Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Career, Salary and Skills
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $123,920 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 11,560. Wage data is published for 95 locations.
Occupation description
Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
O*NET code
25-1063.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$123,920
Hourly median
Not published
Employment
11,560
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$64,060
10th
$86,840
25th
$123,920
Median
$168,770
75th
$224,200
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Instructing | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Mathematics | 3.25 | 3.75 |
Typical tasks
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as econometrics, price theory, and macroeconomics.
Technology
- Aptech Systems GAUSS
- Blackboard Learn
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Econometric Software LIMDEP
- Econport
- Email software
- Estima RATS
- FEAR
- Gnuplot
- Google Docs
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NYMedian $127,500 · Employment 1,240
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York, NYMedian $132,140 · Employment 930
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CAMedian $137,360 · Employment 770
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TXMedian $118,530 · Employment 770
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MAMedian $164,410 · Employment 750
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in PAMedian $117,970 · Employment 610
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boston, MAMedian $174,910 · Employment 530
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NCMedian $114,200 · Employment 490
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in VAMedian $128,790 · Employment 460
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in ILMedian $124,850 · Employment 460
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in OHMedian $105,930 · Employment 410
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NJMedian $109,880 · Employment 410
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- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolNational median $65,030
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.