H-1B salary guideSOC 25-1071Rank #52Updated May 2026

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1071). Based on 7,561 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$150,000

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$90,196

lower quartile

P75 wage

$230,500

upper quartile

Filings

7,561

Rank #52

Summary

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1071) is the occupation for faculty teaching health-related subjects at colleges and universities on H-1B visa sponsorship. With 7,561 H-1B filings, this occupation represents significant academic hiring in the healthcare education sector.

Salary Range by Experience Level

H-1B wages for Health Specialties Teachers range from $90,196 (P25) to $230,500 (P75), with a median of $150,000. Wages increase substantially across DOL prevailing wage levels: Level I positions earn $75K–$157K (median $99,500), while Level IV positions command $195K–$325K (median $243,600). Level II ($115K–$235K) and Level III ($162K–$281K) mark intermediate skill and experience tiers.

Top Hiring States and Employers

New York leads with 888 filings but a median wage of $107,016, while Florida and Louisiana offer higher compensation at $215,000 and $206,366 respectively. California (605 filings, $155,500 median) and Texas (546 filings, $151,380 median) round out the top five. The University of Iowa, University of Florida, and LSU Health Sciences Center–Shreveport are the largest H-1B sponsors for this occupation, followed by Ohio State University and University of Michigan.

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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	2,213	$75,000	$99,500	$157,000
Level II	2,727	$115,000	$166,650	$235,702
Level III	1,166	$162,767	$215,000	$281,750
Level IV	673	$195,101	$243,600	$325,000

Top hiring states

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

#	State	Filings	Median
1	NY	888	$107,016
2	CA	605	$155,500
3	FL	548	$215,000
4	TX	546	$151,380
5	LA	419	$206,366
6	IA	407	$245,000
7	OH	389	$190,000
8	NC	282	$173,538
9	PA	269	$150,012
10	MI	263	$123,000

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Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	The University of Iowa	213
2	UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA	200
3	LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport	154
4	The Ohio State University	80
5	University of Michigan	78
6	University of Washington	76
7	State University of New York, Upstate Medical University	70
8	Washington University	63
9	University of Mississippi Medical Center	59
10	Purdue University	55

The University of Iowa

213

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

200

LSU Health Sciences Center…

154

The Ohio State University

University of Michigan

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Washington University

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Purdue University

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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