H-1B salary guideSOC 25-1124Rank #77Updated Jun 2026
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1124). Based on 9,161 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$74,217
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$58,200
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$84,621
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
117
Rank #77 · FY2026
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 | 2,972 | $53,006 | $62,000 | $71,871 |
| Level II | 592 | $59,093 | $68,271 | $83,000 |
| Level III | 103 | $65,260 | $73,243 | $95,500 |
| Level IV | 25 | $55,520 | $68,480 | $107,998 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $53,006 | $62,000 | $71,871 |
| Level II | $59,093 | $68,271 | $83,000 |
| Level III | $65,260 | $73,243 | $95,500 |
| Level IV | $55,520 | $68,480 | $107,998 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
University of Michigan
209
US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE I…
197
The President & Fellows of…
171
Trustees of the University…
145
Purdue University
54
University of Mississippi
54
University of Oregon
53
Lafourche Parish School Bo…
53
New York University
46
State University of New Yo…
43
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $50k |
| FY2011 | $47k |
| FY2012 | $50k |
| FY2013 | $49k |
| FY2014 | $50k |
| FY2015 | $53k |
| FY2016 | $52k |
| FY2017 | $50k |
| FY2018 | $53k |
| FY2019 | $55k |
| FY2020 | $60k |
| FY2021 | $61k |
| FY2022 | $62k |
| FY2023 | $65k |
| FY2024 | $65k |
| FY2025 | $70k |
| FY2026 | $74k |
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