How much do Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $38,240 and the 90th percentile is $105,310. The difference is $67,070, which is 83.9% 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 $58,890 to the 75th at $99,960, covers $41,070.

The mean annual wage is $73,540, which sits below the median of $79,980. 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 Columbus, OH median is 0.8% higher than the national median of $79,350 for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,776, which is 5.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% higher than the Ohio median of $74,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary at $83,776 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. Columbus, OH ranks 3rd of 8 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $62,800 and employment of 170. That median is 21.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,849, against $83,776 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 138 miles away, with a median of $63,910 and employment of 160. That median is 20.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,045, against $83,776 here.
• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 155 miles away, with a median of $67,530 and employment of 60. That median is 15.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,700, against $83,776 here.

Employment share

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (210 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 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.