How much do English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary make in Terre Haute, IN?

Percentile spread

For English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $48,920 and the 90th percentile is $125,090. The difference is $76,170, which is 103.2% 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 $66,350 to the 75th at $92,720, covers $26,370.

The mean annual wage is $82,470, which sits above the median of $73,780. 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 Terre Haute, IN median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $78,760 for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,035, which is 6.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% higher than the Indiana median of $69,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Terre Haute, IN is 87.797, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $73,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary at $84,035 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. Terre Haute, IN ranks 6th of 14 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).).

• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $72,610 and employment of 150. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,876, against $84,035 here.
• Evansville, IN is 94 miles away, with a median of $68,740 and employment of 40. That median is 6.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,103, against $84,035 here.
• Bloomington, IL is 110 miles away, with a median of $78,860 and employment of 80. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,309, against $84,035 here.