What are the main factors that influence a Language Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Language Engineer's salary?

A Language Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,830 for beginners, reaching about $62,181 at mid-level, and approach $65,887 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Language Engineer?

Language Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Language Engineer roles are District of Columbia $68,847, California $68,586, Massachusetts $67,672. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Language Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Language Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Language Consultant: $71,083; Language Researcher: $69,104; Language Specialist: $65,482; Language Instructor: $63,393; Language Teacher: $62,973.

How do different companies affect a Language Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Language Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Language Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Language Engineer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Language Engineer in the United States is $62,181 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Language Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,227
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,983 to $70,580
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,520

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Language Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,580	$5,882	$1,357	$34
Average	$62,181	$5,182	$1,196	$30
25th Percentile	$53,983	$4,499	$1,038	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Language Engineer Salaries

A Language Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Language Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Language Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,830
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,078
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,181
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,640
Expert (over 8 years): $65,887

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Language Engineer	$58,830
Intermediate Level Language Engineer	$59,078
Senior Level Language Engineer	$62,181
Specialist Level Language Engineer	$65,640
Expert Level Language Engineer	$65,887

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How Do Language Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Language Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,847.
California: $68,586.
Massachusetts: $67,672.

District of Columbia $68,847 California $68,586 Massachusetts $67,672 Washington $67,423 New Jersey $67,398 Alaska $67,311 Connecticut $66,453 New York $66,105

Hawaii $64,992 Rhode Island $64,469 Maryland $64,115 Minnesota $63,630 Colorado $63,443 Illinois $63,381 Oregon $63,145 Delaware $62,971

New Hampshire $62,861 Virginia $62,616 Pennsylvania $61,901 Nevada $61,541 North Dakota $61,423 Michigan $61,236 Wisconsin $61,168 Vermont $61,031

Texas $60,652 Maine $60,627 Arizona $60,589 Ohio $60,546 Georgia $59,974 Indiana $59,688 Wyoming $59,632 Utah $59,545

Iowa $59,507 Kansas $59,209 Louisiana $59,122 North Carolina $59,091 Missouri $59,078 Florida $58,836 Montana $58,705 Nebraska $58,581

Kentucky $58,513 South Carolina $58,264 Tennessee $58,108 Idaho $58,046 New Mexico $57,592 Oklahoma $57,493 Alabama $57,126 South Dakota $56,510

Arkansas $56,174 West Virginia $55,994 Mississippi $55,453

Top Paying Cities for Language Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $78,429
San Francisco: $77,658
Oakland: $75,936

