25 Series · SOC 25-1124

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$77,010

per year

Median Hourly

N/A

per hour

Mean Salary

$87,670

average

Employment

21,170

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$47,090

25th Percentile

$59,790

Median

$77,010

75th Percentile

$101,680

90th Percentile

$134,960

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Connecticut $106,430 2. California $106,330 3. Massachusetts $95,730 4. New York $94,280 5. Rhode Island $88,340

Lowest Paying States

42. Alaska $46,320 43. Idaho $50,520 44. Mississippi $52,320 45. Nebraska $60,570 46. North Carolina $60,760

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Connecticut	$106,430	$114,220	350	+38% above national
2	California	$106,330	$126,260	2,120	+38% above national
3	Massachusetts	$95,730	$106,900	1,110	+24% above national
4	New York	$94,280	$108,940	1,610	+22% above national
5	Rhode Island	$88,340	$96,500	90	+15% above national
6	Oregon	$83,870	$94,160	320	+9% above national
7	District of Columbia	$81,620	$85,270	370	+6% above national
8	Nevada	$81,550	$78,520	80	+6% above national
9	New Hampshire	$80,880	$88,090	180	+5% above national
10	Puerto Rico	$80,620	$77,650	140	+5% above national
11	Maryland	$79,860	$91,530	260	+4% above national
12	Michigan	$79,830	$81,580	500	+4% above national
13	Montana	$78,770	$86,750	70	+2% above national
14	New Jersey	$78,340	$89,140	840	+2% above national
15	Minnesota	$78,280	$84,090	390	+2% above national
16	Texas	$77,340	$85,480	1,700	same as national
17	Illinois	$77,100	$82,090	740	same as national
18	Iowa	$76,270	$78,090	310	1% below national
19	Pennsylvania	$75,980	$80,220	1,260	1% below national
20	Washington	$75,890	$76,710	380	1% below national
21	New Mexico	$72,670	$77,240	60	6% below national
22	South Carolina	$70,460	$74,710	350	9% below national
23	Kentucky	$70,150	$74,130	200	9% below national
24	Colorado	$68,610	$80,290	430	11% below national
25	Arizona	$68,350	$76,830	340	11% below national
26	South Dakota	$67,940	$71,160	50	12% below national
27	Wisconsin	$67,320	$79,140	380	13% below national
28	Indiana	$66,920	$76,580	720	13% below national
29	Missouri	$66,450	$87,540	390	14% below national
30	Alabama	$65,810	$67,480	120	15% below national
31	Utah	$65,040	$75,690	110	16% below national
32	Tennessee	$64,570	$67,830	360	16% below national
33	Georgia	$64,420	$72,450	330	16% below national
34	Arkansas	$63,460	$67,120	250	18% below national
35	Virginia	$63,450	$79,190	890	18% below national
36	Kansas	$63,230	$75,550	140	18% below national
37	Florida	$63,160	$71,340	890	18% below national
38	West Virginia	$63,090	$70,340	70	18% below national
39	Delaware	$63,010	$65,710	100	18% below national
40	Oklahoma	$61,520	$57,200	80	20% below national
41	Ohio	$61,460	$62,430	780	20% below national
42	North Carolina	$60,760	$67,610	660	21% below national
43	Nebraska	$60,570	$61,550	110	21% below national
44	Mississippi	$52,320	$51,150	160	32% below national
45	Idaho	$50,520	$77,320	50	34% below national
46	Alaska	$46,320	$56,750	N/A	40% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $185,030 2. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $163,950 3. Fresno, CA $161,600 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $126,660 5. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $124,610

Lowest Paying Metros

93. Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,640 94. Cleveland, OH $45,860 95. Roanoke, VA $50,340 96. Boise City, ID $50,520 97. Winston-Salem, NC $56,770

