US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Monterey, CA · Industry: Education

Short answer

Yes, US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center sponsors H-1B visas. It had 32 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $92,192.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

#1,426 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$92,192

−27% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level II

78% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

72FY2024

62FY2025

32FY2026*

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

12FY2023

2FY2024

7FY2025

6FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 32 filings

What US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $84,383
25th pct: $84,383
Median: $92,192
75th pct: $262,750
90th pct: $343,709

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 7%
Level II · qualified · 78%
Level III · experienced · 7%
Level IV · fully competent · 7%

Of 27 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Foreign Language Instructor	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$84,383	$84,383 – $84,383
Physician Gastroenterologist	Physicians, All Other	2	$299,932	$278,466 – $321,399
Physician	Physicians, All Other	2	$302,961	$271,080 – $334,842
Physician	Cardiologists	1	$370,000	$370,000 – $370,000
Physician	Psychiatrists	1	$250,000	$250,000 – $250,000
Physician General Surgery	Physicians, All Other	1	$239,138	$239,138 – $239,138
Physician Geriatrics	General Internal Medicine Physicians	1	$229,231	$229,231 – $229,231
Physician Hematology	Physicians, All Other	1	$350,000	$350,000 – $350,000

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
Monterey, CA	16	$84,383
Milwaukee, WI	2	$196,966
Houston, TX	2	$300,402
Miami, FL	2	$310,000
Oklahoma City, OK	1	$239,200
Philadelphia, PA	1	$250,000
Pittsburgh, PA	1	$286,990
San Antonio, TX	1	$308,000

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center files for

Extensions of current workers72%

23 — Continuing H-1B employment with US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

New hires25%

8 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Amended petitions0%

0 — Usually a new location or role

Transfers from other employers0%

0 — People switching to US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center from another H-1B employer

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	12	0	0	259
FY2024	2	0	0	375
FY2025	7	2	1	484
FY2026 so far	6	0	0	510

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Dliflc Osja Ad Law Immigration · Dliflc Osja · US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center · United States Military Academy

Compare with similar sponsors

University of Mississippi 37 filings · $67,275 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 9 Vanderbilt University 63 filings · $78,666 median Green cards FY2026 so far: 7

Questions about US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center H-1B sponsorship

Does US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center had 32 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #1,426 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center?

The median is $92,192; the middle half of filings fall between $84,383 and $262,750. The most-filed title, Foreign Language Instructor, has a median of $84,383.

Does US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center sponsor green cards?

US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center had 6 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.