Program Payoff

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other: what it pays, state by state

13 states teach this at certificate or associate level. The work pays most in Washington, at a median of $102,670 a year.

StateWhat the work paysSchoolsReporting earnings
Washington$102,67040
California$101,37070
New York$97,07010
Massachusetts$95,26020
Alaska$79,65020
Ohio$78,80020
Maryland$78,67010
Georgia$75,48020
Wisconsin$62,87010
Indiana$61,88010
Idaho$61,69020
Kansas$59,92010
Oklahoma$48,71020

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Programs: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10. Occupation wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.