H-1B salary guideSOC 25-1124Rank #68Updated May 2026

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1124). Based on 4,708 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$64,333

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$54,373

lower quartile

P75 wage

$75,763

upper quartile

Filings

4,708

Rank #68

Summary

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1124) is an occupation with 4,708 H-1B filings in the U.S. program. These are faculty positions teaching foreign languages and literature at colleges and universities. H-1B sponsorship is common in this field, with typical prevailing wages ranging from $54,373 (P25) to $75,763 (P75).

Wage progression across Department of Labor levels shows variation: Level I ranges from $53,000–$71,662, Level II from $58,989–$81,231, and Level III from $65,260–$96,800. Level IV salaries span $55,520–$82,928. The median wage across all filings is $64,333.

The top hiring states are California (688 filings, $69,290 median), New York (459 filings, $69,000 median), and Texas (381 filings, $57,020 median). Massachusetts and Michigan also sponsor many positions, with median wages of $74,990 and $62,079 respectively. Leading employers include the US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, University of Michigan, California Polytechnic State University, State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the University of Wisconsin System.

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	2,928	$53,000	$62,000	$71,662
Level II	560	$58,989	$67,897	$81,231
Level III	99	$65,260	$74,000	$96,800
Level IV	22	$55,520	$65,440	$82,928

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	688	$69,290
2	NY	459	$69,000
3	TX	381	$57,020
4	MI	236	$62,079
5	MA	233	$74,990
6	GA	199	$65,000
7	NJ	145	$72,000
8	IL	145	$61,650
9	WI	144	$57,100
10	PA	144	$61,000

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459

381

236

233

199

145

144

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER	107
2	University of Michigan	72
3	CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO	43
4	State University of New York at Stony Brook	40
5	University of Wisconsin System	35
6	Indiana University Indianapolis	34
7	The President & Fellows of Middlebury College	33
8	UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA	31
9	University of California, Berkeley	28
10	University of Oklahoma	26

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Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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