Chinese Teacher H-1B salaries — 145 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $61k
- Median base · FY2025
- $54k–$62k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Cornerstone Learning Foundation
- Top sponsor · 20 all-time
Chinese Teacher: 145 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $61k across 5 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $54k and $62k. The biggest sponsors are Cornerstone Learning Foundation, Beautiful Mandarin Language Service, Dallas Independent School District; most filings are in Palo Alto, CA.
How much does a Chinese Teacher make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $61k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Chinese Teacher sponsorship changed?
24 certified filings in FY2016 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | 0% | $75k |
| FY2025 | 5 | −17% | $61k |
| FY2024 | 6 | −40% | $66k |
| FY2023 | 10 | +43% | $52k |
| FY2022 | 7 | −46% | $53k |
| FY2021 | 13 | −24% | $52k |
| FY2020 | 17 | −11% | $54k |
| FY2019 | 19 | +19% | $56k |
| FY2018 | 16 | −30% | $49k |
| FY2017 | 23 | −4% | $43k |
| FY2016 | 24 | — | $49k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Chinese Teachers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornerstone Learning Foundation | 20 | $58k |
| 2 | Beautiful Mandarin Language Service | 6 | $48k |
| 3 | Dallas Independent School District | 6 | $52k |
| 4 | Eanes Independent School District | 5 | $48k |
| 5 | Fair Lawn Board of Education | 4 | $60k |
| 6 | Newton Public Schools | 4 | $58k |
| 7 | Pewaukee School District | 4 | $43k |
| 8 | Arlington School District | 4 | $52k |
| 9 | John Glenn School | 4 | $39k |
| 10 | Omni International School | 3 | $43k |
Where are H-1B Chinese Teacher jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto, CA | 21 | $58k |
| 2 | Dallas, TX | 6 | $52k |
| 3 | Austin, TX | 5 | $48k |
| 4 | New York, NY | 5 | $52k |
| 5 | Pewaukee, WI | 4 | $43k |
| 6 | Arlington, VT | 4 | $52k |
| 7 | Atlanta, GA | 4 | $34k |
| 8 | Walkerton, IN | 4 | $39k |
| 9 | Fair Lawn, NJ | 4 | $60k |
| 10 | Dayton, OH | 3 | $42k |
Common questions about Chinese Teacher H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Chinese Teacher?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Chinese Teacher is $61k (FY2025), from 5 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $44k and $61k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Chinese Teachers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Chinese Teacher are Cornerstone Learning Foundation, Beautiful Mandarin Language Service, Dallas Independent School District.
- Where are most H-1B Chinese Teacher jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Chinese Teacher roles are Palo Alto, CA, Dallas, TX, Austin, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean Chinese Teacher H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →