The annual salary statistics of postsecondary history teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary history 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 | $50,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary history 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 $154,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary history teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,300 | -18.94% | 2.94% |
| 2021 | $94,320 | 12.15% | - |
| 2020 | $82,860 | -5.49% | - |
| 2019 | $87,410 | -6.57% | - |
| 2018 | $93,150 | 6.53% | - |
| 2017 | $87,070 | 18.51% | - |
| 2016 | $70,950 | 1.71% | - |
| 2015 | $69,740 | -0.69% | - |
| 2014 | $70,220 | -9.63% | - |
| 2013 | $76,980 | 0.01% | - |
| 2012 | $76,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,300 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary history teachers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary history teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisburg-Carlisle and 11.8 percent (11.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Lancaster | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Erie | |
| Reading | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |