What are the main factors that influence a Portuguese Teacher's salary?

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

How does experience change a Portuguese Teacher's salary?

A Portuguese Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,075 for beginners, reaching about $64,554 at mid-level, and approach $68,401 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Portuguese Teacher?

Portuguese Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Portuguese Teacher roles are District of Columbia $68,622, California $68,362, Massachusetts $67,450. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Portuguese Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Portuguese Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Portuguese Interpreter: $61,661; Teacher and Teacher Assistant: $55,500; Teacher Secondary School: $54,796; Teacher Kindergarten: $54,287; Teacher: $53,959.

How do different companies affect a Portuguese Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Portuguese Teacher 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.

Portuguese Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Portuguese Teacher make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Portuguese Teacher in the United States is $61,978 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,678
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,689 to $70,196
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,232

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Portuguese Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,196	$5,850	$1,350	$34
Average	$61,978	$5,165	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$52,689	$4,391	$1,013	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Portuguese Teacher Salaries

A Portuguese Teacher'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 Portuguese Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Portuguese Teacher'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): $61,075
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,333
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,554
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,144
Expert (over 8 years): $68,401

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Portuguese Teacher	$61,075
Intermediate Level Portuguese Teacher	$61,333
Senior Level Portuguese Teacher	$64,554
Specialist Level Portuguese Teacher	$68,144
Expert Level Portuguese Teacher	$68,401

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How Do Portuguese Teacher 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 Portuguese Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,622.
California: $68,362.
Massachusetts: $67,450.

District of Columbia $68,622

California $68,362

Massachusetts $67,450

Washington $67,203

New Jersey $67,178

Alaska $67,091

Connecticut $66,236

New York $65,889

Hawaii $64,779

Rhode Island $64,259

Maryland $63,905

Minnesota $63,422

Colorado $63,236

Illinois $63,174

Oregon $62,938

Delaware $62,765

New Hampshire $62,656

Virginia $62,412

Pennsylvania $61,699

Nevada $61,339

North Dakota $61,222

Michigan $61,036

Wisconsin $60,968

Vermont $60,831

Texas $60,453

Maine $60,428

Arizona $60,391

Ohio $60,348

Georgia $59,778

Indiana $59,492

Wyoming $59,437

Utah $59,350

Iowa $59,313

Kansas $59,015

Louisiana $58,928

North Carolina $58,898

Missouri $58,885

Florida $58,643

Montana $58,513

Nebraska $58,389

Kentucky $58,321

South Carolina $58,073

Tennessee $57,918

Idaho $57,856

New Mexico $57,404

Oklahoma $57,305

Alabama $56,939

South Dakota $56,325

Arkansas $55,991

West Virginia $55,811

Mississippi $55,272

Top Paying Cities for Portuguese Teachers

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: $78,173
San Francisco: $77,404
Oakland: $75,687

San Jose, CA $78,173

San Francisco, CA $77,404

Oakland, CA $75,687

New York, NY $71,826

Queens Village, NY $71,361

Paramus, NJ $70,865

Passaic, NJ $70,803

Bergenfield, NJ $70,741

Stamford, CT $70,648

Huntington, NY $70,587

Newark, NJ $70,184

Bridgeport, CT $70,060

New Brunswick, NJ $69,855

Vallejo, CA $69,725

Middlesex, NJ $69,688

Somerset, NJ $69,632

Petaluma, CA $69,490

Santa Cruz, CA $69,248

Boston, MA $69,124

Monterey, CA $68,814

Fairbanks, AK $68,771

Los Angeles, CA $68,653

Washington, DC $68,622

Seattle, WA $68,510

Santa Rosa, CA $68,498

Juneau, AK $68,318

Orange, CA $68,114

Anchorage, AK $68,002

Anaheim, CA $67,959

Santa Ana, CA $67,866

Nassau, NY $67,829

Long Beach, CA $67,804

Danbury, CT $67,785

Santa Maria, CA $67,574

Everett, WA $67,562

Bremerton, WA $67,258

Trenton, NJ $67,141

Sacramento, CA $67,116

San Diego, CA $67,085

Brockton, MA $67,060

Tacoma, WA $67,035

Santa Barbara, CA $66,948

Lowell, MA $66,701

New Suffolk, NY $66,676

Nashua, NH $66,601

Lompoc, CA $66,502

Ventura, CA $66,440

Stockton, CA $66,422

New Haven, CT $66,298

Atlantic City, NJ $66,137

Hartford, CT $66,000

Modesto, CA $65,969

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,833

New Britain, CT $65,802

Olympia, WA $65,715

Kennewick, WA $65,715

New London, CT $65,703

Norwich, CT $65,684

Lawrence, MA $65,653

Bakersfield, CA $65,480

Riverside, CA $65,393

New Bedford, MA $65,393

Richland, WA $65,331

Portsmouth, NH $65,281

Vineland, NJ $65,269

San Bernardino, CA $65,219

Boulder, CO $65,046

Worcester, MA $64,996

Portland, OR $64,940

Saint Paul, MN $64,866

Minneapolis, MN $64,866

Philadelphia, PA $64,779

Honolulu, HI $64,451

Springfield, MA $64,234

Providence, RI $64,228

Chicago, IL $64,048

Bellingham, WA $63,973

Baltimore, MD $63,905

Chico, CA $63,750

Wilmington, DE $63,645

Pittsfield, MA $63,583

Manchester, NH $63,465

Spokane, WA $63,193

Denver, CO $63,186

Albany, NY $62,895

Troy, NY $62,870

Schenectady, NY $62,740

Burlington, VT $62,604

Portland, ME $62,387

Salem, OR $62,337

Yakima, WA $62,325

Ann Arbor, MI $62,306

Rochester, MN $62,133

Fresno, CA $62,102

Reno, NV $62,102

Milwaukee, WI $62,046

Detroit, MI $61,984

Allentown, PA $61,965

Carson City, NV $61,959

Houston, TX $61,866

Colorado Springs, CO $61,860

Syracuse, NY $61,829

Eugene, OR $61,711

Bismarck, ND $61,637

Gary, IN $61,637

Galveston, TX $61,637

Springfield, OR $61,587

Medford, OR $61,439

Fort Collins, CO $61,414

Austin, TX $61,364

Mesa, AZ $61,234

Phoenix, AZ $61,222

Dallas, TX $61,203

Reading, PA $61,166

Saint Cloud, MN $61,141

Concord, NH $61,085

Madison, WI $61,061

Utica, NY $60,893

Raleigh, NC $60,844

Las Vegas, NV $60,837

Rochester, NY $60,794

Des Moines, IA $60,788

Atlanta, GA $60,689

Battle Creek, MI $60,670

Salt Lake City, UT $60,651

Lancaster, PA $60,559

Champaign, IL $60,546

Harrisburg, PA $60,472

Durham, NC $60,416

Kansas City, MO $60,410

Kansas City, KS $60,397

Fort Worth, TX $60,391

Boca Raton, FL $60,366

Cleveland, OH $60,360

Columbus, OH $60,348

Pittsburgh, PA $60,342

Richmond, VA $60,317

Indianapolis, IN $60,304

Cincinnati, OH $60,224

Petersburg, VA $60,131

Billings, MT $59,995

Lansing, MI $59,995

Huntsville, AL $59,995

Lebanon, PA $59,988

Dayton, OH $59,982

Pueblo, CO $59,982

Appleton, WI $59,964

Buffalo, NY $59,939

Racine, WI $59,908

Charlotte, NC $59,902

Saint Louis, MO $59,883

Springfield, IL $59,858

Elkhart, IN $59,846

York, PA $59,846

Gastonia, NC $59,840

Benton Harbor, MI $59,840

Beaumont, TX $59,802

Lorain, OH $59,790

Toledo, OH $59,765

Binghamton, NY $59,734

Rock Hill, SC $59,728

Rockford, IL $59,697

Fargo, ND $59,666

Elyria, OH $59,666

Flagstaff, AZ $59,623

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,585

Miami, FL $59,548

Duluth, MN $59,449

Bangor, ME $59,369

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,300

Louisville, KY $59,269

Grand Rapids, MI $59,257

Hialeah, FL $59,251

Casper, WY $59,164

Scranton, PA $59,090

New Orleans, LA $59,071

Virginia Beach, VA $59,065

Akron, OH $59,034

Peoria, IL $58,953

Sarasota, FL $58,941

Green Bay, WI $58,898

Baton Rouge, LA $58,867

Charleston, SC $58,854

Nashville, TN $58,836

Jamestown, NY $58,823

Davenport, IA $58,823

Tucson, AZ $58,792

Cheyenne, WY $58,774

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,755

Tampa, FL $58,743

Omaha, NE $58,730

Port Arthur, TX $58,705

Evansville, IN $58,705

Bradenton, FL $58,681

Santa Fe, NM $58,569

Orlando, FL $58,507

Clearwater, FL $58,439

