How much do English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary make in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?

Percentile spread

For English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $30,070 and the 90th percentile is $100,230. The difference is $70,160, which is 109.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,420 to the 75th at $79,780, covers $31,360.

The mean annual wage is $70,600, which sits above the median of $64,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $78,760 for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,736, which is 16.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% higher than the North Carolina median of $63,370.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary at $65,736 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 7th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $52,840 and employment of 270. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,832, against $65,736 here.
• Roanoke, VA is 101 miles away, with a median of $60,680 and employment of 70. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,817, against $65,736 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 111 miles away, with a median of $60,820 and employment of 370. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,477, against $65,736 here.

Employment share

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (210 of 344,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.