Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A biological science teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $84,620 a year (mean $102,840) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #194 of 825.
How much does a biological science teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A biological science teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $84,620 a year (mean $102,840), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 66% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 50,190 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1042), ranked #194 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$84,620
per year
Mean
$102,840
per year
Employment
50,190
US workers
National rank
#194
of 825 by median
What a biological science teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a biological science teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1042) earns a median annual wage of $84,620 and a mean (average) of $102,840. The median is the midpoint — half of biological science teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 66% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a biological science teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for biological science teachers, postsecondary is $84,620, and the mean (average) is $102,840. The median is the midpoint — half of biological science teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does biological science teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $84,620, a biological science teachers, postsecondary earns 66% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many biological science teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 50,190 biological science teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1042), across all industries.
- Where does this biological science teachers, postsecondary salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-1042. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-1042 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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