Canton, OH $58,309

La Crosse, WI $58,309

Grand Forks, ND $58,290

Albuquerque, NM $58,272

Tulsa, OK $58,272

Newport News, VA $58,265

High Point, NC $58,247

Ogden, UT $58,222

Corpus Christi, TX $58,172

Laramie, WY $58,135

Norfolk, VA $58,135

Rock Island, IL $58,098

Saginaw, MI $58,086

Jacksonville, FL $58,079

Salisbury, NC $58,067

Memphis, TN $58,055

Moline, IL $58,024

Fort Myers, FL $58,005

Waterloo, IA $57,924

Spartanburg, SC $57,862

Lincoln, NE $57,831

Fort Wayne, IN $57,819

Birmingham, AL $57,751

Cedar Falls, IA $57,739

Provo, UT $57,732

Springfield, OH $57,726

San Antonio, TX $57,714

Greensboro, NC $57,689

South Bend, IN $57,683

Winston Salem, NC $57,677

Boise, ID $57,658

Savannah, GA $57,615

Muskegon, MI $57,503

Lima, OH $57,429

Lake Charles, LA $57,404

Anderson, IN $57,391

Lexington, KY $57,373

Augusta, GA $57,354

Greenville, SC $57,354

Wichita, KS $57,298

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,298

Columbia, SC $57,243

Bloomington, IN $57,088

Roanoke, VA $57,051

Asheville, NC $56,970

Knoxville, TN $56,865

Shreveport, LA $56,858

Wilmington, NC $56,778

Frankfort, KY $56,660

Oklahoma City, OK $56,617

Chillicothe, OH $56,592

Longview, TX $56,586

Topeka, KS $56,567

Mobile, AL $56,474

Terre Haute, IN $56,449

Erie, PA $56,443

Altoona, PA $56,412

Melbourne, FL $56,394

Amarillo, TX $56,369

Killeen, TX $56,350

Fayetteville, AR $56,301

Sioux Falls, SD $56,257

Chattanooga, TN $56,220

Idaho Falls, ID $56,214

Gainesville, FL $56,084

Portsmouth, OH $56,053

Little Rock, AR $56,040

Lynchburg, VA $56,040

Lafayette, LA $56,016

Youngstown, OH $56,016

Temple, TX $55,991

Daytona Beach, FL $55,978

Clarksville, TN $55,972

Pensacola, FL $55,966

Hopkinsville, KY $55,780

Charleston, WV $55,774

Florence, SC $55,743

Sioux City, IA $55,706

Macon, GA $55,526

Tallahassee, FL $55,520

Fayetteville, NC $55,507

Waco, TX $55,495

Wichita Falls, TX $55,495

Pine Bluff, AR $55,470

Vincennes, IN $55,352

Lubbock, TX $55,328

Great Falls, MT $55,290

Alamogordo, NM $55,284

Abilene, TX $55,235

Rapid City, SD $55,154

Monroe, LA $55,154

Albany, GA $55,117

Huntington, WV $55,111

Jackson, MS $55,104

Greenville, MS $55,098

Parkersburg, WV $55,036

Montgomery, AL $55,024

Johnstown, PA $55,011

Springfield, MO $54,962

Biloxi, MS $54,931

Sumter, SC $54,801

Columbus, GA $54,795

Twin Falls, ID $54,757

Pascagoula, MS $54,677

Kingsport, TN $54,516

Gulfport, MS $54,497

Alexandria, LA $54,293

Fort Smith, AR $54,138

El Paso, TX $53,970

Helena, MT $53,890

Las Cruces, NM $53,691

Harlingen, TX $53,518

Pocatello, ID $53,462

Florence, AL $53,443

Brownsville, TX $53,431

Dothan, AL $53,332

Mcallen, TX $53,301

Columbus, MS $52,842

Altus, OK $52,557

Lawton, OK $52,439

Pierre, SD $52,216

What Skills Can Increase a Portuguese Teacher'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 Portuguese Teacher'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	$73,134	18%
Analysis	$68,176	10%
Commitment	$64,457	4%
Presentation	$64,457	4%
Programming	$64,457	4%
Curriculum Development	$63,837	3%

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How Education impacts a Portuguese Teacher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Portuguese Teachers 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 Portuguese Teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is between $49,183 and $56,844).

Portuguese Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Portuguese Teacher

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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Portuguese Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Portuguese Teacher'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

$52,689

Average $61,978/year

$70,196

$4,391

Average $5,165/month

$5,850

$1,013

Average $1,192/week

$1,350

$25

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,196	$5,850	$1,350	$34
Average	$61,978	$5,165	$1,192	$30
25th Percentile	$52,689	$4,391	$1,013	$25

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Salary Trends for Portuguese Teacher

Salaries for a Portuguese Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,386 in 2023 to around $54,464 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Portuguese Teacher salary trends, .

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2023

$56,386

2024

$55,666

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$54,464

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2024	$55,666
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