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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary earn $123,920 a year at the midpoint

Pay in this work stretches a long way: the lowest tenth earn about $64,060, the highest tenth about $224,200, and the middle sits at $123,920.

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$123,920median a year · United States
—an hour $138,850average 11,560people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$86,84025th $123,920median $168,77075th
$64,06010th percentile $224,20090th percentile
$86,840a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$201,610best-paying state · New Hampshire
$76,610lowest-paying state · Arkansas
+63%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

Paid by the yearThe survey publishes no hourly figure for this occupation — it is typically salaried, often on a school or contract year.
State matters a lotThe same job pays $201,610 in New Hampshire and $76,610 in Arkansas — a gap of $125,000 a year.

Postsecondary economics teacher earnings, from starting pay to the top 10%

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Place 56 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 93% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 54 Sales Engineers $124,900
  2. 55 Economists $124,720
  3. 56 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $123,920
  4. 57 Medical and Health Services Managers $123,860
  5. 58 Commercial Pilots $123,220

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  • Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as econometrics, price theory, and macroeconomics.
  • Prepared course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Conducted research in a particular field of knowledge and published findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.

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Postsecondary economics teacher wages by state

The 35 states where the most people do this work, of 42 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.37 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
New Hampshire $201,610 $126,290 $126,290 — $323,840 80
Massachusetts $164,410 $84,380 $84,380 — $346,200 750
District of Columbia $161,860 $94,510 $94,510 — $217,850 220
Connecticut $155,950 $70,380 $70,380 — $402,560 300
California $137,360 $79,050 $79,050 — $266,470 770
Arizona $137,250 $87,100 $87,100 — $297,420 100
Oregon $136,450 $74,790 $74,790 — $204,780 180
Vermont $134,850 $74,240 $74,240 — $172,320 80
Maryland $133,540 $79,090 $79,090 — $315,500 200
Nebraska $130,980 $63,360 $63,360 — $210,440 90
Michigan $129,400 $61,470 $61,470 — $307,600 350
Virginia $128,790 $57,540 $57,540 — $229,470 460
Utah $128,370 $43,370 $43,370 — $171,180 150
New York $127,500 $73,450 $73,450 — $233,490 1,240
Illinois $124,850 $59,090 $59,090 — $202,490 460
Texas $118,530 $58,920 $58,920 — $221,670 770
Pennsylvania $117,970 $67,320 $67,320 — $202,670 610
Georgia $117,600 $42,810 $42,810 — $209,260 370
Missouri $116,530 $61,760 $61,760 — $380,970 150
North Carolina $114,200 $53,890 $53,890 — $219,260 490
New Jersey $109,880 $32,220 $32,220 — $222,400 410
South Carolina $109,060 $70,860 $70,860 — $162,800 110
Minnesota $108,460 $73,120 $73,120 — $218,670 250
Oklahoma $107,260 $53,430 $53,430 — $171,610 110
Kentucky $106,250 $37,900 $37,900 — $234,300 120
Ohio $105,930 $61,040 $61,040 — $166,450 410
Indiana $105,390 $61,910 $61,910 — $234,330 150
Tennessee $104,560 $58,850 $58,850 — $172,430 250
Kansas $103,490 $80,190 $80,190 — $210,210 130
Alabama $101,250 $61,260 $61,260 — $145,900 90
Wisconsin $99,970 $71,500 $71,500 — $222,110 310
Colorado $98,870 $58,710 $58,710 — $166,470 270
Washington $96,500 $61,810 $61,810 — $170,710 190
Florida $91,140 $52,500 $52,500 — $129,930 150
Iowa $85,090 $63,790 $63,790 — $136,300 80

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Related work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$123,920
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$99,650−$24,270 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,070−$25,850 Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020−$38,900 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$84,290−$39,630 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340−$43,580 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$72,990−$50,930

Postsecondary economics teacher pay rate, hourly to annual

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$123,926a year

Questions people often ask

What is a postsecondary economics teacher’s yearly income?

A postsecondary economics teacher makes a median of $123,920 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $86,840 and $168,770.

What is the starting pay for a postsecondary economics teacher?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $86,840 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $64,060.

Which state pays economics teachers, postsecondary the most?

New Hampshire, with a median of $201,610 a year.

How many people work as economics teachers, postsecondary?

About 11,560 in the United States — number 56 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays nearly the same

Median pay within $800 of what economics teachers, postsecondary earn — $123,920 a year — but not always the same spread.

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