Portsmouth Public Schools

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Portsmouth, VA · Industry: Education

Short answer

Yes, Portsmouth Public Schools sponsors H-1B visas. It had 40 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $53,210.

No green card (PERM) filings found for Portsmouth Public Schools since FY2023. It sponsors H-1B work visas, but we see no record of it starting green cards.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

#1,110 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$53,210

−58% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level I

93% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

75FY2024

111FY2025

40FY2026*

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

No PERM labor certifications on record for FY2023 or later.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 40 filings

What Portsmouth Public Schools pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $50,410
25th pct: $50,410
Median: $53,210
75th pct: $54,185
90th pct: $55,340

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 93%
Level II · qualified · 5%
Level III · experienced · 3%
Level IV · fully competent · 0%

Of 40 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Portsmouth Public Schools sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Elementary School Teacher	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	7	$50,410	$50,410 – $55,072
Special Education Teacher Elementary	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	6	$55,340	$55,340 – $55,340
Elementary Teacher	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	5	$50,410	$50,410 – $50,410
Teacher	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	5	$50,410	$50,410 – $50,410
Middle School Teacher	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	4	$53,210	$53,210 – $53,210
Special Education Teacher High School	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	3	$53,110	$53,110 – $53,110
Teacher	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2	$53,210	$53,210 – $53,210
Ela Teacher Middle	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1	$53,210	$53,210 – $53,210

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
Portsmouth, VA	39	$53,210
Porstmouth, VA	1	$55,340

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Portsmouth Public Schools files for

Extensions of current workers93%

37 — Continuing H-1B employment with Portsmouth Public Schools

New hires8%

3 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions0%

0 — Usually a new location or role

Transfers from other employers0%

0 — People switching to Portsmouth Public Schools from another H-1B employer

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

No PERM labor certifications for Portsmouth Public Schools in FY2023 or later.

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Rona M. Lum, P.C. · David Z. Lu & Associates · Sivaraman Immigration Law

Compare with similar sponsors

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Questions about Portsmouth Public Schools H-1B sponsorship

Does Portsmouth Public Schools sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Portsmouth Public Schools had 40 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #1,110 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Portsmouth Public Schools?

The median is $53,210; the middle half of filings fall between $50,410 and $54,185. The most-filed title, Elementary School Teacher, has a median of $50,410.

Does Portsmouth Public Schools sponsor green cards?

We found no PERM labor certifications for Portsmouth Public Schools in FY2023 or later.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.