History Teachers, Postsecondary Wages

SOC 25-1125 • Full occupation profile

The median annual wage for History Teachers, Postsecondary is $82,140 nationally (2023 BLS OEWS). The 10th percentile is $48,760 and the 90th percentile is $141,840, showing the wide spread of wages in this occupation.

National Wage Distribution (2023)

Employment

20,610

P10

$48,760

P25

$63,650

Median

$82,140

P75

$106,840

P90

$141,840

National Wage Trend

How national median and mean wages for History Teachers, Postsecondary have moved across BLS OEWS release years.

National median and mean wage trend for History Teachers, Postsecondary across BLS OEWS release years.
Year Median Mean P10 P90 Employment YoY Median
2023 $82,140 $93,120 $48,760 $141,840 20,610
2022 $79,400 $88,640 $46,540 $134,420 18,250 -3.34%
2021 $78,130 $86,460 $39,090 $132,720 18,590 -1.6%
2020 $76,890 $85,630 $37,340 $141,860 20,450 -1.59%

Wages by State (2023)

State-level OEWS wage estimates for History Teachers, Postsecondary. The highest median is in New Hampshire at $106,700, 30% above the U.S. median.

Median, mean, and percentile-vs-national annual wages by state for History Teachers, Postsecondary, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area Median Annual vs National Mean Annual Employment
New Hampshire $106,700 +29.9% $114,500
New Jersey $106,380 +29.5% $122,370 630
Connecticut $103,400 +25.9% $130,950 290
Rhode Island $103,170 +25.6% $115,670 140
Massachusetts $102,540 +24.8% $113,430 890
New York $101,730 +23.8% $111,210 1,660
Montana $100,810 +22.7% $96,630 70
Oregon $99,660 +21.3% $109,520 190
California $97,390 +18.6% $114,820 2,770
Michigan $93,860 +14.3% $99,300 360
Minnesota $90,480 +10.2% $99,830 290
Maryland $87,810 +6.9% $102,290 300
Vermont $87,720 +6.8% $90,810 90
Nevada $85,530 +4.1% $85,730 70
Pennsylvania $82,900 +0.9% $93,400 1,020
District of Columbia $82,570 +0.5% $95,760 130
Arizona $82,460 +0.4% $97,560 170
Wisconsin $82,210 +0.1% $93,520 290
Indiana $82,040 -0.1% $88,250 400
Maine $81,920 -0.3% $89,010 90
Kansas $81,430 -0.9% $94,560 120
Illinois $81,290 -1% $86,010 780
Nebraska $81,130 -1.2% $82,320 100
Texas $80,560 -1.9% $86,130 1,830
Missouri $80,290 -2.3% $91,150 360
Ohio $80,100 -2.5% $81,210 490
Virginia $80,100 -2.5% $85,080 690
Georgia $79,940 -2.7% $82,130 600
New Mexico $79,380 -3.4% $83,040 150
Colorado $78,620 -4.3% $76,210 380
Kentucky $78,570 -4.3% $82,900 230
Utah $78,170 -4.8% $81,670 180
South Carolina $78,090 -4.9% $80,020 360
Washington $77,500 -5.6% $79,670 310
Iowa $77,420 -5.7% $81,630 180
Idaho $75,040 -8.6% $77,010 50
North Carolina $73,520 -10.5% $77,850 820
Tennessee $71,600 -12.8% $81,120 550
Louisiana $69,670 -15.2% $76,380 140
Alabama $66,840 -18.6% $73,890 350
West Virginia $65,740 -20% $68,400 80
Oklahoma $65,700 -20% $66,710 170
South Dakota $65,300 -20.5% $69,260 40
Alaska $65,160 -20.7% $77,130 30
Mississippi $62,570 -23.8% $66,240 230
Hawaii $50,170 -38.9% $64,540 230
Florida $49,140 -40.2% $60,550 630
Arkansas $46,710 -43.1% $50,910 440