English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for english language and literature teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $78,760 a year. About 57,720 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,270
- 25th percentile
- $60,900
- Median percentile
- $78,760
- 75th percentile
- $103,130
- 90th percentile
- $137,250
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $130,490
- New Hampshire $98,650
- Connecticut $97,310
- Oregon $91,870
- Michigan $90,240
- Vermont $86,870
- Nevada $85,830
- New York $84,850
- Maine $84,290
- Minnesota $84,200
- Massachusetts $83,980
- Maryland $83,760
- Alaska $82,770
- District of Columbia $82,300
- Wisconsin $80,800
- Pennsylvania $80,670
- Washington $79,840
- Iowa $79,720
- Rhode Island $79,190
- Texas $78,900
- New Jersey $78,760
- Nebraska $78,450
- Illinois $77,570
- Arizona $76,990
- Utah $73,280
- Montana $73,160
- Missouri $73,070
- Colorado $72,910
- Indiana $69,180
- Virginia $67,330
- New Mexico $66,450
- Georgia $65,530
- Ohio $65,140
- Kentucky $65,090
- South Carolina $64,470
- Tennessee $64,220
- North Dakota $63,690
- North Carolina $63,370
- West Virginia $63,280
- South Dakota $62,960
- Alabama $62,910
- Kansas $62,340
- Wyoming $62,030
- Mississippi $60,680
- Louisiana $60,350
- Florida $59,740
- Arkansas $56,520
- Oklahoma $53,200
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $165,090
- Riverside, CA $160,050
- Fresno, CA $137,730
- Ann Arbor, MI $137,400
- San Diego, CA $132,500
- Bakersfield, CA $132,230
- Los Angeles, CA $128,810
- Sacramento, CA $128,160
- McAllen, TX $114,010
- San Jose, CA $107,770
- Athens, GA $105,970
- Madison, WI $104,190
- Detroit, MI $104,070
- Harrisburg, PA $103,540
- Manchester, NH $102,550
- Houston, TX $102,500
- Trenton, NJ $102,410
- Amherst Town, MA $101,500
- Santa Maria, CA $99,850
- Waterbury, CT $99,140
- New Haven, CT $98,560
- Scranton, PA $97,520
- Norwich, CT $97,310
- New York, NY $96,430
- Portland, OR $91,870
- Salem, OR $89,180
- Boston, MA $87,020
- Springfield, MA $86,410
- Las Vegas, NV $85,830
- Milwaukee, WI $85,180
- Hartford, CT $85,050
- Lansing, MI $84,790
- Minneapolis, MN $84,250
- St. Cloud, MN $84,240
- Wilmington, NC $83,910
- Baltimore, MD $83,640
- Philadelphia, PA $83,500
- Lawrence, KS $83,490
- Reading, PA $83,460
- Burlington, VT $83,240
- Denver, CO $82,770
- Flagstaff, AZ $82,560
- Springfield, IL $82,220
- Washington, DC $82,080
- Santa Fe, NM $81,960
- Dallas, TX $81,570
- Albany, NY $81,040
- Seattle, WA $80,770
- Buffalo, NY $80,680
- Portland, ME $80,580
- Columbia, MO $80,250
- Worcester, MA $80,170
- Lincoln, NE $79,860
- Harrisonburg, VA $79,840
- Kansas City, MO $79,250
- Syracuse, NY $79,220
- Providence, RI $79,190
- College Station, TX $79,140
- Allentown, PA $79,100
- Bellingham, WA $79,040
- Austin, TX $78,920
- Bloomington, IL $78,860
- Chicago, IL $78,620
- Omaha, NE $78,450
- Ithaca, NY $78,440
- Columbia, SC $78,360
- St. Louis, MO $78,300
- Grand Rapids, MI $78,260
- Rochester, NY $78,200
- Spokane, WA $77,550
- Memphis, TN $77,400
- Des Moines, IA $76,960
- Amarillo, TX $76,840
- Hagerstown, MD $76,760
- Erie, PA $76,270
- Fargo, ND $76,230
- Duluth, MN $76,150
- Pittsburgh, PA $76,080
- Abilene, TX $73,670
- Atlanta, GA $73,660
- Indianapolis, IN $72,610
- Phoenix, AZ $71,250
- New Orleans, LA $69,740
- South Bend, IN $69,180
- Evansville, IN $68,740
- Tulsa, OK $68,340
- Canton, OH $67,870
- Hickory, NC $67,000
- El Paso, TX $66,710
- Bangor, ME $66,570
- Cedar Rapids, IA $66,170
- Nashville, TN $66,170
- Akron, OH $66,040
- Richmond, VA $65,870
- Birmingham, AL $65,740
- Greeley, CO $65,710
- Lexington, KY $65,670
- Springfield, MO $65,490
- Fort Wayne, IN $65,340
- Charleston, SC $65,250
- Toledo, OH $65,150
- Virginia Beach, VA $65,070
- Montgomery, AL $64,900
- Auburn, AL $64,410
- Killeen, TX $64,280
- Knoxville, TN $64,220
- Durham, NC $64,140
- Little Rock, AR $64,120
- Columbus, OH $63,590
- Deltona, FL $63,320
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,050
- Cincinnati, OH $62,770
- Reno, NV $62,740
- Lakeland, FL $62,540
- Augusta, GA $62,410
- Miami, FL $62,020
- Greenville, SC $61,970
- San Antonio, TX $61,940
- Fort Collins, CO $61,570
- Tuscaloosa, AL $61,430