115 certified · Median $62,976 a year · Columbia, SC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
34
2
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
81
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
$52,708
Median
$62,976
75th percentile
$69,454
A year, from 115 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ELEMENTARY TEACHERElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $55,33520
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERSpecial Education Teachers, Middle School · median $74,40611
HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHERSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $55,3307
MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEACHERMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $44,8507
High School English TeacherSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $65,4576
High School Special Education TeacherSpecial Education Teachers, Secondary School · median $67,9346
EARLY CHILDHOOD ELEMENTARY TEACHERElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $62,5985
Elementary Special Education TeacherSpecial Education Teachers, Elementary School · median $63,7445
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $74,3455
Special Education TeacherSpecial Education Teachers, Middle School · median $74,4065
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.