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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1052. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 497 labor condition applications for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1052) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 484 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $78,432 a year (quartiles $65,000–$97,015), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $61,460. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (69% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 60 with a median offered wage of $75,003.
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 69%Level II 15%Level III 2%Level IV 0%Not stated 14%
| Measure | SOC 25-1052 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $78,432 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $65,000–$97,015 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 84% | 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 (497 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 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary: 123 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 43 · Texas 37 · New York 28 · Florida 26 · Pennsylvania 26 · Virginia 23 · Illinois 19 · Massachusetts 18 · Georgia 14 · Louisiana 13
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: $75,003.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | 2 |
| University of Oklahoma | Norman | 2 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh | 2 |
| The University of Kansas | Lawrence | 2 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | 2 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Blacksburg | 2 |
| University of Georgia; OGE | Athens | 2 |
| Towson University | Towson | 2 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | 1 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 1 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale | 1 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | 1 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville | 1 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia | 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Whitewater | 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 Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 25-1052 is $78,432 a year, with the middle half between $65,000 and $97,015; the median prevailing wage cited is $61,460.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary?
The University of Virginia (8), Arizona State University (7), Michigan State University (7), Regents of the University of California at Riverside (7), University of Florida (7)
Which wage level is most common for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary?
Level I: Level I 69%, Level II 15%, Level III 2%, Level IV 0% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary?
60 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $75,003.
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.