Unified School District 480, Liberal

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 25 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q1
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Liberal, KS
Median base salary$57,575−53% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$55.1k–$59.9k
Level III (senior) share38%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$54,940the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $51.5k25th $55.1kmedian $57.6k75th $59.9k90th $64.3k

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Percentiles from Unified School District 480, Liberal's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 8
Expert · Level IV too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Unified School District 480, Liberal files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Liberal, KS$57,57525

Salary details

Median salary$57,575
Middle 50%$55.1k–$59.9k
vs. all employers−53%comparison median $122,699
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,137 and $72,592.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,531
25th$55,084
50th (median)$57,575
75th$59,878
90th$64,334

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$57,575
Median prevailing wage$54,940
Median difference+3.8%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage16%

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 Unified School District 480, Liberal

Unified School District 480, Liberal's filings list its industry as Elementary and Secondary Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6111). Its main U.S. filing address is in Liberal, KS and its filings in the data run from FY2025 to FY2026 Q1. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Elementary School Teacher, High School Teacher and Special Education Teacher and the main metro areas are Liberal, KS. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Unified School District 480, Liberal sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Unified School District 480, Liberal filed 25 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 Unified School District 480, Liberal pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Unified School District 480, Liberal's H-1B filings is $57,575; half of filings fall between $55,084 and $59,878. Bonus and stock are not included.