Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary english language and literature teachers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of postsecondary english language and literature teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $155,270, Visalia-Porterville, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary english language and literature teachers. It is followed by Eugene-Springfield, Oregon (average annual salary $128,430). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of postsecondary english language and literature teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Visalia-Porterville, California	$155,270	$97,840	110
2	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$128,430	$77,060	130
3	El Paso, Texas	$128,170	$46,670	140
4	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$126,960	$52,130	690
5	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$120,650	$57,780	40
6	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$106,970	$61,520	280
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$104,690	$64,370	600
8	Fresno, California	$103,890	$53,480	180
9	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$103,710	$59,770	5,990
10	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$102,920	$62,560	490
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$101,330	$59,000	1,190
12	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$100,950	$64,980	150
13	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$99,890	$47,850	310
14	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$99,260	$48,230	450
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$99,040	$60,170	350
16	New Haven, Connecticut	$98,830	$62,130	230
17	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$89,720	$45,030	n/a
18	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$89,120	$64,070	90
19	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$88,780	$38,760	80
20	Utica-Rome, New York	$88,460	$49,500	80
21	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$87,190	$40,240	180
22	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$87,000	$63,760	90
23	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$86,890	$46,140	410
24	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$86,590	$40,350	2,730
25	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$85,980	$42,420	4,690
26	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$85,950	$49,390	50
27	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$85,520	$50,430	200
28	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$85,370	$65,530	190
29	Provo-Orem, Utah	$84,870	$45,040	370
30	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$84,410	$58,300	330
31	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$84,270	$48,340	80
32	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$84,110	$46,070	470
33	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$83,930	$49,390	60
34	Worcester, Massachusetts	$83,490	$62,640	190
35	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$83,190	$61,440	220
36	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$83,070	$65,960	90
37	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$82,960	$53,750	90
38	Ithaca, New York	$82,940	$52,670	190
39	Charlottesville, Virginia	$82,680	$50,970	120
40	Madison, Wisconsin	$82,380	$50,840	100
41	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$81,950	$53,620	100
42	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$81,680	$59,840	330
43	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$81,340	$47,670	130
44	Valdosta, Georgia	$81,220	$60,500	130
45	Dover, Delaware	$81,050	$48,490	70
46	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$80,780	$49,560	300
47	Gainesville, Florida	$80,760	$36,880	140
48	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$80,420	$48,550	130
49	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$80,200	$31,010	290
50	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,950	$61,390	1,170
51	Salem, Oregon	$79,900	$44,950	60
52	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$79,560	$48,250	180
53	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$79,410	$40,460	60
54	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$79,270	$50,150	1,000
55	Binghamton, New York	$79,110	$43,290	130
56	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$79,020	$43,520	1,970
57	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$78,930	$50,270	480
58	Springfield, Massachusetts	$78,880	$60,250	310
59	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$78,690	$45,940	60
60	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$78,680	$48,880	60
61	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$78,420	$49,420	350
62	Rochester, New York	$78,370	$38,520	370
63	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$78,300	$48,500	90
64	Manchester, New Hampshire	$78,030	$48,110	50
65	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$77,930	$47,000	190
66	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	$77,850	$53,480	40
67	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$77,750	$48,420	640
68	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$77,600	$48,160	520
69	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$77,570	$48,610	90
70	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$77,530	$38,070	930
71	St Louis, Missouri	$77,480	$42,950	360
72	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$77,460	$44,880	30
73	Dayton, Ohio	$77,400	$48,210	130
74	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$77,170	$46,540	50
75	Syracuse, New York	$77,030	$45,740	310
76	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$76,990	$49,290	1,210
77	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$76,870	$47,190	1,760
78	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$76,860	$55,910	110
79	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$76,840	$39,170	40
80	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$76,790	$38,350	30
81	Macon, Georgia	$76,670	$36,880	30
82	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$76,640	$50,160	130
83	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$76,630	$58,310	30
84	Salt Lake City, Utah	$76,570	$34,050	130
85	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$76,430	$61,000	40
86	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$76,220	$47,630	30
87	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$76,080	$32,790	40
88	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$76,030	$47,340	110
89	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$75,960	$48,750	560
90	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$75,880	$47,680	n/a
91	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$75,820	$47,950	50
92	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$75,280	$44,540	160
93	Kansas City, Missouri	$75,270	$48,410	280
94	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$74,670	$47,580	1,800
95	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$74,490	$47,000	50
96	Bismarck, North Dakota	$74,470	$47,470	40
97	Columbia, South Carolina	$74,280	$47,540	130
98	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$74,060	$48,740	70
99	Salinas, California	$73,930	$42,960	40
100	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$73,680	$45,330	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary english language and literature teachers.