Foreign Language Professor salary in Austin, TX

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes San Marcos.

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

Median salary$63,202
Middle 50%$55.9k–$69.3k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $69,336
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,110 and $172,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$55,000
25th$55,923
50th (median)$63,202
75th$69,295
90th$106,150

Cost of living

Austin's median Foreign Language Professor salary of $63,202 is worth about $64,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $63,280 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $63,202, 0% 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
The University of Texas at Austin$63,20210
Texas State Universitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $61,250 11
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$44,060$61,25011

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.