English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Francisco, CA	$167,930
Riverside, CA	$161,950
Fresno, CA	$143,960
San Diego, CA	$137,240
Bakersfield, CA	$134,280
San Jose, CA	$130,880
Sacramento, CA	$126,870
Los Angeles, CA	$126,060
McAllen, TX	$122,080
Trenton, NJ	$121,950
Ann Arbor, MI	$117,620
Eugene, OR	$117,430
Madison, WI	$110,650
Boston, MA	$108,530
New York, NY	$107,730

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

California pays english language and literature teachers, postsecondary the most statewide, $134,950 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
California	$134,950	$130,490	5,460	9	$167,930	$97,610
New York	$104,260	$84,850	6,110	7	$107,730	$82,570
Massachusetts	$103,940	$83,980	2,900	4	$108,530	$86,640
Oregon	$101,490	$91,870	960	3	$117,430	$86,370
New Hampshire	$99,470	$98,650	230	1	$94,970	$94,970
Delaware	$99,090	$97,100	n/a	0	n/a	n/a
Connecticut	$98,200	$97,310	940	5	$102,450	$89,480
Vermont	$95,840	$86,870	170	1	$85,650	$85,650
Washington, D.C.	$95,530	$82,300	410	1	$91,410	$91,410
Michigan	$94,670	$90,240	1,730	4	$117,620	$78,400
Maine	$93,890	$84,290	230	2	$95,080	$80,880
Maryland	$93,770	$83,760	830	2	$92,940	$86,510
Rhode Island	$92,970	$79,190	540	1	$92,300	$92,300
Wisconsin	$92,220	$80,800	840	2	$110,650	$99,550
New Jersey	$88,440	$78,760	1,950	1	$121,950	$121,950
Nebraska	$88,050	$78,450	500	2	$93,770	$79,650
Arizona	$87,830	$76,990	870	2	$91,060	$89,070
Pennsylvania	$87,040	$80,670	2,530	8	$97,580	$60,510
Minnesota	$86,950	$84,200	920	4	$90,500	$71,890
Idaho	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	$86,510	$86,510
Texas	$86,400	$78,900	4,310	11	$122,080	$67,260
Indiana	$82,520	$69,180	1,000	5	$86,580	$75,890
Virginia	$82,420	$67,330	1,810	4	$81,240	$60,560
New Mexico	$82,010	$66,450	230	1	$94,640	$94,640
Washington	$81,800	$79,840	1,000	3	$86,840	$78,060
Alaska	$81,200	$82,770	90	0	n/a	n/a
Nevada	$81,100	$85,830	280	2	$85,070	$75,620
Illinois	$80,140	$77,570	2,570	4	$104,150	$74,630
Missouri	$79,580	$73,070	1,040	4	$87,510	$77,130
Utah	$78,770	$73,280	420	0	n/a	n/a
Colorado	$78,420	$72,910	1,220	4	$85,190	$66,840
Iowa	$78,230	$79,720	510	3	$73,630	$66,710
Montana	$77,540	$73,160	130	0	n/a	n/a
Puerto Rico	$76,580	$73,490	130	1	$75,940	$75,940
South Carolina	$76,390	$64,470	840	3	$106,820	$70,190
Ohio	$74,050	$65,140	2,240	7	$76,000	$63,340
Louisiana	$72,690	$60,350	430	2	$80,120	$62,930
Kansas	$72,240	$62,340	460	2	$98,500	$58,260
Georgia	$71,890	$65,530	1,140	3	$101,190	$63,550
Tennessee	$70,650	$64,220	1,150	5	$74,080	$60,360
Kentucky	$70,580	$65,090	540	2	$78,470	$76,410
North Dakota	$70,400	$63,690	120	1	$82,190	$82,190
Wyoming	$69,610	$62,030	140	0	n/a	n/a
West Virginia	$69,180	$63,280	250	1	$60,390	$60,390
North Carolina	$68,270	$63,370	2,140	6	$88,400	$53,300
South Dakota	$65,870	$62,960	110	0	n/a	n/a
Alabama	$65,490	$62,910	1,040	5	$71,230	$58,770
Florida	$64,490	$59,740	2,480	7	$70,080	$61,000
Arkansas	$64,210	$56,520	320	1	$81,470	$81,470
Mississippi	$59,850	$60,680	530	1	$60,920	$60,920
Oklahoma	$59,080	$53,200	500	2	$73,370	$64,480

