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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Raleigh, NC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Raleigh, NC have a median annual salary of $104,290, with 480 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $62,530 at the 10th percentile to $169,030 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

$104,290

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

480

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$62,530
10th
$83,530
25th
$104,290
Median
$136,020
75th
$169,030
90th

Local compared with national

Raleigh, NC

$104,290

Median annual · 2025

United States

$84,620

Median annual · 2025

The Raleigh, NC median is 23.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $19,670).

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.

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other locations

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