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Career profile · 25-1199

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other

All postsecondary teachers not listed separately.

What the work can involve

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Selected core tasks from O*NET 31.0. Responsibilities vary by employer, specialization and experience.

Training subjects to investigate

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Pay & employment outlook

Salary estimates for postsecondary teachers, all other

National median annual wage$77,640May 2025 · existing wage and salary workers
National median hourly wageNot publishedMay 2025 · where BLS publishes hourly pay
Middle 50% of annual wages$59,290–$106,77025th–75th percentile · not an entry-level pay range
Estimated employment149,840May 2025 · excludes self-employed workers

The median divides workers into two equally sized groups by pay. It is not a starting salary, a school’s graduate outcome or a promise of employment. Lower percentiles are not automatically new graduates.

National outlook: 2025–2035

Projected employment change+2%183,200 to 186,800 jobs
Projected openings per year12,500Annual average · growth plus replacement needs
Typical education for entry
Doctoral or professional degree
Related work experience
None
Typical on-the-job training
None

BLS national employment projections, 2025–2035. Openings include people leaving occupations or the labor force; these are not advertised vacancies. Education categories describe typical entry, not legal eligibility or a guarantee that any specific program is sufficient.

Compare wages across 49 state/DC estimates
May 2025 cross-industry wage estimates for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
StateAnnual medianHourly medianEmployment
Alabama$51,060Not published220
Arizona$76,700Not published2,000
Arkansas$54,620Not published1,530
California$100,690Not published37,770
Colorado$83,210Not published480
Connecticut$78,220Not published1,940
Delaware$101,070Not publishedNot published
District of Columbia$78,890Not published400
Florida$62,670Not published14,730
Georgia$64,650Not published5,480
Hawaii$49,730Not published510
Idaho$74,180Not published2,200
Illinois$59,590Not published990
Indiana$76,390Not published1,340
Iowa$71,680Not published1,480
Kansas$75,790Not published2,530
Kentucky$67,690Not published4,120
Louisiana$78,810Not published6,870
Maine$59,950Not published280
Maryland$82,850Not published4,840
Massachusetts$94,480Not published1,790
Michigan$70,550Not published2,660
Minnesota$84,280Not published2,620
MississippiNot publishedNot published300
Missouri$61,860Not published1,080
Montana$77,550Not published570
Nebraska$52,210Not published830
Nevada$59,270Not published1,460
New Hampshire$79,980Not published330
New Jersey$85,260Not published1,040
New Mexico$78,840Not published1,360
New York$67,640Not published2,810
North Carolina$74,240Not published2,030
North Dakota$63,430Not published470
Ohio$75,680Not published5,670
Oklahoma$84,550Not published1,720
Oregon$72,440Not published3,840
Pennsylvania$65,400Not published12,100
Rhode Island$60,390Not published770
South Carolina$77,940Not published1,600
Tennessee$76,480Not published2,410
Texas$64,110Not published4,600
Utah$61,370Not published3,640
Vermont$59,010Not published70
Virginia$84,060Not published1,580
Washington$78,940Not published470
West Virginia$65,260Not published430
Wisconsin$79,120Not published1,280
Wyoming$46,710Not published480

Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan wages

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Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS public downloads and 2025–2035 employment projections, retrieved September 9, 2026. Unpublished estimates stay unavailable. “+” means BLS’s upper reporting threshold ($239,200 annually or $115 hourly). Wages exclude self-employment and nonwage benefits. How to interpret these figures.

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Questions to test the fit

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Sources and attribution

This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Trade School Guides selects and organizes the material and adds explanatory guidance. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed or tested these modifications. Occupation code: 25-1199.00.

Training connections: CIP 2020–SOC 2018 crosswalk. Snapshot: September 8, 2026. See the methodology.