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Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the United States

DOL-verified data from 11,867 government filings, with BLS survey comparison.

DOL Median Salary
$119,000
BLS median: $97,270
DOL Median Salary
$119,000
From 11,867 DOL filings
BLS Median Salary
$97,270
BLS OEWS 2024 survey
Total Employers
1,062
Companies with DOL filings
Total Employment
81,780
Estimated US workers (BLS)

DOL Filings vs BLS Survey

What Employers File with DOL

$119,000
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$16,640$90,000$119,000$154,340$674,066

This figure comes from 11,867 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

$97,270
BLS Survey Salary Range
$46,460$63,040$97,270$140,360$210,530

This figure comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey of 81,780 establishments. This is an independent survey-based estimate of what all workers in this occupation earn.

DOL-filed salaries are 22.3% higher 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 Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Ranked by median salary from DOL filings
RankEmployerMedian SalaryFilingsvs Market
1Harvard University$260,50081+167.8%
2THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR. UNIVERSITY$255,33416+162.5%
3LELAND STANFORD JR, UNIVERSITY$234,84017+141.4%
4UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$225,00012+131.3%
5The University of Arizona$221,00027+127.2%
6University of Pennsylvania$215,00026+121%
7THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR.$210,8616+116.8%
8UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN$205,00023+110.8%
9TULANE UNIVERSITY$205,0009+110.8%
10University of Notre Dame du Lac$203,67436+109.4%
11UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$198,72047+104.3%
12William Marsh Rice University$197,50018+103%
13University of California, Berkeley$197,20039+102.7%
14Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)$195,00028+100.5%
15Columbia University$192,50068+97.9%
16Duke University and Medical Center$191,25049+96.6%
17The University of Chicago$190,50022+95.9%
18New York University$190,000106+95.3%
19University of Rochester$190,00038+95.3%
20Yale University$190,00031+95.3%
21Northwestern University$190,00062+95.3%
22GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$190,00012+95.3%
23UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMADISON$190,00010+95.3%
24The University of Texas at Dallas$186,18853+91.4%
25UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANACHAMPAIGN$186,00021+91.2%
26Massachusetts Institute of Technology$186,00026+91.2%
27University of Florida$185,50053+90.7%
28Emory University$185,00025+90.2%
29THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE ENDOWMENT FUND$185,00024+90.2%
30W.M. Rice University$185,00012+90.2%
31Boston College$183,96339+89.1%
32University of Virginia$183,00032+88.1%
33UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$182,00043+87.1%
34Dartmouth College$181,0008+86.1%
35University of California, Irvine$181,00020+86.1%
36Cornell University$180,00037+85.1%
37Texas AM University$180,0007+85.1%
38University of California, Los Angeles$179,00023+84%
39Georgetown University$176,20034+81.2%
40Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania$175,75051+80.7%
41THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA$175,50032+80.4%
42University of Southern California$175,00031+79.9%
43Southern Methodist University$175,00033+79.9%
44Temple University$172,50020+77.3%
45The University of Texas at Austin$172,00032+76.8%
46Southern Illinois University Carbondale$171,9999+76.8%
47University of Washington$171,66684+76.5%
48Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University$170,00031+74.8%
49University of Kentucky$170,00015+74.8%
50Texas A&M University$168,25037+73%

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Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs NationalFilingsEmployers
Stanford, CA$234,840+97.3%214
TUCSON,, AZ$208,582+75.3%141
Ann Arbor, MI$207,500+74.4%321
BERKELEY, CA$197,200+65.7%291
Coral Gables, FL$195,000+63.9%271
Notre Dame, IN$195,000+63.9%273
Columbia, MI$195,000+63.9%111
Cambridge, MA$193,000+62.2%364
Durham, NC$190,000+59.7%211
Evanston, IL$190,000+59.7%451
New York, NE$187,610+57.7%4711
Tempe, AR$187,500+57.6%181
Gainesville, FL$185,000+55.5%432
Chestnut Hill, MA$183,963+54.6%221
Richardson, TX$183,333+54.1%432
Chapel Hill, NC$182,000+52.9%291
Irvine, CA$181,000+52.1%111
Ithaca, NE$180,000+51.3%122
Bronx, NE$176,000+47.9%102
ROCHESTER, NE$174,750+46.8%122
Storrs, CO$172,500+45%201
Charlottesville, VA$172,000+44.5%111
College Station, TX$171,663+44.3%242
Seattle, WA$171,396+44%553
Blacksburg, VA$170,000+42.9%211
Minneapolis, MI$170,000+42.9%162
Austin, TX$168,314+41.4%182
Salt Lake City, UT$167,500+40.8%261
Jamaica, NY$165,000+38.7%132
Saint Louis, MO$165,000+38.7%113

