H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Adjunct Instructor

Occupation profile for Adjunct Instructor covers 37 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $50,960.

FY2026 certified median
$50,960
Total filings
37
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$50,960–$50,960
Top employer
University of California, Los Angeles
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$69,992$64,594$94,162
FY202523$68,264$54,465$107,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$50,960$50,960$50,960

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Adjunct InstructorFY2024 $69,992; FY2025 $68,264; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $50,960$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$69,992FY2025$68,264FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$50,960Certified median offer, Adjunct InstructorFY2024 $69,992; FY2025 $68,264; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $50,960$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$69,992FY2025$68,264FY2026*$50,960
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, Los Angeles8 filings
  2. Carnegie Mellon University5 filings
  3. New York University4 filings
  4. University of St. Thomas3 filings
  5. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO2 filings
  6. University of Detroit Mercy2 filings
  7. Case Western Reserve University1 filings
  8. Emory University1 filings
  9. Florida A&M University1 filings
  10. Kent State University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Los Angeles9 filings
  2. Pittsburgh5 filings
  3. New York4 filings
  4. Detroit2 filings
  5. St. Paul2 filings
  6. Buffalo2 filings
  7. San Francisco1 filings
  8. Tallahassee1 filings
  9. Atlanta1 filings
  10. Iowa City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, Los Angeles · Adjunct Instructor8 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108025-1071$72,330$127,597$182,863$238,130
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562025-1071$74,580$114,290$154,000$193,710
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830025-1054$62,160$78,093$94,027$109,960
2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538025-1031$62,270$87,820$113,370$138,920
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346025-1021$68,870$82,890$96,910$110,930
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830025-1124$53,330$65,993$78,657$91,320
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206025-1121$46,660$64,473$82,287$100,100
2026-27Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXArea 1314025-1123$61,220$82,937$104,653$126,370
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1126$50,380$66,370$82,360$98,350
2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741025-1032$53,540$73,240$92,940$112,640