Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$77,010
National average
Salary Range
$47,090 – $134,960
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $185,030 | $82,310 | N/A |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $163,950 | $76,470 | N/A |
| Fresno, CA | $161,600 | $78,510 | $168,030 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $126,660 | $47,210 | N/A |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $124,610 | $44,550 | $213,220 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $121,250 | $51,170 | $208,910 |
| Connecticut | $106,430 | $63,270 | $192,430 |
| California | $106,330 | $49,170 | $215,570 |
| El Paso, TX | $101,550 | $48,230 | $134,640 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $99,560 | $48,520 | $217,850 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $99,370 | $58,930 | $102,640 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $98,250 | $50,780 | $201,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $96,980 | $63,250 | $187,350 |
| Massachusetts | $95,730 | $61,630 | $162,340 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $95,730 | $59,550 | $129,670 |
| New York | $94,280 | $51,630 | $201,290 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $94,280 | $58,970 | $160,420 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $90,410 | $59,140 | $133,550 |
| Rhode Island | $88,340 | $56,980 | $150,470 |
| Syracuse, NY | $86,760 | $58,910 | $137,200 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $85,260 | $50,650 | $152,240 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $85,170 | $52,320 | $130,330 |
| Oregon | $83,870 | $60,600 | $135,560 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $83,770 | $54,410 | $96,370 |
| Worcester, MA | $83,390 | $52,900 | $135,720 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $83,020 | $54,980 | $210,410 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $82,830 | $49,770 | $118,580 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $82,250 | $44,710 | $202,750 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $81,830 | $51,330 | $135,560 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $81,750 | $49,440 | $135,430 |
| District of Columbia | $81,620 | $50,630 | $125,160 |
| Nevada | $81,550 | $54,880 | $103,280 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $81,550 | $54,880 | $103,280 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $81,340 | $49,990 | $129,440 |
| New Hampshire | $80,880 | $49,910 | $132,120 |
| Puerto Rico | $80,620 | $50,090 | $100,030 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $80,610 | $53,440 | $131,490 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $80,540 | $49,800 | $125,160 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $80,220 | $52,440 | $129,470 |
| Springfield, MO | $80,060 | $45,300 | $136,120 |
| Maryland | $79,860 | $49,820 | $132,840 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $79,850 | $47,590 | $133,160 |
| Michigan | $79,830 | $50,010 | $126,630 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $79,830 | $46,430 | $126,630 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $79,790 | $47,270 | $136,470 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $79,630 | $35,670 | $132,820 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $79,040 | $52,880 | $122,670 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $79,030 | $49,620 | $112,160 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $78,910 | $51,150 | $97,000 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $78,890 | $47,040 | $121,450 |
| Montana | $78,770 | $59,850 | $137,780 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $78,640 | $50,090 | $99,180 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $78,610 | $63,510 | $105,320 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $78,480 | $50,430 | $114,900 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $78,360 | $50,410 | $151,140 |
| New Jersey | $78,340 | $50,020 | $143,620 |
| Minnesota | $78,280 | $54,070 | $129,310 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $77,690 | $50,020 | $120,280 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $77,380 | $47,760 | $132,370 |
| Texas | $77,340 | $39,660 | $132,820 |
| Illinois | $77,100 | $50,650 | $122,300 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $76,610 | $39,330 | $124,290 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $76,380 | $49,820 | $132,840 |
| Iowa | $76,270 | $51,650 | $129,350 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $76,260 | $51,460 | $122,300 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $76,240 | $45,050 | $129,370 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $76,070 | $45,310 | $160,940 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,980 | $45,310 | $123,680 |
| Rochester, NY | $75,920 | $58,830 | $148,300 |
| Washington | $75,890 | $49,600 | $105,320 |
| Boulder, CO | $75,540 | $29,990 | $131,750 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $75,460 | $48,300 | $124,750 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $74,090 | $43,850 | $118,710 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $73,550 | $49,460 | $123,390 |
