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Instructor

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

199

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$77,531

Median Salary

National Average

-87.1%

Growth

Growth 2021-2025 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$44,362

25th Percentile

$50,294

Median (50th)

$62,000

75th Percentile

$75,000

90th Percentile

$110,000

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Top Employers Hiring Instructor
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
McCormick-Guntren Music Corporation 4 $39,558 $34,000 - $50,232 100.0%
NYC Outward Bound Center, Inc. 4 $53,633 $52,000 - $56,160 75.0%
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 3 $96,185 $89,495 - $103,347 100.0%
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY 3 $50,294 $50,294 - $50,294 33.3%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 3 $94,000 $72,000 - $110,000 100.0%
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & SRARE UNIVERSITY 2 $76,306 $74,000 - $78,612 100.0%
LELAND STANFORD JR, UNIVERSITY 2 $99,000 $96,000 - $102,000 100.0%
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS 2 $330,720 $330,720 - $330,720 100.0%
Medisend College of Biomedical Engineering Technol 1 $71,510 $71,510 - $71,510 100.0%
Culver Educational Foundation 1 $36,500 $36,500 - $36,500 100.0%
New York City Outward Bound Center, Inc. 1 $58,240 $58,240 - $58,240 100.0%
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 1 $61,098 $61,098 - $61,098 100.0%
Saint Paul Lutheran High School, Incorporated 1 $47,830 $47,830 - $47,830 100.0%
Southeastern Oklahoma State University 1 $44,700 $44,700 - $44,700 100.0%
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 $134,057 $134,057 - $134,057 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 82 $79,081 $34,000 - $330,720
I 4 $56,533 $50,337 - $62,253
Lead 2 $58,958 $58,240 - $59,675
Senior 1 $71,510 $71,510 - $71,510
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 89 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 89 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
New York NY 10 $133,154
Corvallis OR 8 $57,035
Long Island City NY 5 $54,554
St. Louis MO 4 $182,590
Daytona Beach FL 3 $50,294
Omaha NE 3 $65,220
Blacksburg VA 2 $76,306
BOULDER CO 2 $75,000
Kansas City MO 2 $70,000
Fairfield IA 2 $61,500
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 31 $73,621 100.0%
FY 2022 20 $78,257 90.0%
FY 2023 19 $101,279 100.0%
FY 2024 14 $61,253 92.9%
FY 2025 4 $55,193 75.0%
FY 2026 1 $50,232 100.0%
Company Comparison - Instructor

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
McCormick-Guntren Music Corporation 4 $39,558 100.0%
NYC Outward Bound Center, Inc. 4 $53,633 75.0%
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 3 $96,185 100.0%
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY 3 $50,294 33.3%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 3 $94,000 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.