Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A law teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $128,500 a year (mean $144,770) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #65 of 825.
How much does a law teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A law teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $128,500 a year (mean $144,770), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 152% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 20,060 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1112), ranked #65 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$128,500
per year
Mean
$144,770
per year
Employment
20,060
US workers
National rank
#65
of 825 by median
What a law teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a law teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1112) earns a median annual wage of $128,500 and a mean (average) of $144,770. The median is the midpoint — half of law teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 152% 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 law teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for law teachers, postsecondary is $128,500, and the mean (average) is $144,770. The median is the midpoint — half of law teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does law teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $128,500, a law teachers, postsecondary earns 152% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many law teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 20,060 law teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1112), across all industries.
- Where does this law 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 25-1112. 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 25-1112 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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