Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 25-1199

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

The published band from $44,300 to $160,700 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Economics Teachers, Postsecondary.

Same-major-group titles next to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary ($124K) , Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary ($93K) , Business Teachers, Postsecondary ($99K) , Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary ($97K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Maryland $82,850
  2. 2. Delaware $101,070
  3. 3. California $100,690
  4. 4. Virginia $84,060
  5. 5. New Jersey $85,260
  6. 6. Oklahoma $84,550
  7. 7. New Hampshire $79,980
  8. 8. Colorado $83,210
  9. 9. Minnesota $84,280
  10. 10. Massachusetts $94,480
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$44,300 to $160,700
median $77,640 · ~3.6× spread
$78K
National median
↑ +2%
Growth 2024-2034
13,500
Annual openings
149,840
Estimated US jobs
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Highest-pay peer · $124K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Doctoral or professional degree

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles , led here by Economics Teachers, Postsecondary.

The OEWS band for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other runs from $44,300 (10th) to $160,700 (90th), about 3.6× wide, with median $77,640. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 13,500 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Maryland at $82,850. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at $123,920. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay-rank #30 in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other sits at pay-rank #30 of 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

Other mid-table titles · closest medians

Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Postsecondary Teachers, All Other mid-table among Educational Instruction and Library Occupations?
Yes: pay-rank #30 of 64 detailed Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary ($78K), Instructional Coordinators ($77K), Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary ($77K), Communications Teachers, Postsecondary ($79K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
How wide is the published pay band for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $44,300 and the 90th at $160,700 for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other (3.6× spread). The national median is $77,640. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?
The 2024-2034 projection for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other is +2%. Projected annual openings: about 13,500. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?
BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other?
Maryland ($82,850), Delaware ($101,070), California ($100,690) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Postsecondary Teachers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 25-1199. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics