Occupation salary profile

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1081 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

National median · BLS
$75,350
▲ +4.52% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$73,544
▲ +3.65% YoY · 221 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$79,350
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
60,830
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Pay range for Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 221 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$39,530$56,560
25th$53,770$64,896
Median (50th)$75,350$73,544
75th$97,590$82,000
90th — top pay$126,860$96,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $73,544 for Education Teachers, Postsecondary — 2.4% below the BLS national median of $75,350.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Education Teachers, Postsecondary

BLS projects employment of education teachers, postsecondary to grow 2.5% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 5,300 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
77,200 → 79,200
+1,900 jobs
Projected change
+2.5%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
5,300
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
Plus less than 5 years experience
Self-employed
0.2% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a doctoral or professional degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $73,544
Change vs prior year +3.65%
After inflation (CPI-U) +0.5%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 124 56.1% $62,000 $72,550 $80,674
Level II 29 13.1% $65,923 $75,000 $85,000
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Education Teachers, Postsecondary

The 3 most-filed job titles inside SOC 25-1081, from 221 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Assistant Professor 109 49.32% $70,000 $77,100 $85,515 +3.35%
Assistant Professor of Education 11 4.98% $57,755 $60,000 $65,730 +4.94%
Clinical Assistant Professor 10 4.52% $68,407 $73,000 $77,002 —

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Education Teachers, Postsecondary

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Speaking4.6
  • Reading Comprehension4.3
  • Active Listening4.1
  • Instructing4.1
  • Learning Strategies4.1
  • Active Learning4.0
  • Writing4.0
  • Monitoring3.9
  • Complex Problem Solving3.8
  • Critical Thinking3.8
Top knowledge areas
  • English Language4.6
  • Education and Training4.6
  • Psychology4.2
  • Sociology and Anthropology3.7
  • Administration and Management3.7
  • Communications and Media3.7
  • Mathematics3.4
  • Customer and Personal Service3.3
Software and technology used
Learning management system LMSGoogle DocsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordSASBlackboard LearnBlackboard softwareCollaborative editing softwareCourse management system softwareDesire2Learn LMS softwareDesmosDOC CopEditing softwareEmail softwareGeogebra

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What education teachers, postsecondary do

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as children's literature, learning and development, and reading instruction.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Also called
Assistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorEducation ProfessorProfessorAdjunct InstructorEducation InstructorFaculty MemberInstructorLecturerSpecial Education Professor
More job titles for this occupation (24)
Adjunct Education ProfessorAdjunct LecturerAdult Basic Education InstructorCollege ProfessorContinuing Education InstructorCounselor Education ProfessorEducation Adjunct ProfessorEducation Faculty MemberEducation TeacherEducational Administration TeacherEducational InstructorEducational Leadership ProfessorEducational Teaching InstructorEducatorLiteracy Education ProfessorMathematics Education ProfessorMusic Education ProfessorOutdoor Education InstructorPhysical Education InstructorPrimary Education ProfessorScience Education ProfessorSecondary Education ProfessorTenure-Track ProfessorVisual Education Teacher

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.