Instructor, H-1B salary
Median base salary across 4,503 H-1B filings for “Instructor” (LCA, FY2017–2026).
What is the H-1B salary for a Instructor?
$69k median certified base salary for a Instructor, typically $47k to $122k, across 4,503 approved H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in Wisconsin at $95k median.
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Instructor?
The employers that file the most H-1B petitions for Instructor roles are Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Washington University, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Mount Sinai Health System, and Stanford University, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Instructor filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University378 filings$53k
- 2Washington University229 filings$80k
- 3UT Southwestern Medical Center221 filings$68k
- 4Mount Sinai Health System220 filings$81k
- 5Stanford University214 filings$90k
- 6The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center172 filings$64k
- 7Baylor College of Medicine129 filings$75k
- 8University of Nebraska Medical Center107 filings$55k
- 9University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School84 filings$72k
- 10Emory University75 filings$79k
Figures are for the exact title “Instructor”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.