H-1B salary guideSOC 25-2021Rank #31Updated Jun 2026
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (SOC 25-2021). Based on 36,921 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$60,136
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$52,191
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$70,165
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
1,213
Rank #31 · 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 | 6,902 | $44,576 | $50,657 | $58,000 |
| Level II | 4,232 | $53,000 | $60,500 | $66,232 |
| Level III | 749 | $52,000 | $58,547 | $64,837 |
| Level IV | 560 | $57,950 | $64,840 | $73,159 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $44,576 | $50,657 | $58,000 |
| Level II | $53,000 | $60,500 | $66,232 |
| Level III | $52,000 | $58,547 | $64,837 |
| Level IV | $57,950 | $64,840 | $73,159 |
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.
Dallas Independent School …
2,785
Denver Public Schools Dist…
579
Los Angeles Unified School…
521
Houston Independent School…
443
ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL D…
410
Fort Worth Independent Sch…
279
SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY PU…
237
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLI…
230
Garland Independent School…
229
JAPANESE CHILDREN'S SOCIET…
221
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $45k |
| FY2011 | $44k |
| FY2012 | $44k |
| FY2013 | $45k |
| FY2014 | $44k |
| FY2015 | $43k |
| FY2016 | $46k |
| FY2017 | $47k |
| FY2018 | $50k |
| FY2019 | $50k |
| FY2020 | $53k |
| FY2021 | $53k |
| FY2022 | $54k |
| FY2023 | $54k |
| FY2024 | $56k |
| FY2025 | $58k |
| FY2026 | $60k |
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