21 certified · Median $81,510 a year · Kotzebue, AK
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
15
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
$71,679
Median
$81,510
75th percentile
$89,232
A year, from 20 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Certified TeacherElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $61,3405
Middle/High School Language Arts TeacherMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $89,9994
Elementary TeacherElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $89,2323
Middle/High School Social Studies TeacherMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $77,2322
High School Science TeacherSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $72,1521
Kindergarten TeacherKindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education · median $86,6901
Lower Elementary TeacherElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $86,6901
Middle School Math/Science TeacherMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $89,2321
Middle School Mathematics TeacherMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $70,2591
Secondary Language Arts TeacherSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $85,7871
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.