Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for communications teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $78,580 a year. About 29,420 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $47,590
- 25th percentile
- $61,250
- Median percentile
- $78,580
- 75th percentile
- $102,450
- 90th percentile
- $143,720
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $135,000
- Delaware $100,260
- Oregon $98,900
- Connecticut $97,210
- Rhode Island $95,910
- New Hampshire $95,760
- Michigan $87,670
- New York $84,690
- District of Columbia $83,910
- Maryland $83,510
- Minnesota $83,380
- Massachusetts $82,610
- Nevada $82,020
- South Carolina $79,810
- Nebraska $79,180
- Wisconsin $78,780
- Illinois $78,150
- North Dakota $78,120
- Montana $78,110
- Maine $78,000
- Utah $77,950
- West Virginia $77,880
- Pennsylvania $77,790
- New Jersey $77,780
- Iowa $77,700
- Ohio $77,660
- Louisiana $77,250
- Texas $77,050
- Wyoming $76,760
- Vermont $76,120
- Washington $75,330
- Virginia $73,750
- Georgia $73,430
- Missouri $71,830
- South Dakota $71,300
- Arizona $71,230
- Colorado $69,200
- Oklahoma $66,650
- Tennessee $66,630
- North Carolina $65,850
- Florida $65,740
- Indiana $65,390
- Kansas $64,180
- Alabama $63,760
- Kentucky $62,380
- Mississippi $61,290
- Arkansas $59,810
- New Mexico $49,880
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $180,650
- San Francisco, CA $166,920
- Fresno, CA $136,730
- San Diego, CA $134,110
- Sacramento, CA $133,300
- Los Angeles, CA $130,160
- San Jose, CA $119,860
- Santa Maria, CA $110,330
- Lawrence, KS $109,350
- Ann Arbor, MI $105,440
- Lansing, MI $105,210
- Madison, WI $104,670
- Portland, OR $103,920
- Knoxville, TN $103,320
- Hartford, CT $101,970
- Albany, NY $98,040
- New York, NY $97,760
- New Haven, CT $97,210
- Providence, RI $96,470
- Worcester, MA $95,980
- Springfield, MA $86,730
- Bloomington, IL $85,390
- Detroit, MI $84,950
- Wilmington, NC $83,900
- Ithaca, NY $83,890
- Washington, DC $83,810
- Buffalo, NY $83,780
- Baltimore, MD $83,510
- St. Cloud, MN $83,500
- Burlington, VT $83,170
- Minneapolis, MN $83,120
- Seattle, WA $81,920
- Atlanta, GA $81,810
- Columbus, OH $81,160
- Boston, MA $80,890
- Erie, PA $80,750
- Denver, CO $80,440
- Columbia, SC $80,290
- New Orleans, LA $80,030
- Philadelphia, PA $79,870
- Greenville, SC $79,810
- Austin, TX $79,710
- McAllen, TX $79,660
- Las Vegas, NV $79,310
- Milwaukee, WI $79,180
- Omaha, NE $79,180
- Memphis, TN $79,060
- Huntington, WV $78,780
- Rochester, NY $78,400
- Toledo, OH $78,320
- Houston, TX $78,310
- Allentown, PA $78,270
- Columbia, MO $78,270
- Birmingham, AL $78,240
- Harrisonburg, VA $77,810
- Boulder, CO $77,560
- St. Louis, MO $77,150
- La Crosse, WI $77,130
- Dallas, TX $77,050
- Chicago, IL $76,730
- Oklahoma City, OK $76,590
- Des Moines, IA $76,580
- Akron, OH $76,280
- Dayton, OH $76,030
- Pittsburgh, PA $75,890
- Harrisburg, PA $75,400
- Amarillo, TX $75,270
- Grand Rapids, MI $74,450
- Spokane, WA $74,240
- Scranton, PA $73,770
- Miami, FL $72,440
- Phoenix, AZ $71,230
- Jacksonville, FL $70,100
- Orlando, FL $69,310
- Richmond, VA $69,300
- Indianapolis, IN $67,530
- Tampa, FL $66,770
- Nashville, TN $66,630
- Waterloo, IA $66,010
- Charlotte, NC $65,180
- Springfield, MO $64,960
- Lexington, KY $64,760
- Virginia Beach, VA $64,290
- Duluth, MN $64,030
- Kansas City, MO $63,890
- Cincinnati, OH $62,970
- Raleigh, NC $62,540
- Deltona, FL $62,410
- Greeley, CO $62,380
- Davenport, IA $62,340
- Cleveland, OH $61,820
- South Bend, IN $61,740
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $61,540
- San Antonio, TX $61,530
- Durham, NC $61,250
- Lubbock, TX $60,680
- Tyler, TX $58,930
- El Paso, TX $58,570
- Albuquerque, NM $42,680