SOC 25-1124 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$79,350
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment19,830
Nationally, foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $79,350 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 19,830 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $101,750 | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| Delaware | $101,100 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| California | $99,860 | Not published | 2,170 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | $98,750 | Not published | 960 | 0.3 |
| Maine | $96,970 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| New York | $95,120 | Not published | 1,520 | 0.2 |
| Oregon | $91,670 | Not published | 510 | 0.3 |
| Maryland | $87,280 | Not published | 280 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | $84,980 | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | $83,190 | Not published | 500 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | $81,530 | Not published | 690 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | $81,080 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Puerto Rico | $81,050 | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | $80,650 | Not published | 410 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | $80,630 | Not published | 340 | 0.2 |
| Montana | $79,970 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Iowa | $79,880 | Not published | 210 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | $79,060 | Not published | 850 | 0.2 |
| District of Columbia | $78,930 | Not published | 360 | 0.5 |
| Utah | $78,570 | Not published | 180 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | $78,490 | Not published | 450 | 0.2 |
| Washington | $78,320 | Not published | 370 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | $77,840 | Not published | 410 | 0.1 |
| South Carolina | $77,790 | Not published | 320 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | $77,210 | Not published | 1,060 | 0.2 |
| Alaska | $76,490 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Tennessee | $76,350 | Not published | 310 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | $76,340 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Florida | $76,230 | Not published | 430 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | $76,110 | Not published | 330 | 0.1 |
| Louisiana | $75,410 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Texas | $75,090 | Not published | 1,460 | 0.1 |
| Indiana | $74,590 | Not published | 660 | 0.2 |
| Ohio | $74,310 | Not published | 960 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | $74,000 | Not published | 890 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | $73,370 | Not published | 280 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | $71,720 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | $71,230 | Not published | 360 | 0.1 |
| Alabama | $70,580 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Kansas | $65,890 | Not published | 140 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | $65,630 | Not published | 180 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | $64,540 | Not published | 30 | 0.1 |
| North Carolina | $63,900 | Not published | 690 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | $62,900 | Not published | 120 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | $61,580 | Not published | 80 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | $54,670 | Not published | 60 | 0.0 |
| Idaho | Not published | Not published | 30 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | Not published | Not published | 100 | 0.2 |
| Vermont | Not published | Not published | 170 | 0.6 |
Pay by metro area
All 67 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $171,660 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Fresno, CA | $167,160 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $125,980 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $115,040 | Not published | 240 | 0.1 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $106,050 | Not published | 200 | 0.1 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $103,190 | Not published | 50 | 0.3 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $99,410 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $99,100 | Not published | 630 | 0.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $98,600 | Not published | 1,460 | 0.2 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $97,520 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $97,210 | Not published | 130 | 0.2 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $96,550 | Not published | 190 | 0.2 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $90,160 | Not published | 400 | 0.3 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $85,230 | Not published | 60 | 0.5 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $84,980 | Not published | 50 | 0.0 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $84,000 | Not published | 190 | 0.9 |
| Worcester, MA | $83,490 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $83,310 | Not published | 800 | 0.1 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $83,190 | Not published | 60 | 0.0 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $82,890 | Not published | 500 | 0.2 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $81,050 | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $81,030 | Not published | 190 | 0.3 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $80,940 | Not published | 490 | 0.1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $80,450 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $80,410 | Not published | 60 | 0.9 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $80,290 | Not published | 220 | 0.1 |
| Columbus, OH | $79,980 | Not published | 210 | 0.2 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $79,700 | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $79,670 | Not published | 210 | 0.1 |
| Syracuse, NY | $79,560 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $79,510 | Not published | 650 | 0.2 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $79,440 | Not published | 210 | 0.1 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $79,200 | Not published | 200 | 0.1 |
| Knoxville, TN | $79,080 | Not published | 120 | 0.3 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $79,060 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $78,740 | Not published | 70 | 0.5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $78,520 | Not published | 140 | 0.1 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $78,490 | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $78,480 | Not published | 330 | 0.1 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $78,200 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $78,170 | Not published | 170 | 0.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $78,040 | Not published | 30 | 0.1 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $77,790 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $76,350 | Not published | 80 | 0.1 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $75,960 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $75,740 | Not published | 70 | 0.0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $75,710 | Not published | 260 | 0.2 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $75,390 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Rochester, NY | $75,360 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $73,860 | Not published | 80 | 0.1 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $73,480 | Not published | 140 | 0.1 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $71,950 | Not published | 90 | 0.7 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $71,230 | Not published | 240 | 0.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $70,610 | Not published | 50 | 0.0 |
| Richmond, VA | $68,660 | Not published | 80 | 0.1 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $67,630 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $67,530 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $66,890 | Not published | 40 | 0.0 |
| Springfield, MO | $66,340 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $64,490 | Not published | 140 | 0.2 |
| El Paso, TX | $64,100 | Not published | 100 | 0.3 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $63,940 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $63,910 | Not published | 160 | 0.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $63,390 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $63,280 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $62,870 | Not published | 140 | 0.1 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $62,800 | Not published | 170 | 0.2 |
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.