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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2024)
153 metro areas · National average: $84,633 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 153 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Riverside, CA $167,060
$168,240
$89,200
N/A
San Francisco, CA $156,450
$142,150
$80,390
N/A
San Diego, CA $152,050
$136,320
$67,590
N/A
Santa Maria, CA $148,160
$129,620
$84,020
$218,120
Fresno, CA $140,970
$133,160
$102,340
$191,550
Los Angeles, CA $135,060
$130,330
$66,030
$208,800
San Jose, CA $131,390
$121,400
$76,730
$201,250
Visalia, CA $131,080
$133,660
$72,710
$165,630
Bakersfield, CA $128,830
$126,090
$65,550
$206,000
New York, NY $127,570
$105,340
$61,380
$213,990
Trenton, NJ $123,330
$99,020
$33,910
N/A
Eugene, OR $119,920
$97,800
$78,240
$203,480
Sacramento, CA $118,520
$119,870
$78,560
$150,370
McAllen, TX $115,200
$96,360
$55,330
$202,420
Ann Arbor, MI $113,370
$132,830
$64,130
$133,270
El Paso, TX $111,230
$139,410
$49,610
$141,540
Madison, WI $108,220
$99,980
$51,610
$158,810
Boston, MA $106,920
$85,460
$60,330
$172,050
College Station, TX $105,950
$92,320
$50,110
$171,680
Houston, TX $105,390
$99,130
$59,000
$160,810
Ithaca, NY $104,210
$74,520
$48,840
$164,680
Columbia, SC $103,970
$91,240
$59,680
$196,030
New Haven, CT $103,270
$105,420
$64,150
$133,130
Harrisburg, PA $103,250
$95,740
$52,260
$177,300
Austin, TX $101,990
$101,830
$51,520
$156,530
Amherst Town, MA $100,170
$91,950
$60,150
$169,920
Athens, GA $98,120
$101,700
$53,190
$136,880
Portland, ME $97,690
$82,730
$57,190
$132,950
San Antonio, TX $97,460
$107,690
$45,530
$134,740
Hartford, CT $96,890
$85,080
$50,050
$130,630
Portland, OR $96,730
$80,720
$55,450
$156,220
Manchester, NH $96,040
$81,650
$50,970
$171,450
Detroit, MI $95,260
$98,900
$47,290
$127,590
Lawrence, KS $94,980
$80,120
$57,520
$167,220
Washington, DC $94,310
$79,360
$49,050
$163,700
Santa Fe, NM $93,880
$81,970
$58,200
$147,320
Baltimore, MD $93,470
$80,860
$49,610
$147,180
Kiryas Joel, NY $93,460
$88,800
$31,200
$169,850
Norwich, CT $93,040
$84,530
$58,900
$132,080
St. Louis, MO $92,950
$78,390
$41,790
$157,020
Waterbury, CT $92,920
$98,050
$58,660
$119,100
Salem, OR $91,880
$94,910
$58,920
$104,240
Milwaukee, WI $91,430
$88,400
$52,150
$129,060
Scranton, PA $91,370
$79,820
$49,090
$128,810
Springfield, MO $90,440
$79,890
$45,270
$160,580
Providence, RI $90,290
$76,260
$61,530
$128,410
Grand Rapids, MI $90,010
$82,060
$48,720
$150,380
Buffalo, NY $89,440
$80,970
$46,030
$164,790
Bridgeport, CT $89,360
$79,340
$60,160
$119,110
Albany, NY $88,960
$78,800
$56,080
$163,770
New Orleans, LA $87,980
$70,190
$50,200
$157,730
South Bend, IN $87,030
$77,750
$49,020
$153,890
Lansing, MI $86,700
$81,370
$50,500
$131,470
St. Cloud, MN $86,690
$81,940
$72,610
$119,420
Springfield, MA $86,280
$81,910
$51,870
$128,560
Philadelphia, PA $86,020
$78,120
$46,570
$136,440
Phoenix, AZ $85,030
$68,370
$51,190
$131,710
Syracuse, NY $84,600
$86,150
$51,770
$104,640
Abilene, TX $84,560
$72,740
$46,610
$152,930
Hagerstown, MD $84,540
$73,260
$36,170
$130,660
Minneapolis, MN $84,520
$81,070
$49,020
$122,390
Tampa, FL $84,490
$66,690
$50,220
$134,480
Virginia Beach, VA $84,190
$76,730
$42,840
$129,040
Lincoln, NE $84,170
$77,410
$50,370
$134,370
Richmond, VA $84,020
$76,470
$44,760
$134,240
Indianapolis, IN $83,810
$77,690
$47,220
$128,640
Burlington, VT $83,570
$78,990
$52,060
$99,720
Rochester, NY $83,110
$79,200
$52,430
$114,920
Dallas, TX $82,780
$79,800
$46,390
$124,320
Worcester, MA $82,700
$73,270
$58,200
$128,430
Bellingham, WA $81,720
$81,400
$62,280
$100,560
Chicago, IL $81,090
$78,050
$29,120
$126,470
Deltona, FL $80,710
$61,800
$44,490
$140,640
Reading, PA $80,560
$80,090
$52,060
$105,780
Mankato, MN $79,540