Salary by State

StateMedianvs NationalFilings
Arizona$165,000+84%44
Alaska$141,334-0.6%7
District of Columbia$141,250+6.9%56
Colorado$136,318+85%134
Delaware$135,092+67.2%26
Massachusetts$134,000+34.5%491
Indiana$130,000+56.9%275
Nebraska$130,000+52.7%352
Illinois$130,000+57.6%356
Wyoming$130,000+75.2%4
Utah$125,000+0.3%53
Florida$125,000+65.9%250
New York$123,500+13.6%575
Michigan$122,000+21.1%364
North Carolina$121,000+53.4%143
Rhode Island$121,000+20.6%16
Washington$120,575+42.4%149
Ohio$120,000+56.5%322
Oregon$119,004+41.4%70
Georgia$118,000+47.7%159
New Hampshire$118,000+15.9%27
Idaho$116,002+52.7%9
Maryland$115,500+12.4%122
New Mexico$115,000+42.7%31
Texas$115,000+15.6%414
Mississippi$114,500+50.5%54
New Jersey$113,120+7.5%156
Louisiana$112,860+11.1%154
Virginia$112,500+8.9%153
Arkansas$112,000+77.3%66
California$111,255-11.2%761
Pennsylvania$110,259+18.8%402
Tennessee$110,000+10.8%67
Montana$110,000+36.5%11
Wisconsin$110,000+11.5%219
Alabama$110,000+35.7%102
Hawaii$109,118+65.8%28
Missouri$107,578+24.3%108
North Dakota$106,500-2%22
Kentucky$105,000+32.4%47
Kansas$105,000+21.4%59
Connecticut$105,000+1.1%96
Nevada$103,400+4.8%27
Minnesota$102,135+22.5%123
Iowa$99,105+21.8%97
Maine$96,500+25.7%16
West Virginia$93,000+11.6%22
Oklahoma$89,710+9.8%67
South Dakota$89,264+23.8%20
South Carolina$85,000+7.5%99
Vermont$61,991-36.3%12

Salary Trend - DOL Data

Education Requirements

From PERM filings

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary positions, 0% of PERM filings required a Bachelor's degree, 4% required a Master's degree, and 0% required no formal degree.

Education by Top Employer

Most common minimum education from PERM filings
EmployerMost Common EducationMedian Salary
The Pennsylvania State UniversityDoctorate$115,128
Purdue UniversityDoctorate$130,000
Indiana UniversityDoctorate$153,000
University of MinnesotaDoctorate$146,928
New York UniversityOther$190,000
University of MichiganDoctorate$147,128
California State University, FullertonDoctorate$110,004
Rutgers The State University of New JerseyDoctorate$150,000
University of WashingtonDoctorate$171,666
Harvard UniversityDoctorate$260,500

Salary by Industry

Same occupation, different industries (NAICS)

The highest-paying industry for Business Teachers, Postsecondary is Educational Services at $125,273.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Business Teachers, Postsecondary make?

Based on 11,867 DOL filings, the median salary for a Business Teachers, Postsecondary is $119,000, ranging from $90,000 to $154,340.

What is the highest salary for a Business Teachers, Postsecondary?

The 90th percentile salary is $210,530 according to BLS data.

Which city pays the most for Business Teachers, Postsecondary?

Based on DOL filings, Stanford, CA offers the highest median at $234,840.

Does this data include all Business 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 Business 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.