Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other (SOC 25-1199) earn a median $77,640 a year in the United States, with 149,840 employed as of May 2025; the highest-paying state is Delaware.
What postsecondary teachers, all other do
This residual category holds postsecondary teachers whose subject does not fit any other detailed teacher code, such as city planning, Braille, and computer technology, according to the alternate titles O*NET lists. Their duties mirror those of other college faculty: preparing and delivering courses, assessing student work, and in research roles, publishing. A teacher whose subject has its own code, such as business, nursing, or history, is counted there instead. Teaching duties vary with the subject, which might be an interdisciplinary program, a specialized professional field, or a topic not organized as a department. The source definition is a single line, and O*NET lists no core tasks for this code, so the description rests on what postsecondary teachers generally do. Titles include adjunct instructor, assistant professor, and college instructor. Classification here depends only on the subject having no code of its own.
Also called: Adjunct Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Braille Teacher, City Planning Teacher.
National wage percentiles, May 2025
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| United States | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 149,840 |
| Annual | $44,300 | $59,290 | $77,640 | $106,770 | $160,700 | $90,630 | ||
Employment per 1,000 jobs and the location quotient are area measures; they appear in the state and metro tables below. To see what a wage in this range leaves after tax, use FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.
Where postsecondary teachers, all other earn and work most
Five highest-paying states
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Delaware | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $62,480 | $79,300 | $101,070 | $122,930 | $131,260 | $95,930 | ||||
| California | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 37,770 | 2.07 | 2.15 |
| Annual | $53,830 | $71,310 | $100,690 | $141,520 | $175,950 | $111,940 | ||||
| Massachusetts | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,790 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| Annual | $62,380 | $82,590 | $94,480 | $129,490 | $208,240 | $116,540 | ||||
| New Jersey | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,040 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| Annual | $39,650 | $61,270 | $85,260 | $133,530 | $181,040 | $111,350 | ||||
| Oklahoma | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1,720 | 1.01 | 1.05 |
| Annual | $43,310 | $65,850 | $84,550 | $106,180 | $177,440 | $99,220 | ||||
Five states with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| California | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 37,770 | 2.07 | 2.15 |
| Annual | $53,830 | $71,310 | $100,690 | $141,520 | $175,950 | $111,940 | ||||
| Florida | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 14,730 | 1.48 | 1.54 |
| Annual | $56,830 | $60,050 | $62,670 | $99,290 | $115,540 | $77,820 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 12,100 | 2.00 | 2.07 |
| Annual | $35,770 | $35,770 | $65,400 | $104,910 | $199,700 | $94,570 | ||||
| Louisiana | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 6,870 | 3.55 | 3.69 |
| Annual | $47,040 | $61,390 | $78,810 | $106,410 | $136,070 | $87,380 | ||||
| Ohio | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 5,670 | 1.02 | 1.06 |
| Annual | $38,180 | $57,260 | $75,680 | $99,370 | $126,790 | $79,070 | ||||
Five highest-paying metropolitan areas
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 2,070 | 1.92 | 1.99 |
| Annual | $56,680 | $80,250 | $135,060 | $206,320 | $228,770 | $145,740 | ||||
| Santa Fe, NM | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | ** | ** | ** |
| Annual | $61,240 | $61,730 | $115,000 | $115,000 | $115,000 | $92,840 | ||||
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 670 | 4.14 | 4.30 |
| Annual | $50,830 | $69,020 | $113,550 | $136,460 | $136,460 | $103,330 | ||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 14,070 | 2.24 | 2.33 |
| Annual | $60,340 | $73,990 | $105,640 | $142,400 | $175,450 | $115,130 | ||||
| Modesto, CA | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 190 | 0.97 | 1.01 |
| Annual | $59,290 | $76,030 | $104,890 | $133,620 | $173,470 | $117,920 | ||||
Five metropolitan areas with the most jobs
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 14,070 | 2.24 | 2.33 |
| Annual | $60,340 | $73,990 | $105,640 | $142,400 | $175,450 | $115,130 | ||||
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 4,240 | 1.51 | 1.56 |
| Annual | $62,230 | $62,770 | $100,080 | $115,540 | $115,540 | $92,240 | ||||
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 4,190 | 1.77 | 1.83 |
| Annual | $60,440 | $71,150 | $82,620 | $131,750 | $200,320 | $109,330 | ||||
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3,480 | 2.26 | 2.35 |
| Annual | $53,510 | $70,640 | $101,820 | $135,660 | $175,520 | $110,220 | ||||
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Hourly | * | * | * | * | * | * | 3,130 | 2.76 | 2.87 |
| Annual | $62,250 | $82,140 | $94,690 | $147,380 | $169,410 | $113,880 | ||||
Top industries employing postsecondary teachers, all other
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools employ 66.7% of postsecondary teachers, all other nationally (99,890 jobs) at a median $75,940 a year, followed by Junior Colleges (29.5%) and Technical and Trade Schools (1.5%).
