Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $79,350 a year (mean $89,990) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #227 of 825.
How much does a foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $79,350 a year (mean $89,990), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 56% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 19,830 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1124), ranked #227 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$79,350
per year
Mean
$89,990
per year
Employment
19,830
US workers
National rank
#227
of 825 by median
What a foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1124) earns a median annual wage of $79,350 and a mean (average) of $89,990. The median is the midpoint — half of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 56% 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 foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary is $79,350, and the mean (average) is $89,990. The median is the midpoint — half of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $79,350, a foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary earns 56% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 19,830 foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1124), across all industries.
- Where does this foreign 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 25-1124. 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 25-1124 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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