The annual salary statistics of postsecondary history teachers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary history teachers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $52,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary history teachers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,480.
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 | $76,060 | -1.28% | 4.00% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 7.59% | - |
| 2018 | $71,180 | -6.98% | - |
| 2017 | $76,150 | -2.47% | - |
| 2016 | $78,030 | 0.62% | - |
| 2015 | $77,550 | 5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $73,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,060 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisburg-Carlisle and 8.0 percent (8.0%) 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 |