Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$78,050
National average
Salary Range
$47,550 – $134,910
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $131,140 | $66,670 | N/A |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $122,730 | $55,840 | $218,220 |
| Madison, WI | $107,800 | $48,590 | $213,920 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $107,530 | $66,570 | $217,120 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $103,980 | $59,840 | $160,630 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $103,570 | $60,590 | $132,690 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $103,210 | $83,330 | $168,360 |
| California | $103,210 | $61,320 | $190,330 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $102,630 | $60,800 | $162,910 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $102,300 | $61,150 | $207,760 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $102,140 | $50,170 | $221,200 |
| New Haven, CT | $101,310 | $50,170 | $169,610 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $101,100 | $45,090 | $122,070 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $99,690 | $55,860 | $163,650 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $98,590 | $64,320 | $203,840 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $98,280 | $50,730 | $198,940 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $97,930 | $56,910 | $171,410 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $97,030 | $57,990 | $120,630 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $95,450 | $61,030 | $194,160 |
| New York | $95,400 | $52,130 | $176,400 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $93,880 | $63,600 | $130,790 |
| Ithaca, NY | $92,520 | $63,660 | $181,260 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $92,160 | $39,040 | $158,680 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $91,430 | $48,000 | $153,820 |
| Maine | $90,280 | $59,530 | $144,340 |
| Utah | $87,240 | $50,320 | $152,260 |
| New Hampshire | $86,520 | $51,130 | $154,280 |
| Syracuse, NY | $84,870 | $59,870 | $126,830 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $83,800 | $64,660 | $99,820 |
| Virginia | $83,570 | $44,510 | $130,640 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $83,570 | $52,220 | $101,820 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $83,350 | $52,400 | $131,180 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $83,100 | $59,530 | $144,340 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $82,880 | $47,220 | $138,400 |
| Massachusetts | $82,880 | $53,080 | $162,660 |
| El Paso, TX | $82,690 | $49,710 | $141,540 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $82,550 | $50,140 | $127,840 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $82,450 | $50,960 | $101,540 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $82,270 | $49,210 | $162,230 |
| Richmond, VA | $81,830 | $45,230 | $154,080 |
| Connecticut | $81,700 | $50,140 | $133,090 |
| Fresno, CA | $81,330 | $66,840 | $137,310 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $80,990 | $59,910 | $131,500 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $80,810 | $48,930 | $131,960 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $80,750 | $65,980 | $132,040 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $80,670 | $48,210 | $164,420 |
| Arizona | $80,180 | $49,230 | $134,930 |
| Boulder, CO | $79,960 | $35,030 | $99,870 |
| Worcester, MA | $79,930 | $59,900 | $145,580 |
| Rhode Island | $79,810 | $44,630 | $138,400 |
| Texas | $79,790 | $49,490 | $141,540 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $79,610 | $45,720 | $120,260 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $79,560 | $32,250 | $151,740 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $79,470 | $43,630 | $181,410 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $79,330 | $50,870 | $123,750 |
| Oregon | $79,270 | $50,160 | $123,750 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $78,980 | $51,710 | $125,720 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $78,980 | $45,190 | $103,830 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $78,960 | $59,500 | $126,040 |
| North Carolina | $78,910 | $45,790 | $156,300 |
| Vermont | $78,490 | $59,920 | $128,660 |
| Washington | $78,200 | $49,710 | $120,870 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $77,890 | $49,420 | $110,820 |
| Rochester, NY | $77,820 | $59,110 | $127,040 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $77,820 | $45,070 | $103,030 |
| New Jersey | $77,600 | $47,430 | $132,380 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $77,500 | $46,970 | $134,930 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $77,500 | $48,810 | $131,110 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $77,470 | $66,140 | $78,880 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,460 | $44,780 | $129,020 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $77,370 | $47,930 | $128,710 |
| District of Columbia | $77,370 | $46,340 | $121,850 |
| Illinois | $77,290 | $45,780 | $103,030 |
| Kentucky | $77,120 | $37,020 | $99,820 |
| Wisconsin | $77,090 | $48,220 | $126,510 |
| Indiana | $77,030 | $50,590 | $128,140 |
| Minnesota | $77,030 | $46,050 | $117,260 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $76,810 | $48,100 | $163,730 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $76,670 | $37,170 | $121,060 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $76,590 | $45,600 | $125,570 |
