The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary biological science teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $175,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary biological science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,420 | -24.68% | -20.27% |
| 2021 | $99,020 | 4.90% | - |
| 2020 | $94,170 | 7.88% | - |
| 2019 | $86,750 | -7.92% | - |
| 2018 | $93,620 | 8.26% | - |
| 2017 | $85,890 | 5.25% | - |
| 2016 | $81,380 | -3.59% | - |
| 2015 | $84,300 | -15.09% | - |
| 2014 | $97,020 | 0.93% | - |
| 2013 | $96,120 | 0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $95,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,420 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Worcester and 12.5 percent (12.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Worcester | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton |