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Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary — wages and employment

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary earned a median annual wage of $86,350 in the United States in May 2024, with 8,700 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $86,350SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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What stands out

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary earned a median annual wage of $86,350 in the United States in May 2024, with 8,700 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $49,080 or less, the best-paid tenth $160,870 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $85,260 to $86,350, +1.3 %. The best-paying state is Michigan at $130,630; the lowest Florida at $56,190. Among metropolitan areas, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV pays the highest median, $125,050. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

ReferenceEmploymentMedianMean10th25th75th90thMedian hourlySource
May 20248,700$86,350$97,790$49,080$63,980$123,290$160,870—evidence →
May 20237,550$85,260$95,610$49,240$64,120$110,310$149,660—evidence →

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Michigan$130,630230
Maryland$125,050110
Kansas$107,940220
Montana$107,170120
Georgia$105,260270
New Mexico$103,92080
North Dakota$103,760100
Nebraska$103,260200
Texas$102,1901,290
Washington$102,170150
Virginia$101,080250
North Carolina$100,720450
Illinois$100,210350
California$100,060460
Pennsylvania$98,600230
Iowa$97,290220
Minnesota$96,640290
Colorado$88,320130
Puerto Rico$86,51070
Tennessee$85,420230
Mississippi$85,360150
Kentucky$84,680250
South Dakota$84,490100
West Virginia$83,00070
New Jersey$82,49090
Wisconsin$81,350350
Idaho$81,33040
South Carolina$80,62080
Indiana$80,410120
Delaware$80,05080
Maine$79,98070
Massachusetts$79,840—
Alabama$77,030250
Oregon$76,820200
Wyoming$75,15090
Missouri$73,880170
New York$65,72040
Oklahoma$63,960410
Arizona$63,72050
Utah$62,170100
Arkansas$58,630190
Vermont$58,11070
Florida$56,19050

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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