$73,020
$48,020
$130,690
Seattle, WA $79,130
$77,510
$59,780
$107,520
Fargo, ND $78,880
$74,900
$61,120
$97,510
Allentown, PA $78,420
$74,830
$44,800
$129,730
Lexington, KY $78,340
$64,340
$47,940
$124,780
Durham, NC $78,090
$66,120
$51,270
$123,070
Flagstaff, AZ $77,860
$68,870
$40,560
$133,160
Pittsburgh, PA $77,860
$73,600
$44,950
$126,260
Kansas City, MO $77,790
$62,770
$49,680
$107,970
Bangor, ME $77,760
$74,450
$47,900
$120,350
Wilmington, NC $77,580
$69,540
$32,180
$101,160
Spokane, WA $77,050
$77,000
$54,110
$103,800
Omaha, NE $76,930
$78,080
$50,950
$97,260
Blacksburg, VA $76,740
$67,440
$52,280
$100,720
Toledo, OH $76,110
$66,430
$47,100
$117,540
Miami, FL $75,460
$65,290
$50,260
$106,380
Bloomington, IL $75,200
$82,720
$44,500
$94,720
Charleston, SC $74,990
$67,170
$50,850
$100,510
Denver, CO $74,680
$81,190
$29,990
$119,480
Las Vegas, NV $74,560
$81,340
$50,860
$98,400
Terre Haute, IN $74,450
$67,690
$47,590
$109,670
Little Rock, AR $74,320
$65,780
$47,470
$99,360
Fort Wayne, IN $74,300
$65,360
$49,750
$100,420
Champaign, IL $73,730
$61,220
$40,410
$131,160
Atlanta, GA $73,710
$63,270
$47,750
$106,750
Columbus, OH $73,080
$75,150
$36,800
$100,640
Charleston, WV $72,600
$61,460
$48,570
$106,220
Reno, NV $72,550
$60,210
$50,430
$101,820
San Juan, PR $72,360
$65,710
$50,440
$91,620
Birmingham, AL $72,030
$65,520
$49,080
$92,400
Cincinnati, OH $71,940
$74,150
$21,740
$102,390
Greensboro, NC $71,770
$63,340
$46,960
$101,080
Akron, OH $71,400
$64,500
$48,390
$101,460
Erie, PA $71,160
$63,310
$40,210
$105,510
Evansville, IN $70,820
$61,780
$48,500
$104,360
Salt Lake City, UT $70,720
$62,780
$36,150
$104,220
Boise City, ID $70,610
$60,990
$49,840
$99,550
Knoxville, TN $70,590
$61,620
$51,240
$104,390
Killeen, TX $70,090
$61,680
$43,420
$93,020
Davenport, IA $70,000
$58,450
$37,980
$95,400
Montgomery, AL $69,960
$74,270
$40,940
$88,440
Jacksonville, FL $69,890
$64,580
$48,240
$102,030
Columbia, MO $69,650
$62,970
$45,510
$104,870
Nashville, TN $69,650
$63,430
$49,790
$94,960
Harrisonburg, VA $69,540
$67,500
$51,630
$99,660
Canton, OH $69,530
$65,350
$40,080
$93,650
Olympia, WA $69,370
$66,810
$49,690
$98,180
Des Moines, IA $69,170
$59,580
$49,390
$111,810
Cedar Rapids, IA $68,480
$63,720
$48,480
$91,380
Lafayette, LA $68,440
$53,800
$53,800
$106,860
Memphis, TN $68,160
$67,980
$46,160
$93,650
Tulsa, OK $67,760
$65,590
$39,050
$109,180
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $67,590
$65,310
$48,540
$79,620
Huntington, WV $67,430
$64,180
$47,260
$105,820
Duluth, MN $67,300
$67,530
$48,850
$82,200
Orlando, FL $66,940
$65,160
$48,870
$100,150
Greenville, SC $66,640
$62,800
$43,710
$93,080
Charlotte, NC $65,640
$61,610
$44,360
$101,430
Oklahoma City, OK $65,610
$58,690
$40,260
$99,430
Fort Collins, CO $65,110
$59,080
$34,310
$98,230
Tuscaloosa, AL $65,090
$55,570
$55,570
$82,890
Winston, NC $65,090
$60,270
$44,350
$98,760
Lubbock, TX $65,010
$57,830
$39,660
$101,740
Jackson, MS $64,730
$64,110
$50,940
$74,660
Cleveland, OH $64,700
$60,770
$39,610
$97,220
Spartanburg, SC $64,420
$61,220
$49,190
$94,300
Auburn, AL $63,960
$61,990
$44,710
$95,250
Huntsville, AL $63,670
$58,140
$51,300
$83,610
Yakima, WA $63,090
$64,410
$49,230
$76,240
Lakeland, FL $62,840
$58,270
$46,880
$77,870
Johnstown, PA $62,800
$46,410
$44,710
$108,440
Raleigh, NC $62,070
$50,710
$41,180
$101,230
Hickory, NC $62,040
$58,800
$50,550
$76,600
Asheville, NC $61,210
$55,260
$43,770
$78,860
Augusta, GA $60,200
$59,890
$42,830
$78,770
Kingsport, TN $58,990
$63,300
$44,990
$63,300
Mobile, AL $57,410
$52,800
$38,760
$82,140
Wichita, KS $55,610
$47,550
$47,040
$74,770
Urban Honolulu, HI $54,140
$48,410
$40,120
$95,420
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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