Visa Wage Index

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Employers filed 18 applications covering 18 positions for this role here, at a median of $87,204 a year. 12 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$58,980
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$85,473
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$111,967
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$138,460

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Columbia University Level I 77 $81,800
New York University Level II 22 $106,300
Bard College Level II 11 $85,473
Fordham University Level I 11 $71,751
New York University Level I 11 $91,145
Baruch College not stated 11 $98,995
Hunter College of the City University of New York not stated 11 $98,995
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY not stated 11 $97,487
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey not stated 11 $87,204
State University of New York at Stony Brook not stated 11 $60,000
State University of New York - Purchase College not stated 11 $63,654

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.