H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR

Occupation profile for FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR covers 110 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $84,383.

FY2026 certified median
$84,383
Total filings
110
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$84,383–$84,383
Top employer
US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202450$64,910$64,910$64,910
FY202544$84,383$64,180$85,840
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$84,383$84,383$84,383

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORFY2024 $64,910; FY2025 $84,383; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $84,383$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$64,910FY2025$84,383FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$84,383Certified median offer, FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORFY2024 $64,910; FY2025 $84,383; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $84,383$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$64,910FY2025$84,383FY2026*$84,383
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER110 filings

Top cities

  1. Monterey99 filings
  2. Seaside4 filings
  3. Mililani4 filings
  4. Salinas1 filings
  5. Eisenhower1 filings
  6. Linthicum1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER · FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR110 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Salinas, CAArea 4150025-1124$57,260$82,187$107,113$132,040
2026-27Urban Honolulu, HIArea 4652025-1124$53,170$71,487$89,803$108,120
2026-27Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCArea 1226025-1124$51,970$68,327$84,683$101,040
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258025-1124$55,990$73,193$90,397$107,600