English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1123

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondarys

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for english language and literature teachers, postsecondary. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 150 metro areas

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$165,090	610	0.3
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$160,050	480	0.3
3	Fresno, CA	$137,730	200	0.4
4	Ann Arbor, MI	$137,400	350	1.6
5	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$132,500	500	0.3
6	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$132,230	50	0.2
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$128,810	2,150	0.3
8	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$128,160	370	0.3
9	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$114,010	70	0.2
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$107,770	290	0.3
11	Athens-Clarke County, GA	$105,970	60	0.7
12	Madison, WI	$104,190	150	0.4
13	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$104,070	420	0.2
14	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$103,540	90	0.3
15	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$103,260	Not published	Not published
16	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$102,550	60	0.3
17	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$102,500	940	0.3
18	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$102,410	190	0.8
19	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$101,520	Not published	Not published
20	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$101,500	200	3.0
21	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$99,850	100	0.5
22	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$99,140	40	0.2
23	New Haven, CT	$98,560	280	1.0
24	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$97,520	60	0.2
25	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$97,310	50	0.4

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.