The annual salary statistics of postsecondary political science teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary political 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 | $61,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $214,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary political 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 $214,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary political science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,840 | 1.09% | 6.07% |
| 2021 | $100,730 | -25.55% | - |
| 2020 | $126,470 | 7.32% | - |
| 2019 | $117,210 | 8.99% | - |
| 2018 | $106,670 | 1.26% | - |
| 2017 | $105,330 | -2.27% | - |
| 2016 | $107,720 | -4.33% | - |
| 2015 | $112,380 | 15.55% | - |
| 2014 | $94,900 | -4.48% | - |
| 2013 | $99,150 | 3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $95,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,840 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary political science teachers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary political science teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton |