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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1121. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 688 labor condition applications for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1121) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 661 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $71,442 a year (quartiles $61,220–$84,936), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $54,170. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (61% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 178 with a median offered wage of $70,985.
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 61%Level II 19%Level III 2%Level IV 1%Not stated 16%
| Measure | SOC 25-1121 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $71,442 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $61,220–$84,936 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 80% | 56% |
| Share certified | 96% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (687 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
Texas 72 · New York 60 · Georgia 44 · California 42 · North Carolina 31 · Ohio 30 · Virginia 30 · Massachusetts 28 · Illinois 27 · Indiana 26
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: $70,985.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah | 6 |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | Binghamton | 6 |
| Univ of WI System | Madison | 4 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia | 4 |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu | 4 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington | 4 |
| The Florida State University | Tallahassee | 3 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 3 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park | 3 |
| The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | 3 |
| Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green | 3 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | 3 |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 3 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | 2 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 2 |
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 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 25-1121 is $71,442 a year, with the middle half between $61,220 and $84,936; the median prevailing wage cited is $54,170.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?
Savannah College of Art and Design (22), Indiana University (12), Cornell University (10), Arizona State University (9), The Ohio State University (9)
Which wage level is most common for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?
Level I: Level I 61%, Level II 19%, Level III 2%, Level IV 1% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?
178 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $70,985.
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.