Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - How Much Does a Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Make?

DOL Median Salary

$67,585

From 941 DOL filings

BLS Median Salary

$84,290

BLS OEWS 2024 survey

Total Employers

281

Companies with DOL filings

Total Employment

11,430

Estimated US workers (BLS)

DOL Filings vs BLS Survey

What Employers File with DOL

$67,585

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$27,200$57,731$67,585$78,000$309,920

This figure comes from 941 employer filings with the US Department of Labor under legal obligation. Employers file this salary when sponsoring workers for PERM green cards or H-1B visas.

What BLS Says the Market Pays

$84,290

BLS Survey Salary Range

$51,130$64,320$84,290$107,810$164,650

This figure comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey of 11,430 establishments. This is an independent survey-based estimate of what all workers in this occupation earn.

DOL-filed salaries are 19.8% lower than BLS survey data, which may reflect that sponsored positions concentrate in high-cost locations or experience-intensive roles.

Salary Distribution

Top Paying Employers for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Ranked by median salary from DOL filings

Rank	Employer	Median Salary	Filings	vs Market
1	New York University	$105,000	39	+24.6%
2	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	$97,639	17	+15.8%
3	University of California at Santa Barbara	$91,000	8	+8%
4	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	$88,750	5	+5.3%
5	The University of Arizona	$84,510	6	+0.3%
6	Georgetown University	$84,428	7	+0.2%
7	Cornell University	$83,950	5	-0.4%
8	University of California, Berkeley	$82,350	9	-2.3%
9	Brown University	$82,302	13	-2.4%
10	Trustees of Amherst College	$82,000	6	-2.7%
11	Columbia University	$81,900	25	-2.8%
12	University of Colorado	$79,950	6	-5.2%
13	Yale University	$77,500	10	-8.1%
14	The Trustees of Princeton University	$77,500	12	-8.1%
15	The University of Texas at Austin	$76,618	9	-9.1%
16	University of Massachusetts Amherst	$76,000	6	-9.8%
17	University of Florida	$75,721	6	-10.2%
18	University of Michigan	$72,500	31	-14%
19	CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY	$72,336	8	-14.2%
20	University of Hawaii	$72,108	11	-14.5%
21	The Pennsylvania State University	$72,000	25	-14.6%
22	State University of New York at Stony Brook	$71,900	17	-14.7%
23	The Ohio State University	$70,008	5	-16.9%
24	University of California, Davis	$69,133	9	-18%
25	Indiana University	$68,066	17	-19.3%
26	California State University Long Beach	$67,500	5	-19.9%
27	State University of New York at Binghamton	$66,000	7	-21.7%
28	Northwestern University	$66,000	12	-21.7%
29	Portland State University	$65,916	6	-21.8%
30	Syracuse University	$65,351	10	-22.5%
31	Emory University	$65,233	7	-22.6%
32	Dartmouth College	$65,000	5	-22.9%
33	The Curators of the University of Missouri	$65,000	6	-22.9%
34	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSI	$64,700	5	-23.2%
35	KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY	$64,000	6	-24.1%
36	University of Minnesota	$63,950	14	-24.1%
37	Colgate University	$63,360	7	-24.8%
38	University of Cincinnati	$62,957	8	-25.3%
39	HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE	$62,777	5	-25.5%
40	University of New Mexico	$62,593	5	-25.7%
41	Wesleyan University	$62,137	6	-26.3%
42	The University of Kansas	$61,366	7	-27.2%
43	Regents of the University of California at Riverside	$60,000	6	-28.8%
44	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE	$60,000	8	-28.8%
45	DePaul University	$59,650	7	-29.2%
46	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA	$59,500	5	-29.4%
47	Trinity College	$58,710	9	-30.4%
48	University of California, Irvine	$58,000	6	-31.2%
49	The University of the South	$56,329	6	-33.2%
50	Wellesley College	$55,195	8	-34.5%

