Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center salaries in Salinas, CA

Based on 59 certified H-1B filings by Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in the Salinas, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$84,383
Middle 50%$64.2k–$85.8k
vs. all employers here−2%comparison median $85,840
Filings59FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,180 and $85,840.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,180
25th$64,180
50th (median)$84,383
75th$85,840
90th$85,840

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $65k $90k FY2020: median $48,080 (21 filings) FY2021: median $56,755 (26 filings) FY2022: median $67,863 (24 filings) FY2023: median $70,250 (28 filings) FY2024: median $64,910 (43 filings) FY2025: median $84,383 (43 filings) FY2026: median $84,383 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 28 filings FY23 FY2024: 43 filings FY24 FY2025: 43 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 43
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$48,080$48,080$53,23021
FY2021$56,755$56,560$63,84826
FY2022$67,863$56,560$70,25024
FY2023$70,250$70,250$70,25028
FY2024$64,910$64,910$64,91043
FY2025$84,383$64,180$85,84043
FY2026$84,383$84,383$84,38316

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Foreign Language Professor$84,38359

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Salinas, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,180 18
Mid-level · Level II $84,383 41
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.