Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A economics teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $123,920 a year (mean $138,850) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #73 of 825.
How much does a economics teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A economics teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $123,920 a year (mean $138,850), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 143% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 11,560 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1063), ranked #73 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$123,920
per year
Mean
$138,850
per year
Employment
11,560
US workers
National rank
#73
of 825 by median
What a economics teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a economics teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1063) earns a median annual wage of $123,920 and a mean (average) of $138,850. The median is the midpoint — half of economics teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 143% 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 economics teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for economics teachers, postsecondary is $123,920, and the mean (average) is $138,850. The median is the midpoint — half of economics teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does economics teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $123,920, a economics teachers, postsecondary earns 143% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many economics teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 11,560 economics teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1063), across all industries.
- Where does this economics 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 25-1063. 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 25-1063 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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