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Special Education Teachers, Preschool

SOC 25-2051. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.

Employers filed 53 labor condition applications for Special Education Teachers, Preschool (SOC 25-2051) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 51 of them certified.

The median offered wage is $65,789 a year (quartiles $54,000–$71,770), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $64,789. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (45% of filings).

PERM applications for the occupation number 11 with a median offered wage of $56,810.

53labor condition applicationsFY2025–2026
$65,789median offered wageall occupations $122,221
$64,789median prevailing wage
96%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: 34 certified · FY2026: 17 certified. The latest fiscal year is partial.

Prevailing wage levels

Level I 45%Level II 9%Level III 4%Level IV 6%Not stated 36%

MeasureSOC 25-2051All occupations
Median offered wage$65,789$122,221
25th–75th percentile$54,000–$71,770—
Share at Level I or II54%56%
Share certified96%98%

Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (53 here).

Offered wages by employer

EmployerCityApplicationsMean offered wage
Las Cruces Public SchoolsLas Cruces2—
Palmdale Elementary School DistrictPalmdale2—
San Mateo - Foster City School DistrictFoster City2—
New York City Department of EducationBrooklyn2—
Independent School District Number 623Saint Paul2—
Applied Behavior Analysis IncorporatedYonkers2—
Fridley Public Schools Independent School District 14Fridley1—
Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak1—
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia1—
Unified School District 457Garden City1—
Unified School District 480, LiberalLiberal1—
The ISD 622 Education CenterNorth Saint Paul1—
Special School District No. 1Minneapolis1—
Alexandria City Public SchoolsAlexandria1—
Grand Forks Public SchoolsGrand Forks1—
Ruidoso Municipal SchoolsRuidoso1—
Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12Tucson1—
Providence Health & Services - WashingtonRenton1—
The Stepping Stones Group LLCBoston1—
Bright Start Child Care, LLC.Washington1—
Richland County School District TwoColumbia1—
Sewall Child Development CenterDenver1—
WilMac Multidistrict Special Education UnitWilliston1—
Teamwork Speech Therapy Inc.Pleasanton1—
Central Consolidated School DistrictShiprock1—
Hobbs Municipal SchoolsHobbs1—
Granville County Public Schools SuperintendentOxford1—

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 Special Education Teachers, Preschool: 22 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

New York 14 · California 6 · Minnesota 5 · New Mexico 5 · Florida 4 · Massachusetts 4 · Kansas 2 · North Dakota 2 · Washington 2 · Alaska 1

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: 3 certified · FY2026: 8 certified.

Median offered wage on PERM applications: $56,810.

EmployerCityPERM applications
Applied Behavior Analysis IncorporatedYonkers2
Dallas Center Inc.Dallas1
Sewall Child Development CenterDenver1
New York City Department of EducationBrooklyn1
USD 501, Topeka Public SchoolsTopeka1
Monterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey1

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 Special Education Teachers, Preschool?

The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 25-2051 is $65,789 a year, with the middle half between $54,000 and $71,770; the median prevailing wage cited is $64,789.

Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Special Education Teachers, Preschool?

Las Cruces Public Schools (2), Palmdale Elementary School District (2), San Mateo - Foster City School District (2), New York City Department of Education (2), Independent School District Number 623 (2)

Which wage level is most common for Special Education Teachers, Preschool?

Level I: Level I 45%, Level II 9%, Level III 4%, Level IV 6% of filings.

How many PERM applications name Special Education Teachers, Preschool?

11 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $56,810.

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.