Foreign Language Professor salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oxford, Dahlonega, Decatur, Marietta.

Also listed as: Foreign Language Instructor, Assistant Professor of Spanish

Median salary$70,260
Middle 50%$58.3k–$77.5k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $69,336
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,797 and $89,650.
PercentileSalary
10th$56,814
25th$58,250
50th (median)$70,260
75th$77,500
90th$86,116

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $65,000 (11 filings) FY2021: median $75,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $53,500 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 14
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$65,000$62,500$75,75011
FY2021$75,000$58,500$77,25011
FY2022$53,500$49,250$62,25014
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Atlanta's median Foreign Language Professor salary of $70,260 is worth about $70,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in the Atlanta, GA area earned a median of $79,670 in May 2025 (210 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,260, 12% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Emory Universitytoo few7
Georgia State Universitytoo few2
University Of North Georgiatoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,260 15
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$47,630$70,26015

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.