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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2024)
85 metro areas · National average: $84,540 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 85 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
$170,950
$185,030
$82,310
N/A
Santa Maria, CA
$164,070
$163,950
$76,470
N/A
Fresno, CA
$138,720
$161,600
$78,510
$168,030
San Francisco, CA
$134,970
$126,660
$47,210
N/A
San Diego, CA
$124,600
$124,610
$44,550
$213,220
Sacramento, CA
$123,480
$121,250
$51,170
$208,910
Los Angeles, CA
$122,370
$99,560
$48,520
$217,850
Boston, MA
$112,940
$96,980
$63,250
$187,350
New York, NY
$112,230
$98,250
$50,780
$201,290
San Jose, CA
$108,720
$82,250
$44,710
$202,750
St. Louis, MO
$101,770
$83,020
$54,980
$210,410
El Paso, TX
$99,830
$101,550
$48,230
$134,640
Houston, TX
$98,950
$94,280
$58,970
$160,420
Providence, RI
$95,950
$90,410
$59,140
$133,550
Amherst Town, MA
$95,580
$95,730
$59,550
$129,670
College Station, TX
$92,190
$78,360
$50,410
$151,140
Portland, OR
$92,180
$81,830
$51,330
$135,560
Syracuse, NY
$91,570
$86,760
$58,910
$137,200
Worcester, MA
$91,390
$83,390
$52,900
$135,720
Ann Arbor, MI
$90,480
$80,610
$53,440
$131,490
Kansas City, MO
$89,920
$85,260
$50,650
$152,240
Austin, TX
$87,880
$79,630
$35,670
$132,820
San Antonio, TX
$87,260
$77,380
$47,760
$132,370
Manchester, NH
$87,200
$81,750
$49,440
$135,430
Rochester, NY
$87,110
$75,920
$58,830
$148,300
Washington, DC
$86,980
$80,540
$49,800
$125,160
Allentown, PA
$86,870
$76,070
$45,310
$160,940
Baltimore, MD
$86,270
$76,380
$49,820
$132,840
Denver, CO
$84,980
$78,890
$47,040
$121,450
Minneapolis, MN
$84,440
$80,220
$52,440
$129,470
Hartford, CT
$84,400
$79,040
$52,880
$122,670
Durham, NC
$83,980
$68,910
$47,270
$118,340
Philadelphia, PA
$83,710
$79,850
$47,590
$133,160
Virginia Beach, VA
$83,550
$76,240
$45,050
$129,370
McAllen, TX
$83,380
$78,480
$50,430
$114,900
Las Vegas, NV
$83,100
$81,550
$54,880
$103,280
Detroit, MI
$82,990
$79,830
$46,430
$126,630
Springfield, MO
$82,670
$80,060
$45,300
$136,120
Pittsfield, MA
$82,390
$85,170
$52,320
$130,330
Seattle, WA
$82,370
$78,610
$63,510
$105,320
Chicago, IL
$82,100
$76,260
$51,460
$122,300
South Bend, IN
$80,870
$79,790
$47,270
$136,470
Dallas, TX
$80,400
$76,610
$39,330
$124,290
Boulder, CO
$79,760
$75,540
$29,990
$131,750
Colorado Springs, CO
$79,530
$63,800
$29,990
$145,960
Miami, FL
$79,400
$79,030
$49,620
$112,160
Lexington, KY
$78,560
$70,500
$47,520
$105,900
Indianapolis, IN
$78,430
$75,460
$48,300
$124,750
Trenton, NJ
$78,080
$77,690
$50,020
$120,280
Burlington, VT
$77,970
$81,340
$49,990
$129,440
San Juan, PR
$77,890
$83,770
$54,410
$96,370
Boise City, ID
$77,210
$50,520
$50,520
$203,840
Nashville, TN
$77,120
$66,060
$47,080
$101,680
Atlanta, GA
$76,750
$73,550
$49,460
$123,390
Bridgeport, CT
$76,010
$63,690
$59,650
$110,010
Richmond, VA
$75,750
$65,890
$43,280
$128,080
Pittsburgh, PA
$74,750
$74,090
$43,850
$118,710
Spokane, WA
$74,070
$62,190
$59,540
$101,440
Salt Lake City, UT
$73,780
$60,510
$31,270
$143,530
Charleston, SC
$73,670
$64,900
$50,450
$99,800
Blacksburg, VA
$73,310
$59,270
$51,960
$122,600
Milwaukee, WI
$73,240
$78,910
$51,150
$97,000
Phoenix, AZ
$73,060
$68,350
$54,000
$136,290
Tampa, FL
$71,890
$63,370
$42,940
$109,270
Reno, NV
$71,830
$66,130
$55,360
$106,300
Charlotte, NC
$71,340
$63,080
$47,750
$97,430
Raleigh, NC
$70,480
$62,420
$50,000
$104,480
Grand Rapids, MI
$69,990
$62,110
$47,180
$99,670
Harrisonburg, VA
$68,270
$63,450
$49,960
$104,910
Greenville, SC
$68,180
$66,960
$43,400
$95,170
Orlando, FL
$67,770
$59,320
$38,430
$108,530
Birmingham, AL
$67,720
$65,810
$48,970
$86,690
Fort Collins, CO
$67,630
$60,980
$46,550
$102,160
Duluth, MN
$66,680
$66,350
$50,700
$77,910
Jacksonville, FL
$66,630
$58,790
$38,420
$107,570
Knoxville, TN
$65,990
$64,570
$43,150
$109,810
Omaha, NE
$64,300
$66,400
$49,480
$84,340
Winston, NC
$63,980
$56,770
$35,930
$91,120
Memphis, TN
$63,740
$64,480
$41,210
$78,100
Greensboro, NC
$63,350
$58,680
$40,530
$85,920
Waterloo, IA
$62,830
$65,420
$22,090
$84,750
Columbus, OH
$62,190
$63,280
$21,740
$98,450
Cincinnati, OH
$59,190
$63,060
$21,740
$96,330
Roanoke, VA
$58,470
$50,340
$38,540
$82,590
Cleveland, OH
$57,370
$45,860
$36,460
$99,840
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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