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Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Harrisonburg, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Harrisonburg, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg, Virginia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$36,090
25th Percentile Wage	$45,880
50th Percentile Wage	$59,500
75th Percentile Wage	$79,620
90th Percentile Wage	$103,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Harrisonburg, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,090.

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 2019. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	6-Year Growth
2019	$59,500	7.43%	7.63%
2014	$55,080	0.22%	-
2013	$54,960	-	-

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Harrisonburg with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,500, Harrisonburg is the lowest paying city for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of Virginia, following city of Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $83,250). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Harrisonburg is about 28.5 percent (28.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$83,250
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford	$66,570
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News	$65,640
Richmond	$64,780
Roanoke	$63,510
Lynchburg	$60,950
Harrisonburg	$59,500