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Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Bellingham, Washington

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$54,870
25th Percentile Wage	$71,150
50th Percentile Wage	$87,920
75th Percentile Wage	$106,630
90th Percentile Wage	$122,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Bellingham, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,870.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	8-Year Growth
2020	$87,920	0.23%	24.04%
2019	$87,720	19.81%	-
2018	$70,340	1.95%	-
2017	$68,970	3.18%	-
2016	$66,780	0.00%	-
2012	$66,780	-	-

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teacher Salary in Bellingham with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $87,920, Bellingham is the highest paying city for postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in state of Washington, followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary $82,180). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary foreign language and literature teachers in Bellingham is 6.5 percent (6.5%) higher than that in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Bellingham	$87,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$82,180
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$76,660
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$62,460
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$61,380
Tacoma	$57,870
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$51,610
Spokane	$48,050