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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

25-1126 Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
23,490 4.1 % (4) $88,970 2.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $41,540 $55,570 $75,240 $103,960 $151,180
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 20,420 0.66 (4) $86,950
Junior Colleges 2,850 0.40 (4) $100,810

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 20,420 0.66 (4) $86,950
Junior Colleges 2,850 0.40 (4) $100,810

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 2,850 0.40 (4) $100,810
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 20,420 0.66 (4) $86,950


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 3,280 0.34 2.16 (4) $86,280
California 2,940 0.17 1.06 (4) $136,460
Texas 1,320 0.11 0.66 (4) $85,360
Ohio 1,120 0.20 1.28 (4) $83,490
Illinois 1,020 0.17 1.06 (4) $87,180




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 380 0.52 3.27 (4) $95,300
New York 3,280 0.34 2.16 (4) $86,280
Rhode Island 140 0.30 1.87 (4) $105,790
Connecticut 430 0.26 1.62 (4) $76,950
Virginia 970 0.25 1.56 (4) $76,080




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,940 0.17 1.06 (4) $136,460
Maryland 380 0.14 0.89 (4) $107,430
Idaho 80 0.10 0.65 (4) $106,860
Rhode Island 140 0.30 1.87 (4) $105,790
District of Columbia 380 0.52 3.27 (4) $95,300





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 2,350 0.24 1.52 (4) $87,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,700 0.27 1.70 (4) $155,290
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 820 0.18 1.10 (4) $87,230
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 700 0.22 1.38 (4) $93,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 500 0.17 1.09 (4) $92,400
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 410 0.15 0.92 (4) $87,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 390 0.20 1.23 (4) $77,340
Rochester, NY 370 0.71 4.43 (4) $86,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 360 0.10 0.62 (4) $86,410
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 340 0.17 1.07 (4) $73,320




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Charlottesville, VA 90 0.76 4.75 (8) (8)
Rochester, NY 370 0.71 4.43 (4) $86,420
Lexington-Fayette, KY 170 0.63 3.96 (8) (8)
Jackson, TN 40 0.55 3.47 (4) $61,370
St. Cloud, MN 50 0.49 3.07 (4) $81,410
Dayton, OH 170 0.45 2.83 (8) (8)
Syracuse, NY 130 0.42 2.63 (4) $99,080
Springfield, MO 80 0.39 2.44 (8) (8)
Worcester, MA-CT 100 0.36 2.26 (4) $72,990
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 250 0.33 2.06 (4) $70,240




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,700 0.27 1.70 (4) $155,290
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 230 0.16 0.98 (4) $134,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 50 0.05 0.29 (4) $133,610
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 220 0.16 1.00 (4) $114,020
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $109,030
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 140 0.25 1.56 (4) $105,790
Fresno, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $105,590
Ann Arbor, MI (8) (8) (8) (4) $100,530
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 310 0.13 0.79 (4) $99,790
Syracuse, NY 130 0.42 2.63 (4) $99,080

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 160 0.40 2.53 (8) (8)
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 70 0.47 2.96 (8) (8)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 70 0.22 1.35 (4) $76,060
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 0.69 4.29 (4) $94,140
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.39 2.42 (4) $77,580

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 0.69 4.29 (4) $94,140
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 70 0.47 2.96 (8) (8)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 160 0.40 2.53 (8) (8)
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.39 2.42 (4) $77,580
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 40 0.37 2.33 (4) $62,920

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 0.69 4.29 (4) $94,140
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 40 0.19 1.21 (4) $90,760
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.11 0.71 (4) $86,860
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 30 0.16 0.99 (4) $82,620
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.39 2.42 (4) $77,580


About May 2019 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.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020