Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,790
25th Percentile Wage
$89,190
50th Percentile Wage
$130,020
75th Percentile Wage
$143,760
90th Percentile Wage
$152,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,790.

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
$130,020
8.48% 37.62%
2013
$118,990
31.84% -
2012
$81,100
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,020, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the second highest paying city for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of California, following the highest paying city Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (median annual salary of $131,550). Compared with Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, the median annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower.

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