H1B Report
H-1B salary guideSOC 25-2056Rank #92Updated May 2026

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Special Education Teachers, Elementary School (SOC 25-2056). Based on 2,385 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage
$56,548
P50 across filings
P25 wage
$49,836
lower quartile
P75 wage
$66,250
upper quartile
Filings
2,385
Rank #92
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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.

LevelNP25MedianP75
Level I974$47,000$51,889$60,982
Level II457$51,963$58,000$68,010
Level III130$50,780$57,656$66,138
Level IV114$59,570$66,486$74,880

Top hiring states

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

#StateFilingsMedian
1CA402$69,535
2SC234$54,856
3GA209$56,000
4TX153$60,000
5WI143$49,836
6MN139$59,760
7NM114$54,888
8NC97$46,140
9AK77$73,100
10MS76$49,596
CA
402
SC
234
GA
209
TX
153
WI
143
MN
139
NM
114
NC
97
AK
77
MS
76

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

Milwaukee Board of School …
105
West Contra Costa Unified …
44
Topeka USD 501
43
San Jose Unified School Di…
40
Dallas Independent School …
36
EDTHEORY LLC
32
Independent School Distric…
25
Jackson Public School Dist…
25
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLI…
24
Alisal Union School District
22

Median wage by fiscal year

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

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