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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

25-1124 Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


National estimates for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Industry profile for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

National estimates for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
19,520 0.7 % (4) $ 83,300 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 46,420 $ 59,250 $ 76,030 $ 99,570 $ 130,250
  (4)

Industry profile for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 15,480 0.51 (4) $ 80,810
Junior Colleges 3,710 0.59 (4) $ 95,200
Other Schools and Instruction 190 0.04 (4) $ 65,820

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 3,710 0.59 (4) $ 95,200
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 15,480 0.51 (4) $ 80,810
Other Schools and Instruction 190 0.04 (4) $ 65,820

Top paying industries for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 3,710 0.59 (4) $ 95,200
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 15,480 0.51 (4) $ 80,810
Other Schools and Instruction 190 0.04 (4) $ 65,820


Geographic profile for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 1,540 0.17 1.28 (4) $ 94,380
Pennsylvania 1,430 0.25 1.87 (4) $ 84,580
Texas 1,420 0.11 0.83 (4) $ 79,750
California 1,320 0.07 0.57 (4) $ 127,720
Florida 890 0.10 0.73 (4) $ 67,970


Map of location quotient of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 470 0.68 5.17 (4) $ 85,010
Delaware 120 0.26 1.96 (4) $ 64,230
Rhode Island 120 0.25 1.92 (4) $ 99,770
Pennsylvania 1,430 0.25 1.87 (4) $ 84,580
Massachusetts 850 0.24 1.80 (4) $ 94,340


Map of annual mean wages of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 1,320 0.07 0.57 (4) $ 127,720
Oregon 370 0.19 1.46 (4) $ 108,420
Connecticut 350 0.22 1.65 (4) $ 106,700
Rhode Island 120 0.25 1.92 (4) $ 99,770
New Jersey 770 0.19 1.43 (4) $ 99,550



Map of employment of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,490 0.16 1.23 (4) $ 103,700
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 870 0.31 2.38 (4) $ 86,590
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 790 0.26 1.97 (4) $ 80,890
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 690 0.26 1.93 (4) $ 96,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 520 0.12 0.90 (4) $ 79,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 510 0.08 0.63 (4) $ 133,330
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 350 0.19 1.42 (4) $ 82,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 290 0.08 0.57 (4) $ 71,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 280 0.09 0.70 (4) $ 88,580
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 250 0.09 0.72 (4) $ 74,060


Map of location quotient of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 60 0.78 5.93 (4) $ 74,010
Ann Arbor, MI 140 0.68 5.13 (4) $ 88,020
Trenton, NJ 140 0.58 4.39 (4) $ 89,550
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 40 0.49 3.75 (4) $ 60,660
Duluth, MN-WI 40 0.32 2.42 (4) $ 73,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 870 0.31 2.38 (4) $ 86,590
Knoxville, TN 120 0.31 2.37 (4) $ 62,290
Madison, WI 120 0.31 2.33 (4) $ 92,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC 100 0.29 2.23 (4) $ 60,580
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 100 0.27 2.01 (4) $ 91,530


Map of annual mean wages of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 80 0.05 0.36 (4) $ 140,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 510 0.08 0.63 (4) $ 133,330
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 170 0.11 0.87 (4) $ 130,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 140 0.06 0.43 (4) $ 124,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 180 0.16 1.19 (4) $ 110,880
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,490 0.16 1.23 (4) $ 103,700
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 210 0.18 1.38 (4) $ 100,590
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 130 0.23 1.75 (4) $ 97,990
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 690 0.26 1.93 (4) $ 96,920
Fresno, CA 60 0.15 1.15 (4) $ 96,390

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 100 0.43 3.29 (4) $ 44,460
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 100 0.66 4.98 (4) $ 91,200
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 60 0.38 2.90 (4) $ 69,130
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 60 0.31 2.33 (4) $ 91,470
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 50 0.26 1.93 (4) $ 62,530

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 100 0.66 4.98 (4) $ 91,200
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 30 0.54 4.08 (4) $ 79,970
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 100 0.43 3.29 (4) $ 44,460
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 60 0.38 2.90 (4) $ 69,130
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 40 0.35 2.65 (4) $ 69,060

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 60 0.31 2.33 (4) $ 91,470
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 100 0.66 4.98 (4) $ 91,200
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 89,490
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 50 0.22 1.68 (4) $ 86,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 82,080


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023