The team at Preply presents a study examining how much more bilingual workers earn than their monolingual colleagues. After analyzing thousands of data points, the team discovered that bilingual workers do earn significantly more on average. However, there are strong differences across jobs and industries, as well as by the country where the worker is employed and the second language they speak.
The country where bilingual workers earn the most is Spain, where they earn, on average, $15,291 more than monolingual employees. The USA ranks second, followed by Poland and the UK. In Spain, German speakers are the most highly sought after and earn more than speakers of any other second language. In the USA, there’s a high demand for Spanish speakers. Other popular languages include Japanese, Mandarin, French, and Portuguese. The study delves into the many factors that affect a bilingual speaker’s career, but the advantages of language proficiency are clear.
infographic by: preply.com
