H-1B salary guideSOC 25-1124Rank #78Updated Sep 2026
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1124). Based on 9,303 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$72,213
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$60,000
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$85,000
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
213
Rank #78 · 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 | 3,021 | $53,230 | $62,115 | $72,000 |
| Level II | 615 | $59,392 | $69,373 | $84,230 |
| Level III | 104 | $65,260 | $73,622 | $96,400 |
| Level IV | 29 | $55,520 | $71,679 | $107,998 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $53,230 | $62,115 | $72,000 |
| Level II | $59,392 | $69,373 | $84,230 |
| Level III | $65,260 | $73,622 | $96,400 |
| Level IV | $55,520 | $71,679 | $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
217
US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE I…
202
The President & Fellows of…
185
Trustees of the University…
146
University of Mississippi
57
Purdue University
54
University of Oregon
53
Lafourche Parish School Bo…
53
New York University
46
State University of New Yo…
44
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 | $72k |
Compare Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary with another occupation
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Who actually sponsors this role?
26 employers filed H-1B LCAs for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers — ranked, with certification rates and a sponsor-health signal.
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Understand the data
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