Foreign Language Professor salary in Trenton, NJ

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Princeton.

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

Median salary$86,950
Middle 50%$84.8k–$106k
vs. national median+25%comparison median $69,336
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,735 and $114,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,050
25th$84,776
50th (median)$86,950
75th$106,000
90th$110,000

Cost of living

Trenton's median Foreign Language Professor salary of $86,950 is worth about $84,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Trenton = 103.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in the Trenton, NJ area earned a median of $79,060 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $86,950, 10% higher.

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 Trustees Of Princeton University$86,95011

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.