Lead Teacher, H-1B salary
What 219 H-1B filings report for “Lead Teacher” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Teacher?
$46k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Teacher, typically $31k to $65k, across 219 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $58k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California32$58k+$12k
- 2New York32$54k+$8k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $46kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Lead Teacher?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Teacher roles are St. Louis Language Immersion School, The Institute for the Development of Young Leaders, and Love and Care Child Development Center, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead Teacher filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1St. Louis Language Immersion School16 filings$42k
- 2The Institute for the Development of Young Leaders16 filings$47k
- 3Love and Care Child Development Center8 filings$22k
- 4Stony Brook School7 filings$47k
- 5Education First7 filings$43k
- 6Children's House of Norman7 filings$41k
- 7Odyssey Preschool6 filings$60k
- 8Panda Cub Academy5 filings$33k
- 9Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School5 filings$62k
- 10Casa Del Nino Bilingual Montessori School5 filings$40k
- 11Kuei Luck Early Childhood Center5 filings$36k
- 12Aozora Community Foundation4 filings$61k
- 13Cambridge Casa Dei Bambini Montessori LLC4 filings$47k
- 14Galileo Montessori at Citrus Park LLC4 filings$44k
- 15Aibaobao International Education LLC4 filings$50k
- 16AGOG Industries LLC3 filings$50k
- 17Pinocchio Child Care Center3 filings$42k
- 18University Settlement Society of New York3 filings$54k
- 19KIPP Nashville Public Schools3 filings$55k
- 20304 Cambridge DC LLC2 filings$50k
- 21Acton Academy Venice Beach2 filings$58k
- 22Binah Inc2 filings$73k
- 23Bright Start Child Learning Center, Inc.2 filings$52k
- 24Candler Park Montessori School2 filings$37k
- 25Child Development Leaders2 filings$50k
- 26Citizens of the World Charter Schools-Los Angeles2 filings$90k
- 27Montessori School of Encinitas2 filings$48k
- 28Little Big Minds Early Childhood Bilingual Center2 filings$42k
- 29Mahinda & Chintha Jayaratna Inc.2 filings$46k
- 30Marlboro County School District2 filings$58k
- 31Montessori Gifted Prep2 filings$41k
- 32Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School2 filings$51k
- 33Montessori of Maui, Inc.2 filings$35k
- 34Park West Montessori, Inc.2 filings$64k
- 35Rose Hill Montessori Corp.2 filings$51k
- 36The Bryan School,2 filings$33k
- 37The Nutury of Rye2 filings$62k
- 38Vanderbilt University2 filings$46k
- 39Young Men's Christian Association of the Fox Cities, Inc.2 filings$37k
- 40JJStoll2 filings$39k
- 41Montessori Foundations of Chicago2 filings$46k
- 42Aldea Montessori Inc1 filings$52k
- 43Americus Education, Inc.1 filings$44k
- 44Big Ideas for Small People Ii LLC1 filings$25k
- 45Bright Start Center Court Square Inc1 filings$85k
- 46Cambride Casa Dei Bambini Montessori LLC1 filings$54k
- 47Challenge School1 filings$83k
- 48Como Early Learning Center1 filings$31k
- 49Concord Children's Center1 filings$42k
- 50Children's Museum of Eau Claire1 filings$36k
Related titles in this family
438 filings carry “Lead Teacher” in the title, across 95 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Montessori Lead Teacher22 filings$50k
- 2Montessori Lead Teacher, Kindergarten15 filings$56k
- 3Chinese Lead Teacher11 filings$62k
- 4Preschool Lead Teacher11 filings$40k
- 5Mandarin Lead Teacher9 filings$54k
- 6Elementary School Chinese Lead Teacher8 filings$73k
- 7Montessori Preschool Lead Teacher7 filings$50k
- 8Elementary Lead Teacher6 filings$67k
- 9Special Education Lead Teacher5 filings$69k
- 10Bilingual Lead Teacher4 filings$61k
- 11Elementary School Spanish Lead Teacher4 filings$66k
- 12Lead Teacher, Spanish4 filings$45k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead Teacher”; 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.