Linguist Salaries in the United States
How much does a Linguist make in the United States?
Linguists earn $61,000 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 8% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Linguists work for GLS Group at $119,000 annually while the lowest paid Linguists work for Army National Guard earning approximately $29,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$65K United States Army's Average Linguist Salary (16 salaries)
+$4K (6%) more than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
+$23K (42%) more than average United States Army salary ($42K)
-$40K (88%) less than average United States Army Linguist salary ($65K)
"Fair, this is not accurate as I don't believe anywhere else you are paid to study a language."
$30K
United States Army Linguist
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-$35K (73%) less than average United States Army Linguist salary ($65K)
$101K
United States Army Linguist
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+$36K (43%) more than average United States Army Linguist salary ($65K)
$29K Army National Guard's Average Linguist Salary (4 salaries)
-$32K (71%) less than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
-$9K (26%) less than average Army National Guard salary ($38K)
+$27K (63%) more than average Army National Guard Linguist salary ($29K)
"I am being underpaid because I speak a very difficult language and get little for it."
$18K
Army National Guard Linguist
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-$11K (46%) less than average Army National Guard Linguist salary ($29K)
$18K
Army National Guard Linguist
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-$11K (46%) less than average Army National Guard Linguist salary ($29K)
$63K L-3's Average Linguist Salary (25 salaries)
+$2K (3%) more than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
-$8K (11%) less than average L-3 salary ($71K)
$71K
L-3 Linguist
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+$8K (11%) more than average L-3 Linguist salary ($63K)
$81K
L-3 Linguist
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+$18K (25%) more than average L-3 Linguist salary ($63K)
$111K
L-3 Linguist
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+$48K (55%) more than average L-3 Linguist salary ($63K)
$62K Mission Essential Personnel's Average Linguist Salary (8 salaries)
+$1K (1%) more than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
-$14K (20%) less than average Mission Essential Personnel salary ($76K)
+$39K (47%) more than average Mission Essential Personnel Linguist salary ($62K)
+$29K (37%) more than average Mission Essential Personnel Linguist salary ($62K)
+$59K (64%) more than average Mission Essential Personnel Linguist salary ($62K)
$85K Northrop Grumman's Average Linguist Salary (6 salaries)
+$24K (32%) more than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
+$10K (12%) more than average Northrop Grumman salary ($75K)
$51K
Northrop Grumman Linguist
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-$34K (50%) less than average Northrop Grumman Linguist salary ($85K)
$110K
Northrop Grumman Linguist
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+$25K (25%) more than average Northrop Grumman Linguist salary ($85K)
$13K
Northrop Grumman Linguist
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-$72K (146%) less than average Northrop Grumman Linguist salary ($85K)
$66K Global Linguist Solutions' Average Linguist Salary (5 salaries)
+$5K (7%) more than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
-$17K (22%) less than average Global Linguist Solutions salary ($83K)
+$5K (7%) more than average Global Linguist Solutions Linguist salary ($66K)
+$81K (76%) more than average Global Linguist Solutions Linguist salary ($66K)
+$45K (50%) more than average Global Linguist Solutions Linguist salary ($66K)
$91K SOS Security's Average Linguist Salary (4 salaries)
+$30K (39%) more than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
+$56K (88%) more than average SOS Security salary ($35K)
$141K
SOS Security Linguist
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+$50K (43%) more than average SOS Security Linguist salary ($91K)
$201K
SOS Security Linguist
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+$110K (75%) more than average SOS Security Linguist salary ($91K)
$41K
SOS Security Linguist
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-$50K (75%) less than average SOS Security Linguist salary ($91K)
$63K MVM's Average Linguist Salary (4 salaries)
+$2K (3%) more than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
+$13K (23%) more than average MVM salary ($50K)
$51K
MVM Linguist
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-$12K (21%) less than average MVM Linguist salary ($63K)
$72K
MVM Linguist
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+$9K (13%) more than average MVM Linguist salary ($63K)
$46K
MVM Linguist
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-$17K (31%) less than average MVM Linguist salary ($63K)
$56K AllWorld Language Consultants' Average Linguist Salary (4 salaries)
-$5K (8%) less than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
-$2K (3%) less than average AllWorld Language Consultants salary ($58K)
-$16K (33%) less than average AllWorld Language Consultants Linguist salary ($56K)
+$5K (8%) more than average AllWorld Language Consultants Linguist salary ($56K)
+$5K (8%) more than average AllWorld Language Consultants Linguist salary ($56K)
$105K U.S. Department of Defense's Average Linguist Salary (3 salaries)
+$44K (53%) more than national average Linguist salary ($61K)
+$45K (54%) more than average U.S. Department of Defense salary ($60K)
+$76K (53%) more than average U.S. Department of Defense Linguist salary ($105K)
-$77K (115%) less than average U.S. Department of Defense Linguist salary ($105K)
+$82K (56%) more than average U.S. Department of Defense Linguist salary ($105K)
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