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$185,030	130	+140% above national
2	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$163,950	40	+113% above national
3	Fresno, CA	$161,600	60	+110% above national
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$126,660	300	+64% above national
5	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$124,610	190	+62% above national
6	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$121,250	110	+57% above national
7	El Paso, TX	$101,550	80	+32% above national
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$99,560	750	+29% above national
9	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$99,370	40	+29% above national
10	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$98,250	1,580	+28% above national
11	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$96,980	770	+26% above national
12	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$95,730	N/A	+24% above national
13	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$94,280	230	+22% above national
14	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$90,410	130	+17% above national
15	Syracuse, NY	$86,760	N/A	+13% above national
16	Kansas City, MO-KS	$85,260	50	+11% above national
17	Pittsfield, MA	$85,170	N/A	+11% above national
18	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$83,770	90	+9% above national
19	Worcester, MA	$83,390	90	+8% above national
20	St. Louis, MO-IL	$83,020	200	+8% above national
21	Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	$82,830	30	+8% above national
22	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$82,250	170	+7% above national
23	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,830	210	+6% above national
24	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$81,750	40	+6% above national
25	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$81,550	50	+6% above national
26	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$81,340	60	+6% above national
27	Ann Arbor, MI	$80,610	190	+5% above national
28	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$80,540	650	+5% above national
29	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,220	200	+4% above national
30	Springfield, MO	$80,060	40	+4% above national
31	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$79,850	720	+4% above national
32	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$79,830	60	+4% above national
33	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$79,790	110	+4% above national
34	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$79,630	270	+3% above national
35	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$79,040	50	+3% above national
36	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$79,030	250	+3% above national
37	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$78,910	80	+2% above national
38	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$78,890	N/A	+2% above national
39	Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$78,640	60	+2% above national
40	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$78,610	200	+2% above national
41	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$78,480	50	+2% above national
42	College Station-Bryan, TX	$78,360	80	+2% above national
43	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$77,690	N/A	+1% above national
44	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$77,380	130	same as national
45	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$76,610	540	1% below national
46	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$76,380	130	1% below national
47	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$76,260	540	1% below national
48	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$76,240	190	1% below national
49	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$76,070	80	1% below national
50	Rochester, NY	$75,920	80	1% below national
51	Boulder, CO	$75,540	130	2% below national
52	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$75,460	110	2% below national
53	Pittsburgh, PA	$74,090	250	4% below national
54	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$73,550	220	4% below national
55	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$70,500	50	8% below national
56	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$68,910	40	11% below national
57	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$68,350	210	11% below national
58	East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$67,940	40	12% below national
59	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$66,960	90	13% below national
60	Omaha, NE-IA	$66,400	30	14% below national
61	Duluth, MN-WI	$66,350	30	14% below national
62	Reno, NV	$66,130	30	14% below national
63	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$66,060	90	14% below national
64	Richmond, VA	$65,890	70	14% below national
65	Birmingham, AL	$65,810	40	15% below national
66	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$65,620	40	15% below national
67	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$65,420	40	15% below national
68	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$64,900	90	16% below national
69	Knoxville, TN	$64,570	130	16% below national
70	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$64,510	30	16% below national
71	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$64,480	80	16% below national
72	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$64,200	50	17% below national
73	Colorado Springs, CO	$63,800	N/A	17% below national
74	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,690	N/A	17% below national
75	Harrisonburg, VA	$63,450	80	18% below national
76	Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$63,410	N/A	18% below national
77	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$63,370	110	18% below national
78	Columbus, OH	$63,280	190	18% below national
79	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,080	150	18% below national
80	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$63,060	180	18% below national
81	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$62,420	140	19% below national
82	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$62,390	50	19% below national
83	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$62,190	30	19% below national
84	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$62,110	60	19% below national
85	Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$61,640	30	20% below national
86	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$60,980	40	21% below national
87	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,510	40	21% below national
88	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$59,320	110	23% below national
89	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$59,270	40	23% below national
90	Jacksonville, FL	$58,790	60	24% below national
91	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$58,680	90	24% below national
92	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$57,180	40	26% below national
93	Winston-Salem, NC	$56,770	40	26% below national
94	Boise City, ID	$50,520	40	34% below national
95	Roanoke, VA	$50,340	30	35% below national
96	Cleveland, OH	$45,860	140	40% below national
97	Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$36,640	110	52% below national

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