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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Baltimore, MD

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $78,520 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,946 a month.

10th percentile
$51,920
25th percentile
$63,840
Median percentile
$78,520
75th percentile
$107,090
90th percentile
$138,430

Based on 140 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$59,358 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,520
Federal income tax−$8,444
Social Security + Medicare−$6,007
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$4,711
Monthly take-home$4,946
Every two weeks$2,283

Does it go far here?

$75,148Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland