The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary psychology 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 | $47,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology 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 $134,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,490 | 1.11% | 10.49% |
| 2021 | $79,600 | 4.35% | - |
| 2020 | $76,140 | -6.84% | - |
| 2019 | $81,350 | -11.80% | - |
| 2018 | $90,950 | 8.51% | - |
| 2017 | $83,210 | 16.31% | - |
| 2016 | $69,640 | -0.52% | - |
| 2015 | $70,000 | 2.46% | - |
| 2014 | $68,280 | -8.07% | - |
| 2013 | $73,790 | 2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $72,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,490 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 15.0 percent (15.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.