Instructor
Median salary
$77,901
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$68,000 – $93,571
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-2.62%
-5.58% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
453 filings
Instructor pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$57,600
P25$68,000
Median$77,901
P75$93,571
P90$125,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$75,000239 LCAs
Level II$88,000149 LCAs
Level III$95,00013 LCAs
Level IV$129,5006 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Instructor pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 30%Biochemists and Biophysicists 11%Biological Scientists, All Other 10%Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 9%Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5%Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 30.02% | 136 | $73,685 | $80,000 | $90,250 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 10.82% | 49 | $73,000 | $76,400 | $85,000 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 | 10.38% | 47 | $70,394 | $80,000 | $84,000 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071 | 9.49% | 43 | $80,000 | $100,000 | $166,000 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021 | 4.64% | 21 | $62,145 | $69,000 | $75,000 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 | 4.42% | 20 | $52,000 | $62,000 | $66,542 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124 | 4.42% | 20 | $49,500 | $55,912 | $58,414 |
| Physicians, All Other 29-1229 | 2.87% | 13 | $134,000 | $160,000 | $210,000 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032 | 2.43% | 11 | $65,930 | $74,000 | $83,604 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 | 2.21% | 10 | $63,412 | $73,926 | $103,750 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042 | 1.55% | 7 | $71,767 | $82,000 | $101,990 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122 | 1.32% | 6 | $46,105 | $52,796 | $62,668 |
| Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052 | 1.1% | 5 | $55,000 | $56,000 | $65,341 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Instructor
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai | 26 | $91,000 | +13.8% |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | 18 | $73,350 | -8.3% |
| The University Of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center | 18 | $76,400 | -4.5% |
| Washington University | 14 | $77,000 | -3.7% |
| The University Of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center | 11 | $77,901 | +2% |
| Albert Einstein College Of Medicine | 9 | $75,000 | -1.8% |
| University Of Connecticut Health Center | 9 | $68,000 | -15% |
| The Leland Stanford Jr University | 9 | $83,000 | +3.8% |
| University Of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 8 | $76,000 | -5% |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | 8 | $76,825 | -4% |
| The Leland Stanford Jr University | 8 | $101,000 | +26.3% |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | 7 | $72,000 | -10% |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | 7 | $85,652 | +7.1% |
| The Leland Stanford Jr University | 6 | $85,000 | +11.3% |
| University Of Nebraska Medical Center | 6 | $57,564 | -24.6% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Instructor I9 LCAs · median $53,833
- Senior Instructor5 LCAs · median $68,413