San Jose, CA $78,429

San Francisco, CA $77,658

Oakland, CA $75,936

New York, NY $72,062

Queens Village, NY $71,595

Paramus, NJ $71,098

Passaic, NJ $71,036

Bergenfield, NJ $70,974

Stamford, CT $70,880

Huntington, NY $70,818

Newark, NJ $70,414

Bridgeport, CT $70,290

New Brunswick, NJ $70,084

Vallejo, CA $69,954

Middlesex, NJ $69,917

Somerset, NJ $69,861

Petaluma, CA $69,718

Santa Cruz, CA $69,475

Boston, MA $69,351

Monterey, CA $69,040

Fairbanks, AK $68,996

Los Angeles, CA $68,878

Washington, DC $68,847

Seattle, WA $68,735

Santa Rosa, CA $68,723

Juneau, AK $68,542

Orange, CA $68,337

Anchorage, AK $68,225

Anaheim, CA $68,182

Santa Ana, CA $68,088

Nassau, NY $68,051

Long Beach, CA $68,026

Danbury, CT $68,008

Santa Maria, CA $67,796

Everett, WA $67,784

Bremerton, WA $67,479

Trenton, NJ $67,361

Sacramento, CA $67,336

San Diego, CA $67,305

Brockton, MA $67,280

Tacoma, WA $67,255

Santa Barbara, CA $67,168

Lowell, MA $66,919

New Suffolk, NY $66,895

Nashua, NH $66,820

Lompoc, CA $66,720

Ventura, CA $66,658

Stockton, CA $66,640

New Haven, CT $66,515

Atlantic City, NJ $66,354

Hartford, CT $66,217

Modesto, CA $66,186

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,049

New Britain, CT $66,018

Olympia, WA $65,931

Kennewick, WA $65,931

New London, CT $65,918

Norwich, CT $65,900

Lawrence, MA $65,869

Bakersfield, CA $65,694

Riverside, CA $65,607

New Bedford, MA $65,607

Richland, WA $65,545

Portsmouth, NH $65,495

Vineland, NJ $65,483

San Bernardino, CA $65,433

Boulder, CO $65,259

Worcester, MA $65,209

Portland, OR $65,153

Saint Paul, MN $65,079

Minneapolis, MN $65,079

Philadelphia, PA $64,992

Honolulu, HI $64,662

Springfield, MA $64,445

Providence, RI $64,438

Chicago, IL $64,258

Bellingham, WA $64,183

Baltimore, MD $64,115

Chico, CA $63,960

Wilmington, DE $63,854

Pittsfield, MA $63,792

Manchester, NH $63,674

Spokane, WA $63,400

Denver, CO $63,394

Albany, NY $63,101

Troy, NY $63,077

Schenectady, NY $62,946

Burlington, VT $62,809

Portland, ME $62,592

Salem, OR $62,542

Yakima, WA $62,529

Ann Arbor, MI $62,511

Rochester, MN $62,337

Fresno, CA $62,306

Reno, NV $62,306

Milwaukee, WI $62,250

Detroit, MI $62,187

Allentown, PA $62,169

Carson City, NV $62,163

Houston, TX $62,069

Colorado Springs, CO $62,063

Syracuse, NY $62,032

Eugene, OR $61,914

Bismarck, ND $61,839

Gary, IN $61,839

Galveston, TX $61,839

Springfield, OR $61,789

Medford, OR $61,640

Fort Collins, CO $61,615

Austin, TX $61,566

Mesa, AZ $61,435

Phoenix, AZ $61,423

Dallas, TX $61,404

Reading, PA $61,367

Saint Cloud, MN $61,342

Concord, NH $61,286

Madison, WI $61,261

Utica, NY $61,093

Raleigh, NC $61,043

Las Vegas, NV $61,037

Rochester, NY $60,994

Des Moines, IA $60,987

Atlanta, GA $60,888

Battle Creek, MI $60,869

Salt Lake City, UT $60,851

Lancaster, PA $60,757

Champaign, IL $60,745

Harrisburg, PA $60,670

Durham, NC $60,614

Kansas City, MO $60,608

Kansas City, KS $60,596

Fort Worth, TX $60,589

Boca Raton, FL $60,564

Cleveland, OH $60,558

Columbus, OH $60,546

Pittsburgh, PA $60,540

Richmond, VA $60,515

Indianapolis, IN $60,502

Cincinnati, OH $60,421

Petersburg, VA $60,328

Billings, MT $60,191

Lansing, MI $60,191

Huntsville, AL $60,191

Lebanon, PA $60,185

Dayton, OH $60,179

Pueblo, CO $60,179

Appleton, WI $60,160

Buffalo, NY $60,135

Racine, WI $60,104

Charlotte, NC $60,098

Saint Louis, MO $60,079

Springfield, IL $60,055

Elkhart, IN $60,042

York, PA $60,042

Gastonia, NC $60,036

Benton Harbor, MI $60,036

Beaumont, TX $59,999

Lorain, OH $59,986

Toledo, OH $59,961

Binghamton, NY $59,930

Rock Hill, SC $59,924

Rockford, IL $59,893

Fargo, ND $59,862

Elyria, OH $59,862

Flagstaff, AZ $59,818

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,781

Miami, FL $59,744

Duluth, MN $59,644

Bangor, ME $59,563

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,495

Louisville, KY $59,464

Grand Rapids, MI $59,451

Hialeah, FL $59,445

Casper, WY $59,358

Scranton, PA $59,284

New Orleans, LA $59,265

Virginia Beach, VA $59,259

Akron, OH $59,228

Peoria, IL $59,147

Sarasota, FL $59,134

Green Bay, WI $59,091

Baton Rouge, LA $59,060

Charleston, SC $59,047

Nashville, TN $59,029

Jamestown, NY $59,016

Davenport, IA $59,016

Tucson, AZ $58,985

Cheyenne, WY $58,966

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,948

Tampa, FL $58,935

Omaha, NE $58,923

Port Arthur, TX $58,898

Evansville, IN $58,898

Bradenton, FL $58,873

Santa Fe, NM $58,761

Orlando, FL $58,699

Clearwater, FL $58,631

Canton, OH $58,500

La Crosse, WI $58,500

Grand Forks, ND $58,481

Albuquerque, NM $58,463

Tulsa, OK $58,463