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Francisco, CA	$167,930	$165,090	—	610
Riverside, CA	$161,950	$160,050	—	480
Fresno, CA	$143,960	$137,730	—	200
San Diego, CA	$137,240	$132,500	—	500
Bakersfield, CA	$134,280	$132,230	—	50
San Jose, CA	$130,880	$107,770	—	290
Sacramento, CA	$126,870	$128,160	—	370
Los Angeles, CA	$126,060	$128,810	—	2,150
McAllen, TX	$122,080	$114,010	—	70
Trenton, NJ	$121,950	$102,410	—	190
Ann Arbor, MI	$117,620	$137,400	—	350
Eugene, OR	$117,430	$103,260	—	n/a
Madison, WI	$110,650	$104,190	—	150
Boston, MA	$108,530	$87,020	—	2,110
New York, NY	$107,730	$96,430	—	5,320
Columbia, SC	$106,820	$78,360	—	150
Houston, TX	$106,440	$102,500	—	940
Amherst, MA	$104,880	$101,500	—	200
Portland, OR	$104,320	$91,870	—	640
Peoria, IL	$104,150	$77,820	—	n/a
New Haven, CT	$102,450	$98,560	—	280
Athens, GA	$101,190	$105,970	—	60
Detroit, MI	$99,990	$104,070	—	420
Milwaukee, WI	$99,550	$85,180	—	370
Hartford, CT	$99,060	$85,050	—	390
Lawrence, KS	$98,500	$83,490	—	90
Santa Maria, CA	$97,610	$99,850	—	100
Harrisburg, PA	$97,580	$103,540	—	90
Norwich, CT	$96,010	$97,310	—	50
Portland, ME	$95,080	$80,580	—	80
Manchester, NH	$94,970	$102,550	—	60
Santa Fe, NM	$94,640	$81,960	—	30
Scranton, PA	$94,360	$97,520	—	60
Lincoln, NE	$93,770	$79,860	—	240
Albany, NY	$93,280	$81,040	—	250
Baltimore, MD	$92,940	$83,640	—	440
Bridgeport, CT	$92,660	$101,520	—	n/a
Providence, RI	$92,300	$79,190	—	640
Philadelphia, PA	$91,680	$83,500	—	1,220
Buffalo, NY	$91,410	$80,680	—	360
Washington, DC	$91,410	$82,080	—	1,030
Kiryas Joel, NY	$91,330	$77,410	—	n/a
Phoenix, AZ	$91,060	$71,250	—	580
Springfield, MA	$90,690	$86,410	—	130
St. Cloud, MN	$90,500	$84,240	—	50
Waterbury, CT	$89,480	$99,140	—	40
Flagstaff, AZ	$89,070	$82,560	—	60
Minneapolis, MN	$89,050	$84,250	—	520
Austin, TX	$89,040	$78,920	—	460
Lansing, MI	$89,040	$84,790	—	270
Wilmington, NC	$88,400	$83,910	—	110
College Station, TX	$87,730	$79,140	—	140
St. Louis, MO	$87,510	$78,300	—	460
Seattle, WA	$86,840	$80,770	—	510
Worcester, MA	$86,640	$80,170	—	280
Evansville, IN	$86,580	$68,740	—	40
Hagerstown, MD	$86,510	$76,760	—	60
Boise, ID	$86,510	$79,470	—	n/a
Salem, OR	$86,370	$89,180	—	50
Dallas, TX	$86,080	$81,570	—	920
Burlington, VT	$85,650	$83,240	—	100
Denver, CO	$85,190	$82,770	—	430
Syracuse, NY	$85,140	$79,220	—	250
Las Vegas, NV	$85,070	$85,830	—	160
Abilene, TX	$84,210	$73,670	—	40
Ithaca, NY	$84,130	$78,440	—	170
Columbia, MO	$83,920	$80,250	—	70
Colorado Springs, CO	$83,840	$72,910	—	n/a
Allentown, PA	$83,650	$79,100	—	170
Mankato, MN	$83,530	$75,530	—	n/a
Reading, PA	$83,510	$83,460	—	90
Indianapolis, IN	$83,220	$72,610	—	150
Rochester, NY	$82,570	$78,200	—	300
Terre Haute, IN	$82,470	$73,780	—	n/a
Erie, PA	$82,370	$76,270	—	50
Pittsburgh, PA	$82,250	$76,080	—	480
Fargo, ND	$82,190	$76,230	—	50
Little Rock, AR	$81,470	$64,120	—	50
Virginia Beach, VA	$81,240	$65,070	—	340
Bellingham, WA	$80,940	$79,040	—	60
Bangor, ME	$80,880	$66,570	—	40
Richmond, VA	$80,690	$65,870	—	210
Chicago, IL	$80,340	$78,620	—	1,850
New Orleans, LA	$80,120	$69,740	—	110
Omaha, NE	$79,650	$78,450	—	120
Fort Wayne, IN	$78,480	$65,340	—	50
Louisville, KY	$78,470	$63,050	—	80
Grand Rapids, MI	$78,400	$78,260	—	220
Spokane, WA	$78,060	$77,550	—	110
Kansas City, MO	$77,740	$79,250	—	180
Atlanta, GA	$77,450	$73,660	—	610
Harrisonburg, VA	$77,360	$79,840	—	50
