Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the US
A psychology teachers, postsecondary earns a national median of $80,340 a year (mean $93,860) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #216 of 825.
How much does a psychology teachers, postsecondary earn in the US?
A psychology teachers, postsecondary in the United States earns a median of $80,340 a year (mean $93,860), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 58% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 41,530 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-1066), ranked #216 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$80,340
per year
Mean
$93,860
per year
Employment
41,530
US workers
National rank
#216
of 825 by median
What a psychology teachers, postsecondary earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a psychology teachers, postsecondary (SOC 25-1066) earns a median annual wage of $80,340 and a mean (average) of $93,860. The median is the midpoint — half of psychology teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less — and is 58% 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 psychology teachers, postsecondary in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for psychology teachers, postsecondary is $80,340, and the mean (average) is $93,860. The median is the midpoint — half of psychology teachers, postsecondary earn more and half earn less.
- How does psychology teachers, postsecondary pay compare to the US average?
- At $80,340, a psychology teachers, postsecondary earns 58% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many psychology teachers, postsecondary are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 41,530 psychology teachers, postsecondary employed nationally (SOC 25-1066), across all industries.
- Where does this psychology 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 25-1066. 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 25-1066 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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