Foreign Language Teacher H-1B salaries — 195 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 11
- Filings · FY2025
- $50k
- Median base · FY2025
- $49k–$54k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- New York City Department of Education
- Top sponsor · 41 all-time
Foreign Language Teacher: 195 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $50k across 11 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $49k and $54k. The biggest sponsors are New York City Department of Education, Harmony Public Schools, Dove Schools; most filings are in Brooklyn, NY.
How much does a Foreign Language Teacher make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $50k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Foreign Language Teacher sponsorship changed?
37 certified filings in FY2016 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | −27% | $54k |
| FY2025 | 11 | +175% | $50k |
| FY2024 | 4 | −64% | $59k |
| FY2023 | 11 | 0% | $46k |
| FY2022 | 11 | −35% | $51k |
| FY2021 | 17 | +89% | $51k |
| FY2020 | 9 | −62% | $58k |
| FY2019 | 24 | −14% | $52k |
| FY2018 | 28 | −20% | $47k |
| FY2017 | 35 | −5% | $46k |
| FY2016 | 37 | — | $43k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Foreign Language Teachers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City Department of Education | 41 | $55k |
| 2 | Harmony Public Schools | 22 | $51k |
| 3 | Dove Schools | 10 | $34k |
| 4 | Little Scholars of Arkansas | 10 | $42k |
| 5 | NI Hao Chinese | 8 | $46k |
| 6 | Harmony School of Innovation-Fort Worth | 5 | $49k |
| 7 | Oneida Herkimer Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services | 4 | $43k |
| 8 | River City Education Services | 4 | $46k |
| 9 | Fulton Science Academy Private School | 3 | $49k |
| 10 | Cibecue Community Schools | 3 | $34k |
Where are H-1B Foreign Language Teacher jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn, NY | 42 | $55k |
| 2 | Houston, TX | 11 | $50k |
| 3 | Torrance, CA | 9 | $46k |
| 4 | Little Rock, AR | 7 | $42k |
| 5 | Laredo, TX | 7 | $49k |
| 6 | Dallas, TX | 6 | $47k |
| 7 | Tulsa, OK | 6 | $33k |
| 8 | Oklahoma City, OK | 5 | $34k |
| 9 | Fort Worth, TX | 5 | $49k |
| 10 | San Antonio, TX | 5 | $51k |
Common questions about Foreign Language Teacher H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Foreign Language Teacher?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Foreign Language Teacher is $50k (FY2025), from 11 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $43k and $54k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Foreign Language Teachers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Foreign Language Teacher are New York City Department of Education, Harmony Public Schools, Dove Schools.
- Where are most H-1B Foreign Language Teacher jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Foreign Language Teacher roles are Brooklyn, NY, Houston, TX, Torrance, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Foreign Language Teacher H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →