Music Instructor H-1B salaries — 77 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 9
- Filings · FY2025
- $83k
- Median base · FY2025
- $68k–$83k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Vivace Academy
- Top sponsor · 16 all-time
Music Instructor: 77 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $83k across 9 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $68k and $83k. The biggest sponsors are Vivace Academy, Vienna Music, Arete Music Academy; most filings are in Katy, TX.
How much does a Music Instructor 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. $83k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Music Instructor sponsorship changed?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 9 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9 | 0% | $78k |
| FY2025 | 9 | −10% | $83k |
| FY2024 | 10 | −9% | $64k |
| FY2023 | 11 | +450% | $72k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −60% | $55k |
| FY2021 | 5 | −37% | $44k |
| FY2020 | 8 | +33% | $49k |
| FY2019 | 6 | −40% | $48k |
| FY2018 | 10 | +233% | $46k |
| FY2017 | 3 | −25% | $31k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $55k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Music Instructors?
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 | Vivace Academy | 16 | $72k |
| 2 | Vienna Music | 6 | $46k |
| 3 | Arete Music Academy | 5 | $46k |
| 4 | Hovland Conservatory of Music | 4 | $42k |
| 5 | Honey Art Center | 4 | $48k |
| 6 | Fremont Mission Music Institute | 4 | $58k |
| 7 | The Music Place | 3 | $83k |
| 8 | Kansas Wesleyan University | 3 | $35k |
| 9 | San Marino Music Center | 2 | $56k |
| 10 | Alex S Music Studio | 2 | $31k |
Where are H-1B Music Instructor jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katy, TX | 16 | $72k |
| 2 | Bayside, NY | 6 | $46k |
| 3 | Flushing, NY | 5 | $52k |
| 4 | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 5 | $46k |
| 5 | Fremont, CA | 4 | $58k |
| 6 | Chandler, AZ | 3 | $73k |
| 7 | Salina, KS | 3 | $35k |
| 8 | San Jose, CA | 3 | $83k |
| 9 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $31k |
| 10 | San Marino, CA | 2 | $56k |
Common questions about Music Instructor H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Music Instructor?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Music Instructor is $83k (FY2025), from 9 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $48k and $73k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Music Instructors?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Music Instructor are Vivace Academy, Vienna Music, Arete Music Academy.
- Where are most H-1B Music Instructor jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Music Instructor roles are Katy, TX, Bayside, NY, Flushing, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean Music Instructor 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 →