How much do Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $37,070 and the 90th percentile is $131,020. The difference is $93,950, which is 148.5% 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 $58,260 to the 75th at $108,560, covers $50,300.

The mean annual wage is $81,310, which sits above the median of $63,280. 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 20.3% lower than the national median of $79,350 for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,528, which is 18.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.7% lower than the Texas median of $75,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary at $64,528 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• College Station-Bryan, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $78,740 and employment of 70. That median is 24.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,574, against $64,528 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $73,480 and employment of 140. That median is 16.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,579, against $64,528 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $79,440 and employment of 210. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,544, against $64,528 here.