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Instructor in Philadelphia, PA

Job title · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Job title as filed
Instructor
City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Applications FY2022–FY2026
30
Median offered wage
$100,000
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$100,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Instructor" and a worksite in Philadelphia.

Applications by fiscal year

47FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
47FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20224
FY20236
FY20247
FY20256
FY2026*7
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania26
  2. Thomas Jefferson University2
  3. Temple University--a Commonwealth University2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $100,000; middle half $84,420 to $134,057 · median prevailing wage $74,477 (marker) · 25 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I11
  2. Level II14
  3. Level III3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Instructor" appears on 2,745 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 225 employers for worksites in 210 cities; the median offered wage is $74,200, so the median in Philadelphia is 34.8% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,745
Employers nationwide
225
Cities with filings
210
National median offered wage
$74,200
Share of national filings in Philadelphia
1.1%
Cities with the most applications for Instructor
  1. Houston, TX261
  2. New York City, NY260
  3. Daytona Beach, FL236
  4. St. Louis, MO162
  5. Dallas, TX160
  6. Stanford, CA128
  7. Boston, MA93
  8. Worcester, MA76
  9. Baltimore, MD69
  10. Omaha, NE64
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Philadelphia job market

Philadelphia has 15,436 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,606 job titles and 1,960 employers; "Instructor" ranks #56 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Philadelphia, all job titles
15,436
Job titles filed
4,606
Rank of Instructor in Philadelphia
56
Median offered wage in Philadelphia, all job titles
$95,701
National median wage, Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (all job titles)
$139,050
Other job titles in Philadelphia
  1. Senior Consultant579
  2. Manager444
  3. Research Associate389
  4. Postdoctoral Researcher331
  5. Software Developer300
  6. Software Engineer192
  7. Assistant Professor192
  8. Consultant180
  9. Engineer 4, Software Development & Engineering168
  10. Engineer 3, Software Development & Engineering155
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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