Law Teachers, Postsecondary Career, Salary and Skills
Law Teachers, Postsecondary have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $128,500 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 20,060. Wage data is published for 64 locations.
Occupation description
Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
O*NET code
25-1112.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$128,500
Hourly median
Not published
Employment
20,060
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.75 | 5.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.50 | 5.12 |
| Active Listening | 4.50 | 4.88 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.50 | 4.75 |
| Instructing | 4.38 | 4.62 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.25 | 5.00 |
| Writing | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Active Learning | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | 3.75 | 3.88 |
Typical tasks
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, papers, and oral presentations.
- 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.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as civil procedure, contracts, and torts.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Technology
- Web browser software
- AbacusNext HotDocs
- ACD Systems Canvas
- Blackboard Learn
- Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction CALI Author
- Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction CALI Classcaster
- Collaborative editing software
- Collateral Consequences Calculator
- Course management system software
- CT Summation iBlaze
- Desire2Learn LMS software
- DOC Cop
- Email software
- ExamSoft Exam Intelligence
Law Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in CAMedian $119,540 · Employment 7,800
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $114,330 · Employment 2,940
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in NYMedian $132,180 · Employment 2,190
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in New York, NYMedian $144,130 · Employment 2,180
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TXMedian $138,160 · Employment 880
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in MAMedian $132,010 · Employment 840
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in San Francisco, CAMedian $130,010 · Employment 760
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Washington, DCMedian $134,090 · Employment 740
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in FLMedian $102,720 · Employment 720
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Boston, MAMedian $170,310 · Employment 710
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in PAMedian $121,310 · Employment 710
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in DCMedian $134,090 · Employment 670
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- Special Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolNational median not published
- Instructional CoordinatorsNational median $77,440
- Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $80,340
- LawyersNational median $159,670
- Political ScientistsNational median $142,080
- Education Administrators, PostsecondaryNational median $104,590
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $75,870
- History Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $83,820
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.