Postsecondary Biological Science Teacher Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary biological science teachers in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$52,490
25th Percentile Wage
$66,280
50th Percentile Wage
$101,070
75th Percentile Wage
$129,500
90th Percentile Wage
$170,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science teachers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $170,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,490.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary biological science teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$101,070
2.36% 10.64%
2021
$98,680
19.14% -
2020
$79,790
0.26% -
2019
$79,580
14.59% -
2018
$67,970
-1.57% -
2017
$69,040
-14.02% -
2016
$78,720
-3.90% -
2015
$81,790
-0.28% -
2014
$82,020
-2.05% -
2013
$83,700
-7.91% -
2012
$90,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Biological Science Teacher Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,070 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in Rochester is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 40.4 percent (40.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$128,080
Ithaca
$127,940
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$102,090
Rochester
$101,070
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$95,180
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$91,560
Utica-Rome
$83,650
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$81,230
Syracuse
$80,790
Nassau-Suffolk
$79,490
Binghamton
$78,700
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$76,420
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$64,560
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$62,080
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$60,190

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.