Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education 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 Education Teachers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,600
25th Percentile Wage
$53,110
50th Percentile Wage
$74,330
75th Percentile Wage
$110,480
90th Percentile Wage
$141,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education 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 $141,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,600.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$74,330
14.68% 9.63%
2016
$63,420
-6.45% -
2015
$67,510
5.13% -
2014
$64,050
-8.99% -
2013
$69,810
3.78% -
2012
$67,170
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,330 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education teachers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in Philadelphia is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 28.9 percent (28.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Pittsburgh
$80,810
Newark-Union
$78,040
Philadelphia
$74,330
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$69,800
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$65,800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$65,780
Johnstown
$63,580
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$61,830
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$61,460
Lancaster
$60,660
Erie
$60,630
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$60,310
Reading
$60,090
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$59,750
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$58,610
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$52,830