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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Cleveland, OH

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary in Cleveland, OH have a median annual salary of $81,670, with 100 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $60,470 at the 10th percentile to $131,180 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

$81,670

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

100

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$60,470
10th
$61,470
25th
$81,670
Median
$105,700
75th
$131,180
90th

Local compared with national

Cleveland, OH

$81,670

Median annual · 2025

United States

$85,020

Median annual · 2025

The Cleveland, OH median is 3.9% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,350).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.3
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.InstructingImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  5. 5.WritingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  10. 10.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Time ManagementImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Blackboard Learn
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Email software
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook

Common tasks

  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • 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.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

Related careers

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

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other locations

Other occupations in Cleveland, OH