Foreign Language Professor salary in Salinas, CA

Based on 63 certified H-1B filings in the Salinas, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Monterey, Seaside.

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

Median salary$84,383
Middle 50%$64.2k–$85.8k
vs. national median+22%comparison median $69,336
Filings63FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,150 and $87,347.
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 (23 filings) FY2021: median $56,950 (27 filings) FY2022: median $67,863 (29 filings) FY2023: median $70,250 (29 filings) FY2024: median $64,910 (44 filings) FY2025: median $84,383 (45 filings) FY2026: median $84,383 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 29 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 44 filings FY24 FY2025: 45 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 45
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$53,23023
FY2021$56,950$56,560$66,14727
FY2022$67,863$56,560$70,25029
FY2023$70,250$70,250$70,25029
FY2024$64,910$64,910$64,91044
FY2025$84,383$64,180$85,84045
FY2026$84,383$84,383$84,38318

Cost of living

Salinas's median Foreign Language Professor salary of $84,383 is worth about $77,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Salinas = 109.0).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Us Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center$84,38359
The President & Fellows of Middlebury Collegetoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,180 22
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.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$64,180$64,18022
Mid-level · Level II$84,383$84,38341

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.