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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Connecticut

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Connecticut earns $80,630 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,127 a month.

10th percentile
$61,610
25th percentile
$73,790
Median percentile
$80,630
75th percentile
$102,490
90th percentile
$127,900

Based on 340 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

$61,522 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,630
Federal income tax−$8,909
Social Security + Medicare−$6,168
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$4,032
Monthly take-home$5,127
Every two weeks$2,366

Does it go far here?

$77,821Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

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Physicians, All Other$214,990
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General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

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