New York City Department of Education

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 83 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Brooklyn, NY
Median base salary$66,733−46% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$64.8k–$68.9k
Median prevailing wage$66,733the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Most filed: Middle School Teacher. 20% of its filings. After that come High School Teacher and Elementary School Teacher.
  • Often files at the prevailing wage. 100% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at New York City Department of Education's jobs and locations has a median of $66,733.

Is your New York City Department of Education offer competitive?

Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with New York City Department of Education's certified filings for the same job.

10th $64.8k25th $64.8kmedian $66.7k75th $68.9k90th $69.6k

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Percentiles from New York City Department of Education's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What New York City Department of Education hires for

Bar: share of New York City Department of Education's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 86% of filings (16 occupations in total).

Show all 3 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Middle School Teacher$66,73317
High School Teacher$66,73316
Elementary School Teacher$66,73312

Jobs with at least 10 filings at New York City Department of Education.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where New York City Department of Education files

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

Show all 1 metro areas

New York City Department of Education files many roles at exactly $68,902. 32 of 83 filings (39%).

Metro areaMedianFilings
New York, NY$66,73383

Salary details

Median salary$66,733
Middle 50%$64.8k–$68.9k
vs. all employers−46%comparison median $122,699
Filings83FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,789 and $82,807.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,789
25th$64,789
50th (median)$66,733
75th$68,902
90th$69,645

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $57,845 (38 filings) FY2021: median $59,291 (49 filings) FY2022: median $61,070 (28 filings) FY2023: median $61,070 (30 filings) FY2024: median $62,902 (53 filings) FY2025: median $66,733 (46 filings) FY2026: median $68,902 (37 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 38 filings FY20 FY2021: 49 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 53 filings FY24 FY2025: 46 filings FY25 FY2026: 37 filings FY26 53
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$57,845$57,845$59,29138
FY2021$59,291$59,291$59,29149
FY2022$61,070$61,070$61,07028
FY2023$61,070$61,070$61,07030
FY2024$62,902$62,902$64,78953
FY2025$66,733$64,789$66,73346
FY2026$68,902$68,902$68,90237

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$66,733
Median prevailing wage$66,733
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage100%

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 New York City Department of Education

New York City Department of Education's filings list its industry as Elementary and Secondary Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6111). Its main U.S. filing address is in Brooklyn, NY and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Middle School Teacher, High School Teacher and Elementary School Teacher and the main metro areas are New York, NY.

Questions

Does New York City Department of Education sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. New York City Department of Education filed 83 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does New York City Department of Education pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on New York City Department of Education's H-1B filings is $66,733; half of filings fall between $64,789 and $68,902. Bonus and stock are not included.