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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$80,340
United States, 2025
Employment
41,530
United States, 2025
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- O*NET code
- 25-1066.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as abnormal psychology, cognitive processes, and work motivation.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$49,050
25th percentile
$63,400
75th percentile
$105,920
90th percentile
$153,600
Most important skills
- Learning Strategies4.3
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Instructing4.1
- Writing4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Active Learning3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Monitoring3.5
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Strategies | 4.3 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Instructing | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.8 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Science | 3.4 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor, MI | $142,840 | 140 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $137,810 | 400 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $133,880 | 230 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | $133,490 | 150 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $129,610 | 330 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $126,690 | 360 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $126,080 | 40 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | $109,140 | 60 | 2025 |
| CA | $107,340 | 4,410 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $105,720 | 440 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | $105,420 | 80 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | $104,560 | 40 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | $104,480 | 130 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $103,780 | 110 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $102,740 | 3,950 | 2025 |
| DE | $102,340 | — | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $101,980 | 1,830 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $101,810 | 310 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | $101,670 | 70 | 2025 |
| MD | $101,430 | 640 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.