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FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 25-1124.00
SOC Category: Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023

Updated 2026-05-23

FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR (SOC 25-1124.00, Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 24 filing records. Filed base wages span $64,180 to $85,840 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $84,383. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Median Salary

$84,383

H-1B LCA Filings

24LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$85,840
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Role Filing Pattern

FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 24 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.

Location Pattern

Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Monterey, CA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.

Salary Caveat

The median shown here is a filed base wage signal from public LCA records. It generally excludes equity, bonus, benefits, and compensation changes after filing.

Salary Distribution (Base)

LCA filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$64,180
P25$64,180
Median$84,383
P75$84,383
Max$85,840

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR?
The median filed base salary for FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR H-1B LCA records is $84,383 per year.
How many FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 24 Labor Condition Applications filed for the FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR?
Top employers filing LCAs for FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR include: US ARMY DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER.

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