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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Ohio

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Ohio earns $74,310 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,922 a month.

10th percentile
$38,260
25th percentile
$53,330
Median percentile
$74,310
75th percentile
$95,660
90th percentile
$103,810

Based on 960 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

$59,064 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,310
Federal income tax−$7,518
Social Security + Medicare−$5,685
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$2,044
Monthly take-home$4,922
Every two weeks$2,272

Does it go far here?

$80,098Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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