Springfield, IL	$77,130	$82,220	—	30
Springfield, MO	$77,130	$65,490	—	150
Amarillo, TX	$76,770	$76,840	—	60
Charleston, SC	$76,690	$65,250	—	210
Lexington, KY	$76,410	$65,670	—	150
Columbus, OH	$76,000	$63,590	—	520
San Juan, PR	$75,940	$73,490	—	80
South Bend, IN	$75,890	$69,180	—	170
Toledo, OH	$75,780	$65,150	—	190
Reno, NV	$75,620	$62,740	—	110
Bloomington, IL	$74,630	$78,860	—	80
Nashville, TN	$74,080	$66,170	—	310
Des Moines, IA	$73,630	$76,960	—	60
Tulsa, OK	$73,370	$68,340	—	50
Akron, OH	$73,340	$66,040	—	120
Knoxville, TN	$72,790	$64,220	—	230
Cedar Rapids, IA	$72,240	$66,170	—	40
Duluth, MN	$71,890	$76,150	—	100
Chattanooga, TN	$71,570	$59,830	—	110
Cincinnati, OH	$71,270	$62,770	—	400
Birmingham, AL	$71,230	$65,740	—	160
Memphis, TN	$71,000	$77,400	—	160
Durham, NC	$70,600	$64,140	—	210
Killeen, TX	$70,550	$64,280	—	40
Dayton, OH	$70,490	$59,930	—	230
Montgomery, AL	$70,230	$64,900	—	100
Greenville, SC	$70,190	$61,970	—	160
Miami, FL	$70,080	$62,020	—	570
Cleveland, OH	$69,410	$61,160	—	350
El Paso, TX	$68,800	$66,710	—	200
Hickory, NC	$68,560	$67,000	—	40
Fort Collins, CO	$68,080	$61,570	—	160
Deltona, FL	$68,030	$63,320	—	50
Lubbock, TX	$67,300	$60,270	—	160
San Antonio, TX	$67,260	$61,940	—	260
Greeley, CO	$66,840	$65,710	—	50
Raleigh, NC	$66,840	$52,840	—	270
Tuscaloosa, AL	$66,840	$61,430	—	130
Auburn, AL	$66,780	$64,410	—	100
Davenport, IA	$66,710	$61,420	—	50
Lakeland, FL	$66,180	$62,540	—	80
Tampa, FL	$64,740	$59,740	—	290
Oklahoma City, OK	$64,480	$60,300	—	200
Augusta, GA	$63,550	$62,410	—	70
Canton, OH	$63,340	$67,870	—	40
Jacksonville, FL	$63,330	$58,180	—	190
Orlando, FL	$63,260	$58,230	—	430
Lafayette, LA	$62,930	$55,890	—	190
Charlotte, NC	$61,850	$60,820	—	370
Sarasota, FL	$61,000	$60,420	—	40
Jackson, MS	$60,920	$61,140	—	100
Roanoke, VA	$60,560	$60,680	—	70
Johnstown, PA	$60,510	$50,920	—	50
Huntington, WV	$60,390	$58,620	—	70
Kingsport, TN	$60,360	$59,120	—	40
Mobile, AL	$58,770	$59,710	—	80
Wichita, KS	$58,260	$49,780	—	50
Asheville, NC	$53,300	$52,750	—	80

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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary: questions

Where do english language and literature teachers, postsecondary make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $167,930 a year, among the 150 metro areas we cover.

What is the average english language and literature teachers, postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$89,580 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $78,760, so half of english language and literature teachers, postsecondary earn more than that and half less.

What salary should english language and literature teachers, postsecondary ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of english language and literature teachers, postsecondary nationwide earn between $60,900 (25th percentile) and $103,130 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays english language and literature teachers, postsecondary the most?

California, with a statewide average of $134,950 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is english language and literature teachers, postsecondary pay the lowest?

Asheville, NC, at $53,300 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1123.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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