English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Median Salary
$78,760
per year
Employment
57,720
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$48,270
25th percentile
$60,900
Median
$78,760
75th percentile
$103,130
90th percentile
$137,250

💰 English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
California$130,490+65.7%
New Hampshire$98,650+25.3%
Connecticut$97,310+23.6%
Delaware$97,100+23.3%
Oregon$91,870+16.6%
Michigan$90,240+14.6%
Vermont$86,870+10.3%
Nevada$85,830+9.0%
New York$84,850+7.7%
Maine$84,290+7.0%
Minnesota$84,200+6.9%
Massachusetts$83,980+6.6%
Maryland$83,760+6.3%
Alaska$82,770+5.1%
District of Columbia$82,300+4.5%
Wisconsin$80,800+2.6%
Pennsylvania$80,670+2.4%
Washington$79,840+1.4%
Iowa$79,720+1.2%
Rhode Island$79,190+0.5%
Texas$78,900+0.2%
New Jersey$78,760+0.0%
Nebraska$78,450-0.4%
Illinois$77,570-1.5%
Arizona$76,990-2.2%
Utah$73,280-7.0%
Montana$73,160-7.1%
Missouri$73,070-7.2%
Colorado$72,910-7.4%
Indiana$69,180-12.2%
Virginia$67,330-14.5%
New Mexico$66,450-15.6%
Georgia$65,530-16.8%
Ohio$65,140-17.3%
Kentucky$65,090-17.4%
South Carolina$64,470-18.1%
Tennessee$64,220-18.5%
North Dakota$63,690-19.1%
North Carolina$63,370-19.5%
West Virginia$63,280-19.7%
South Dakota$62,960-20.1%
Alabama$62,910-20.1%
Kansas$62,340-20.8%
Wyoming$62,030-21.2%
Mississippi$60,680-23.0%
Louisiana$60,350-23.4%
Florida$59,740-24.1%
Arkansas$56,520-28.2%
Oklahoma$53,200-32.5%

🏙️ English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$165,090+109.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$160,050+103.2%
Fresno, CA$137,730+74.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$137,400+74.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$132,500+68.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$132,230+67.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$128,810+63.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$128,160+62.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$114,010+44.8%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$107,770+36.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$105,970+34.5%
Madison, WI$104,190+32.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$104,070+32.1%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$103,540+31.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$103,260+31.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$102,550+30.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$102,500+30.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$102,410+30.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$101,520+28.9%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$101,500+28.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$99,850+26.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$99,140+25.9%
New Haven, CT$98,560+25.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$97,520+23.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$97,310+23.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$96,430+22.4%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$91,870+16.6%
Salem, OR$89,180+13.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$87,020+10.5%
Springfield, MA$86,410+9.7%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$85,830+9.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$85,180+8.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$85,050+8.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$84,790+7.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$84,250+7.0%
St. Cloud, MN$84,240+7.0%
Wilmington, NC$83,910+6.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$83,640+6.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$83,500+6.0%
Lawrence, KS$83,490+6.0%
Reading, PA$83,460+6.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$83,240+5.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$82,770+5.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$82,560+4.8%
Springfield, IL$82,220+4.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$82,080+4.2%
Santa Fe, NM$81,960+4.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$81,570+3.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$81,040+2.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,770+2.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$80,680+2.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$80,580+2.3%
Columbia, MO$80,250+1.9%
Worcester, MA$80,170+1.8%
Lincoln, NE$79,860+1.4%
Harrisonburg, VA$79,840+1.4%
Boise City, ID$79,470+0.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$79,250+0.6%
Syracuse, NY$79,220+0.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$79,190+0.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$79,140+0.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$79,100+0.4%
Bellingham, WA$79,040+0.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$78,920+0.2%
Bloomington, IL$78,860+0.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,620-0.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$78,450-0.4%
Ithaca, NY$78,440-0.4%
Columbia, SC$78,360-0.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$78,300-0.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$78,260-0.6%
Rochester, NY$78,200-0.7%
Peoria, IL$77,820-1.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$77,550-1.5%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$77,410-1.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$77,400-1.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$76,960-2.3%
Amarillo, TX$76,840-2.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$76,760-2.5%
Erie, PA$76,270-3.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$76,230-3.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$76,150-3.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$76,080-3.4%
Mankato, MN$75,530-4.1%
Terre Haute, IN$73,780-6.3%
Abilene, TX$73,670-6.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$73,660-6.5%
Puerto Rico$73,490-6.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$73,490-6.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$72,910-7.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$72,610-7.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$71,250-9.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$69,740-11.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$69,180-12.2%
Evansville, IN$68,740-12.7%
Tulsa, OK$68,340-13.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$67,870-13.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$67,000-14.9%
El Paso, TX$66,710-15.3%
Bangor, ME$66,570-15.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$66,170-16.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$66,170-16.0%
Akron, OH$66,040-16.2%
Richmond, VA$65,870-16.4%
Birmingham, AL$65,740-16.5%
Greeley, CO$65,710-16.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$65,670-16.6%
Springfield, MO$65,490-16.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$65,340-17.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$65,250-17.2%
Toledo, OH$65,150-17.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$65,070-17.4%
Montgomery, AL$64,900-17.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$64,410-18.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$64,280-18.4%
Knoxville, TN$64,220-18.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$64,140-18.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$64,120-18.6%
Columbus, OH$63,590-19.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$63,320-19.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,050-19.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,770-20.3%
Reno, NV$62,740-20.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$62,540-20.6%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$62,410-20.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$62,020-21.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$61,970-21.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61,940-21.4%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,570-21.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,430-22.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,420-22.0%
Cleveland, OH$61,160-22.3%
Jackson, MS$61,140-22.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$60,820-22.8%
Roanoke, VA$60,680-23.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,420-23.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$60,300-23.4%
Lubbock, TX$60,270-23.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$59,930-23.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$59,830-24.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$59,740-24.1%
Mobile, AL$59,710-24.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$59,120-24.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$58,620-25.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$58,230-26.1%
Jacksonville, FL$58,180-26.1%
Lafayette, LA$55,890-29.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$52,840-32.9%
Asheville, NC$52,750-33.0%
Johnstown, PA$50,920-35.3%
Wichita, KS$49,780-36.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.