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Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,820
25th Percentile Wage
$72,060
50th Percentile Wage
$102,330
75th Percentile Wage
$154,630
90th Percentile Wage
$191,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $191,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,820.

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 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$102,330
2.25% 0.00%
2015
$100,030
14.35% -
2014
$85,680
39.19% -
2013
$52,100
-96.41% -
2012
$102,330
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,330 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario and 27.1 percent (27.1%) 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