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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Texas

The median foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Texas earns $75,090 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,138 a month.

10th percentile
$39,170
25th percentile
$58,260
Median percentile
$75,090
75th percentile
$99,540
90th percentile
$126,920

Based on 1,460 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

$61,656 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,090
Federal income tax−$7,690
Social Security + Medicare−$5,744
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,138
Every two weeks$2,371

Does it go far here?

$77,367Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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