Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Indianapolis, IN

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Indianapolis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,270 or more. The middle half of foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Indianapolis earn between $63,190 and $81,970.

*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 Indianapolis vs. Indiana and the U.S.

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Indianapolis earn 5% less than the Indiana average ($82,240) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($89,990). At the median the gap is -7% 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 Indianapolis

On the average salary of $78,420, a single filer in Indianapolis takes home about $60,112 a year, or $5,009 a month and $2,312 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Indianapolis's local income tax (2.02%).

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

Prices in the Indianapolis area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.7), so the average $78,420 buys what about $81,947 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Indianapolis ($49,340). A typical home costs $295,921, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Indiana cities

Indianapolis ranks 2nd of 2 Indiana metro areas for this job; South Bend pays the most ($78,800).

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

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