Shelby County Schools

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 13 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q1
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Memphis, TN
Median base salary$58,855−52% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$56k–$64.3k
Level I (entry-level) share46%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$53,363the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $54.8k25th $56kmedian $58.9k75th $64.3k90th $87.1k

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Percentiles from Shelby County Schools'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 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Shelby County Schools files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Memphis, TN$58,85513

Salary details

Median salary$58,855
Middle 50%$56k–$64.3k
vs. all employers−52%comparison median $122,699
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,287 and $92,769.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,776
25th$55,969
50th (median)$58,855
75th$64,260
90th$87,067

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2021: median $51,604 (10 filings) FY2022: median $50,600 (13 filings) FY2024: median $57,000 (23 filings) FY2025: median $58,344 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 1 filings FY26 23
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–––3
FY2021$51,604$50,110$55,13610
FY2022$50,600$50,000$51,20713
FY2023–––9
FY2024$57,000$51,474$58,83423
FY2025$58,344$55,671$60,20712
FY2026–––1

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$58,855
Median prevailing wage$53,363
Median difference+10.3%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 Shelby County Schools

Shelby County Schools's filings list its industry as Elementary and Secondary Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6111). Its main U.S. filing address is in Memphis, TN and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q1. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are High School Teacher, Systems Engineer / Architect and User Support Specialist and the main metro areas are Memphis, TN. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Shelby County Schools sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Shelby County Schools filed 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q1. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Shelby County Schools pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Shelby County Schools's H-1B filings is $58,855; half of filings fall between $55,969 and $64,260. Bonus and stock are not included.