Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Durham, NC

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Durham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,360 or more. The middle half of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Durham earn between $61,200 and $78,030.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Durham vs. North Carolina and the U.S.

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Durham earn about the same as the North Carolina average ($70,780) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($89,990). At the median the gap is -19% against the U.S. median of $79,350.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Durham

On the average salary of $69,960, a single filer in Durham takes home about $55,764 a year, or $4,647 a month and $2,145 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Durham a good place for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Durham area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.6), so the average $69,960 buys what about $71,701 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Durham ($60,720). A typical home costs $414,340, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other North Carolina cities

Durham ranks 3rd of 3 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Raleigh pays the most ($72,930).

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Highest-paying cities for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,240).

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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