English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $72K, rent takes 23.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,144/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new english language and literature teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,800/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $72K locally vs. $79K nationally, a 9% difference.

North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area pays $72K median vs. the U.S. average of $79K — that’s -9%.

The median is $71,850 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $46,660, and experienced english language and literature teachers, postsecondaries can clear $94,730. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,911/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,144/month, which eats 23.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median english language and literature teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $71,850 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.