The annual salary statistics of postsecondary communications teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary communications 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 | $48,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary communications 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 $137,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary communications teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,410 | -3.70% | 8.53% |
| 2021 | $78,200 | 6.50% | - |
| 2020 | $73,120 | -7.62% | - |
| 2019 | $78,690 | -4.55% | - |
| 2018 | $82,270 | 3.83% | - |
| 2017 | $79,120 | 16.61% | - |
| 2016 | $65,980 | 2.59% | - |
| 2015 | $64,270 | -1.66% | - |
| 2014 | $65,340 | -12.96% | - |
| 2013 | $73,810 | 6.54% | - |
| 2012 | $68,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,410 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary communications teachers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary communications teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 34.5 percent (34.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Newark-Union | |
| West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Erie | |
| Reading | |
| Lancaster | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman |