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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1051. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 243 labor condition applications for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1051) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 236 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $98,000 a year (quartiles $80,000–$115,400), close to the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $69,000. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (62% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 32 with a median offered wage of $86,165.
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
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 62%Level II 21%Level III 1%Level IV 1%Not stated 14%
| Measure | SOC 25-1051 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $98,000 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $80,000–$115,400 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 83% | 56% |
| Share certified | 97% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (243 here).
Offered wages by employer
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.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary: 26 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
California 26 · Texas 25 · Florida 20 · Hawaii 12 · New York 11 · Massachusetts 9 · North Carolina 8 · Ohio 7 · Pennsylvania 7 · Indiana 7
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.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $86,165.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| The Florida State University | Tallahassee | 3 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 2 |
| University of Colorado | Boulder | 2 |
| Towson University | Towson | 2 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | 2 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette | 2 |
| University of Oklahoma | Norman | 1 |
| Utah State University | Logan | 1 |
| Miami University | Oxford | 1 |
| Furman University | Greenville | 1 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | 1 |
| University of Idaho | Moscow | 1 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 1 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | 1 |
| University of Maine | Orono | 1 |
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 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 25-1051 is $98,000 a year, with the middle half between $80,000 and $115,400; the median prevailing wage cited is $69,000.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary?
The University of Texas at Austin (12), University of Hawaii (11), The Florida State University (8), University of California, Berkeley (6), Oregon State University (6)
Which wage level is most common for Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary?
Level I: Level I 62%, Level II 21%, Level III 1%, Level IV 1% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary?
32 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $86,165.
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.