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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary — wages and employment

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary earned a median annual wage of $101,390 in the United States in May 2024, with 11,480 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $101,390SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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What stands out

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary earned a median annual wage of $101,390 in the United States in May 2024, with 11,480 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $53,310 or less, the best-paid tenth $199,260 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $100,690 to $101,390, +0.7 %. The best-paying state is California at $129,000; the lowest Florida at $56,290. Among metropolitan areas, New Haven, CT pays the highest median, $217,960. 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 202411,480$101,390$112,950$53,310$66,620$135,500$199,260—evidence →
May 202311,770$100,690$111,930$52,430$65,900$135,790$195,940—evidence →

By state

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

StateMedian annualEmployment
California$129,0001,700
Maryland$121,420150
Georgia$114,29040
Kansas$113,83070
Arizona$113,790340
Alaska$113,53040
Montana$110,20050
Virginia$108,260250
Oregon$107,840220
Connecticut$105,640300
North Dakota$105,61060
Texas$105,130790
Wisconsin$103,030110
New Mexico$102,67050
Missouri$102,370130
Massachusetts$102,340430
New Jersey$102,300230
North Carolina$101,960440
New York$101,4802,060
Nevada$101,45060
Michigan$100,550210
Minnesota$99,04070
Idaho$98,85060
Washington$97,910190
Wyoming$96,47040
Ohio$96,240140
Pennsylvania$94,950510
Kentucky$92,27040
Maine$89,780130
Indiana$82,480170
West Virginia$80,42050
Colorado$80,010380
Tennessee$79,80080
Alabama$79,540100
Illinois$78,860150
Utah$77,900190
Iowa$77,68040
South Carolina$77,11080
Arkansas$72,09050
Mississippi$64,85070
South Dakota$61,54070
Florida$56,290830

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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