History Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC code 25-1125 · 457 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
457
certified positions
$79,000
Median pay
$65,760
25th pct
$97,500
75th pct
$110,968
90th pct
$56,976
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$60,000
Median prevailing wage
$56,976$79,000 median$110,968
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 6.4%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 300 (75%), med $73,998Level II · Qualified — 70 (17%), med $85,000Level III · Experienced — 23 (6%), med $107,400Level IV · Fully competent — 8 (2%), med $110,193
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | 10 | $110,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 9 | $72,828 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | 8 | $56,500 |
| Yale University | 7 | $109,000 |
| Purdue University | 7 | $87,400 |
| Georgetown University | 7 | $90,636 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 7 | $125,000 |
| University of Oklahoma | 6 | $87,628 |
| New York University | 6 | $122,236 |
| Arizona State University | 6 | $62,675 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 6 | $100,355 |
| The University of Chicago | 6 | $65,000 |
| Harvard University | 6 | $112,500 |
| Brown University | 5 | $100,000 |
| Cornell University | 5 | $107,400 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| New York | 47 |
| Texas | 46 |
| California | 31 |
| Florida | 26 |
| Massachusetts | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 |
| Georgia | 16 |
| North Carolina | 15 |
| Illinois | 15 |
| Ohio | 15 |
| Michigan | 14 |
| Utah | 14 |
| Louisiana | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 11 |
| Indiana | 11 |