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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Pennsylvania

The median communications teachers, postsecondary in Pennsylvania earns $77,790 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,097 a month.

10th percentile
$48,950
25th percentile
$63,630
Median percentile
$77,790
75th percentile
$94,760
90th percentile
$116,140

Based on 1,530 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,167 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,790
Federal income tax−$8,284
Social Security + Medicare−$5,951
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,388
Monthly take-home$5,097
Every two weeks$2,353

Does it go far here?

$79,726Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

All communications teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania