SOC 25-1124 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary — Texas
Texas · 7 metro areas compared
The median wage for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in Texas is $75,090 per year, close to the national median of $79,350 for the same occupation.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to decline
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- -0.2%
- Openings per year
- 1,900
- Typical entry-level education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Texas.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in Texas is $75,090 per year, close to the national median of $79,350 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $39,170 at the tenth percentile to more than $126,920 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $58,260 to $99,540.
Employment stands at 1,460, or 0.1 jobs per thousand held locally. Among the 45 states with published data for this occupation, Texas ranks 31st by median wage. Houston leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $79,440. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 246th of 794 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $39,170 | −50.6% |
| 25th | $58,260 | −26.6% |
| Median (50th) | $75,090 | −5.4% |
| 75th | $99,540 | +25.4% |
| 90th | $126,920 | +59.9% |
| Mean | $81,220 | +2.4% |
Highest-paying metro areas in Texas
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | $79,440 | 210 | |
| 2 | College Station | $78,740 | 70 | |
| 3 | Dallas | $78,480 | 330 | |
| 4 | McAllen | $75,390 | 60 | |
| 5 | San Antonio | $73,480 | 140 | |
| 6 | El Paso | $64,100 | 100 | |
| 7 | Austin | $63,280 | — |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Texas run 2.9% below the national average, so the median of $75,090 goes as far as $77,333 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 2.5% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$75,090as reported by BLSLocal price level
97.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$77,333US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $75,090 a year, 5.4% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $39,170 to $126,920 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 1,460 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 31st of 45 states for this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Houston, at $79,440.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in Texas?
The median annual wage is $75,090, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $79,350, so pay in Texas is 5.4% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Texas earns more than $126,920 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $39,170 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
Which area nearby pays the most?
The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Houston, at $79,440 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 1,460 jobs in this occupation in Texas. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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