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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary: who sponsors, and what they pay

Every certified Labor Condition Application for this occupation in the period covered, with the wage each employer told the Department of Labor it would pay.

Certified LCAs
315
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$112,500
per year
Middle half earn
$94K to $152K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
185

Employers filing for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

EmployerLCAsMedian wage
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville
6$97,129
Cornell University
Ithaca
5$182,000
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park
5$168,876
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles
5$151,500
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley
5$207,000
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
4$85,500
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
4$137,315
University of Illinois
Urbana
4$142,261
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
Stanford
4$303,408
St. Olaf College
Northfield
4$72,370
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg
4$114,603
Columbia University
New York
4$123,886
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Ames
4$120,000
Brown University
Providence
3$193,353
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles
3$215,000
185 employers for this occupationThe full ranked list, with each employer's median wage, is part of Pro.
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Source: US Department of Labor (OFLC) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · OFLC disclosure data (Labor Condition Applications, PERM) and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026