How much do English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

Percentile spread

For English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $64,700 and the 90th percentile is $129,890. The difference is $65,190, which is 82.3% 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 $79,190 to the 75th at $101,220, covers $22,030.

The mean annual wage is $92,300, which sits above the median of $79,190. 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 0.5% higher than the national median of $78,760 for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,810, which is 1.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Rhode Island median of $79,190.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary at $77,810 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 14th of 15 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).).

• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $97,310 and employment of 50. That median is 22.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,879, against $77,810 here.
• Worcester, MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $80,170 and employment of 280. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,197, against $77,810 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $87,020 and employment of 2,110. That median is 9.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,376, against $77,810 here.

Employment share

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (640 of 714,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.41 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.