Northwest Arctic Borough School District

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 21 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Kotzebue, AK
Median base salary$77,232−37% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$70.3k–$89.2k
Level I (entry-level) share93%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$61,340the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $61.3k25th $70.3kmedian $77.2k75th $89.2k90th $89.2k

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

Pay by level

$88kLevel I
Entry-level · 93% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 7% of filings
–Level III
Senior · 0% of filings
–Level IV
Expert · 0% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,961 14
Mid-level · Level II too few 1
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$77,232
Middle 50%$70.3k–$89.2k
vs. all employers−37%comparison median $122,699
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,340 and $90,766.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,340
25th$70,259
50th (median)$77,232
75th$89,232
90th$89,232

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2023: median $81,690 (13 filings) FY2024: median $87,482 (44 filings) FY2025: median $86,690 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 44 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 44
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––0
FY2023$81,690$81,690$84,08613
FY2024$87,482$81,393$89,23244
FY2025$86,690$77,232$89,23215
FY2026–––6

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$77,232
Median prevailing wage$61,340
Median difference+27.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage29%

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 Northwest Arctic Borough School District

Northwest Arctic Borough 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 Kotzebue, AK and its filings in the data run from FY2023 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Elementary School Teacher, High School Teacher and Middle School Teacher. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Northwest Arctic Borough School District sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Northwest Arctic Borough School District filed 21 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 Northwest Arctic Borough School District pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Northwest Arctic Borough School District's H-1B filings is $77,232; half of filings fall between $70,259 and $89,232. Bonus and stock are not included.