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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1021. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.

Employers filed 2,308 labor condition applications for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1021) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 2,257 of them certified.

The median offered wage is $106,000 a year (quartiles $87,000–$129,697), close to the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $62,890. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (60% of filings).

PERM applications for the occupation number 420 with a median offered wage of $100,000.

2,308labor condition applicationsFY2025–2026
$106,000median offered wageall occupations $122,221
$62,890median prevailing wage
98%certified

H-1B labor condition applications

Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.

Applications by fiscal year

FY2025FY2026 (to date)
Applications by fiscal year of decision; FY2025: 1,376 certified · FY2026: 881 certified. The latest fiscal year is partial.

Prevailing wage levels

Level I 60%Level II 18%Level III 3%Level IV 2%Not stated 17%

MeasureSOC 25-1021All occupations
Median offered wage$106,000$122,221
25th–75th percentile$87,000–$129,697—
Share at Level I or II78%56%
Share certified98%98%

Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (2,304 here).

Offered wages by employer

EmployerCityApplicationsMean offered wage
Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette46$118,926
The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park44$116,468
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw29$112,920
University of MichiganAnn Arbor24$119,356
Northeastern UniversityBoston24$142,521
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta23$104,568
University of South FloridaTampa22$118,337
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson22$161,151
The University of Texas at AustinAustin20$134,225
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk19$83,278
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh19$123,571
George Mason UniversityFairfax18$123,273
University of IllinoisUrbana18$136,934
University of North TexasDenton18$88,076
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh18$139,607
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityBlacksburg17$132,156
Indiana UniversityBloomington17$105,592
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester17$50,350
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta16$136,229
The University of VirginiaCharlottesville16$143,113
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio15$110,694
The University of TennesseeKnoxville15$100,067
The College of William and MaryWilliamsburg15$126,155
Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyAmes15$125,799
Kean UniversityUnion14$103,676
University of FloridaGainesville14$232,504
University of Central MissouriWarrensburg14$97,044
Arizona State UniversityTempe14$107,568
University of Georgia; OGEAthens14$101,050
University of Maryland College ParkCollege Park13$166,839
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte13$129,616
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore13$149,213
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark13$114,618
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington13$101,004
The Florida State UniversityTallahassee13$123,149
University of WashingtonSeattle13$130,229
Washington State UniversityPullman12$110,136
University of UtahSalt Lake City12$135,456
University of Central FloridaOrlando12$111,742
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago12$126,711

The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.

Worksite states

Texas 198 · New York 179 · Georgia 114 · California 112 · Pennsylvania 110 · Florida 104 · Indiana 104 · Illinois 103 · Virginia 99 · Massachusetts 98

PERM labor certification

PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.

FY2024FY2025FY2026 (to date)
PERM applications by fiscal year; FY2024: 0 certified · FY2025: 172 certified · FY2026: 207 certified.

Median offered wage on PERM applications: $100,000.

EmployerCityPERM applications
Univ of WI SystemMadison16
The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park13
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw10
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff9
University of CincinnatiCincinnati9
State University of New York at BinghamtonBinghamton7
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio7
University of MichiganAnn Arbor7
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing7
University of OklahomaNorman5
University of North TexasDenton5
University of Massachusetts BostonBoston5
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh5
Indiana UniversityBloomington5
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse4

The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.

Questions and answers

What is the H-1B salary for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 25-1021 is $106,000 a year, with the middle half between $87,000 and $129,697; the median prevailing wage cited is $62,890.

Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

Purdue University (46), The Pennsylvania State University (44), Kennesaw State University (29), University of Michigan (24), Northeastern University (24)

Which wage level is most common for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

Level I: Level I 60%, Level II 18%, Level III 3%, Level IV 2% of filings.

How many PERM applications name Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?

420 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $100,000.

Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.