What are the main factors that influence a French Instructor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A French Instructor's salary?

A French Instructor's salary grows with experience: an French Instructor (0-0 years)earns $63,892, an Asst. Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $71,454, an Assoc. Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $80,550, a Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $109,022,

What are the highest paying states for a French Instructor?

French Instructor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for French Instructor roles are District of Columbia $68,602, California $68,341, Massachusetts $67,431. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of French Instructor roles make?

Salaries for French Instructor level roles vary by specialization: Professor Of French: $91,847; French Teacher: $68,319; French Language Instructor: $65,091; Adjunct Instructor/French: $62,748; French Tutor: $62,488.

How do different companies affect a French Instructor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for French Instructor roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

French Instructor Salary in the United States

How much does a French Instructor make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a French Instructor in the United States is $61,960 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a French Instructor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,681
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,685 to $70,189
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,240

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French Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,189	$5,849	$1,350	$34
Average	$61,960	$5,163	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$52,685	$4,390	$1,013	$25

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Key Factors That Influence French Instructor Salaries

A French Instructor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do French Instructor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract French Instructors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,602.
California: $68,341.
Massachusetts: $67,431.

District of Columbia $68,602 California $68,341 Massachusetts $67,431 Washington $67,183 New Jersey $67,158 Alaska $67,071 Connecticut $66,216 New York $65,869

Hawaii $64,760 Rhode Island $64,240 Maryland $63,887 Minnesota $63,403 Colorado $63,217 Illinois $63,155 Oregon $62,920 Delaware $62,746

New Hampshire $62,637 Virginia $62,393 Pennsylvania $61,681 Nevada $61,321 North Dakota $61,204 Michigan $61,018 Wisconsin $60,950 Vermont $60,813

Texas $60,435 Maine $60,411 Arizona $60,373 Ohio $60,330 Georgia $59,760 Indiana $59,475 Wyoming $59,419 Utah $59,333

Iowa $59,295 Kansas $58,998 Louisiana $58,911 North Carolina $58,880 Missouri $58,868 Florida $58,626 Montana $58,496 Nebraska $58,372

Kentucky $58,304 South Carolina $58,056 Tennessee $57,901 Idaho $57,839 New Mexico $57,387 Oklahoma $57,288 Alabama $56,922 South Dakota $56,309

Arkansas $55,974 West Virginia $55,795 Mississippi $55,256

Top Paying Cities for French Instructors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $78,150
San Francisco: $77,294
Oakland: $75,665

