H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Chief Flight Instructor

Occupation profile for Chief Flight Instructor covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $100,000.

FY2026 certified median
$100,000
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$100,000–$100,000
Top employer
North Star Aviation Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$85,000$85,000$85,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$100,000$100,000$100,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Chief Flight InstructorFY2024 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $100,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$85,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$100,000Certified median offer, Chief Flight InstructorFY2024 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $100,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$85,000FY2026*$100,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. North Star Aviation Inc.4 filings
  2. Melbourne Flight Training, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Mankato4 filings
  2. Melbourne1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Mankato, MNArea 3186025-1194$52,312$66,061$79,810$93,558
    2026-27Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLArea 3734025-1194$42,619$53,456$64,272$75,109