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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Seattle, WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Seattle, WA have a median annual salary of $102,060, with 600 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $64,570 at the 10th percentile to $212,090 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

$102,060

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

600

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$64,570
10th
$81,920
25th
$102,060
Median
$162,860
75th
$212,090
90th

Local compared with national

Seattle, WA

$102,060

Median annual · 2025

United States

$84,620

Median annual · 2025

The Seattle, WA median is 20.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $17,440).

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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