San Jose, CA $78,150

San Francisco, CA $77,294

Oakland, CA $75,665

New York, NY $71,340

Paramus, NJ $70,472

Queens Village, NY $70,469

Passaic, NJ $70,410

Bergenfield, NJ $70,405

Stamford, CT $70,268

Huntington, NY $70,243

Newark, NJ $69,785

Bridgeport, CT $69,654

Vallejo, CA $69,531

New Brunswick, NJ $69,506

Petaluma, CA $69,469

Middlesex, NJ $69,351

Somerset, NJ $69,308

Santa Cruz, CA $69,227

Boston, MA $68,850

Monterey, CA $68,632

Seattle, WA $68,490

Santa Rosa, CA $68,478

Los Angeles, CA $68,459

Juneau, AK $68,298

Washington, DC $68,230

Orange, CA $68,009

Santa Ana, CA $67,846

Long Beach, CA $67,784

Anaheim, CA $67,771

Anchorage, AK $67,740

Santa Maria, CA $67,555

Everett, WA $67,542

Danbury, CT $67,324

Bremerton, WA $67,239

Tacoma, WA $67,016

New Suffolk, NY $67,014

Sacramento, CA $66,997

Santa Barbara, CA $66,929

Trenton, NJ $66,861

San Diego, CA $66,861

Brockton, MA $66,792

Fairbanks, AK $66,641

Lompoc, CA $66,483

Lowell, MA $66,432

Ventura, CA $66,421

Nashua, NH $66,408

Stockton, CA $66,402

Modesto, CA $65,950

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,813

Olympia, WA $65,696

Kennewick, WA $65,696

New Haven, CT $65,671

Lawrence, MA $65,448

Hartford, CT $65,386

Riverside, CA $65,374

New Bedford, MA $65,312

Richland, WA $65,312

Bakersfield, CA $65,225

San Bernardino, CA $65,200

New Britain, CT $65,194

Atlantic City, NJ $65,194

New London, CT $65,169

Norwich, CT $65,151

Portsmouth, NH $65,138

Boulder, CO $65,007

Portland, OR $64,921

Worcester, MA $64,915

Minneapolis, MN $64,723

Philadelphia, PA $64,636

Honolulu, HI $64,432

Saint Paul, MN $64,402

Vineland, NJ $64,388

Providence, RI $64,209

Chicago, IL $64,029

Bellingham, WA $63,955

Springfield, MA $63,905

Baltimore, MD $63,887

Chico, CA $63,732

Pittsfield, MA $63,564

Manchester, NH $63,447

Spokane, WA $63,174

Denver, CO $63,168

Albany, NY $62,877

Troy, NY $62,852

Nassau, NY $62,786

Schenectady, NY $62,722

Wilmington, DE $62,672

Burlington, VT $62,585

Salem, OR $62,561

Portland, ME $62,369

Yakima, WA $62,307

Rochester, MN $62,114

Reno, NV $62,084

Fresno, CA $62,084

Milwaukee, WI $62,028

Detroit, MI $61,966

Ann Arbor, MI $61,955

Allentown, PA $61,947

Colorado Springs, CO $61,842

Syracuse, NY $61,811

Carson City, NV $61,811

Houston, TX $61,724

Eugene, OR $61,693

Gary, IN $61,619

Springfield, OR $61,569

Bismarck, ND $61,557

Galveston, TX $61,513

Medford, OR $61,421

Fort Collins, CO $61,396

Concord, NH $61,365

Austin, TX $61,346

Mesa, AZ $61,216

Reading, PA $61,210

Phoenix, AZ $61,204

Dallas, TX $61,185

Saint Cloud, MN $61,126

Madison, WI $61,043

Utica, NY $60,875

Rochester, NY $60,776

Des Moines, IA $60,770

Raleigh, NC $60,764

Atlanta, GA $60,671

Battle Creek, MI $60,652

Salt Lake City, UT $60,634

Lancaster, PA $60,541

Harrisburg, PA $60,454

Kansas City, MO $60,392

Champaign, IL $60,380

Kansas City, KS $60,380

Fort Worth, TX $60,373

Columbus, OH $60,363

Boca Raton, FL $60,349

Pittsburgh, PA $60,324

Richmond, VA $60,299

Indianapolis, IN $60,287

Cleveland, OH $60,280

Las Vegas, NV $60,206

Cincinnati, OH $60,206

Petersburg, VA $60,113

Huntsville, AL $60,020

Lansing, MI $59,979

Lebanon, PA $59,971

Pueblo, CO $59,965

Appleton, WI $59,946

Buffalo, NY $59,921

Dayton, OH $59,903

Racine, WI $59,890

Charlotte, NC $59,884

Saint Louis, MO $59,865

York, PA $59,828

Elkhart, IN $59,828

Gastonia, NC $59,816

Billings, MT $59,802

Beaumont, TX $59,785

Lorain, OH $59,772

Benton Harbor, MI $59,760

Toledo, OH $59,748

Binghamton, NY $59,717

Rock Hill, SC $59,710

Rockford, IL $59,679

Springfield, IL $59,655

Elyria, OH $59,649

Fargo, ND $59,649

Flagstaff, AZ $59,605

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,568

Duluth, MN $59,531

Miami, FL $59,531

Cheyenne, WY $59,487

Grand Forks, ND $59,487

Bangor, ME $59,351

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,283

Durham, NC $59,257

Louisville, KY $59,252

Grand Rapids, MI $59,240

Hialeah, FL $59,233

Casper, WY $59,147

Scranton, PA $59,072

New Orleans, LA $59,054

Virginia Beach, VA $59,047

Akron, OH $59,017

Peoria, IL $58,936

Sarasota, FL $58,924

Nashville, TN $58,880

Omaha, NE $58,880

Green Bay, WI $58,880

Baton Rouge, LA $58,849

Charleston, SC $58,837

Jamestown, NY $58,806

Davenport, IA $58,806

Tucson, AZ $58,775

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,738

Tampa, FL $58,725

Evansville, IN $58,688

Port Arthur, TX $58,688

Bradenton, FL $58,663

Santa Fe, NM $58,552

Orlando, FL $58,440

Clearwater, FL $58,422

Canton, OH $58,292

La Crosse, WI $58,292

Albuquerque, NM $58,254

Newport News, VA $58,248

High Point, NC $58,230

Ogden, UT $58,205

Corpus Christi, TX $58,155

Norfolk, VA $58,118

Laramie, WY $58,118

Rock Island, IL $58,081

Saginaw, MI $58,069

