Occupation · SOC 11-9033
Education Administrators, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries and wage levels
251certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$89,086median offer
$71k to $122kmiddle half of offers
0%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
What employers offer
251 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
Lottery entries
2 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Over time
fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to dateCertified H-1B LCAs
180 FY2026 to date
Median offer
$89,055 FY2026
Top employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Chicago | 8 | $93,500 |
| University of Notre Dame du Lac | 6 | $69,430 |
| The Ohio State University | 5 | $66,737 |
| Trustees of Boston University | 5 | $80,000 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 5 | $108,347 |
| University of Illinois | 5 | $90,792 |
| The University of Iowa | 4 | $648,855 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 4 | $65,991 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 4 | $106,380 |
| Wake Forest University | 4 | $63,357 |
| Cornell University | 3 | $124,610 |
| Georgetown University | 3 | $122,596 |
| Hawai'i Pacific University | 3 | $86,570 |
| Kansas State University | 3 | $92,498 |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities | 3 | $49,170 |
| New York University | 3 | $155,000 |
| Oberlin College | 3 | $70,000 |
| Olivet University | 3 | $80,330 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | 3 | $184,792 |
| Tufts University | 3 | $190,000 |
| University of Connecticut | 3 | $57,505 |
| University of Florida | 3 | $108,500 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus | 3 | $70,656 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 3 | $179,700 |
| West Virginia State University Research And Development Corporation | 3 | $92,694 |
| All other employers | 156 | – |