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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

The median annual wage for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $98,250 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $112,230.

Pay spans roughly $50,780 at the 10th percentile to $201,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. An estimated 1,580 people work as foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

Median (annual)	$98,250
Mean (annual)	$112,230
Median (hourly)	—
10th percentile	$50,780
90th percentile	$201,290
Employment	1,580

Updated 2026-07-23.

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Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.