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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the United States

DOL-verified data from 9,805 government filings, with BLS survey comparison.

DOL Median Salary
$85,000
BLS median: $106,120
DOL Median Salary
$85,000
From 9,805 DOL filings
BLS Median Salary
$106,120
BLS OEWS 2024 survey
Total Employers
697
Companies with DOL filings
Total Employment
39,910
Estimated US workers (BLS)

DOL Filings vs BLS Survey

What Employers File with DOL

$85,000
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$21,340$74,500$85,000$94,000$300,000

This figure comes from 9,805 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

$106,120
BLS Survey Salary Range
$59,790$80,060$106,120$136,400$200,650

This figure comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey of 39,910 establishments. This is an independent survey-based estimate of what all workers in this occupation earn.

DOL-filed salaries are 19.9% 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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Ranked by median salary from DOL filings
RankEmployerMedian SalaryFilingsvs Market
1National Test Pilot School$132,00022+24.4%
2THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR. UNIVERSITY$118,7536+11.9%
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)$117,00018+10.3%
4UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$114,11511+7.5%
5Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania$113,50017+7%
6United States Military Academy$110,4785+4.1%
7New York University$110,00029+3.7%
8University of California at Santa Barbara$109,95023+3.6%
9UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANACHAMPAIGN$108,0008+1.8%
10Massachusetts Institute of Technology$107,50059+1.3%
11The Trustees of Princeton University$107,10021+0.9%
12THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD, JR.$106,13870%
13University of Alaska$105,33331-0.7%
14University of California, Irvine$105,00010-1.1%
15THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY$105,0005-1.1%
16UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMADISON$105,00013-1.1%
17Southern Methodist University$104,76610-1.3%
18Columbia University$104,50042-1.5%
19Cornell University$102,91848-3%
20The University of Arizona$102,71058-3.2%
21Texas A&M University$102,244167-3.7%
22W.M. Rice University$102,00012-3.9%
23University of California, Berkeley$101,80028-4.1%
24University of California, Santa Cruz$101,3509-4.5%
25University of California, San Diego$100,90041-4.9%
26Stevens Institute of Technology$100,00027-5.8%
27Trustees of Boston University$100,00012-5.8%
28University of Rochester$100,0009-5.8%
29UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$100,00022-5.8%
30Indiana University$100,00013-5.8%
31University of Texas at Dallas$99,91011-5.9%
32Dartmouth College$99,5006-6.2%
33The University of Texas at Dallas$99,24322-6.5%
34Regents of the University of California at Riverside$98,70018-7%
35University of Michigan$98,000142-7.7%
36Villanova University$98,00011-7.7%
37THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE$98,00011-7.7%
38Worcester Polytechnic Institute$98,00030-7.7%
39University of California, Los Angeles$97,78127-7.9%
40San Diego State University$97,29629-8.3%
41New York Institute of Technology$97,0006-8.6%
42The George Washington University$97,0006-8.6%
43UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON$97,00066-8.6%
44UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN$96,59343-9%
45University of Washington$96,00060-9.5%
46Case Western Reserve University$96,00011-9.5%
47Georgia Institute of Technology$96,000112-9.5%
48University of Utah$96,00046-9.5%
49Harvard University$95,35210-10.2%
50Santa Clara University$95,23111-10.3%

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Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs NationalFilingsEmployers
Mojave, CA$132,000+55.3%131
New York, NE$119,000+40%133
Brooklyn, NY$110,000+29.4%172
Santa Barbara, CA$109,950+29.4%141
Stanford, CA$109,450+28.8%112
Cambridge, MA$107,500+26.5%483
Princeton, NJ$107,000+25.9%192
Ithaca, NE$106,751+25.6%101
College Station, TX$103,500+21.8%783
New York, NY$102,800+20.9%275
BERKELEY, CA$101,800+19.8%181
Ann Arbor, MI$101,750+19.7%622
La Jolla, CA$100,900+18.7%261
Madison, WI$100,000+17.6%613
Minneapolis, MI$100,000+17.6%131
ITHACA, NY$100,000+17.6%251
Hoboken, NJ$99,440+17%221
Richardson, TX$99,205+16.7%162
Worcester, MA$98,000+15.3%261
San Diego, CA$97,296+14.5%272
Salt Lake City, UT$96,000+12.9%291
Newark, DE$95,000+11.8%211
Amherst, MA$95,000+11.8%241
Notre Dame, IN$95,000+11.8%121
EL PASO, TX$95,000+11.8%111
Tuscaloosa, AL$95,000+11.8%352
Urbana, IL$95,000+11.8%993
Newark, NJ$94,750+11.5%201
Durham, NC$94,200+10.8%141
Philadelphia, PA$94,000+10.6%265

Salary by State

StateMedianvs NationalFilings
Alaska$109,066+2.8%20
Delaware$95,000-9.4%21
Massachusetts$92,771-9.8%230
New Jersey$92,570-11.1%108
Oregon$90,000-12.5%41
Nebraska$90,000-14.7%200
Illinois$90,000-30.1%227
California$89,100-31%500
Utah$89,000-13.5%61
Hawaii$89,000N/A14
Michigan$88,000-30.2%399
Arizona$88,000-16.7%106
Rhode Island$87,418-12.1%21
Alabama$86,548-16.1%138
Colorado$86,250+3.6%114
New York$86,000-30%418
Virginia$86,000-32.3%164
Maryland$85,125-29.4%51
Washington$85,000-22.2%123
Georgia$85,000-32.7%125
North Carolina$85,000N/A108
New Hampshire$85,000-18.5%7
Tennessee$85,000-22.3%93
Indiana$84,000-18.8%208
Iowa$84,000-24.9%77
Nevada$84,000-18.9%45
Wyoming$84,000-15.6%19
Idaho$84,000-22%59
Texas$83,532-33.4%440
District of Columbia$83,250-14.8%18
Mississippi$82,750-18.6%44
Oklahoma$82,410-19.8%133
Florida$82,249+45.4%326
West Virginia$82,043-23.4%47
Pennsylvania$82,000-24.2%264
Kentucky$81,500-20.9%42
Maine$81,500-20.5%10
Vermont$80,000-18.1%9
Wisconsin$80,000-24.3%167
Connecticut$80,000-9%84
Louisiana$80,000-35.6%78
Missouri$79,750-23.3%110
South Carolina$79,600-17.7%59
Kansas$78,000-39.9%73
South Dakota$77,500-23.3%29
Arkansas$76,925-25.5%70
Ohio$76,752-26.1%271
Minnesota$76,052-27%78
North Dakota$75,000-28.8%52
New Mexico$74,500-27.3%46
Montana$66,945-47.2%24

Salary Trend - DOL Data

Education Requirements

From PERM filings

For Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary positions, 0% of PERM filings required a Bachelor's degree, 8% 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$85,032
Purdue UniversityDoctorate$87,110
Texas A&M UniversityDoctorate$102,244
University of MichiganDoctorate$98,000
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALONot specified$90,000
University of MinnesotaDoctorate$85,000
Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctorate$96,000
University of IllinoisNot specified$94,000
Arizona State UniversityDoctorate$90,000
Washington State UniversityDoctorate$84,000

Salary by Industry

Same occupation, different industries (NAICS)

The highest-paying industry for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary is Educational Services at $85,439.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary make?

Based on 9,805 DOL filings, the median salary for a Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary is $85,000, ranging from $74,500 to $94,000.

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

The 90th percentile salary is $200,650 according to BLS data.

Which city pays the most for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary?

Based on DOL filings, Mojave, CA offers the highest median at $132,000.

Does this data include all Engineering 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 Engineering 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.