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: starting around $61,057 for beginners, reaching about $64,535 at mid-level, and approach $68,381 for experts.

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 $68,601, California $68,341, Massachusetts $67,430. 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: $91,862; French Teacher: $68,322; French Language Instructor: $65,091; Adjunct Instructor/French: $62,766; French Tutor: $62,487.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for a French Instructor in the United States is $61,959 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): $77,655
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,673 to $70,175
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,219

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French Instructor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,175	$5,848	$1,350	$34
Average	$61,959	$5,163	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$52,673	$4,389	$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 Experience Level Affects French Instructor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a French Instructor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,057
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,314
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,535
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,124
Expert (over 8 years): $68,381

Levels	Salary
Entry Level French Instructor	$61,057
Intermediate Level French Instructor	$61,314
Senior Level French Instructor	$64,535
Specialist Level French Instructor	$68,124
Expert Level French Instructor	$68,381

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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: $68,601.
California: $68,341.
Massachusetts: $67,430.

District of Columbia $68,601 California $68,341 Massachusetts $67,430 Washington $67,182 New Jersey $67,158 Alaska $67,071 Connecticut $66,216 New York $65,869

Hawaii $64,760 Rhode Island $64,239 Maryland $63,886 Minnesota $63,403 Colorado $63,217 Illinois $63,155 Oregon $62,920 Delaware $62,746

New Hampshire $62,637 Virginia $62,393 Pennsylvania $61,680 Nevada $61,321 North Dakota $61,203 Michigan $61,018 Wisconsin $60,949 Vermont $60,813

Texas $60,435 Maine $60,410 Arizona $60,373 Ohio $60,330 Georgia $59,760 Indiana $59,475 Wyoming $59,419 Utah $59,332

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 $55,794 Mississippi $55,255

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: $78,149
San Francisco: $77,381
Oakland: $75,665

