Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A education teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $75,350 a year (mean $79,350) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #277 of 825.
How much does a education teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A education teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $75,350 a year (mean $79,350), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 48% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 60,830 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1081), ranked #277 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$75,350
per year
Mean
$79,350
per year
Employment
60,830
US workers
National rank
#277
of 825 by median
What a education teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a education teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1081) earns a median annual wage of $75,350 and a mean (average) of $79,350. The median is the midpoint — half of education teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 48% 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 education teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for education teachers, postsecondary is $75,350, and the mean (average) is $79,350. The median is the midpoint — half of education teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does education teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $75,350, a education teachers, postsecondary earns 48% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many education teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 60,830 education teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1081), across all industries.
- Where does this education 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 25-1081. 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 25-1081 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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