Education Teachers, Postsecondary Career, Salary and Skills
Education Teachers, Postsecondary have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $75,350 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 60,830. Wage data is published for 201 locations.
Occupation description
Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
O*NET code
25-1081.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$75,350
Hourly median
Not published
Employment
60,830
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.62 | 4.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.25 | 4.88 |
| Active Listening | 4.12 | 4.62 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.12 | 4.50 |
| Instructing | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Active Learning | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.75 | 4.00 |
Typical tasks
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as children's literature, learning and development, and reading instruction.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Technology
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- Desmos
- DOC Cop
- Editing software
- Email software
- Geogebra
- Google Docs
- Image scanning software
- iParadigms Turnitin
- Learning management system LMS
Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TXMedian $68,280 · Employment 6,400
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NYMedian $82,020 · Employment 5,430
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York, NYMedian $80,640 · Employment 5,120
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in ILMedian $61,560 · Employment 3,930
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in PAMedian $74,910 · Employment 3,390
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CAMedian $111,850 · Employment 3,100
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $61,350 · Employment 2,650
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NJMedian $77,600 · Employment 2,580
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NCMedian $70,050 · Employment 2,130
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in OHMedian $62,400 · Employment 2,120
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MAMedian $79,980 · Employment 2,050
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in INMedian $66,150 · Employment 1,830
Related careers
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolNational median $65,030
- TutorsNational median $43,350
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsNational median $64,330
- Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolNational median $66,810
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNational median $64,370
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolNational median not published
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolNational median $74,260
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNational median $72,040
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.