San Jose, CA $78,149

San Francisco, CA $77,381

Oakland, CA $75,665

New York, NY $71,805

Queens Village, NY $71,340

Paramus, NJ $70,844

Passaic, NJ $70,782

Bergenfield, NJ $70,720

Stamford, CT $70,627

Huntington, NY $70,565

Newark, NJ $70,163

Bridgeport, CT $70,039

New Brunswick, NJ $69,834

Vallejo, CA $69,704

Middlesex, NJ $69,667

Somerset, NJ $69,611

Petaluma, CA $69,469

Santa Cruz, CA $69,227

Boston, MA $69,103

Monterey, CA $68,793

Fairbanks, AK $68,750

Los Angeles, CA $68,632

Washington, DC $68,601

Seattle, WA $68,490

Santa Rosa, CA $68,477

Juneau, AK $68,298

Orange, CA $68,093

Anchorage, AK $67,982

Anaheim, CA $67,938

Santa Ana, CA $67,845

Nassau, NY $67,808

Long Beach, CA $67,783

Danbury, CT $67,765

Santa Maria, CA $67,554

Everett, WA $67,542

Bremerton, WA $67,238

Trenton, NJ $67,121

Sacramento, CA $67,096

San Diego, CA $67,065

Brockton, MA $67,040

Tacoma, WA $67,015

Santa Barbara, CA $66,928

Lowell, MA $66,681

New Suffolk, NY $66,656

Nashua, NH $66,581

Lompoc, CA $66,482

Ventura, CA $66,420

Stockton, CA $66,402

New Haven, CT $66,278

Atlantic City, NJ $66,117

Hartford, CT $65,980

Modesto, CA $65,949

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,813

New Britain, CT $65,782

Olympia, WA $65,695

Kennewick, WA $65,695

New London, CT $65,683

Norwich, CT $65,664

Lawrence, MA $65,633

Bakersfield, CA $65,460

Riverside, CA $65,373

New Bedford, MA $65,373

Richland, WA $65,311

Portsmouth, NH $65,262

Vineland, NJ $65,249

San Bernardino, CA $65,200

Boulder, CO $65,026

Worcester, MA $64,977

Portland, OR $64,921

Saint Paul, MN $64,847

Minneapolis, MN $64,847

Philadelphia, PA $64,760

Honolulu, HI $64,431

Springfield, MA $64,215

Providence, RI $64,208

Chicago, IL $64,029

Bellingham, WA $63,954

Baltimore, MD $63,886

Chico, CA $63,731

Wilmington, DE $63,626

Pittsfield, MA $63,564

Manchester, NH $63,446

Spokane, WA $63,174

Denver, CO $63,168

Albany, NY $62,876

Troy, NY $62,852

Schenectady, NY $62,721

Burlington, VT $62,585

Portland, ME $62,368

Salem, OR $62,319

Yakima, WA $62,306

Ann Arbor, MI $62,288

Rochester, MN $62,114

Fresno, CA $62,083

Reno, NV $62,083

Milwaukee, WI $62,027

Detroit, MI $61,965

Allentown, PA $61,947

Carson City, NV $61,941

Houston, TX $61,848

Colorado Springs, CO $61,842

Syracuse, NY $61,811

Eugene, OR $61,693

Bismarck, ND $61,619

Gary, IN $61,619

Galveston, TX $61,619

Springfield, OR $61,569

Medford, OR $61,420

Fort Collins, CO $61,395

Austin, TX $61,346

Mesa, AZ $61,216

Phoenix, AZ $61,203

Dallas, TX $61,185

Reading, PA $61,148

Saint Cloud, MN $61,123

Concord, NH $61,067

Madison, WI $61,042

Utica, NY $60,875

Raleigh, NC $60,825

Las Vegas, NV $60,819

Rochester, NY $60,776

Des Moines, IA $60,770

Atlanta, GA $60,671

Battle Creek, MI $60,652

Salt Lake City, UT $60,633

Lancaster, PA $60,540

Champaign, IL $60,528

Harrisburg, PA $60,454

Durham, NC $60,398

Kansas City, MO $60,392

Kansas City, KS $60,379

Fort Worth, TX $60,373

Boca Raton, FL $60,348

Cleveland, OH $60,342

Columbus, OH $60,330

Pittsburgh, PA $60,324

Richmond, VA $60,299

Indianapolis, IN $60,286

Cincinnati, OH $60,206

Petersburg, VA $60,113

Billings, MT $59,977

Lansing, MI $59,977

Huntsville, AL $59,977

Lebanon, PA $59,970

Dayton, OH $59,964

Pueblo, CO $59,964

Appleton, WI $59,946

Buffalo, NY $59,921

Racine, WI $59,890

Charlotte, NC $59,884

Saint Louis, MO $59,865

Springfield, IL $59,840

Elkhart, IN $59,828

York, PA $59,828

Gastonia, NC $59,822

Benton Harbor, MI $59,822

Beaumont, TX $59,785

Lorain, OH $59,772

Toledo, OH $59,747

Binghamton, NY $59,716

Rock Hill, SC $59,710

Rockford, IL $59,679

Fargo, ND $59,648

Elyria, OH $59,648

Flagstaff, AZ $59,605

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,568

Miami, FL $59,530

Duluth, MN $59,431

Bangor, ME $59,351

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,283

Louisville, KY $59,252

Grand Rapids, MI $59,239

Hialeah, FL $59,233

Casper, WY $59,146

Scranton, PA $59,072

