H-1B salary guideSOC 25-9044Rank #76Updated Sep 2026
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary (SOC 25-9044). Based on 10,369 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$80,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$70,258
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$100,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
376
Rank #76 · 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 | 1,922 | $55,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
| Level II | 1,316 | $64,575 | $75,000 | $97,794 |
| Level III | 223 | $77,114 | $90,000 | $112,650 |
| Level IV | 64 | $88,057 | $113,660 | $167,000 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $55,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
| Level II | $64,575 | $75,000 | $97,794 |
| Level III | $77,114 | $90,000 | $112,650 |
| Level IV | $88,057 | $113,660 | $167,000 |
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…
402
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.…
365
Washington University
245
Baylor College of Medicine
226
The Leland Stanford, Jr Un…
217
Johns Hopkins University
153
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical …
139
Icahn School of Medicine a…
136
New York University
134
University of Colorado
129
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 | $52k |
| 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 | $80k |
Compare Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary with another occupation
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
50 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Teaching Assistants — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
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Understand the data
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