H-1B salary guideSOC 25-1011Rank #84Updated May 2026

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Business Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1011). Based on 2,746 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$113,300

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$83,000

lower quartile

P75 wage

$140,020

upper quartile

Filings

2,746

Rank #84

Summary

Business Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1011) is an occupation category covering faculty who teach business and commerce subjects at colleges and universities. The H-1B program has recorded 2,746 filings in this role since tracking began.

Typical H-1B Salary Range
Median prevailing wage for business teachers is $113,300, with the middle 50% of earners (P25–P75) between $83,000 and $140,020. Wages increase significantly with DOL skill level: Level I positions start at a median of $105,000 (P25 $70,000), while Level IV positions reach a median of $143,477 (P75 $188,955).

Top Hiring States & Employers
New York leads with 215 filings at a median of $119,663, followed by California (189 filings, $117,588 median) and Pennsylvania (177 filings, $103,709 median). Massachusetts has fewer filings (144) but offers a higher median wage of $148,409. Top sponsoring institutions include the University of Mississippi (19 filings), University of Colorado (17), and California State University, Fullerton (16).

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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	1,237	$70,000	$105,000	$136,000
Level II	664	$84,000	$106,342	$134,354
Level III	225	$106,121	$124,000	$146,867
Level IV	144	$120,750	$143,477	$188,955

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	NY	215	$119,663
2	CA	189	$117,588
3	PA	177	$103,709
4	TX	171	$115,000
5	MA	144	$148,409
6	CT	122	$94,777
7	NC	113	$125,000
8	IN	95	$119,000
9	MO	89	$88,000
10	GA	84	$103,000

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Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	University of Mississippi	19
2	University of Colorado	17
3	California State University, Fullerton	16
4	University of Massachusetts Amherst	15
5	Central Connecticute State University	13
6	Fairfield University	11
7	The University of Alabama	11
8	University of Maryland Baltimore	11
9	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	11
10	Purdue University	10

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