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Average English Language And Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Nevada

English Language And Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in Nevada earn a median annual salary of $85,830, which is +9.0% compared to the national median. There are 280 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Nevada (state).

$85,830
Nevada median annual wage
+9.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $78,760
280
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.48
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$54,920
25th
$62,740
Median
$85,830
75th
$86,310
90th
$102,540

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Nevada, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
100.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$85,848
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 90.5%
Rents: 114.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
California $130,490 Compare 5,460
New Hampshire $98,650 Compare 230
Connecticut $97,310 Compare 940
Delaware $97,100 Compare N/A
Oregon $91,870 Compare 960
Michigan $90,240 Compare 1,730

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Nevada

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Dermatologists $419,410 N/A
Radiologists $386,210 1.52
Physicians, Pathologists $384,350 0.39
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $345,600 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $326,520 N/A
Physicians, All Other $252,120 0.70
Family Medicine Physicians $251,550 0.32
Psychiatrists $210,030 0.31

Nevada has salary data for 679 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dermatologists.

Historical series

Trend for English Language And Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in Nevada

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, English Language And Literature Teachers, Postsecondary are projected to change by +0.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.