Occupation

Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other

SOC 25-1069Standard Occupational Classification

Employers submitted 624 certified H-1B applications for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other (25-1069) roles, requesting 628 workers. The average offered wage is $78,433/yr, close to the BLS national median ($72,990/yr). (2025, SOC 25-1069) The largest filers are Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, University of Michigan and The University of Chicago.

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) · Bulk disclosure files downloaded quarterly from DOL · Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

Methodology

What the records contain / DOL LCA disclosures

624Certified filings624 LCA records628Workers requestedRequests on filings, not confirmed hires241Employers filing241 distinct · see ranking

What XH1B calculates / Wage comparisons

$78.4KAvg offered wageMean of offers · annual$73KBLS medianOES national median · U.S. · 2025 · SOC 25-1069+7%Offered vs BLS benchmarkAbove the benchmark
+40% Offered vs prevailingThe attested floor, employer-reported570 Annualized offers in the distributionOther wage units sit outside it
How to read these figures

Offered and prevailing wages are employer-reported on each DOL filing, annualized to year rates. The average mixes experience levels, localities, and years.

The benchmark is the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics national median for this occupation, latest available year. An average set against a median: a few very high offers pull the average up.

A certified filing is an approved application, not a confirmed hire. These comparisons are screening measures, not wage-law findings.

Data sources & methodology ↗

Signed gaps: a negative % sits below the benchmark; a positive % sits above.

Wage evidence

What filings for this occupation offer against the BLS benchmark.

Offered wage vs BLS median by year

Median offered wage moved from $60,900 in 2010 to $100,213 in 2026 (year in progress). The dashed line is the BLS national median for the occupation.

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median wageBLS median

Offered-wage distribution

0265277103$47K$53K$60K$66K$72K$79K$85K$91K$98K$104K$110K$117Kannual wagefilings

Offered-wage percentiles (n=570)

$45,414$62,220$79,025$95,831$112,636$70,000annual wage
Individual filings on the wage axis· 135 sampled since 2023

Each dot is one recent H-1B filing for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other, positioned by offered wage and colored by outcome: gold certified, red denied, gray withdrawn. Hover a dot for the filing detail. This is a stable sample, not the full population; the tables above cover every annualized filing.

$45,000$104,639$164,278$223,917$283,556annual wage
Context & calculation noteswage definitions and benchmark scope

Offered and prevailing wages are employer-reported on each DOL filing, annualized to year rates. The average mixes experience levels, localities, and years.

The benchmark is the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics national median for this occupation (U.S.), latest available year. The average is set against a median, so a few very high offers pull the average up.

The distribution and percentiles cover annualized offers only; filings with hourly or other wage units sit outside them.

A certified filing is an approved labor condition application, not a confirmed hire. The comparisons on this page are screening measures, not wage-law findings.

Data sources & methodology ↗

Employers & filings

Who files, and the certified records behind every figure on this page. Filing wage badges use the latest national BLS median. Their detail shows the benchmark code and year. A mapped comparator can use a different occupation from the direct-code profile benchmark above. It is a screening comparison, not a claim that the occupations are identical.

Top employers (241)

EmployerFilings
1

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

$72.9K avg0% BLS

40
2

University of Michigan

$88.2K avg+21% BLS

23
3

The University of Chicago

$61.1K avg-16% BLS

16
4

University of Maryland, College Park

$112.3K avg+54% BLS

15
5

Cornell University

$105.6K avg+45% BLS

14
6

MAHARISHI International UNIVERSITY

$52.3K avg-28% BLS

13
7

Harvard University

$73K avg0% BLS

12
8

University of California, Berkeley

$68.1K avg-7% BLS

11

LCA filings (624)

Title · Worksite
Open LCA I-200-23089-890960

Brown University(1 position requested)

Lecturer in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society · Providence 02906 · 2026-03-30

Certified - Withdrawn$90,500
Open LCA I-200-26078-715134

University of Maryland College Park(1 position requested)

Associate Research Professor · College Park 20742 · 2026-03-26

Certified$207,219
Open LCA I-200-25069-763627

University of CALIFORNIA, SAN Diego(1 position requested)

Lecturer · La Jolla 92093 · 2026-03-19

Certified - Withdrawn$72,134
Open LCA I-200-26063-679700

University of Massachusetts Amherst(1 position requested)

Lecturer (Data Analytics and Computational Social Sci) · Amherst 01003 · 2026-03-11

Certified$78,000
Open LCA I-200-26057-667200

Trustees of Dartmouth College(1 position requested)

Assistant Professor · Hanover 03755 · 2026-03-05

Certified$109,000
Open LCA I-200-26055-660688

The Trustees of Princeton University(1 position requested)

Associate Professor · Princeton 08544 · 2026-03-03

Certified$165,000
Open LCA I-200-26049-648343

Auburn University(1 position requested)

Associate Professor · Auburn 36849 · 2026-02-25

Certified$96,060
Open LCA I-200-26049-648661

University of Wisconsin System(1 position requested)

Assistant Professor · MADISON 53726 · 2026-02-25

Certified$109,386

A negative % sits below the BLS market median; a positive % sits above.

Geography

Where filings for this occupation concentrate.

State filing trends (40)

One line per state plus PR, 2015 to 2026. Hover a line or a state to single it out. The list picks which states render; a state name links to its page. The latest year may be a partial period.

States · 40/40 shown
00.10.10.20.20.30.32015201720192021202320252026filings / 100k residents

Per 100k residents divides a state's filings by the U.S. Census Bureau population estimate for that state and year (annual July estimates). Years after the latest published estimate carry that estimate forward.

FAQ

Questions about the data & methods

What is SOC code 25-1069?

25-1069 is the federal Standard Occupational Classification code for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other. The government assigns every H-1B filing one of these codes, so filings can be studied by occupation.

How many H-1B filings are there for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other?

624 H-1B labor condition applications name this occupation, requesting 628 workers, per Department of Labor disclosure records.

How much do Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other H-1B workers get paid?

The average wage offered on H-1B filings for this occupation is $78,433 per year. That is 7% above the BLS national median for the occupation ($72,990).

Which companies hire the most Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other workers on H-1B visas?

The largest filers on this page include Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, University of Michigan and The University of Chicago. The employer table ranks every employer in this occupation by filings and wage impact.

SOC code 25-1069 data sourced from DOL LCA disclosures and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics. About our sources →

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  3. [3] Guidance · BLS. Standard Occupational Classification. Classification Principles 1–2 and Coding Guideline 2; job duties, not job titlesChecked 2026-10-08.
  4. [4] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsThese are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.