San Jose Unified School District

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 92 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Jose, CA
Median base salary$72,051−41% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$70k–$72.1k
Median prevailing wage$72,051the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Most filed: Special Education Teacher (Secondary School). 22% of its filings. After that come Special Education Teacher and Speech Language Pathologist.
  • Often files at the prevailing wage. 100% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at San Jose Unified School District's jobs and locations has a median of $72,051.

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10th $70k25th $70kmedian $72.1k75th $72.1k90th $80.5k

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

What San Jose Unified School District hires for

Bar: share of San Jose Unified School District's filings. Figure: median base salary.

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Jobs with at least 10 filings at San Jose Unified School District.

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 San Jose Unified School District files

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

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San Jose Unified School District files many roles at exactly $70,000. 37 of 92 filings (40%).

Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$72,05192

Salary details

Median salary$72,051
Middle 50%$70k–$72.1k
vs. all employers−41%comparison median $122,699
Filings92FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,775 and $82,859.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,000
25th$70,000
50th (median)$72,051
75th$72,051
90th$80,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $57,426 (26 filings) FY2021: median $57,426 (30 filings) FY2022: median $61,515 (45 filings) FY2023: median $68,500 (50 filings) FY2024: median $69,535 (51 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (54 filings) FY2026: median $72,051 (38 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 30 filings FY21 FY2022: 45 filings FY22 FY2023: 50 filings FY23 FY2024: 51 filings FY24 FY2025: 54 filings FY25 FY2026: 38 filings FY26 54
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$57,426$56,300$57,42626
FY2021$57,426$57,426$58,71830
FY2022$61,515$59,149$61,51545
FY2023$68,500$68,500$68,50050
FY2024$69,535$69,535$69,53551
FY2025$70,000$70,000$72,05154
FY2026$72,051$72,051$72,05138

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$72,051
Median prevailing wage$72,051
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.

Job titles at San Jose Unified School District

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Special Education Teacher$70,000$70k–$72.1k39
Speech and Language Pathologist$80,500$80.5k–$80.5k10

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About San Jose Unified School District

San Jose Unified 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 San Jose, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Special Education Teacher (Secondary School), Special Education Teacher and Speech Language Pathologist and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA.

Questions

Does San Jose Unified School District sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. San Jose Unified School District filed 92 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 San Jose Unified School District pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on San Jose Unified School District's H-1B filings is $72,051; half of filings fall between $70,000 and $72,051. Bonus and stock are not included.