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 $63,893, an Asst. Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $71,438, an Assoc. Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $80,498, a Professor - Foreign Languages (0-0 years)earns $108,889,

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 $68,605, California $68,345, Massachusetts $67,434. 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: $91,855; French Teacher: $68,320; French Language Instructor: $65,092; Adjunct Instructor/French: $62,762; French Tutor: $62,491.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a French Instructor in the United States is $61,962 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): $77,687
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,696 to $70,193
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,259

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French Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,193	$5,849	$1,350	$34
Average	$61,962	$5,164	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$52,696	$4,391	$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: $68,605.
California: $68,345.
Massachusetts: $67,434.

District of Columbia $68,605 California $68,345 Massachusetts $67,434 Washington $67,186 New Jersey $67,161 Alaska $67,074 Connecticut $66,219 New York $65,872

Hawaii $64,763 Rhode Island $64,243 Maryland $63,889 Minnesota $63,406 Colorado $63,220 Illinois $63,158 Oregon $62,923 Delaware $62,749

New Hampshire $62,640 Virginia $62,396 Pennsylvania $61,684 Nevada $61,324 North Dakota $61,206 Michigan $61,021 Wisconsin $60,952 Vermont $60,816

Texas $60,438 Maine $60,413 Arizona $60,376 Ohio $60,333 Georgia $59,763 Indiana $59,478 Wyoming $59,422 Utah $59,335

Iowa $59,298 Kansas $59,001 Louisiana $58,914 North Carolina $58,883 Missouri $58,870 Florida $58,629 Montana $58,499 Nebraska $58,375

Kentucky $58,307 South Carolina $58,059 Tennessee $57,904 Idaho $57,842 New Mexico $57,390 Oklahoma $57,290 Alabama $56,925 South Dakota $56,311

Arkansas $55,977 West Virginia $55,797 Mississippi $55,258

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: $78,153
San Francisco: $77,385
Oakland: $75,668

