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Foreign Language Instructor Post Secondary

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2008).

34

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$51,550

Median Salary

National Average

-33.3%

Growth

Growth 2008-2012 (Filing Volume)

3

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$50,018

25th Percentile

$50,018

Median (50th)

$51,377

75th Percentile

$51,378

90th Percentile

$51,378

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Top Employers Hiring Foreign Language Instructor Post Secondary
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER (DLIFLC) 13 $50,250 $50,018 - $53,030 100.0%
US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LA 11 $53,245 $51,377 - $64,145 27.3%
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER 10 $51,377 $51,377 - $51,377 100.0%
Geographic Distribution
Based on 34 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 34 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
MONTEREY CA 34 $51,550
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2008 12 $50,018 100.0%
FY 2010 1 $53,030 100.0%
FY 2011 13 $52,957 100.0%
FY 2012 8 $51,378 0.0%
Company Comparison - Foreign Language Instructor Post Secondary

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER (DLIFLC) 13 $50,250 100.0%
US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LA 11 $53,245 27.3%
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER 10 $51,377 100.0%
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Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.