Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$77,800

National average

Salary Range

$47,100 – $160,210

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$173,360$97,320N/A
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$154,840$81,830N/A
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$142,330$79,810$204,700
California$134,780$76,020N/A
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$133,200$70,420N/A
Fresno, CA$132,190$96,900$156,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$131,160$73,700N/A
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$127,430$82,110$218,390
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$123,070$70,480N/A
Ann Arbor, MI$106,690$51,230$166,220
New Haven, CT$106,600$81,990$173,270
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$104,170$62,690$136,170
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$102,970$58,820$202,460
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$100,970$60,510$164,330
Madison, WI$100,450$48,650$164,150
Connecticut$97,730$63,700$136,170
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$96,440$51,320$158,310
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$92,850$63,020$127,650
Rhode Island$92,850$63,020$127,650
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$91,870$48,640$165,010
Oregon$90,120$47,100$208,840
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$84,900$49,990$136,000
New York$84,420$48,590$200,550
New Jersey$83,460$48,310$171,730
Springfield, MA$83,220$64,760$121,970
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$83,100$63,180$128,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$83,090$54,340$130,440
Kenosha, WI$82,750$50,170$104,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$82,670$48,970$175,220
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$82,490$51,210$172,060
Michigan$82,130$41,840$132,560
Montana$81,700$57,470$151,600
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$81,520$41,840$126,860
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$81,400$40,080$132,690
Champaign-Urbana, IL$81,180$51,690$168,360
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$81,090$50,880$132,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$81,030$44,780$171,000
District of Columbia$81,030$48,620$171,000
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$80,510$48,980$122,570
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$80,080$46,200$101,170
Puerto Rico$79,950$44,460$102,410
Peoria, IL$79,860$63,900$166,900
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$79,800$63,300$169,880
Bangor, ME$79,420$60,470$125,160
Ithaca, NY$79,310$48,080$172,160
St. Cloud, MN$79,290$63,210$103,720
Minnesota$79,290$51,370$107,310
Illinois$79,230$48,030$116,280
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$79,150$49,420$115,520
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$78,920$51,930$157,330
Pennsylvania$78,900$48,970$140,550
Oklahoma City, OK$78,830$51,800$103,210
Nevada$78,710$48,990$107,490
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$78,450$58,980$103,740
St. Louis, MO-IL$78,400$39,870$135,250
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$78,360$51,040$133,890
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$78,260$40,410$128,770
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$78,160$50,970$103,410
Maryland$78,090$44,780$162,810
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$78,090$45,220$134,070
Mankato, MN$77,990$52,010$120,260
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$77,910$47,730$128,770
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$77,900$45,710$127,110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$77,800$45,190$132,850
Massachusetts$77,760$47,810$134,580
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$77,760$47,450$163,200
Rochester, NY$77,620$50,920$107,800
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$77,580$49,170$107,310
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$77,540$47,830$156,860
Springfield, MO$77,290$41,050$129,410
Wisconsin$77,190$48,870$135,360
Wilmington, NC$77,170$32,060$128,890
Worcester, MA$77,140$49,010$122,380
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$77,100$50,930$132,330
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$77,040$58,940$121,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$76,950$52,110$104,460
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$76,420$47,720$100,740
Texas$76,210$50,930$131,400
Columbus, OH$75,860$21,740$100,820
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$75,820$47,850$125,390
Pittsburgh, PA$75,750$45,300$129,250
Maine$75,640$56,260$106,950
North Dakota$75,460$60,830$104,560
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$75,360$52,110$104,100
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,240$48,980$129,930
Richmond, VA$75,200$47,900$135,380
New Hampshire$75,000$50,960$117,920
Columbia, SC$74,480$52,990$126,120
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$74,360$46,660$121,860
Wyoming$73,880$53,180$92,700
Idaho$73,770$49,530$224,000
Syracuse, NY$73,650$46,130$96,990
South Carolina$73,540$39,810$104,480
Reading, PA$73,380$53,540$103,420
Greensboro-High Point, NC$73,280$45,760$132,230
Tuscaloosa, AL$72,760$55,680$96,680