| New Mexico | $72,670 | $47,220 | $122,430 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $70,500 | $47,520 | $105,900 |
| South Carolina | $70,460 | $48,670 | $96,300 |
| Kentucky | $70,150 | $47,110 | $105,900 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $68,910 | $47,270 | $118,340 |
| Colorado | $68,610 | $31,830 | $131,750 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $68,350 | $54,000 | $136,290 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | $47,480 | $136,290 |
| South Dakota | $67,940 | $53,480 | $83,910 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $67,940 | $55,940 | $83,910 |
| Wisconsin | $67,320 | $49,420 | $131,850 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $66,960 | $43,400 | $95,170 |
| Indiana | $66,920 | $47,300 | $107,730 |
| Missouri | $66,450 | $44,290 | $164,150 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $66,400 | $49,480 | $84,340 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $66,350 | $50,700 | $77,910 |
| Reno, NV | $66,130 | $55,360 | $106,300 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $66,060 | $47,080 | $101,680 |
| Richmond, VA | $65,890 | $43,280 | $128,080 |
| Alabama | $65,810 | $48,890 | $87,860 |
| Birmingham, AL | $65,810 | $48,970 | $86,690 |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $65,620 | $44,290 | $100,190 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $65,420 | $22,090 | $84,750 |
| Utah | $65,040 | $42,200 | $116,900 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $64,900 | $50,450 | $99,800 |
| Tennessee | $64,570 | $43,150 | $99,630 |
| Knoxville, TN | $64,570 | $43,150 | $109,810 |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $64,510 | $45,170 | $124,220 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,480 | $41,210 | $78,100 |
| Georgia | $64,420 | $37,680 | $109,130 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $64,200 | $40,350 | $86,670 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $63,800 | $29,990 | $145,960 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,690 | $59,650 | $110,010 |
| Arkansas | $63,460 | $48,200 | $80,430 |
| Virginia | $63,450 | $45,610 | $130,330 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $63,450 | $49,960 | $104,910 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $63,410 | $44,430 | $111,060 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $63,370 | $42,940 | $109,270 |
| Columbus, OH | $63,280 | $21,740 | $98,450 |
| Kansas | $63,230 | $47,150 | $104,840 |
| Florida | $63,160 | $46,780 | $107,170 |
| West Virginia | $63,090 | $42,880 | $105,600 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $63,080 | $47,750 | $97,430 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $63,060 | $21,740 | $96,330 |
| Delaware | $63,010 | $40,590 | $104,380 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $62,420 | $50,000 | $104,480 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $62,390 | $46,690 | $99,820 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $62,190 | $59,540 | $101,440 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $62,110 | $47,180 | $99,670 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $61,640 | $38,450 | $102,990 |
| Oklahoma | $61,520 | $33,240 | $78,300 |
| Ohio | $61,460 | $21,740 | $99,840 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $60,980 | $46,550 | $102,160 |
| North Carolina | $60,760 | $46,370 | $97,430 |
| Nebraska | $60,570 | $36,670 | $83,300 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $60,510 | $31,270 | $143,530 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $59,320 | $38,430 | $108,530 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $59,270 | $51,960 | $122,600 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $58,790 | $38,420 | $107,570 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $58,680 | $40,530 | $85,920 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $57,180 | $48,520 | $76,810 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $56,770 | $35,930 | $91,120 |
| Mississippi | $52,320 | $25,270 | $76,340 |
| Idaho | $50,520 | $50,520 | $150,840 |
| Boise City, ID | $50,520 | $50,520 | $203,840 |
| Roanoke, VA | $50,340 | $38,540 | $82,590 |
| Alaska | $46,320 | $32,340 | $106,620 |
| Cleveland, OH | $45,860 | $36,460 | $99,840 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,640 | $25,270 | $66,520 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary make?▾
The median annual salary for a Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary is $77,010, with a typical range of $47,090 – $134,960 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary?▾
Entry-level Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary positions typically start around $47,090 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondarys earn the most?▾
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondarys tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.