Fairfield County School District

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 14 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q2
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Winnsboro, SC
Median base salary$62,163−49% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$56.9k–$63.9k
Level I (entry-level) share36%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$54,510the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $51.2k25th $56.9kmedian $62.2k75th $63.9k90th $68.7k

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Percentiles from Fairfield County School District's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Fairfield County School District files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Columbia, SC$62,16314

Salary details

Median salary$62,163
Middle 50%$56.9k–$63.9k
vs. all employers−49%comparison median $122,699
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,550 and $69,628.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,152
25th$56,863
50th (median)$62,163
75th$63,937
90th$68,718

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2020: median $52,148 (20 filings) FY2021: median $53,113 (12 filings) FY2022: median $55,806 (15 filings) FY2023: median $54,713 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 20
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$52,148$49,225$55,89920
FY2021$53,113$50,349$54,53312
FY2022$55,806$50,736$63,81815
FY2023$54,713$51,454$58,53712
FY2024–––9
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––6

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$62,163
Median prevailing wage$54,510
Median difference+9.4%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Fairfield County School District

Fairfield County School District's filings list its industry as Elementary and Secondary Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6111). Its main U.S. filing address is in Winnsboro, SC and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q2. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Elementary School Teacher, High School Teacher and Special Education Teacher (Secondary School) and the main metro areas are Columbia, SC. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Fairfield County School District sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Fairfield County School District filed 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q2. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Fairfield County School District pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Fairfield County School District's H-1B filings is $62,163; half of filings fall between $56,863 and $63,937. Bonus and stock are not included.