H-1B salary guideSOC 25-9044Rank #75Updated Jun 2026
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary (SOC 25-9044). Based on 10,155 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$76,400
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$69,049
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$90,975
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
206
Rank #75 · 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 | 1,847 | $55,000 | $67,535 | $80,000 |
| Level II | 1,251 | $64,001 | $75,000 | $95,000 |
| Level III | 217 | $76,500 | $88,000 | $113,300 |
| Level IV | 63 | $87,672 | $115,000 | $168,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $55,000 | $67,535 | $80,000 |
| Level II | $64,001 | $75,000 | $95,000 |
| Level III | $76,500 | $88,000 | $113,300 |
| Level IV | $87,672 | $115,000 | $168,000 |
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.
University of Texas Southw…
382
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.…
356
Washington University
212
Baylor College of Medicine
211
The Leland Stanford, Jr Un…
209
Johns Hopkins University
148
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical …
138
Icahn School of Medicine a…
136
New York University
133
University of Colorado
127
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $51k |
| FY2011 | $52k |
| FY2012 | $53k |
| FY2013 | $54k |
| FY2014 | $56k |
| FY2015 | $56k |
| FY2016 | $57k |
| FY2017 | $59k |
| FY2018 | $60k |
| FY2019 | $62k |
| FY2020 | $64k |
| FY2021 | $65k |
| FY2022 | $65k |
| FY2023 | $70k |
| FY2024 | $75k |
| FY2025 | $75k |
| FY2026 | $76k |
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