English Language Professor Salary

• English language professors in the United States earned an average salary of $65,860 as of May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries ranged from $33,720 to $107,020, with the median salary at $58,870. In the 25th percentile, the annual wage was $43,700, and in the 75th percentile, the annual wage was $80,900.
  
  

English Language Professor Industry and Location

• English language professors working in colleges, universities and professional schools earned an average salary of $65,570, while those in junior colleges earned an average of $66,690, according to the bureau. In technical and trade schools, the average is lower at $50,770 annually, while those professors working either in business schools or in the industry of educational support services earn salary averages of $66,690 and $67,650 respectively. The highest paying state for English language professors was New York with a salary average of $85,190, followed by California at $83,430.
  
  

Foreign Language Professor Salary

• In the U.S., foreign language professors earned an average income of $63,300 a year as of May 2009, states the bureau. The pay scale ranged from $33,320 to $103,030, with the annual wage in the 25th percentile at $42,900, the annual wage in the 75th percentile at $77,600 and the median salary at $56,740.
  
  

Foreign Language Professor Industry and Location

• Colleges, universities and professional schools paid foreign language professors an average salary of $63,260, while junior colleges offered a higher average of $70,700. Foreign language professors also worked in technical and trade schools for the average salary of $48,450 a year, and in the industry of other schools and instruction for the average of $51,460 a year. Rhode Island had the highest salary average for foreign language professors at $89,180, followed by California at $80,320.