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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in TN

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary in TN have a median annual salary of $79,170, with 80 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $60,020 at the 10th percentile to $160,010 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$79,170

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

80

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$60,020
10th
$70,670
25th
$79,170
Median
$100,610
75th
$160,010
90th

Local compared with national

TN

$79,170

Median annual · 2025

United States

$96,870

Median annual · 2025

The TN median is 18.3% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $17,700).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.1
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.1
  4. 4.InstructingImportance 4.1
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  6. 6.WritingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 3.9
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.9
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.6
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Autodesk 3D Studio Design
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Ecotect Analysis
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Autodesk Mudbox
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blender
  • Collaborative editing software

Common tasks

  • Act as advisers to student organizations.
  • Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials.
  • Evaluate and grade students' work, including work performed in design studios.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • 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.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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