Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Syracuse, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,200
25th Percentile Wage
$43,600
50th Percentile Wage
$65,100
75th Percentile Wage
$89,490
90th Percentile Wage
$121,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,200.

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 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$65,100
6.28% 12.06%
2019
$61,010
-9.92% -
2017
$67,060
-1.46% -
2016
$68,040
9.35% -
2015
$61,680
-2.32% -
2014
$63,110
0.51% -
2013
$62,790
8.82% -
2012
$57,250
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,100 in Syracuse 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 Syracuse is 33.3 percent (33.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 20.4 percent (20.4%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.