| Industry | Employment | Share of occupation | Median annual | Median hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools NAICS 611300 | 99,890 | 66.7% | $75,940 | * |
| Junior Colleges NAICS 611200 | 44,260 | 29.5% | $80,220 | * |
| Technical and Trade Schools NAICS 611500 | 2,190 | 1.5% | $60,870 | * |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals NAICS 622100 | 1,020 | 0.7% | $113,550 | * |
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training NAICS 611400 | 530 | 0.4% | $44,370 | * |
Share is the industry's employment over the occupation's national employment (149,840). Industries whose employment BLS withheld are not ranked.
Published medians, May 2021 to May 2025
BLS published a median annual wage of $78,160 for postsecondary teachers, all other in May 2021 and $77,640 in May 2025, with employment of 199,020 and 149,840.
| Release | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $78,160 | * | 199,020 |
| May 2022 | $76,920 | * | 214,520 |
| May 2023 | $79,870 | * | 166,980 |
| May 2024 | $78,490 | * | 151,530 |
| May 2025 | $77,640 | * | 149,840 |
BLS does not design OEWS as a time series: each release pools three years of samples, and occupational classifications, area definitions and estimation methods change between releases, so a difference between two releases is not a measure of change over time. The figures are shown as published, side by side, and nothing is computed from them. See how often OEWS is updated.
Every state, by median wage
49 states and DC publish a row for this occupation. A linked state has its own page with the within-state metro table and comparison; the others appear here only.
| Rank | State | Median hourly | Median annual | 10th pct (annual) | 90th pct (annual) | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware profile | * | $101,070 | $62,480 | $131,260 | ** | ** | ** |
| 2 | California profile | * | $100,690 | $53,830 | $175,950 | 37,770 | 2.07 | 2.15 |
| 3 | Massachusetts profile | * | $94,480 | $62,380 | $208,240 | 1,790 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 4 | New Jersey profile | * | $85,260 | $39,650 | $181,040 | 1,040 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Oklahoma profile | * | $84,550 | $43,310 | $177,440 | 1,720 | 1.01 | 1.05 |
| 6 | Minnesota profile | * | $84,280 | $51,990 | $106,770 | 2,620 | 0.89 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Virginia profile | * | $84,060 | $43,320 | $177,330 | 1,580 | 0.39 | 0.40 |
| 8 | Colorado profile | * | $83,210 | $36,190 | $209,790 | 480 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| 9 | Maryland profile | * | $82,850 | $48,630 | $166,460 | 4,840 | 1.75 | 1.82 |
| 10 | New Hampshire profile | * | $79,980 | $39,490 | $97,930 | 330 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 11 | Wisconsin profile | * | $79,120 | $47,730 | $115,380 | 1,280 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
| 12 | Washington profile | * | $78,940 | $50,750 | $156,510 | 470 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| 13 | District of Columbia profile | * | $78,890 | $36,420 | $137,650 | 400 | 0.57 | 0.59 |
| 14 | New Mexico profile | * | $78,840 | $49,530 | $124,650 | 1,360 | 1.56 | 1.62 |
| 15 | Louisiana profile | * | $78,810 | $47,040 | $136,070 | 6,870 | 3.55 | 3.69 |
| 16 | Connecticut profile | * | $78,220 | $38,940 | $129,590 | 1,940 | 1.14 | 1.19 |
| 17 | South Carolina profile | * | $77,940 | $30,670 | $104,580 | 1,600 | 0.70 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Montana profile | * | $77,550 | $37,840 | $150,320 | 570 | 1.12 | 1.17 |
| 19 | Arizona profile | * | $76,700 | $38,360 | $102,230 | 2,000 | 0.62 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Tennessee profile | * | $76,480 | $47,890 | $127,280 | 2,410 | 0.74 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Indiana profile | * | $76,390 | $47,860 | $124,420 | 1,340 | 0.42 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Kansas profile | * | $75,790 | $36,280 | $175,780 | 2,530 | 1.76 | 1.82 |
| 23 | Ohio profile | * | $75,680 | $38,180 | $126,790 | 5,670 | 1.02 | 1.06 |
| 24 | North Carolina profile | * | $74,240 | $36,780 | $163,130 | 2,030 | 0.41 | 0.43 |
| 25 | Idaho profile | * | $74,180 | $46,210 | $125,100 | 2,200 | 2.56 | 2.66 |
