Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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) |
| 20,820 |
0.7 % |
(4) |
$ 88,490 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 48,230 |
$ 61,530 |
$ 78,760 |
$ 103,340 |
$ 136,260 |
(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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:
Top paying industries for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:
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.
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) |
| California |
1,870 |
0.10 |
0.76 |
(4) |
$ 128,400 |
| New York |
1,660 |
0.18 |
1.29 |
(4) |
$ 108,310 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,350 |
0.23 |
1.65 |
(4) |
$ 86,710 |
| Texas |
1,290 |
0.10 |
0.70 |
(4) |
$ 83,480 |
| Massachusetts |
1,110 |
0.31 |
2.23 |
(4) |
$ 102,930 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:
Top paying states for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:
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 |
1,420 |
0.15 |
1.09 |
(4) |
$ 120,040 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
810 |
0.28 |
2.08 |
(4) |
$ 89,780 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
750 |
0.27 |
1.99 |
(4) |
$ 108,120 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
720 |
0.23 |
1.70 |
(4) |
$ 83,290 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
710 |
0.11 |
0.84 |
(4) |
$ 127,560 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
640 |
0.14 |
1.03 |
(4) |
$ 81,370 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
330 |
0.08 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$ 78,040 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
300 |
0.16 |
1.14 |
(4) |
$ 88,280 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
260 |
0.10 |
0.70 |
(4) |
$ 78,470 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
230 |
0.19 |
1.40 |
(4) |
$ 103,880 |
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) |
| Ithaca, NY |
80 |
1.72 |
12.56 |
(4) |
$ 103,650 |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
80 |
1.17 |
8.52 |
(4) |
$ 67,890 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
190 |
0.87 |
6.37 |
(4) |
$ 90,600 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
100 |
0.78 |
5.67 |
(4) |
$ 80,610 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
210 |
0.66 |
4.78 |
(4) |
$ 95,050 |
| Boulder, CO |
120 |
0.63 |
4.63 |
(4) |
$ 79,180 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
40 |
0.54 |
3.93 |
(4) |
$ 73,600 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
60 |
0.46 |
3.35 |
(4) |
$ 81,480 |
| Knoxville, TN |
130 |
0.31 |
2.23 |
(4) |
$ 65,110 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
40 |
0.30 |
2.22 |
(4) |
$ 75,930 |
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) |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
50 |
0.23 |
1.67 |
(4) |
$ 173,870 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
110 |
0.06 |
0.47 |
(4) |
$ 159,910 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
200 |
0.08 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$ 137,990 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
190 |
0.13 |
0.91 |
(4) |
$ 136,100 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
710 |
0.11 |
0.84 |
(4) |
$ 127,560 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
170 |
0.15 |
1.09 |
(4) |
$ 120,620 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,420 |
0.15 |
1.09 |
(4) |
$ 120,040 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
80 |
0.08 |
0.57 |
(4) |
$ 110,570 |
| Fresno, CA |
60 |
0.15 |
1.13 |
(4) |
$ 108,470 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
750 |
0.27 |
1.99 |
(4) |
$ 108,120 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary:
About May 2023 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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
