Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 146 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Riverside, CA $185,030 130
Santa Maria, CA $163,950 40
Fresno, CA $161,600 60
San Francisco, CA $126,660 300
San Diego, CA $124,610 190
Sacramento, CA $121,250 110

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $76,530 70
      Alaska $46,320 —
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $65,810 120
      Birmingham, AL $65,810 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $63,460 250
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $68,350 340
      Phoenix, AZ $68,350 210
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Riverside, CA $185,030 130
      Santa Maria, CA $163,950 40
      Fresno, CA $161,600 60
      San Francisco, CA $126,660 300
      San Diego, CA $124,610 190
      Sacramento, CA $121,250 110
      California $106,330 2,120
      Los Angeles, CA $99,560 750
      San Jose, CA $82,250 170
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $78,890 —
      Boulder, CO $75,540 130
      Colorado $68,610 430
      Colorado Springs, CO $63,800 —
      Fort Collins, CO $60,980 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $106,430 350
      Hartford, CT $79,040 50
      Bridgeport, CT $63,690 —
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $80,540 650
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $63,010 100
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $79,030 250
      Tampa, FL $63,370 110
      Florida $63,160 890
      Orlando, FL $59,320 110
      Jacksonville, FL $58,790 60
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $73,550 220
      Georgia $64,420 330
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $76,270 310
      Waterloo, IA $65,420 40
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $50,520 40
      Idaho $50,520 50
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Illinois $99,370 40
      Illinois $77,100 740
      Chicago, IL-IN $76,260 540
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Bend, IN-MI $79,790 110
      Indianapolis, IN $75,460 110
      Indiana $66,920 720
      Central Indiana $62,390 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $63,230 140
      Kansas $61,640 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $70,500 50
      Kentucky $70,150 200
      Central Kentucky $63,410 —
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $96,980 770
      Amherst Town, MA $95,730 —
      Massachusetts $95,730 1,110
      Pittsfield, MA $85,170 —
      Worcester, MA $83,390 90
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $79,860 260
      Baltimore, MD $76,380 130
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $80,610 190
      Detroit, MI $79,830 60
      Michigan $79,830 500
      Mid Michigan $78,640 60
      Grand Rapids, MI $62,110 60
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $80,220 200
      Minnesota $78,280 390
      Duluth, MN-WI $66,350 30
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $85,260 50
      St. Louis, MO-IL $83,020 200
      Springfield, MO $80,060 40
      Missouri $66,450 390
      North Missouri $65,620 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $52,320 160
      Upper East Mississippi $36,640 110
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $78,770 70
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $68,910 40
      Charlotte, NC-SC $63,080 150
      Raleigh, NC $62,420 140
      North Carolina $60,760 660
      Greensboro, NC $58,680 90
      Western North Carolina $57,180 40
      Winston, NC $56,770 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $66,400 30
      Nebraska $60,570 110
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $81,750 40
      New Hampshire $80,880 180
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $78,340 840
      Trenton, NJ $77,690 —
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $72,670 60
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $81,550 50
      Nevada $81,550 80
      Reno, NV $66,130 30
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $98,250 1,580
      New York $94,280 1,610
      Syracuse, NY $86,760 —
      Rochester, NY $75,920 80
      Central East New York $67,250 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $99,530 70
      Columbus, OH $63,280 190
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $63,060 180
      Ohio $61,460 780
      Cleveland, OH $45,860 140
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $61,520 80
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $83,870 320
      Portland, OR-WA $81,830 210
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $81,620 370
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $79,850 720
      Allentown, PA-NJ $76,070 80
      Pennsylvania $75,980 1,260
      Pittsburgh, PA $74,090 250
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $83,770 90
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $90,410 130
      Rhode Island $88,340 90
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $70,460 350
      Greenville, SC $66,960 90
      Charleston, SC $64,900 90
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $67,940 40
      South Dakota $67,940 50
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $66,060 90
      Knoxville, TN $64,570 130
      Tennessee $64,570 360
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $64,480 80
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      El Paso, TX $101,550 80
      Houston, TX $94,280 230
      Eastern Region of Texas $82,830 30
      Austin, TX $79,630 270
      McAllen, TX $78,480 50
      College Station, TX $78,360 80
      San Antonio, TX $77,380 130
      Texas $77,340 1,700
      Dallas, TX $76,610 540
      North Region of Texas $60,240 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $65,040 110
      Salt Lake City, UT $60,510 40
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $76,240 190
      Richmond, VA $65,890 70
      Southside Virginia $64,510 30
      Harrisonburg, VA $63,450 80
      Virginia $63,450 890
      West Virginia $63,090 70
      Blacksburg, VA $59,270 40
      Roanoke, VA $50,340 30
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $81,340 60
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $78,610 200
      Washington $75,890 380
      Eastern Washington $64,200 50
      Spokane, WA $62,190 30
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $78,910 80
      Wisconsin $67,320 380