Washington$72,390$48,040$98,490
Virginia$72,340$47,340$148,250
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$72,300$35,860$122,030
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$72,230$58,550$115,470
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$71,470$51,860$142,920
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$68,350$50,800$106,400
Arizona$68,350$50,800$121,870
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$68,060$48,030$95,910
Iowa$67,990$50,900$107,130
Knoxville, TN$67,460$48,710$180,040
Nebraska$67,380$49,230$125,400
Louisiana$67,000$51,130$166,470
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$66,870$48,160$79,650
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$66,830$48,870$94,040
West Virginia$66,720$48,830$112,490
Missouri$66,530$42,140$129,610
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$66,530$50,820$94,020
North Carolina$66,380$45,760$103,880
El Paso, TX$65,930$50,700$129,050
Georgia$65,690$37,610$128,020
Toledo, OH$65,580$40,110$126,310
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$65,430$45,620$112,490
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$65,340$43,630$103,880
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$65,260$50,350$96,820
Delaware$65,100$49,460$100,640
Harrisonburg, VA$65,010$50,540$105,620
Colorado$64,910$29,990$104,810
Columbia, MO$64,900$50,690$103,850
Lexington-Fayette, KY$64,510$31,130$99,590
Ohio$64,360$35,800$101,940
Akron, OH$64,360$49,760$97,570
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$64,150$28,080$95,200
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$64,110$49,160$105,480
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$64,090$50,470$172,050
Florida$64,090$48,690$136,000
Birmingham, AL$63,970$44,480$100,490
Tulsa, OK$63,960$63,520$84,800
Oklahoma$63,960$44,140$84,800
Duluth, MN-WI$63,940$49,220$82,680
Kansas$63,860$47,060$132,180
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$63,820$39,280$104,730
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,750$63,700$122,320
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$63,730$38,100$104,960
Indiana$63,660$45,190$106,620
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$63,640$47,790$96,450
Canton-Massillon, OH$63,590$46,820$94,380
Mississippi$63,440$31,160$82,840
Winston-Salem, NC$63,430$50,940$103,120
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$63,220$45,150$81,990
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$63,060$37,170$98,390
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$63,040$49,440$97,570
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$63,020$37,280$64,660
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$62,930$46,970$127,080
Utah$62,810$47,500$105,970
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$62,760$23,540$133,030
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$62,590$38,740$89,040
Kentucky$62,450$31,130$99,590
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$62,400$19,410$82,840
Alabama$61,990$44,480$92,030
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,900$46,700$100,300
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,730$47,020$142,230
South Dakota$61,670$43,160$79,520
Arkansas$61,590$41,710$92,360
Kansas City, MO-KS$61,530$49,680$104,050
Cleveland, OH$61,490$38,400$96,520
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$61,440$21,740$100,200
Boise City, ID$61,240$49,530$96,150
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$61,090$50,900$141,700
Tennessee$60,810$47,790$102,090
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$60,550$45,190$91,390
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$60,520$58,160$93,860
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$60,480$44,680$69,040
Colorado Springs, CO$60,420$29,990$82,440
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,010$41,610$101,430
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$59,910$29,990$98,470
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$59,860$39,030$116,640
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$59,810$44,900$84,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$59,250$45,640$100,270
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$58,820$45,780$104,840
Lubbock, TX$58,230$58,230$102,520
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$54,310$39,610$82,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$51,380$40,710$80,780
Alaska$49,680$49,200$94,820
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$48,200$39,290$75,190
New Mexico$47,870$40,960$95,200
Albuquerque, NM$40,960$40,960$85,670
Hawaii$40,130$29,120$50,590

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Communications Teachers, Postsecondary make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Communications Teachers, Postsecondary is $77,800, with a typical range of $47,100 – $160,210 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Communications Teachers, Postsecondary?β–Ύ

Entry-level Communications Teachers, Postsecondary positions typically start around $47,100 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Communications Teachers, Postsecondarys earn the most?β–Ύ

Communications Teachers, Postsecondarys tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.