Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A computer science teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $96,980 a year (mean $104,420) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #153 of 825.
How much does a computer science teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A computer science teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $96,980 a year (mean $104,420), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 90% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 35,480 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1021), ranked #153 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$96,980
per year
Mean
$104,420
per year
Employment
35,480
US workers
National rank
#153
of 825 by median
What a computer science teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a computer science teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1021) earns a median annual wage of $96,980 and a mean (average) of $104,420. The median is the midpoint — half of computer science teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 90% 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 computer science teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for computer science teachers, postsecondary is $96,980, and the mean (average) is $104,420. The median is the midpoint — half of computer science teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does computer science teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $96,980, a computer science teachers, postsecondary earns 90% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many computer science teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 35,480 computer science teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1021), across all industries.
- Where does this computer 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 25-1021. 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 25-1021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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