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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary in United States
$123,920median, a year
$138,850mean (average), a year
11,560people employed in this job here
$64,060
median $123,920
$224,200
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $101,250
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, median $137,250
- AR, Arkansas, median $76,610
- CA, California, median $137,360
- CO, Colorado, median $98,870
- CT, Connecticut, median $155,950
- DE, Delaware, not published
- DC, District of Columbia, median $161,860
- FL, Florida, median $91,140
- GA, Georgia, median $117,600
- HI, Hawaii, not published
- ID, Idaho, not published
- IL, Illinois, median $124,850
- IN, Indiana, median $105,390
- IA, Iowa, median $85,090
- KS, Kansas, median $103,490
- KY, Kentucky, median $106,250
- LA, Louisiana, median $132,670
- ME, Maine, median $125,960
- MD, Maryland, median $133,540
- MA, Massachusetts, median $164,410
- MI, Michigan, median $129,400
- MN, Minnesota, median $108,460
- MS, Mississippi, median $88,290
- MO, Missouri, median $116,530
- MT, Montana, not published
- NE, Nebraska, median $130,980
- NV, Nevada, not published
- NH, New Hampshire, median $201,610
- NJ, New Jersey, median $109,880
- NM, New Mexico, median $110,020
- NY, New York, median $127,500
- NC, North Carolina, median $114,200
- ND, North Dakota, not published
- OH, Ohio, median $105,930
- OK, Oklahoma, median $107,260
- OR, Oregon, median $136,450
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $117,970
- RI, Rhode Island, not published
- SC, South Carolina, median $109,060
- SD, South Dakota, median $85,700
- TN, Tennessee, median $104,560
- TX, Texas, median $118,530
- UT, Utah, median $128,370
- VT, Vermont, median $134,850
- VA, Virginia, median $128,790
- WA, Washington, median $96,500
- WV, West Virginia, median $91,170
- WI, Wisconsin, median $99,970
- WY, Wyoming, not published
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
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