| Michigan | $76,590 | $50,400 | $132,690 |
| Pennsylvania | $76,590 | $45,360 | $125,510 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $76,570 | $49,700 | $133,880 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $76,560 | $29,160 | $124,230 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $76,430 | $42,490 | $121,740 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $76,250 | $56,000 | $139,310 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $76,190 | $49,490 | $127,530 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $76,180 | $60,900 | $106,020 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $75,970 | $49,770 | $103,690 |
| Columbia, SC | $75,910 | $59,700 | $114,860 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $75,900 | $46,060 | $128,420 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $75,800 | $38,600 | $102,320 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $75,720 | $64,120 | $122,150 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $75,590 | $50,030 | $107,040 |
| Iowa | $75,550 | $45,320 | $123,250 |
| South Carolina | $75,540 | $51,500 | $102,730 |
| Nebraska | $75,450 | $54,900 | $114,210 |
| Lincoln, NE | $75,450 | $49,730 | $105,100 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $75,250 | $39,800 | $100,120 |
| Lancaster, PA | $75,110 | $42,320 | $125,330 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $74,910 | $53,320 | $118,440 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $74,720 | $50,490 | $129,040 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $74,520 | $37,230 | $75,550 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $74,030 | $50,230 | $107,920 |
| Arkansas | $73,940 | $64,680 | $78,880 |
| Mississippi | $73,720 | $39,790 | $107,100 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $73,720 | $39,610 | $117,160 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $73,340 | $43,990 | $129,620 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $73,020 | $48,030 | $142,100 |
| Louisiana | $73,020 | $48,030 | $125,780 |
| Maryland | $72,890 | $45,690 | $129,440 |
| Missouri | $72,740 | $45,110 | $129,590 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $72,500 | $45,360 | $124,090 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $71,980 | $46,260 | $138,460 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $71,710 | $51,070 | $98,340 |
| Colorado | $70,330 | $31,450 | $104,790 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $69,230 | $50,610 | $95,350 |
| Knoxville, TN | $69,120 | $49,990 | $103,940 |
| Springfield, MO | $68,320 | $50,380 | $122,120 |
| Columbus, OH | $68,080 | $37,690 | $105,410 |
| Georgia | $68,050 | $30,420 | $124,190 |
| Tennessee | $67,050 | $49,990 | $103,940 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $66,670 | $50,000 | $106,930 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $66,610 | $36,140 | $95,760 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $65,890 | $38,580 | $99,690 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $65,870 | $40,990 | $103,030 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $65,400 | $49,380 | $99,680 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $65,310 | $45,880 | $100,880 |
| Ohio | $63,950 | $37,170 | $102,860 |
| Abilene, TX | $63,290 | $48,550 | $101,300 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $62,650 | $36,580 | $98,660 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $62,440 | $30,270 | $120,140 |
| Oklahoma | $62,440 | $36,360 | $103,820 |
| Kansas | $62,310 | $41,940 | $127,000 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $62,060 | $41,980 | $111,370 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $61,990 | $36,170 | $95,060 |
| Idaho | $61,760 | $48,100 | $96,100 |
| Cleveland, OH | $60,600 | $37,380 | $96,530 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $60,580 | $41,610 | $103,730 |
| Birmingham, AL | $60,420 | $46,210 | $101,080 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $60,090 | $36,690 | $108,280 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $59,810 | $48,430 | $90,410 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $59,010 | $29,990 | $93,870 |
| Alabama | $58,660 | $40,670 | $95,810 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $55,820 | $37,740 | $105,300 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $55,030 | $36,630 | $104,070 |
| Florida | $54,690 | $37,740 | $101,280 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $51,580 | $45,320 | $84,430 |
| Boise City, ID | $50,440 | $48,100 | $78,550 |
| South Dakota | $40,340 | $39,820 | $77,770 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,910 | $39,800 | $56,390 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary make?▾
The median annual salary for a Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary is $78,050, with a typical range of $47,550 – $134,910 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary?▾
Entry-level Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary positions typically start around $47,550 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondarys earn the most?▾
Philosophy and Religion 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.