San Jose, CA $78,153

San Francisco, CA $77,385

Oakland, CA $75,668

New York, NY $71,808

Queens Village, NY $71,344

Paramus, NJ $70,848

Passaic, NJ $70,786

Bergenfield, NJ $70,724

Stamford, CT $70,631

Huntington, NY $70,569

Newark, NJ $70,166

Bridgeport, CT $70,042

New Brunswick, NJ $69,838

Vallejo, CA $69,708

Middlesex, NJ $69,671

Somerset, NJ $69,615

Petaluma, CA $69,472

Santa Cruz, CA $69,231

Boston, MA $69,107

Monterey, CA $68,797

Fairbanks, AK $68,753

Los Angeles, CA $68,636

Washington, DC $68,605

Seattle, WA $68,493

Santa Rosa, CA $68,481

Juneau, AK $68,301

Orange, CA $68,097

Anchorage, AK $67,985

Anaheim, CA $67,942

Santa Ana, CA $67,849

Nassau, NY $67,812

Long Beach, CA $67,787

Danbury, CT $67,768

Santa Maria, CA $67,558

Everett, WA $67,545

Bremerton, WA $67,242

Trenton, NJ $67,124

Sacramento, CA $67,099

San Diego, CA $67,068

Brockton, MA $67,043

Tacoma, WA $67,019

Santa Barbara, CA $66,932

Lowell, MA $66,684

New Suffolk, NY $66,659

Nashua, NH $66,585

Lompoc, CA $66,486

Ventura, CA $66,424

Stockton, CA $66,405

New Haven, CT $66,281

Atlantic City, NJ $66,120

Hartford, CT $65,984

Modesto, CA $65,953

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,816

New Britain, CT $65,785

Olympia, WA $65,699

Kennewick, WA $65,699

New London, CT $65,686

Norwich, CT $65,668

Lawrence, MA $65,637

Bakersfield, CA $65,463

Riverside, CA $65,377

New Bedford, MA $65,377

Richland, WA $65,315

Portsmouth, NH $65,265

Vineland, NJ $65,253

San Bernardino, CA $65,203

Boulder, CO $65,030

Worcester, MA $64,980

Portland, OR $64,924

Saint Paul, MN $64,850

Minneapolis, MN $64,850

Philadelphia, PA $64,763

Honolulu, HI $64,435

Springfield, MA $64,218

Providence, RI $64,212

Chicago, IL $64,032

Bellingham, WA $63,958

Baltimore, MD $63,889

Chico, CA $63,735

Wilmington, DE $63,629

Pittsfield, MA $63,567

Manchester, NH $63,449

Spokane, WA $63,177

Denver, CO $63,171

Albany, NY $62,879

Troy, NY $62,855

Schenectady, NY $62,725

Burlington, VT $62,588

Portland, ME $62,371

Salem, OR $62,322

Yakima, WA $62,309

Ann Arbor, MI $62,291

Rochester, MN $62,117

Fresno, CA $62,086

Reno, NV $62,086

Milwaukee, WI $62,031

Detroit, MI $61,969

Allentown, PA $61,950

Carson City, NV $61,944

Houston, TX $61,851

Colorado Springs, CO $61,845

Syracuse, NY $61,814

Eugene, OR $61,696

Bismarck, ND $61,622

Gary, IN $61,622

Galveston, TX $61,622

Springfield, OR $61,572

Medford, OR $61,423

Fort Collins, CO $61,399

Austin, TX $61,349

Mesa, AZ $61,219

Phoenix, AZ $61,206

Dallas, TX $61,188

Reading, PA $61,151

Saint Cloud, MN $61,126

Concord, NH $61,070

Madison, WI $61,045

Utica, NY $60,878

Raleigh, NC $60,828

Las Vegas, NV $60,822

Rochester, NY $60,779

Des Moines, IA $60,773

Atlanta, GA $60,674

Battle Creek, MI $60,655

Salt Lake City, UT $60,636

Lancaster, PA $60,543

Champaign, IL $60,531

Harrisburg, PA $60,457

Durham, NC $60,401

Kansas City, MO $60,395

Kansas City, KS $60,382

Fort Worth, TX $60,376

Boca Raton, FL $60,351

Cleveland, OH $60,345

Columbus, OH $60,333

Pittsburgh, PA $60,327

Richmond, VA $60,302

Indianapolis, IN $60,289

Cincinnati, OH $60,209

Petersburg, VA $60,116

Billings, MT $59,980

Lansing, MI $59,980

Huntsville, AL $59,980

Lebanon, PA $59,973

Dayton, OH $59,967

Pueblo, CO $59,967

Appleton, WI $59,949

Buffalo, NY $59,924

Racine, WI $59,893

Charlotte, NC $59,887

Saint Louis, MO $59,868

Springfield, IL $59,843

Elkhart, IN $59,831

York, PA $59,831

Gastonia, NC $59,825

Benton Harbor, MI $59,825

Beaumont, TX $59,788

Lorain, OH $59,775

Toledo, OH $59,750

Binghamton, NY $59,719

Rock Hill, SC $59,713

Rockford, IL $59,682

Fargo, ND $59,651

Elyria, OH $59,651

Flagstaff, AZ $59,608

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,571

Miami, FL $59,533

Duluth, MN $59,434

Bangor, ME $59,354

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,286

Louisville, KY $59,255

Grand Rapids, MI $59,242

