Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,120
25th Percentile Wage
$51,660
50th Percentile Wage
$64,970
75th Percentile Wage
$77,390
90th Percentile Wage
$91,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,120.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$64,970
1.75% 1.75%
2016
$63,830
15.24% -
2015
$54,100
-35.06% -
2013
$73,070
12.65% -
2012
$63,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,970 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Nassau-Suffolk is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls and 42.3 percent (42.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$80,280
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$79,920
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$78,900
Syracuse
$76,830
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$65,760
Nassau-Suffolk
$64,970
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,970
Rochester
$63,000
Utica-Rome
$61,860
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$37,470