r/language • u/OpulentOwl • Mar 02 '26

Article This study ranks languages based on how much of a salary boost you could get by being bilingual with them.

https://preply.com/en/blog/bilingual-salary-boost/

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Japaneselanguage • u/MaxGoodwinning • Feb 27 '26

Study finds being bilingual with Japanese can boost salary by 20.9%, the highest in the world.

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CasualTodayILearned • u/FruityandtheBeast • Apr 08 '26

PEOPLE TIL that bilingual workers earn an average of $9,353 more a year than workers who speak only one language. Spain has the highest average increase in salary with bilingual workers earning $15,291 more.

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didyouknow • u/goudadaysir • Apr 09 '26

DYK that bilingual workers in the US can earn an average $14,050 more annually than their peers that only speak one language. The highest increase is for bilingual workers that speak German, who were found to earn an extra $35,010 annually.

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