Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Median Salary
$78,580
per year
Employment
29,420
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$47,590
25th percentile
$61,250
Median
$78,580
75th percentile
$102,450
90th percentile
$143,720

💰 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State

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$135K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
California$135,000+71.8%
Delaware$100,260+27.6%
Oregon$98,900+25.9%
Connecticut$97,210+23.7%
Rhode Island$95,910+22.1%
New Hampshire$95,760+21.9%
Michigan$87,670+11.6%
New York$84,690+7.8%
District of Columbia$83,910+6.8%
Maryland$83,510+6.3%
Minnesota$83,380+6.1%
Massachusetts$82,610+5.1%
Nevada$82,020+4.4%
South Carolina$79,810+1.6%
Nebraska$79,180+0.8%
Wisconsin$78,780+0.3%
Illinois$78,150-0.5%
North Dakota$78,120-0.6%
Montana$78,110-0.6%
Maine$78,000-0.7%
Utah$77,950-0.8%
West Virginia$77,880-0.9%
Pennsylvania$77,790-1.0%
New Jersey$77,780-1.0%
Iowa$77,700-1.1%
Ohio$77,660-1.2%
Louisiana$77,250-1.7%
Texas$77,050-1.9%
Wyoming$76,760-2.3%
Vermont$76,120-3.1%
Washington$75,330-4.1%
Virginia$73,750-6.1%
Georgia$73,430-6.6%
Missouri$71,830-8.6%
South Dakota$71,300-9.3%
Arizona$71,230-9.4%
Colorado$69,200-11.9%
Oklahoma$66,650-15.2%
Tennessee$66,630-15.2%
North Carolina$65,850-16.2%
Florida$65,740-16.3%
Indiana$65,390-16.8%
Kansas$64,180-18.3%
Alabama$63,760-18.9%
Kentucky$62,380-20.6%
Mississippi$61,290-22.0%
Arkansas$59,810-23.9%
New Mexico$49,880-36.5%

🏙️ Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$180,650+129.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$166,920+112.4%
Fresno, CA$136,730+74.0%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$134,110+70.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$133,300+69.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$130,160+65.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$119,860+52.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$110,330+40.4%
Lawrence, KS$109,350+39.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$105,440+34.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$105,210+33.9%
Madison, WI$104,670+33.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$103,920+32.2%
Knoxville, TN$103,320+31.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$101,970+29.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$98,040+24.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$97,960+24.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$97,760+24.4%
New Haven, CT$97,210+23.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$96,470+22.8%
Worcester, MA$95,980+22.1%
Springfield, MA$86,730+10.4%
Bangor, ME$86,590+10.2%
Bloomington, IL$85,390+8.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$84,950+8.1%
Wilmington, NC$83,900+6.8%
Ithaca, NY$83,890+6.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$83,810+6.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$83,780+6.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$83,510+6.3%
St. Cloud, MN$83,500+6.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$83,170+5.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$83,120+5.8%
Puerto Rico$82,880+5.5%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$82,880+5.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$81,920+4.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$81,810+4.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$81,370+3.6%
Columbus, OH$81,160+3.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$80,890+2.9%
Erie, PA$80,750+2.8%
Mankato, MN$80,670+2.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$80,440+2.4%
Columbia, SC$80,290+2.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$80,030+1.8%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$79,870+1.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$79,810+1.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$79,710+1.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$79,660+1.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$79,310+0.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$79,180+0.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$79,180+0.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$79,060+0.6%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$78,780+0.3%
Rochester, NY$78,400-0.2%
Toledo, OH$78,320-0.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,310-0.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$78,270-0.4%
Columbia, MO$78,270-0.4%
Birmingham, AL$78,240-0.4%
Harrisonburg, VA$77,810-1.0%
Boulder, CO$77,560-1.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$77,150-1.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$77,130-1.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$77,050-1.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$76,730-2.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$76,590-2.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$76,580-2.5%
Syracuse, NY$76,520-2.6%
Akron, OH$76,280-2.9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$76,030-3.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$75,890-3.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$75,400-4.0%
Amarillo, TX$75,270-4.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$74,450-5.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$74,240-5.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$73,770-6.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$72,440-7.8%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$71,230-9.4%
Jacksonville, FL$70,100-10.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$69,310-11.8%
Richmond, VA$69,300-11.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$67,530-14.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$66,770-15.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$66,630-15.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$66,010-16.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$65,180-17.1%
Springfield, MO$64,960-17.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$64,760-17.6%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$64,290-18.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$64,030-18.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,890-18.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,970-19.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$62,540-20.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$62,410-20.6%
Greeley, CO$62,380-20.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$62,340-20.7%
Cleveland, OH$61,820-21.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$61,740-21.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,540-21.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61,530-21.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$61,250-22.1%
Lubbock, TX$60,680-22.8%
Tyler, TX$58,930-25.0%
El Paso, TX$58,570-25.5%
Albuquerque, NM$42,680-45.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.