Hialeah, FL $59,236

Casper, WY $59,149

Scranton, PA $59,075

New Orleans, LA $59,056

Virginia Beach, VA $59,050

Akron, OH $59,019

Peoria, IL $58,939

Sarasota, FL $58,926

Green Bay, WI $58,883

Baton Rouge, LA $58,852

Charleston, SC $58,839

Nashville, TN $58,821

Jamestown, NY $58,809

Davenport, IA $58,809

Tucson, AZ $58,778

Cheyenne, WY $58,759

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,740

Tampa, FL $58,728

Omaha, NE $58,716

Port Arthur, TX $58,691

Evansville, IN $58,691

Bradenton, FL $58,666

Santa Fe, NM $58,554

Orlando, FL $58,493

Clearwater, FL $58,424

Canton, OH $58,294

La Crosse, WI $58,294

Grand Forks, ND $58,276

Albuquerque, NM $58,257

Tulsa, OK $58,257

Newport News, VA $58,251

High Point, NC $58,232

Ogden, UT $58,207

Corpus Christi, TX $58,158

Laramie, WY $58,121

Norfolk, VA $58,121

Rock Island, IL $58,084

Saginaw, MI $58,071

Jacksonville, FL $58,065

Salisbury, NC $58,053

Memphis, TN $58,040

Moline, IL $58,009

Fort Myers, FL $57,991

Waterloo, IA $57,910

Spartanburg, SC $57,848

Lincoln, NE $57,817

Fort Wayne, IN $57,805

Birmingham, AL $57,737

Cedar Falls, IA $57,724

Provo, UT $57,718

Springfield, OH $57,712

San Antonio, TX $57,699

Greensboro, NC $57,675

South Bend, IN $57,668

Winston Salem, NC $57,662

Boise, ID $57,644

Savannah, GA $57,600

Muskegon, MI $57,489

Lima, OH $57,414

Lake Charles, LA $57,390

Anderson, IN $57,377

Lexington, KY $57,359

Augusta, GA $57,340

Greenville, SC $57,340

Wichita, KS $57,284

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,284

Columbia, SC $57,228

Bloomington, IN $57,074

Roanoke, VA $57,036

Asheville, NC $56,956

Knoxville, TN $56,851

Shreveport, LA $56,844

Wilmington, NC $56,764

Frankfort, KY $56,646

Oklahoma City, OK $56,603

Chillicothe, OH $56,578

Longview, TX $56,572

Topeka, KS $56,553

Mobile, AL $56,460

Terre Haute, IN $56,435

Erie, PA $56,429

Altoona, PA $56,398

Melbourne, FL $56,380

Amarillo, TX $56,355

Killeen, TX $56,336

Fayetteville, AR $56,287

Sioux Falls, SD $56,243

Chattanooga, TN $56,206

Idaho Falls, ID $56,200

Gainesville, FL $56,070

Portsmouth, OH $56,039

Little Rock, AR $56,026

Lynchburg, VA $56,026

Lafayette, LA $56,002

Youngstown, OH $56,002

Temple, TX $55,977

Daytona Beach, FL $55,964

Clarksville, TN $55,958

Pensacola, FL $55,952

Hopkinsville, KY $55,766

Charleston, WV $55,760

Florence, SC $55,729

Sioux City, IA $55,692

Macon, GA $55,512

Tallahassee, FL $55,506

Fayetteville, NC $55,494

Waco, TX $55,481

Wichita Falls, TX $55,481

Pine Bluff, AR $55,456

Vincennes, IN $55,339

Lubbock, TX $55,314

Great Falls, MT $55,277

Alamogordo, NM $55,270

Abilene, TX $55,221

Rapid City, SD $55,140

Monroe, LA $55,140

Albany, GA $55,103

Huntington, WV $55,097

Jackson, MS $55,091

Greenville, MS $55,085

Parkersburg, WV $55,023

Montgomery, AL $55,010

Johnstown, PA $54,998

Springfield, MO $54,948

Biloxi, MS $54,917

Sumter, SC $54,787

Columbus, GA $54,781

Twin Falls, ID $54,744

Pascagoula, MS $54,663

Kingsport, TN $54,502

Gulfport, MS $54,484

Alexandria, LA $54,279

Fort Smith, AR $54,124

El Paso, TX $53,957

Helena, MT $53,876

Las Cruces, NM $53,678

Harlingen, TX $53,505

Pocatello, ID $53,449

Florence, AL $53,430

Brownsville, TX $53,418

Dothan, AL $53,319

Mcallen, TX $53,288

Columbus, MS $52,829

Altus, OK $52,544

Lawton, OK $52,426

Pierre, SD $52,203

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	$73,116	18%
Analysis	$68,159	10%
Commitment	$64,441	4%
Presentation	$64,441	4%
Programming	$64,441	4%
Curriculum Development	$63,821	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 April 01, 2026

$52,696

Average $61,962/year

$70,193

$4,391

Average $5,164/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	$70,193	$5,849	$1,350	$34
Average	$61,962	$5,164	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$52,696	$4,391	$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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