The annual salary statistics of postsecondary history teachers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary history teachers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $53,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary history teachers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary history teachers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $65,330 | 4.93% | -3.86% |
| 2018 | $62,110 | 2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $60,680 | -11.57% | - |
| 2016 | $67,700 | -0.22% | - |
| 2012 | $67,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,330, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for postsecondary history teachers in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $97,810). Compared with Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of postsecondary history teachers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford |