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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary: H-1B salaries and wage levels

214certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$87,500median offer
$71k to $101kmiddle 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

214 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$40k to $50k: 1 LCA$50k to $60k: 13 LCAs$60k to $70k: 36 LCAs$70k to $80k: 32 LCAs$80k to $90k: 34 LCAs$90k to $100k: 39 LCAs$100k to $110k: 19 LCAs$110k to $120k: 13 LCAs$120k to $130k: 8 LCAs$130k to $140k: 3 LCAs$140k to $150k: 7 LCAs$150k to $160k: 4 LCAs$160k to $170k: 2 LCAs$170k to $180k: 1 LCA$300k+: 1 LCA $40k to $50k: 1 LCA$50k to $60k: 13 LCAs$60k to $70k: 36 LCAs$70k to $80k: 32 LCAs$80k to $90k: 34 LCAs$90k to $100k: 39 LCAs$100k to $110k: 19 LCAs$110k to $120k: 13 LCAs$120k to $130k: 8 LCAs$130k to $140k: 3 LCAs$140k to $150k: 7 LCAs$150k to $160k: 4 LCAs$160k to $170k: 2 LCAs$170k to $180k: 1 LCA$300k+: 1 LCA
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs

Lottery entries

0 new-employment LCAs
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 0
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 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 date

Certified H-1B LCAs

171 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$86,938 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 Purdue University 8 $114,195
2 Harvard University 7 $125,000
3 University of North Texas 6 $61,698
4 Indiana University 5 $94,310
5 The University of Texas at Dallas 5 $85,426
6 Emory University 4 $58,159
7 Georgetown University 4 $85,028
8 University of Georgia; OGE 4 $89,675
9 The University of Iowa 4 $92,000
10 The University of Southern California 4 $65,970
11 Wake Forest University 4 $67,777
12 American University 3 $100,000
13 Arizona State University 3 $87,000
14 Arkansas State University 3 $62,500
15 BOR USGA obo Augusta University 3 $74,912
16 The College of William and Mary 3 $103,000
17 Kennesaw State University 3 $77,000
18 Lafayette College 3 $87,500
19 University of California, San Diego 3 $140,000
20 University of Connecticut 3 $110,247
All other employers 132 –