$80,000 median · n=732
*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+
$25k bands · 9,544 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.
Instructor5,062
$71,321 median · n=3,206 eligible
Clinical Instructor566
$100,200 median · n=371 eligible
Research Instructor461
$62,103 median · n=357 eligible
Instructor In Investigation310
$66,893 median · n=247 eligible
Foreign Language Instructor305
$64,910 median · n=280 eligible
Acting Instructor271
$73,464 median · n=204 eligible
Assistant Instructor185
$62,450 median · n=130 eligible
Clinical Assistant Instructor161
$68,811 median · n=153 eligible
Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.
New York, NY777
$84,872 median · n=543 eligible
Houston, TX508
$70,000 median · n=273 eligible
Boston, MA473
$76,500 median · n=319 eligible
Dallas, TX406
$66,000 median · n=275 eligible
Pittsburgh, PA374
$74,942 median · n=304 eligible
St. Louis, MO367
$85,000 median · n=271 eligible
Daytona Beach, FL309
$54,700 median · n=4 eligible
Seattle, WA286
$75,000 median · n=216 eligible
Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.
80.7%Certified LCAs
Certified11,495 80.7%
Certified - Withdrawn2,100 14.7%
Withdrawn446 3.1%
Denied200 1.4%
Denominator: all 14,241 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University388
$55,099 median · n=17 eligible
General Hospital Corporation357
$70,000 median · n=287 eligible
Ut Southwestern Medical Center336
$65,000 median · n=252 eligible
University Of Washington297
$75,312 median · n=224 eligible
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center284
$64,910 median · n=267 eligible
The University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center274
$66,360 median · n=140 eligible
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai252
$80,000 median · n=240 eligible
Washington University239
$79,000 median · n=193 eligible
Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.
$68,044Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$45,968
25th percentile$55,163
Median (50th)$68,044
75th percentile$85,000
90th percentile$134,910
n=9,544 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology
Salary filing history
14,241 matching H-1B filings
Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown below each amount · select a salary for case details
| Employer | Job title | Base salary | Location | Submit date | Start date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University Of Alabama At Birmingham | Instructor | $95,000I-200-26173-036973 Reported wage: $95,000 / year Annualized: $95,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-29 Employment end: 2029-06-30 Worker positions: 1 | Birmingham, AL | 06/22/2026 | 07/01/2026 |
| University Of Washington | Acting Instructor | $88,056I-200-26173-037496 Reported wage: $88,056 / year Annualized: $88,056 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-29 Employment end: 2029-07-31 Worker positions: 1 | Seattle, WA | 06/22/2026 | 08/01/2026 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Instructor | $72,000I-200-26173-037744 Reported wage: $72,000 / year Annualized: $72,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-29 Employment end: 2029-09-30 Worker positions: 1 | Dallas, TX | 06/22/2026 | 10/01/2026 |
| University Of Southern Indiana | Instructor In Computer Science | $70,000I-200-26173-037789 Reported wage: $70,000 / year Annualized: $70,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-29 Employment end: 2029-07-31 Worker positions: 1 | Evansville, IN | 06/22/2026 | 08/01/2026 |
| Acupuncture And Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley | Clinic Faculty (Clinical Supervisor) & Didactic Instructor | $60I-200-26173-038363 Reported wage: $60 / hour Annualized: $124,800 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-29 Employment end: 2029-06-30 Worker positions: 1 | Austin, TX | 06/22/2026 | 07/01/2026 |
| Washington University | Instructor In Medicine | $74,160I-200-26173-038685 Reported wage: $74,160 / year Annualized: $74,160 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-29 Employment end: 2029-09-30 Worker positions: 1 | St Louis, MO | 06/22/2026 | 10/01/2026 |
| University Of Colorado Denver / Anschutz | Research Instructor | $57,054I-200-26169-028379 Reported wage: $57,054–$66,425 / year Annualized: $57,054 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-11-30 Worker positions: 1 | Auora, CO | 06/18/2026 | 12/01/2026 |
| University Of North Dakota | Certified Flight Instructor | $32I-200-26169-029324 Reported wage: $32 / hour Annualized: $66,560 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-08-26 Worker positions: 1 | Grand Forks, ND | 06/18/2026 | 08/27/2026 |
