Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,570
25th Percentile Wage
$54,670
50th Percentile Wage
$68,380
75th Percentile Wage
$109,250
90th Percentile Wage
$138,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,570.

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
$68,380
8.79% 2.56%
2016
$62,370
-2.61% -
2015
$64,000
-16.22% -
2014
$74,380
-10.77% -
2013
$82,390
19.13% -
2012
$66,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,380 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Philadelphia is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$80,570
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$79,730
Newark-Union
$75,690
Philadelphia
$68,380
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$65,260
Pittsburgh
$65,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$64,510
Reading
$64,490
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$62,730
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$61,380