Jacksonville, FL $58,062

Salisbury, NC $58,050

Boise, ID $58,038

Moline, IL $58,007

Fort Myers, FL $57,988

Memphis, TN $57,976

Tulsa, OK $57,945

Waterloo, IA $57,907

Spartanburg, SC $57,845

Lincoln, NE $57,815

Fort Wayne, IN $57,802

Provo, UT $57,796

Cedar Falls, IA $57,722

San Antonio, TX $57,697

Greensboro, NC $57,672

South Bend, IN $57,666

Savannah, GA $57,598

Muskegon, MI $57,573

Birmingham, AL $57,567

Winston Salem, NC $57,536

Lake Charles, LA $57,387

Anderson, IN $57,375

Lexington, KY $57,356

Augusta, GA $57,337

Greenville, SC $57,337

Lima, OH $57,288

Wichita, KS $57,282

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,282

Columbia, SC $57,226

Springfield, OH $57,213

Asheville, NC $57,114

Bloomington, IN $57,071

Knoxville, TN $56,848

Shreveport, LA $56,842

Wilmington, NC $56,761

Roanoke, VA $56,761

Topeka, KS $56,650

Frankfort, KY $56,643

Oklahoma City, OK $56,600

Chillicothe, OH $56,575

Longview, TX $56,569

Melbourne, FL $56,563

Sioux Falls, SD $56,464

Mobile, AL $56,458

Terre Haute, IN $56,433

Altoona, PA $56,396

Amarillo, TX $56,352

Killeen, TX $56,334

Fayetteville, AR $56,284

Chattanooga, TN $56,266

Sioux City, IA $56,210

Idaho Falls, ID $56,197

Lynchburg, VA $56,148

Gainesville, FL $56,067

Portsmouth, OH $56,036

Little Rock, AR $56,024

Lafayette, LA $55,999

Youngstown, OH $55,999

Daytona Beach, FL $55,962

Clarksville, TN $55,956

Pensacola, FL $55,950

Temple, TX $55,945

Hopkinsville, KY $55,764

Erie, PA $55,751

Florence, SC $55,726

Charleston, WV $55,627

Great Falls, MT $55,596

Macon, GA $55,510

Tallahassee, FL $55,503

Fayetteville, NC $55,491

Waco, TX $55,479

Helena, MT $55,435

Pine Bluff, AR $55,412

Vincennes, IN $55,336

Lubbock, TX $55,311

Alamogordo, NM $55,274

Twin Falls, ID $55,218

Rapid City, SD $55,200

Jackson, MS $55,088

Huntington, WV $55,084

Greenville, MS $55,082

Parkersburg, WV $55,019

Montgomery, AL $55,008

Wichita Falls, TX $54,946

Springfield, MO $54,946

Biloxi, MS $54,915

Monroe, LA $54,853

Johnstown, PA $54,809

Sumter, SC $54,785

Columbus, GA $54,778

Pascagoula, MS $54,661

Abilene, TX $54,661

Kingsport, TN $54,500

Albany, GA $54,500

Gulfport, MS $54,481

Alexandria, LA $54,277

Fort Smith, AR $54,122

El Paso, TX $53,954

Las Cruces, NM $53,676

Harlingen, TX $53,518

Pocatello, ID $53,508

Florence, AL $53,428

Brownsville, TX $53,415

Mcallen, TX $53,285

Dothan, AL $53,199

Columbus, MS $52,830

Altus, OK $52,542

Lawton, OK $52,424

Pierre, SD $52,201

What Skills Can Increase a French Instructor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 12.77% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Spring (Mentioned in 1.91% Job Postings): Spring is the season during which the natural world revives and reinvigorates after the colder winter months. During spring, dormant plants begin to grow again, new seedlings sprout out of the ground and hibernating animals awake.
Economics (Mentioned in 1.37% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	12.77%
Spring	1.91%
Economics	1.37%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a French Instructor's salary.

Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Computer Science	$73,112	18%
Analysis	$68,156	10%
Commitment	$64,438	4%
Presentation	$64,438	4%
Programming	$64,438	4%
Curriculum Development	$63,818	3%

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How Education impacts a French Instructor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many French Instructors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a French Instructor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $49,183 and $56,844).

French Instructor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for French Instructor

No Diploma 1.0%

High School 23.2%

Associates 66.7%

Bachelors 23.2%

Masters 66.7%

Doctorate 9.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.0%
High School	23.2%
Associates	66.7%
Bachelors	23.2%
Masters	66.7%
Doctorate	9.1%

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French Instructor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a French Instructor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$52,685

Average $61,960/year

$70,189

$4,390

Average $5,163/month

$5,849

$1,013

Average $1,192/week

$1,350

$25

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,189	$5,849	$1,350	$34
Average	$61,960	$5,163	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$52,685	$4,390	$1,013	$25

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Salary Trends for French Instructor

Salaries for a French Instructor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,369 in 2023 to around $54,447 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of French Instructor salary trends, .

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