Occupation · SOC 25-2056
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School: H-1B salaries and wage levels
460certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$60,334median offer
$54k to $70kmiddle half of offers
8%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
460 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 5 LCAs = 10 LCAs
Lottery entries
161 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
310 FY2026 to date
Median offer
$61,050 FY2026
Top employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| West Contra Costa Unified School District | 27 | $96,485 |
| Dallas Independent School District | 22 | $65,000 |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools | 14 | $47,050 |
| Baltimore City Public Schools | 13 | $81,145 |
| USD 501, Topeka Public Schools | 12 | $60,150 |
| Savannah Chatham County Public School System | 11 | $59,570 |
| San Jose Unified School District | 10 | $72,051 |
| Hobbs Municipal Schools | 9 | $63,024 |
| Granville County Public Schools | 8 | $47,360 |
| Lexington County School District One | 8 | $62,412 |
| Palmdale Elementary School District | 8 | $59,075 |
| Central Consolidated School District | 7 | $55,500 |
| Denver Public Schools District 1 | 7 | $63,244 |
| Education Services of Alaska | 7 | $57,600 |
| Portsmouth Public Schools | 7 | $55,340 |
| US Virgin Islands Department o Education | 7 | $49,900 |
| Belen Consolidated Schools | 6 | $66,790 |
| Darlington County School District | 6 | $57,220 |
| Grants / Cibola County Schools | 6 | $55,000 |
| Alisal Union School District | 5 | $94,108 |
| Chicago Public Schools | 5 | $71,742 |
| Crossett School District 52 | 4 | $50,000 |
| District of Columbia Public Schools | 4 | $65,000 |
| Halifax County Schools | 4 | $46,620 |
| Ukiah Unified School District | 4 | $70,559 |
| All other employers | 239 | – |