H-1B salary guideSOC 25-1042Rank #17Updated Jun 2026
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1042). Based on 97,842 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$107,078
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$87,330
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$140,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
3,099
Rank #17 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 23,600 | $75,000 | $95,000 | $118,000 |
| Level II | 10,292 | $86,500 | $110,000 | $154,999 |
| Level III | 3,412 | $93,000 | $129,732 | $225,000 |
| Level IV | 1,112 | $102,758 | $141,699 | $225,919 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $75,000 | $95,000 | $118,000 |
| Level II | $86,500 | $110,000 | $154,999 |
| Level III | $93,000 | $129,732 | $225,000 |
| Level IV | $102,758 | $141,699 | $225,919 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
The Pennsylvania State Uni…
989
University of Michigan
895
Purdue University
749
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
682
University of Pittsburgh
678
Michigan State University
666
Arizona State University
653
Texas A&M University
639
West Virginia University
632
State University of New Yo…
619
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $72k |
| FY2011 | $75k |
| FY2012 | $75k |
| FY2013 | $80k |
| FY2014 | $81k |
| FY2015 | $83k |
| FY2016 | $85k |
| FY2017 | $88k |
| FY2018 | $89k |
| FY2019 | $91k |
| FY2020 | $93k |
| FY2021 | $95k |
| FY2022 | $96k |
| FY2023 | $98k |
| FY2024 | $102k |
| FY2025 | $106k |
| FY2026 | $107k |
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