Visa Wage Index

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Employers filed 21 applications covering 21 positions for this role here, at a median of $140,000 a year. 12 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$79,940
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$117,850
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$155,760
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$193,670

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Columbia University Level II 44 $147,500
THE NEW SCHOOL Level I 22 $109,288
New York University Level I 22 $210,000
Columbia University Level I 11 $110,000
St. Francis College Level I 11 $80,000
Stevens Institute of Technology Level I 11 $140,000
Wagner College Level I 11 $80,000
Stevens Institute of Technology Level I 11 $145,000
Baruch College not stated 33 $207,148
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey not stated 33 $158,541
The City College of New York - CUNY not stated 11 $102,017
RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY not stated 11 $108,649

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.