Business Teachers, Postsecondary Career, Salary and Skills
Business Teachers, Postsecondary have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $99,080 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 82,150. Wage data is published for 232 locations.
Occupation description
Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
O*NET code
25-1011.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$99,080
Hourly median
Not published
Employment
82,150
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.25 | 4.88 |
| Instructing | 4.12 | 4.62 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.00 | 4.75 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.38 |
| Active Learning | 3.88 | 4.38 |
| Monitoring | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.50 | 3.75 |
Typical tasks
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Participate in campus and community events.
Technology
- Almaris E-Learning Systems Financial Accounting Tutor
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Email software
- Google Docs
- Google Gmail
- Google Scholar
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Image scanning software
Business Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TXMedian $101,210 · Employment 7,710
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NYMedian $104,490 · Employment 7,480
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York, NYMedian $104,770 · Employment 6,840
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CAMedian $128,470 · Employment 5,290
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in PAMedian $101,760 · Employment 4,630
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MAMedian $103,110 · Employment 4,190
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in ILMedian $94,770 · Employment 3,580
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boston, MAMedian $103,110 · Employment 3,250
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NJMedian $85,250 · Employment 3,190
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in OHMedian $79,770 · Employment 3,100
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NCMedian $79,600 · Employment 2,960
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in FLMedian $78,870 · Employment 2,900
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.