English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boise, ID

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $161,180 or more. The middle half of english language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Boise earn between $62,900 and $100,510.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Boise vs. Idaho and the U.S.

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Boise earn 3% less than the U.S. average ($89,580). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $78,760.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $86,510, a single filer in Boise takes home about $66,213 a year, or $5,518 a month and $2,547 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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Is Boise a good place for english language and literature teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $86,510 buys what about $87,925 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,930).

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