The annual salary statistics of postsecondary biological science teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary biological science teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $52,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $125,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary biological science teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,820.
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 | $80,510 | -1.14% | -16.01% |
| 2021 | $81,430 | -10.33% | - |
| 2020 | $89,840 | -0.55% | - |
| 2019 | $90,330 | -1.43% | - |
| 2018 | $91,620 | 4.02% | - |
| 2017 | $87,940 | 8.13% | - |
| 2016 | $80,790 | 0.98% | - |
| 2015 | $80,000 | -9.32% | - |
| 2014 | $87,460 | -5.18% | - |
| 2013 | $91,990 | -1.53% | - |
| 2012 | $93,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,510 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary biological science teachers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary biological science teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.