Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A communications teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $78,580 a year (mean $90,010) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #237 of 825.
How much does a communications teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A communications teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $78,580 a year (mean $90,010), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 29,420 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1122), ranked #237 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$78,580
per year
Mean
$90,010
per year
Employment
29,420
US workers
National rank
#237
of 825 by median
What a communications teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a communications teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1122) earns a median annual wage of $78,580 and a mean (average) of $90,010. The median is the midpoint — half of communications teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 54% 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 communications teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for communications teachers, postsecondary is $78,580, and the mean (average) is $90,010. The median is the midpoint — half of communications teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does communications teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $78,580, a communications teachers, postsecondary earns 54% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many communications teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 29,420 communications teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1122), across all industries.
- Where does this communications 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 25-1122. 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 25-1122 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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