Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,000
25th Percentile Wage
$18,730
50th Percentile Wage
$49,610
75th Percentile Wage
$62,750
90th Percentile Wage
$86,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,000.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$49,610
2.22% 25.04%
2015
$48,510
-4.33% -
2014
$50,610
24.82% -
2013
$38,050
2.26% -
2012
$37,190
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,610 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 45.0 percent (45.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 18.1 percent (18.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.