51 certified · Median $72,710 a year · Albuquerque, NM
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
21
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
30
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$69,090
Median
$72,710
75th percentile
$73,350
A year, from 49 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Secondary School TeacherSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $72,71026
Elementary School TeacherElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $68,2327
Special Education TeacherSpecial Education Teachers, All Other · median $76,1006
Middle School TeacherMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $69,5804
Secondary School Teacher (Language Arts)Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $67,6502
TeacherElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $68,4552
College and Carrier CounselorEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · median $79,3521
College Career CounselorEducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · median $88,0261
Elementary School Teacher (Language Arts)Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $72,2301
Secondary School Teacher (Science Teacher)Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $59,5301
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.