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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

25-1112 Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


National estimates for Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Industry profile for Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Law Teachers, Postsecondary

National estimates for Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

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

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
14,570 1.6 % (4) $ 142,440 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 51,810 $ 77,860 $ 127,360 $ 179,700 (5)
  (4)

Industry profile for Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 13,960 0.45 (4) $ 144,930
Junior Colleges 580 0.09 (4) $ 86,940
Technical and Trade Schools 40 0.02 (4) $ 65,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 13,960 0.45 (4) $ 144,930
Junior Colleges 580 0.09 (4) $ 86,940
Technical and Trade Schools 40 0.02 (4) $ 65,460

Top paying industries for Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 13,960 0.45 (4) $ 144,930
Junior Colleges 580 0.09 (4) $ 86,940
Technical and Trade Schools 40 0.02 (4) $ 65,460


Geographic profile for Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

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



Map of employment of law teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 2,040 0.22 2.27 (4) $ 151,470
California 1,930 0.11 1.12 (4) $ 126,550
Florida 1,080 0.11 1.18 (4) $ 142,410
Massachusetts 1,060 0.29 3.04 (4) $ 168,370
Pennsylvania 670 0.11 1.17 (4) $ 128,660


Map of location quotient of law teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2023


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 610 0.87 9.04 (4) $ 126,700
Massachusetts 1,060 0.29 3.04 (4) $ 168,370
New Hampshire 190 0.29 2.98 (4) $ 149,900
New York 2,040 0.22 2.27 (4) $ 151,470
Oregon 290 0.15 1.53 (4) $ 133,070


Map of annual mean wages of law teachers, postsecondary by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Carolina 50 0.02 0.24 (4) $ 196,470
Michigan 510 0.12 1.22 (4) $ 182,140
Massachusetts 1,060 0.29 3.04 (4) $ 168,370
Illinois 350 0.06 0.61 (4) $ 162,970
Iowa (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 162,160



Map of employment of law teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Law 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 1,830 0.19 2.01 (4) $ 160,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 990 0.36 3.74 (4) $ 170,540
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 740 0.27 2.83 (4) $ 143,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 730 0.12 1.23 (4) $ 115,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 660 0.21 2.24 (4) $ 127,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 450 0.16 1.66 (4) $ 134,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 260 0.11 1.13 (4) $ 145,430
Austin-Round Rock, TX 250 0.20 2.09 (4) $ 135,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 230 0.15 1.59 (4) $ 110,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 230 0.05 0.53 (4) $ 160,120


Map of location quotient of law teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2023


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ann Arbor, MI 180 0.82 8.52 (4) $ 191,810
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 990 0.36 3.74 (4) $ 170,540
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 740 0.27 2.83 (4) $ 143,890
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 120 0.23 2.38 (4) $ 101,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 660 0.21 2.24 (4) $ 127,350
Austin-Round Rock, TX 250 0.20 2.09 (4) $ 135,480
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,830 0.19 2.01 (4) $ 160,180
Pittsburgh, PA 210 0.19 2.01 (4) $ 117,790
Knoxville, TN 80 0.19 1.98 (4) $ 172,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 450 0.16 1.66 (4) $ 134,520


Map of annual mean wages of law teachers, postsecondary by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ann Arbor, MI 180 0.82 8.52 (4) $ 191,810
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 70 0.04 0.40 (4) $ 184,900
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 150 0.08 0.80 (4) $ 178,500
Lansing-East Lansing, MI (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 174,590
Knoxville, TN 80 0.19 1.98 (4) $ 172,400
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 990 0.36 3.74 (4) $ 170,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,830 0.19 2.01 (4) $ 160,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 230 0.05 0.53 (4) $ 160,120
Salt Lake City, UT 100 0.12 1.26 (4) $ 157,460
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 110 0.10 1.06 (4) $ 155,070

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 40 0.19 1.95 (4) $ 63,660

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 40 0.19 1.95 (4) $ 63,660

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Law Teachers, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 40 0.19 1.95 (4) $ 63,660


About May 2023 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.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year.

(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024