| 26 | Oregon profile | * | $72,440 | $47,460 | $165,000 | 3,840 | 1.95 | 2.03 |
| 27 | Iowa profile | * | $71,680 | $30,130 | $103,680 | 1,480 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| 28 | Michigan profile | * | $70,550 | $48,080 | $132,610 | 2,660 | 0.61 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Kentucky profile | * | $67,690 | $43,470 | $133,060 | 4,120 | 2.06 | 2.14 |
| 30 | New York profile | * | $67,640 | $46,150 | $132,640 | 2,810 | 0.29 | 0.30 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania profile | * | $65,400 | $35,770 | $199,700 | 12,100 | 2.00 | 2.07 |
| 32 | West Virginia profile | * | $65,260 | $44,850 | $103,480 | 430 | 0.62 | 0.64 |
| 33 | Georgia profile | * | $64,650 | $48,130 | $103,900 | 5,480 | 1.12 | 1.16 |
| 34 | Texas profile | * | $64,110 | $43,000 | $131,330 | 4,600 | 0.33 | 0.34 |
| 35 | North Dakota profile | * | $63,430 | $15,490 | $122,270 | 470 | 1.10 | 1.14 |
| 36 | Florida profile | * | $62,670 | $56,830 | $115,540 | 14,730 | 1.48 | 1.54 |
| 37 | Missouri profile | * | $61,860 | $46,530 | $126,860 | 1,080 | 0.37 | 0.38 |
| 38 | Utah profile | * | $61,370 | $36,230 | $131,060 | 3,640 | 2.09 | 2.17 |
| 39 | Rhode Island profile | * | $60,390 | $47,030 | $160,500 | 770 | 1.55 | 1.60 |
| 40 | Maine profile | * | $59,950 | $38,640 | $105,390 | 280 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
| 41 | Illinois profile | * | $59,590 | $31,200 | $108,510 | 990 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| 42 | Nevada profile | * | $59,270 | $38,350 | $104,940 | 1,460 | 0.94 | 0.98 |
| 43 | Vermont profile | * | $59,010 | $38,800 | $99,440 | 70 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 44 | Arkansas profile | * | $54,620 | $31,760 | $98,680 | 1,530 | 1.18 | 1.22 |
| 45 | Nebraska profile | * | $52,210 | $48,350 | $98,150 | 830 | 0.81 | 0.85 |
| 46 | Alabama profile | * | $51,060 | $46,420 | $58,180 | 220 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
| 47 | Hawaii profile | * | $49,730 | $37,690 | $122,120 | 510 | 0.82 | 0.85 |
| 48 | Wyoming profile | * | $46,710 | $46,330 | $98,150 | 480 | 1.71 | 1.78 |
| – | Mississippi profile | * | * | * | * | 300 | 0.26 | 0.27 |
Related occupations
Occupations in the same SOC broad group (25-1190), with their national median annual wage.
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Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS 25-1199 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other.
*- Wage estimate not available.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
- Top industries: nat4d_M2025_dl.xlsx in oesm25in4.zip (BLS OEWS May 2025, national, 4-digit NAICS, cross-ownership). Employment is the industry's rounded total for this occupation; industries whose employment BLS withheld (**) are not ranked. A withheld or top-coded median in that table shows the marker explained above.
- Published medians: national_M2021_dl.xlsx to national_M2024_dl.xlsx in oesm21nat.zip to oesm24nat.zip (BLS OEWS May 2021 to May 2024, national, cross-industry, all ownerships) and the May 2025 spine. Each release is shown as published; nothing is computed between them. A withheld or top-coded cell in that table shows the marker explained above.
Sources
- BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018, definition of 25-1199, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- O*NET 30.1 Database, 25-1199.00, National Center for O*NET Development, USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0).
- OEWS May 2025 national industry-specific estimates, 4-digit NAICS (oesm25in4.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2021 national estimates (oesm21nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2022 national estimates (oesm22nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2023 national estimates (oesm23nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2024 national estimates (oesm24nat.zip), US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
- OEWS May 2025 national estimates (oesm25nat.zip), the site's data spine, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (public domain).
Includes information from O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Description written 2026-10-17 in our own words from the sources above.