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Language Instructor

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Language Instructor insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings360All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$64,180308 eligible salary records
Employer names41Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$53,230–$70,250Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
016314763FY 2016: 29 filings16FY 2017: 23 filings17FY 2018: 39 filings18FY 2019: 27 filings19FY 2020: 26 filings20FY 2021: 32 filings21FY 2022: 28 filings22FY 2023: 33 filings23FY 2024: 56 filings24FY 2025: 47 filings25FY 2026: 20 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*20 filings$84,383 median · n=19

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$50k–$75kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 308 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Foreign Language Instructor305
$64,910 median · n=280 eligible
Language Instructor12
$56,000 median · n=3 eligible
English Language Instructor5
$52,000 median · n=3 eligible
Chinese Language Instructor4
$41,089 median · n=4 eligible
College Spanish Language Instructor4
$52,900 median · n=3 eligible
French Language Instructor4
$46,222 median · n=2 eligible
World Language Instructor (Chinese)4
$55,485 median · n=3 eligible
Chinese Language Instructor And Curriculum Developer3
$38,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Monterey, CA265
$64,910 median · n=245 eligible
Monterey, CALIFORNIA19
$44,700 median · n=17 eligible
Cambridge, MA7
$60,970 median · n=2 eligible
Mililani, HI7
$64,910 median · n=7 eligible
Boston, MA5
$35,000 median · n=2 eligible
Fort Worth, TX4
$55,485 median · n=3 eligible
Roswell, NM4
$52,900 median · n=3 eligible
Seaside, CA4
$85,840 median · n=4 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
91.4%Certified LCAs
Certified329 91.4%
Denied15 4.2%
Certified - Withdrawn12 3.3%
Withdrawn4 1.1%

Denominator: all 360 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center284
$64,910 median · n=267 eligible
Dliflc - Defense Language Institute Foreigh Language Center13
$55,400 median · n=9 eligible
Harvard University7
$60,970 median · n=2 eligible
Dliflc - Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center4
$57,602 median · n=3 eligible
New Mexico Military Institute4
$52,900 median · n=3 eligible
Trinity Valley School4
$55,485 median · n=3 eligible
University Of Montana3
$57,323 median · n=3 eligible
Boston Smartstudy LLC2
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$64,180Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$47,030
25th percentile$53,230
Median (50th)$64,180
75th percentile$70,250
90th percentile$84,383

n=308 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

360 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
English Skills Learning CenterEnglish Language Instructor

Filing details

$52,000 /yr

I-200-26155-983290
Reported wage: $52,000 / year
Annualized: $52,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-06-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Valley City, UT06/04/202606/15/2026
English Skills Learning CenterEnglish Language Instructor

Filing details

$52,000 /yr

I-200-26155-983324
Reported wage: $52,000 / year
Annualized: $52,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-11
Employment end: 2029-06-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

West Valley City, UT06/04/202606/22/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26138-924643
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-26
Employment end: 2029-08-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA05/18/202608/09/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26138-924720
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-26
Employment end: 2029-08-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA05/18/202608/22/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26132-900167
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-19
Employment end: 2029-07-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA05/12/202607/16/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26132-902172
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-19
Employment end: 2029-07-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA05/12/202607/29/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26114-833833
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-01
Employment end: 2029-06-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA04/24/202606/30/2026
Harvard UniversityLanguage Instructor

Filing details

$65,940 /yr

I-200-26078-714892
Reported wage: $65,940 / year
Annualized: $65,940
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-26
Employment end: 2029-06-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cambridge, MA03/19/202606/15/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26064-680933
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-11
Employment end: 2029-06-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA03/04/202606/20/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26064-680987
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-11
Employment end: 2029-06-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA03/04/202606/13/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26034-615178
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-09
Employment end: 2029-07-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA02/02/202607/20/2026
Harvard UniversityLanguage Instructor

Filing details

$65,940 /yr

I-200-25199-184745
Reported wage: $65,940 / year
Annualized: $65,940
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-06
Employment end: 2028-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cambridge, MA07/18/202509/01/2025
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26021-577464
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-28
Employment end: 2029-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA01/21/202605/01/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-26021-578197
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-28
Employment end: 2029-05-07
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA01/21/202605/08/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25349-484327
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-22
Employment end: 2029-01-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA12/15/202501/30/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25335-446738
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-08
Employment end: 2029-01-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA12/01/202501/30/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25273-346067
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-07
Employment end: 2029-01-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA09/30/202501/17/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25272-342013
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-06
Employment end: 2028-12-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA09/29/202512/05/2025
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25272-342892
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-06
Employment end: 2028-12-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA09/29/202512/16/2025
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25268-335568
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-04
Employment end: 2028-12-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA09/25/202512/30/2025
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25266-329883
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-30
Employment end: 2028-12-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA09/23/202512/16/2025
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 per month

I-200-25272-343156
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / month
Annualized: $1,012,596
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-30
Employment end: 2029-01-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA09/29/202501/17/2026
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25224-237791
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-19
Employment end: 2028-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA08/12/202509/09/2025
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeEnglish As A Second Language Instructor

Filing details

$21.55 per hour

I-200-25220-230743
Reported wage: $21.55–$23.7 / hour
Annualized: $44,824
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-15
Employment end: 2028-11-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Salisbury, NC08/08/202511/03/2025
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterForeign Language Instructor

Filing details

$84,383 /yr

I-200-25218-226423
Reported wage: $84,383–$160,300 / year
Annualized: $84,383
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-13
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Monterey, CA08/06/202510/01/2025

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.