H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Instructor

Occupation profile for Visiting Instructor covers 35 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $66,090.

FY2026 certified median
$66,090
Total filings
35
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$56,667–$77,000
Top employer
The University of Iowa
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$73,403$58,740$92,000
FY202510$72,045$67,371$84,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$66,090$56,667$77,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting InstructorFY2024 $73,403; FY2025 $72,045; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,090$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$73,403FY2025$72,045FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$66,090Certified median offer, Visiting InstructorFY2024 $73,403; FY2025 $72,045; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $66,090$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$73,403FY2025$72,045FY2026*$66,090
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Iowa9 filings
  2. University of Illinois Chicago6 filings
  3. University of Utah4 filings
  4. University of New Mexico3 filings
  5. Albert Einstein College of Medicine2 filings
  6. Boston College1 filings
  7. Clarkson University1 filings
  8. Florida A&M University1 filings
  9. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY1 filings
  10. Kent State University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Iowa City9 filings
  2. Chicago7 filings
  3. Salt Lake City4 filings
  4. Albuquerque3 filings
  5. Bronx2 filings
  6. Boca Raton1 filings
  7. Orlando1 filings
  8. Tallahassee1 filings
  9. Baton Rouge1 filings
  10. Chestnut Hill1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Iowa · Visiting Instructor9 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
2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698025-1124$57,500$73,143$88,787$104,430
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
2026-27Albuquerque, NMArea 1074025-1071$65,470$130,773$196,077$261,380
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27Akron, OHArea 1042025-1031$36,640$56,723$76,807$96,890
2026-27Baton Rouge, LAArea 1294025-1071$66,640$102,957$139,273$175,590
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446025-1125$71,260$95,453$119,647$143,840
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1031$66,840$83,877$100,913$117,950
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1071$56,250$87,953$119,657$151,360
2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698025-1071$90,280$149,700$209,120$268,540