Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in the Kansas City Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Kansas City, MO-KS at a median of $66,890 per year, drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $79,350, the metro estimate is 16% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 40 foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary are employed across the Kansas City MSA in SOC 25-1124.

The Kansas City pay distribution spans from $34,850 at the 10th percentile to $91,810 at the 90th, a 2.6× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $58,010 and the 75th at $82,030, so half of Kansas City-based foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Kansas City, MO-KS covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide MO estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.