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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

25-1111 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


National estimates for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Industry profile for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

National estimates for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
13,900 0.9 % (4) $ 78,980 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 40,720 $ 51,670 $ 64,990 $ 97,710 $ 129,640
  (4)

Industry profile for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 6,950 0.23 (4) $ 74,790
Junior Colleges 6,810 1.09 (4) $ 83,700
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 70 0.00 (4) $ 54,560
Technical and Trade Schools 60 0.04 (4) $ 58,070

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 6,810 1.09 (4) $ 83,700
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 6,950 0.23 (4) $ 74,790
Technical and Trade Schools 60 0.04 (4) $ 58,070
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 70 0.00 (4) $ 54,560

Top paying industries for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 6,810 1.09 (4) $ 83,700
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 6,950 0.23 (4) $ 74,790
Technical and Trade Schools 60 0.04 (4) $ 58,070
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 70 (7) (4) $ 54,560


Geographic profile for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Carolina 1,460 0.31 3.34 (4) $ 60,700
California 1,320 0.07 0.79 (4) $ 139,510
Texas 1,160 0.09 0.95 (4) $ 77,400
New York 980 0.11 1.14 (4) $ 96,970
Florida 970 0.10 1.12 (4) $ 58,270


Map of location quotient of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Carolina 1,460 0.31 3.34 (4) $ 60,700
Wisconsin 500 0.18 1.90 (4) $ 99,170
Hawaii 100 0.17 1.82 (4) $ 65,950
Wyoming 50 0.17 1.81 (4) $ 67,170
Pennsylvania 860 0.15 1.57 (4) $ 77,190


Map of annual mean wages of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 1,320 0.07 0.79 (4) $ 139,510
Wisconsin 500 0.18 1.90 (4) $ 99,170
New York 980 0.11 1.14 (4) $ 96,970
Utah 90 0.05 0.58 (4) $ 86,000
Nevada (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 82,780



Map of employment of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 900 0.10 1.04 (4) $ 99,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 450 0.16 1.73 (4) $ 76,710
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 370 0.17 1.79 (4) $ 67,260
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 330 0.07 0.78 (4) $ 66,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 240 0.10 1.05 (4) $ 132,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 230 0.04 0.41 (4) $ 155,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 220 0.07 0.77 (4) $ 80,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 210 0.06 0.60 (4) $ 82,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 210 0.08 0.86 (4) $ 56,400
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 210 0.13 1.43 (4) $ 83,810


Map of location quotient of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Asheville, NC 120 0.63 6.74 (4) $ 55,420
Terre Haute, IN 40 0.60 6.35 (4) $ 46,660
Wilmington, NC 60 0.44 4.72 (4) $ 31,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC 140 0.40 4.27 (4) $ 59,310
Madison, WI 130 0.32 3.44 (4) $ 123,720
Trenton, NJ 70 0.29 3.14 (4) $ 78,850
Fresno, CA 120 0.29 3.09 (4) $ 105,320
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90 0.29 3.08 (4) $ 89,240
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 50 0.26 2.76 (4) $ 101,860
Urban Honolulu, HI 100 0.23 2.43 (4) $ 64,100


Map of annual mean wages of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 180 0.11 1.15 (4) $ 162,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 230 0.04 0.41 (4) $ 155,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 240 0.10 1.05 (4) $ 132,190
Madison, WI 130 0.32 3.44 (4) $ 123,720
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 70 0.08 0.89 (4) $ 105,640
Fresno, CA 120 0.29 3.09 (4) $ 105,320
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 50 0.26 2.76 (4) $ 101,860
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 900 0.10 1.04 (4) $ 99,710
El Paso, TX 50 0.16 1.69 (4) $ 93,240
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90 0.29 3.08 (4) $ 89,240

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 0.70 7.43 (4) $ 59,560
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 0.50 5.37 (4) $ 60,270
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 110 0.82 8.73 (4) $ 68,710
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 100 0.49 5.24 (4) $ 81,580
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 80 0.58 6.14 (4) $ 80,690

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 110 0.82 8.73 (4) $ 68,710
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 0.70 7.43 (4) $ 59,560
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 80 0.58 6.14 (4) $ 80,690
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.56 5.92 (4) $ 72,480
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 0.50 5.37 (4) $ 60,270

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 30 0.15 1.58 (4) $ 112,060
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 60 0.32 3.39 (4) $ 100,080
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 100 0.49 5.24 (4) $ 81,580
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 80 0.58 6.14 (4) $ 80,690
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.56 5.92 (4) $ 72,480


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023