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Average Salary for Education Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1081 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Education Teachers, Postsecondary in the United States is $72,090, based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $38,650 at the 10th percentile to $126,450 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 59,090 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 10% since 2019.

Median Annual

$72,090

Mean Annual

$78,500

10th Pct

$38,650

75th Pct

$96,260

Employment

59,090

Salary Distribution

$39k
10th
$51k
25th
$72k
Median
$96k
75th
$126k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $103,310
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $103,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,170
Ann Arbor, MI $101,840
Wilmington, NC $101,790
Fresno, CA $101,270
Fargo, ND-MN $99,660
Eugene-Springfield, OR $95,810
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $95,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $85,640
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $85,280
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $84,090
Ithaca, NY $83,680
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $83,490
Chattanooga, TN-GA $83,370

Salary by State

State Median Annual
California $85,560
New York $83,270
Louisiana $80,500
Alaska $80,070
Rhode Island $79,430
Virginia $79,280
District of Columbia $79,100
Connecticut $77,870
Massachusetts $77,440
Vermont $76,030
Minnesota $75,750
Texas $75,650
Montana $75,540
North Dakota $75,190
Nebraska $75,130
New Jersey $74,990
Puerto Rico $74,850
Maine $69,710
Oregon $69,640
Wyoming $68,440
Arizona $68,350
North Carolina $68,340
Utah $67,580
New Hampshire $66,680
Washington $66,150
Alabama $65,670
West Virginia $65,670
Michigan $65,340
Arkansas $65,020
Maryland $64,980
South Carolina $64,690
Nevada $64,630
Colorado $64,620
Tennessee $64,480
Pennsylvania $64,310
Wisconsin $64,150
Georgia $63,940
Indiana $63,870
Missouri $63,470
Idaho $63,080
Kansas $63,070
New Mexico $62,460
Oklahoma $62,320
South Dakota $62,120
Florida $62,020
Kentucky $61,320
Ohio $61,160
Mississippi $61,150
Illinois $60,410
Iowa $54,720
Hawaii $49,910

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $72,090
2023 $73,240
2022 $66,930
2021 $63,910
2020 $65,440
2019 $65,510