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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Jersey

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in New Jersey earns $79,060 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,041 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$52,760
Median percentile
$79,060
75th percentile
$107,890
90th percentile
$152,430

Based on 850 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

$60,496 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,060
Federal income tax−$8,563
Social Security + Medicare−$6,048
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,953
Monthly take-home$5,041
Every two weeks$2,327

Does it go far here?

$72,662Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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