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Estimated employment360
Mean wage$85,589
Entry wage$51,723
10th percentile wage$49,908
50th percentile wage$74,851
90th percentile wage$140,060
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Education & Health Services360100.2%
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Education & Health Services36085,556
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1124)
Teach courses in foreign (i.e., other than English) languages and literature. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$85589.10 $60888.82  $24700.28
2014$85172.95+.5%$60592.76 +.5%$24580.18
2013$83577.69+1.9%$59457.88 +1.9%$24119.80
2012$81982.43+1.9%$58323.00 +1.9%$23659.43
2011$80387.17+2.0%$57188.12 +2.0%$23199.05
2010$79138.71+1.6%$56299.95 +1.6%$22838.75
2009$77751.52+1.8%$55313.10 +1.8%$22438.42
2008$76919.22+1.1%$54720.99 +1.1%$22198.23
2007$74630.37+3.1%$53092.68 +3.1%$21537.68
2006$72133.44+3.5%$51316.35 +3.5%$20817.09
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$85589.10 $56112.68  $29476.42
2014$85172.95+.5%$55654.99 +.8%$29517.95
2013$83577.69+1.9%$54465.00 +2.2%$29112.69
2012$81982.43+1.9%$53366.55 +2.1%$28615.88
2011$80387.17+2.0%$52451.17 +1.7%$27936.00
2010$79138.71+1.6%$51627.33 +1.6%$27511.38
2009$77751.52+1.8%$50757.72 +1.7%$26993.81
2008$76919.22+1.1%$50071.18 +1.4%$26848.03
2007$74630.37+3.1%$48789.65 +2.6%$25840.71
2006$72133.44+3.5%$47233.51 +3.3%$24899.93

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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