English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A english language and literature teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $78,760 a year (mean $89,580) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #232 of 825.
How much does a english language and literature teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A english language and literature teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $78,760 a year (mean $89,580), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 57,720 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1123), ranked #232 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$78,760
per year
Mean
$89,580
per year
Employment
57,720
US workers
National rank
#232
of 825 by median
What a english language and literature teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a english language and literature teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1123) earns a median annual wage of $78,760 and a mean (average) of $89,580. The median is the midpoint — half of english language and literature teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a english language and literature teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for english language and literature teachers, postsecondary is $78,760, and the mean (average) is $89,580. The median is the midpoint — half of english language and literature teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does english language and literature teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $78,760, a english language and literature teachers, postsecondary earns 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many english language and literature teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 57,720 english language and literature teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1123), across all industries.
- Where does this english language and literature teachers, postsecondary salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-1123. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-1123 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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