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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1062. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 249 labor condition applications for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1062) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 242 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $80,961 a year (quartiles $68,000–$93,000), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $62,400. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (65% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 50 with a median offered wage of $86,646.
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 65%Level II 16%Level III 2%Level IV 0%Not stated 17%
| Measure | SOC 25-1062 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $80,961 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $68,000–$93,000 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 81% | 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 (248 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.
Worksite states
California 33 · New York 33 · Pennsylvania 20 · Massachusetts 17 · Arizona 11 · Ohio 10 · Texas 10 · North Carolina 9 · Illinois 9 · Missouri 8
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: $86,646.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | Cambridge | 3 |
| University of Washington | Seattle | 2 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 2 |
| University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | 2 |
| University of California, Davis | Davis | 2 |
| University of California, Merced | Merced | 1 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | 1 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland | 1 |
| Baruch College | New York | 1 |
| Brigham Young University Hawaii | Laie | 1 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle | 1 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | 1 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | 1 |
| DePaul University | Chicago | 1 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | 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 Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 25-1062 is $80,961 a year, with the middle half between $68,000 and $93,000; the median prevailing wage cited is $62,400.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?
State University of New York at Binghamton (7), New York University (7), The University of Texas at Austin (7), Arizona State University (7), University of Wisconsin System (6)
Which wage level is most common for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?
Level I: Level I 65%, Level II 16%, Level III 2%, Level IV 0% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?
50 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $86,646.
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.