| The University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Instructor | $77,000I-200-26169-029472 Reported wage: $77,000 / year Annualized: $77,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-06-30 Worker positions: 1 | Houston, TX | 06/18/2026 | 07/01/2026 |
| The University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Instructor | $77,000I-200-26169-029567 Reported wage: $77,000 / year Annualized: $77,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-06-30 Worker positions: 1 | Houston, TX | 06/18/2026 | 08/01/2026 |
| South Carolina State University | Instructor Of Cybersecurity | $73,440I-200-26169-029916 Reported wage: $73,440 / year Annualized: $73,440 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-06-17 Worker positions: 1 | Orangeburg, SC | 06/18/2026 | 06/18/2026 |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | Instructor | $72,100I-200-26169-030619 Reported wage: $72,100 / year Annualized: $72,100 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-09-30 Worker positions: 1 | Houston, TX | 06/18/2026 | 10/01/2026 |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | Instructor | $77,250I-200-26169-031123 Reported wage: $77,250 / year Annualized: $77,250 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-12-12 Worker positions: 1 | Houston, TX | 06/18/2026 | 12/13/2026 |
| Southwest Texas College | Instructor Of Biological Sciences | $61,050I-200-26169-032173 Reported wage: $61,050 / year Annualized: $61,050 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-07-27 Worker positions: 1 | Uvalde, TX | 06/18/2026 | 07/28/2026 |
| Star Rise Academy | Music Instructor | $38I-200-26169-032209 Reported wage: $38 / hour Annualized: $79,040 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-09-30 Worker positions: 1 | Torrance, CA | 06/18/2026 | 10/01/2026 |
| University Of Pittsburgh Physicians | Clinical Instructor - Vascular Neurology | $80,000I-200-26170-033250 Reported wage: $80,000 / year Annualized: $80,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-10-17 Worker positions: 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 06/19/2026 | 10/18/2026 |
| Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai | Instructor | $88,000I-200-26170-034783 Reported wage: $88,000 / year Annualized: $88,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-26 Employment end: 2029-08-22 Worker positions: 1 | Ny, NY | 06/19/2026 | 08/23/2026 |
| Boston Higashi School, Inc. | Residential Instructor 1 | $45,968I-200-26168-025012 Reported wage: $45,968 / year Annualized: $45,968 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-25 Employment end: 2029-08-06 Worker positions: 1 | Randolph, MA | 06/17/2026 | 08/07/2026 |
| Boston Higashi School, Inc. | Residential Instructor 1 | $44,928I-200-26168-025013 Reported wage: $44,928 / year Annualized: $44,928 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-25 Employment end: 2029-08-03 Worker positions: 1 | Randolph, MA | 06/17/2026 | 08/04/2026 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | Instructor | $100,000I-200-26168-025989 Reported wage: $100,000 / year Annualized: $100,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-25 Employment end: 2029-10-03 Worker positions: 1 | Stanford, CA | 06/17/2026 | 10/04/2026 |
| University Of Idaho | Instructor Faculty, Architecture | $63,056I-200-26168-027146 Reported wage: $63,056 / year Annualized: $63,056 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-25 Employment end: 2029-08-15 Worker positions: 1 | Moscow, ID | 06/17/2026 | 08/16/2026 |
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | Instructor Clinical Apps - Physicist | $151,940.11I-200-26169-027583 Reported wage: $151,940.11 / year Annualized: $151,940 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-25 Employment end: 2029-09-30 Worker positions: 1 | Henderson, NV | 06/17/2026 | 10/01/2026 |
| State University Of New York Upstate Medical University | Clinical Assistant Instructor (Internal Medicine Resident) | $68,788I-200-26176-049119 Reported wage: $68,788 / year Annualized: $68,788 Status: Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-25 Employment end: 2029-10-31 Worker positions: 1 | Syracuse, NY | 06/25/2026 | 11/01/2026 |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Instructor, Mathematics | $48,000I-200-26167-018619 Reported wage: $48,000 / year Annualized: $48,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-24 Employment end: 2029-08-09 Worker positions: 1 | Lima, OH | 06/16/2026 | 08/10/2026 |
| Albert Einstein College Of Medicine | Instructor | $85,000I-200-26167-019230 Reported wage: $85,000 / year Annualized: $85,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-06-24 Employment end: 2029-07-14 Worker positions: 1 | Bronx, NY | 06/16/2026 | 07/15/2026 |
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