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Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,380
25th Percentile Wage
$62,750
50th Percentile Wage
$77,580
75th Percentile Wage
$126,870
90th Percentile Wage
$147,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,380.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$77,580
11.91% 14.17%
2013
$68,340
2.56% -
2012
$66,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,580 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 41.0 percent (41.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$131,550
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$130,020
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$122,600
Fresno
$107,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$105,090
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$102,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$101,110
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$101,090
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$79,200
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$78,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$77,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$74,580