Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,090
25th Percentile Wage
$43,130
50th Percentile Wage
$54,400
75th Percentile Wage
$78,030
90th Percentile Wage
$111,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,090.

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
$54,400
-1.08% -10.94%
2016
$54,990
-2.76% -
2015
$56,510
-7.59% -
2014
$60,800
-3.63% -
2013
$63,010
4.22% -
2012
$60,350
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,400 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Nassau-Suffolk is 44.2 percent (44.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 4.8 percent (4.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$97,570
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$90,570
Ithaca
$87,930
Binghamton
$81,220
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$79,410
Rochester
$76,810
Utica-Rome
$74,850
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$72,520
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$69,420
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$65,940
Syracuse
$65,100
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$59,640
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$56,790
Nassau-Suffolk
$54,400
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$51,810