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Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in RI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary in RI have a median annual salary of $80,200, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $48,950 at the 10th percentile to $140,910 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

$80,200

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$48,950
10th
$64,250
25th
$80,200
Median
$97,190
75th
$140,910
90th

Local compared with national

RI

$80,200

Median annual · 2025

United States

$75,870

Median annual · 2025

The RI median is 5.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $4,330).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.0
  5. 5.InstructingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.6
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 3.6
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.5
  10. 10.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Experience
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

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

Common tasks

  • Conduct faculty performance evaluations.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

Related careers

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

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other locations

Other occupations in RI