Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,920
25th Percentile Wage
$19,170
50th Percentile Wage
$40,620
75th Percentile Wage
$61,420
90th Percentile Wage
$74,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,920.

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 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$40,620
-0.62% 12.16%
2015
$40,870
-20.87% -
2013
$49,400
27.77% -
2012
$35,680
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,620, Fort Worth-Arlington is the lowest paying city for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of Texas, following city of Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $90,190). Compared with the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Fort Worth-Arlington is 55.0 percent (55.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$90,190
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$84,790
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$82,160
El Paso
$68,040
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$67,630
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$66,180
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$63,180
Abilene
$61,830
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,420
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$55,460
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$49,610
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,070
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,840
Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,620