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Salary by Metro Area

Metro Area	Median	vs National	Filings	Employers
New York, NY	$80,000	+18.4%	45	8
Ann Arbor, MI	$72,500	+7.3%	24	1
Amherst, MA	$72,000	+6.5%	16	4
Stony Brook, NY	$71,900	+6.4%	13	1
Bloomington, IN	$68,066	+0.7%	13	1
Riverside, CA	$64,700	-4.3%	11	3
Chicago, IL	$56,825	-15.9%	22	4

Salary by State

State	Median	vs National	Filings
District of Columbia	$85,197	-13.5%	5
Rhode Island	$80,000	-20.5%	9
New Jersey	$77,500	-11.4%	11
Nebraska	$77,000	-2.1%	25
New York	$75,000	-22.8%	89
California	$74,868	-33.8%	61
Colorado	$74,677	+11.8%	14
Maryland	$73,400	-16.7%	5
Hawaii	$72,264	N/A	8
Wisconsin	$72,000	-6%	7
Washington	$71,524	-10.2%	7
Michigan	$71,000	-26.1%	36
Florida	$70,471	+13.8%	10
Maine	$69,537	N/A	4
Indiana	$67,000	-14.5%	21
Pennsylvania	$65,584	-31.4%	29
Iowa	$65,413	N/A	2
Massachusetts	$65,000	-34.8%	39
Minnesota	$63,950	-18.7%	9
Ohio	$62,957	-13.4%	25
Oregon	$62,914	-18.4%	8
Kansas	$62,616	-39.1%	4
Texas	$62,500	-19.5%	14
Georgia	$62,500	-16.9%	6
North Carolina	$61,000	-9.2%	26
New Mexico	$60,797	N/A	2
Oklahoma	$60,000	N/A	5
Montana	$59,987	-21.8%	1
Virginia	$59,959	-25.5%	15
Vermont	$59,321	-44.7%	2
Connecticut	$58,710	-40.5%	13
Illinois	$57,825	-40.4%	36
West Virginia	$57,778	-9.1%	1
Mississippi	$56,177	-18.7%	1
Tennessee	$55,658	N/A	7
South Carolina	$55,050	-12.6%	3
Arkansas	$54,067	N/A	8
South Dakota	$54,000	N/A	1
New Hampshire	$52,535	N/A	2
Missouri	$49,339	-24.3%	8
Kentucky	$46,386	-28.9%	4
Arizona	$46,000	-47.2%	9
Alabama	$43,430	-35.2%	1

Salary Trend - DOL Data

Education Requirements

From PERM filings

For Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary positions, 0% of PERM filings required a Bachelor's degree, 6% required a Master's degree, and 0% required no formal degree.

Education by Top Employer

Most common minimum education from PERM filings

Employer	Most Common Education	Median Salary
New York University	Doctorate	$105,000
University of Michigan	Doctorate	$72,500
Columbia University	Doctorate	$81,900
The Pennsylvania State University	Doctorate	$72,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	Doctorate	$97,639
State University of New York at Stony Brook	Not specified	$71,900
Indiana University	Doctorate	$68,066
The University of Chicago	Doctorate	$45,900
University of Minnesota	Doctorate	$63,950
Brown University	Master's	$82,302

Salary by Industry

Same occupation, different industries (NAICS)

The highest-paying industry for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary is Educational Services at $72,077.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary make?

Based on 941 DOL filings, the median salary for a Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary is $67,585, ranging from $57,731 to $78,000.

What is the highest salary for a Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?

The 90th percentile salary is $164,650 according to BLS data.

Which city pays the most for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary?

Based on DOL filings, New York, NY offers the highest median at $80,000.

Does this data include all Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salaries or only visa-sponsored workers?

DOL filing data covers positions where the employer filed for PERM green card sponsorship or an H-1B visa. These filings represent a subset of all Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary positions. We compare this data against BLS OEWS data which covers all workers in this occupation.

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the United States