Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $79,350 a year. About 19,830 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,060
- 25th percentile
- $62,510
- Median percentile
- $79,350
- 75th percentile
- $102,730
- 90th percentile
- $136,050
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
- New Hampshire $101,750
- Delaware $101,100
- California $99,860
- Massachusetts $98,750
- Maine $96,970
- New York $95,120
- Oregon $91,670
- Maryland $87,280
- Nevada $84,980
- Michigan $83,190
- Illinois $81,530
- South Dakota $81,080
- Minnesota $80,650
- Connecticut $80,630
- Montana $79,970
- Iowa $79,880
- New Jersey $79,060
- District of Columbia $78,930
- Utah $78,570
- Wisconsin $78,490
- Washington $78,320
- Colorado $77,840
- South Carolina $77,790
- Pennsylvania $77,210
- Alaska $76,490
- Tennessee $76,350
- West Virginia $76,340
- Florida $76,230
- Missouri $76,110
- Louisiana $75,410
- Texas $75,090
- Indiana $74,590
- Ohio $74,310
- Virginia $74,000
- Georgia $73,370
- New Mexico $71,720
- Arizona $71,230
- Alabama $70,580
- Kansas $65,890
- Kentucky $65,630
- North Dakota $64,540
- North Carolina $63,900
- Arkansas $62,900
- Oklahoma $61,580
- Mississippi $54,670
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $171,660
- Fresno, CA $167,160
- Sacramento, CA $125,980
- San Francisco, CA $115,040
- San Diego, CA $106,050
- Santa Maria, CA $103,190
- Boston, MA $99,100
- New York, NY $98,600
- Allentown, PA $97,520
- Providence, RI $97,210
- San Jose, CA $96,550
- Portland, OR $90,160
- Burlington, VT $85,230
- Las Vegas, NV $84,980
- Ann Arbor, MI $84,000
- Worcester, MA $83,490
- Los Angeles, CA $83,310
- Detroit, MI $83,190
- Philadelphia, PA $82,890
- Virginia Beach, VA $81,030
- Chicago, IL $80,940
- Harrisonburg, VA $80,410
- Minneapolis, MN $80,290
- Columbus, OH $79,980
- St. Louis, MO $79,700
- Atlanta, GA $79,670
- Washington, DC $79,510
- Houston, TX $79,440
- Seattle, WA $79,200
- Knoxville, TN $79,080
- College Station, TX $78,740
- Baltimore, MD $78,520
- Milwaukee, WI $78,490
- Dallas, TX $78,480
- Grand Rapids, MI $78,200
- Miami, FL $78,170
- Hartford, CT $78,040
- Greenville, SC $77,790
- Nashville, TN $76,350
- Spokane, WA $75,960
- Orlando, FL $75,740
- Pittsburgh, PA $75,710
- McAllen, TX $75,390
- Rochester, NY $75,360
- Indianapolis, IN $73,860
- San Antonio, TX $73,480
- South Bend, IN $71,950
- Phoenix, AZ $71,230
- Tampa, FL $70,610
- Richmond, VA $68,660
- Charleston, SC $67,630
- Lexington, KY $67,530
- Kansas City, MO $66,890
- Springfield, MO $66,340
- Raleigh, NC $64,490
- El Paso, TX $64,100
- Durham, NC $63,940
- Cleveland, OH $63,910
- Memphis, TN $63,390
- Charlotte, NC $62,870
- Cincinnati, OH $62,800