New Orleans, LA $59,053

Virginia Beach, VA $59,047

Akron, OH $59,016

Peoria, IL $58,936

Sarasota, FL $58,923

Green Bay, WI $58,880

Baton Rouge, LA $58,849

Charleston, SC $58,837

Nashville, TN $58,818

Jamestown, NY $58,806

Davenport, IA $58,806

Tucson, AZ $58,775

Cheyenne, WY $58,756

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,737

Tampa, FL $58,725

Omaha, NE $58,713

Port Arthur, TX $58,688

Evansville, IN $58,688

Bradenton, FL $58,663

Santa Fe, NM $58,552

Orlando, FL $58,490

Clearwater, FL $58,421

Canton, OH $58,291

La Crosse, WI $58,291

Grand Forks, ND $58,273

Albuquerque, NM $58,254

Tulsa, OK $58,254

Newport News, VA $58,248

High Point, NC $58,229

Ogden, UT $58,205

Corpus Christi, TX $58,155

Laramie, WY $58,118

Norfolk, VA $58,118

Rock Island, IL $58,081

Saginaw, MI $58,068

Jacksonville, FL $58,062

Salisbury, NC $58,050

Memphis, TN $58,037

Moline, IL $58,006

Fort Myers, FL $57,988

Waterloo, IA $57,907

Spartanburg, SC $57,845

Lincoln, NE $57,814

Fort Wayne, IN $57,802

Birmingham, AL $57,734

Cedar Falls, IA $57,721

Provo, UT $57,715

Springfield, OH $57,709

San Antonio, TX $57,697

Greensboro, NC $57,672

South Bend, IN $57,666

Winston Salem, NC $57,659

Boise, ID $57,641

Savannah, GA $57,597

Muskegon, MI $57,486

Lima, OH $57,411

Lake Charles, LA $57,387

Anderson, IN $57,374

Lexington, KY $57,356

Augusta, GA $57,337

Greenville, SC $57,337

Wichita, KS $57,281

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,281

Columbia, SC $57,226

Bloomington, IN $57,071

Roanoke, VA $57,034

Asheville, NC $56,953

Knoxville, TN $56,848

Shreveport, LA $56,841

Wilmington, NC $56,761

Frankfort, KY $56,643

Oklahoma City, OK $56,600

Chillicothe, OH $56,575

Longview, TX $56,569

Topeka, KS $56,550

Mobile, AL $56,457

Terre Haute, IN $56,433

Erie, PA $56,426

Altoona, PA $56,395

Melbourne, FL $56,377

Amarillo, TX $56,352

Killeen, TX $56,333

Fayetteville, AR $56,284

Sioux Falls, SD $56,240

Chattanooga, TN $56,203

Idaho Falls, ID $56,197

Gainesville, FL $56,067

Portsmouth, OH $56,036

Little Rock, AR $56,024

Lynchburg, VA $56,024

Lafayette, LA $55,999

Youngstown, OH $55,999

Temple, TX $55,974

Daytona Beach, FL $55,962

Clarksville, TN $55,955

Pensacola, FL $55,949

Hopkinsville, KY $55,763

Charleston, WV $55,757

Florence, SC $55,726

Sioux City, IA $55,689

Macon, GA $55,509

Tallahassee, FL $55,503

Fayetteville, NC $55,491

Waco, TX $55,478

Wichita Falls, TX $55,478

Pine Bluff, AR $55,454

Vincennes, IN $55,336

Lubbock, TX $55,311

Great Falls, MT $55,274

Alamogordo, NM $55,268

Abilene, TX $55,218

Rapid City, SD $55,138

Monroe, LA $55,138

Albany, GA $55,100

Huntington, WV $55,094

Jackson, MS $55,088

Greenville, MS $55,082

Parkersburg, WV $55,020

Montgomery, AL $55,007

Johnstown, PA $54,995

Springfield, MO $54,946

Biloxi, MS $54,915

Sumter, SC $54,784

Columbus, GA $54,778

Twin Falls, ID $54,741

Pascagoula, MS $54,660

Kingsport, TN $54,499

Gulfport, MS $54,481

Alexandria, LA $54,276

Fort Smith, AR $54,121

El Paso, TX $53,954

Helena, MT $53,874

Las Cruces, NM $53,675

Harlingen, TX $53,502

Pocatello, ID $53,446

Florence, AL $53,428

Brownsville, TX $53,415

Dothan, AL $53,316

Mcallen, TX $53,285

Columbus, MS $52,826

Altus, OK $52,541

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%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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	$68,155	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 January 01, 2026

$52,673

Average $61,959/year

$70,175

$4,389

Average $5,163/month

$5,848

$1,013

Average $1,192/week

$1,350

$25

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,175	$5,848	$1,350	$34
Average	$61,959	$5,163	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$52,673	$4,389	$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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2024

$55,649

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$54,447

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