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Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in DC

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in DC have a median annual salary of $81,880, with 260 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $63,230 at the 10th percentile to $159,740 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

$81,880

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

260

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$63,230
10th
$76,540
25th
$81,880
Median
$124,000
75th
$159,740
90th

Local compared with national

DC

$81,880

Median annual · 2025

United States

$79,940

Median annual · 2025

The DC median is 2.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,940).

Top skills

  1. 1.MathematicsImportance 4.3
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  5. 5.InstructingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.WritingImportance 3.9
  7. 7.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  8. 8.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.9
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 3.8
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Blackboard Learn
  • Blackboard software
  • Collaborative editing software
  • Course management system software
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • Desmos
  • DOC Cop
  • Email software
  • Geogebra
  • Google Docs
  • Image scanning software
  • iParadigms Turnitin
  • Learning management system LMS
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

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

Related careers

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

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