Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1124

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

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

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

Top 25 of 67 metro areas

Foreign 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	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$171,660	130	0.1
2	Fresno, CA	$167,160	70	0.1
3	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$125,980	130	0.1
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$115,040	240	0.1
5	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$106,050	200	0.1
6	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$103,190	50	0.3
7	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$99,410	Not published	Not published
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$99,100	630	0.2
9	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$98,600	1,460	0.2
10	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$97,520	60	0.2
11	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$97,210	130	0.2
12	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$96,550	190	0.2
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$90,160	400	0.3
14	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$85,230	60	0.5
15	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$84,980	50	0.0
16	Ann Arbor, MI	$84,000	190	0.9
17	Worcester, MA	$83,490	70	0.2
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$83,310	800	0.1
19	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$83,190	60	0.0
20	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$82,890	500	0.2
21	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$81,050	90	0.1
22	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$81,030	190	0.3
23	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$80,940	490	0.1
24	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$80,450	Not published	Not published
25	Harrisonburg, VA	$80,410	60	0.9

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Foreign 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.