Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1124
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the Springfield Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Springfield, MO metro area
Figures describe the Springfield, MO metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Springfield city limits.
BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in the Springfield, MO metro area earned a median of $66,340 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,820 at the 10th percentile to $139,330 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in the Springfield metro area earn more than $66,340 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $62,120 and $105,150.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,820 | $62,120 | $66,340 | $105,150 | $139,330 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Springfield metro areathis metro area$66,340 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $62,120 to $105,150
- Missouristate (MO)$76,110 median for Missouri; middle half earns $60,710 to $99,680
- United Statesnational$79,350 median for United States; middle half earns $62,510 to $102,730
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −13% vs Missouri overall and −16% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
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.
The Springfield metro area has the 59th-highest published median for this occupation among the 67 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Missouri
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Springfield metro areathis page$66,340 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $62,120 to $105,150
- $79,700 median for St. Louis metro area; middle half earns $62,800 to $120,130
- $66,890 median for Kansas City metro area; middle half earns $58,010 to $82,030
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondarys · Highest-paying occupations in Springfield Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.