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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in IN

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in IN have a median annual salary of $83,130, with 1,100 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $56,070 at the 10th percentile to $163,900 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

$83,130

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

1,100

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$56,070
10th
$62,770
25th
$83,130
Median
$122,210
75th
$163,900
90th

Local compared with national

IN

$83,130

Median annual · 2025

United States

$84,620

Median annual · 2025

The IN median is 1.8% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,490).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.3
  2. 2.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.1
  3. 3.InstructingImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  6. 6.WritingImportance 4.0
  7. 7.ScienceImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 4.0
  9. 9.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.8
  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

  • Aipotu
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • DOC Cop
  • Email software
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Google Docs
  • Graphics creation software
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Image analysis software
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin

Common tasks

  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as molecular biology, marine biology, and botany.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Prepare materials for laboratory activities and course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Supervise students' laboratory work.
  • 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.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

Related careers

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

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