Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,130
25th Percentile Wage
$56,220
50th Percentile Wage
$76,940
75th Percentile Wage
$95,380
90th Percentile Wage
$107,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,130.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$76,940
-10.48% 16.31%
2015
$85,000
3.56% -
2014
$81,970
-2.07% -
2013
$83,670
23.04% -
2012
$64,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,940 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ann Arbor
$83,320
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$81,610
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$77,440
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$76,940
South Bend-Mishawaka
$76,500
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$73,470
Lansing-East Lansing
$64,300
Kalamazoo-Portage
$63,850
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$50,410