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Postsecondary Geography Teacher Salary in the Industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned

The salary statistics and trend of postsecondary geography teachers in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare postsecondary geography teacher salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,460
25th Percentile Wage
$69,810
50th Percentile Wage
$93,060
75th Percentile Wage
$137,550
90th Percentile Wage
$173,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for postsecondary geography teachers in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) postsecondary geography teachers is $173,840. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $93,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent postsecondary geography teachers is $55,460.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary geography teachers in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$93,060
-38.72% 22.49%
2016
$129,090
-0.42% -
2015
$129,630
28.64% -
2013
$92,500
22.02% -
2012
$72,130
- -

Table 3. Compare Postsecondary Geography Teacher Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of postsecondary geography teachers in eleven industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of postsecondary geography teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Junior colleges - Local government owned
$98,890
Educational Services - Local government owned
$98,160
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned
$93,060
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$91,950
Educational Services - Privately owned
$91,870
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
$78,850
Educational Services
$78,000
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
$77,310
Educational Services - State government owned
$74,640
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
$72,570
Junior colleges - State government owned
$48,000

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