Newport News, VA $58,457

High Point, NC $58,438

Ogden, UT $58,413

Corpus Christi, TX $58,363

Laramie, WY $58,326

Norfolk, VA $58,326

Rock Island, IL $58,289

Saginaw, MI $58,276

Jacksonville, FL $58,270

Salisbury, NC $58,258

Memphis, TN $58,245

Moline, IL $58,214

Fort Myers, FL $58,195

Waterloo, IA $58,115

Spartanburg, SC $58,052

Lincoln, NE $58,021

Fort Wayne, IN $58,009

Birmingham, AL $57,940

Cedar Falls, IA $57,928

Provo, UT $57,922

Springfield, OH $57,916

San Antonio, TX $57,903

Greensboro, NC $57,878

South Bend, IN $57,872

Winston Salem, NC $57,866

Boise, ID $57,847

Savannah, GA $57,804

Muskegon, MI $57,692

Lima, OH $57,617

Lake Charles, LA $57,592

Anderson, IN $57,580

Lexington, KY $57,561

Augusta, GA $57,542

Greenville, SC $57,542

Wichita, KS $57,487

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,487

Columbia, SC $57,431

Bloomington, IN $57,275

Roanoke, VA $57,238

Asheville, NC $57,157

Knoxville, TN $57,051

Shreveport, LA $57,045

Wilmington, NC $56,964

Frankfort, KY $56,846

Oklahoma City, OK $56,803

Chillicothe, OH $56,778

Longview, TX $56,771

Topeka, KS $56,753

Mobile, AL $56,660

Terre Haute, IN $56,635

Erie, PA $56,628

Altoona, PA $56,597

Melbourne, FL $56,579

Amarillo, TX $56,554

Killeen, TX $56,535

Fayetteville, AR $56,485

Sioux Falls, SD $56,442

Chattanooga, TN $56,405

Idaho Falls, ID $56,398

Gainesville, FL $56,268

Portsmouth, OH $56,237

Little Rock, AR $56,224

Lynchburg, VA $56,224

Lafayette, LA $56,199

Youngstown, OH $56,199

Temple, TX $56,174

Daytona Beach, FL $56,162

Clarksville, TN $56,156

Pensacola, FL $56,150

Hopkinsville, KY $55,963

Charleston, WV $55,957

Florence, SC $55,926

Sioux City, IA $55,888

Macon, GA $55,708

Tallahassee, FL $55,702

Fayetteville, NC $55,689

Waco, TX $55,677

Wichita Falls, TX $55,677

Pine Bluff, AR $55,652

Vincennes, IN $55,534

Lubbock, TX $55,509

Great Falls, MT $55,472

Alamogordo, NM $55,466

Abilene, TX $55,416

Rapid City, SD $55,335

Monroe, LA $55,335

Albany, GA $55,298

Huntington, WV $55,292

Jackson, MS $55,285

Greenville, MS $55,279

Parkersburg, WV $55,217

Montgomery, AL $55,204

Johnstown, PA $55,192

Springfield, MO $55,142

Biloxi, MS $55,111

Sumter, SC $54,981

Columbus, GA $54,974

Twin Falls, ID $54,937

Pascagoula, MS $54,856

Kingsport, TN $54,695

Gulfport, MS $54,676

Alexandria, LA $54,471

Fort Smith, AR $54,315

El Paso, TX $54,147

Helena, MT $54,067

Las Cruces, NM $53,868

Harlingen, TX $53,693

Pocatello, ID $53,638

Florence, AL $53,619

Brownsville, TX $53,606

Dothan, AL $53,507

Mcallen, TX $53,476

Columbus, MS $53,016

Altus, OK $52,730

Lawton, OK $52,612

Pierre, SD $52,388

What Skills Can Increase a Language Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.77% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.91% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Economics (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.77%
Spring	1.91%
Economics	1.37%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Language Engineer's salary.

Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Computer Science	$73,374	18%
Analysis	$68,399	10%
Commitment	$64,668	4%
Presentation	$64,668	4%
Programming	$64,668	4%
Curriculum Development	$64,047	3%

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How Education impacts a Language Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Language Engineers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Language Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $49,183 and $56,844).

Language Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Language Engineer

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 23.2%

Associates 66.7%

Bachelors 23.2%

Masters 66.7%

Doctorate 9.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	23.2%
Associates	66.7%
Bachelors	23.2%
Masters	66.7%
Doctorate	9.1%

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Language Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Language Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$53,983

Average $62,181/year

$70,580

$4,499

Average $5,182/month

$5,882

$1,038

Average $1,196/week

$1,357

$26

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,580	$5,882	$1,357	$34
Average	$62,181	$5,182	$1,196	$30
25th Percentile	$53,983	$4,499	$1,038	$26

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Salary Trends for Language Engineer

Salaries for a Language Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,313 in 2023 to around $52,462 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Language Engineer salary trends, .

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