History Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - How Much Does a History Teachers, Postsecondary Make?

DOL Median Salary

$64,000

From 1,241 DOL filings

BLS Median Salary

$81,500

BLS OEWS 2024 survey

Total Employers

410

Companies with DOL filings

Total Employment

19,860

Estimated US workers (BLS)

DOL Filings vs BLS Survey

What Employers File with DOL

$64,000

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$18,800$54,856$64,000$75,000$360,000

This figure comes from 1,241 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

$81,500

BLS Survey Salary Range

$47,730$62,370$81,500$106,770$158,140

This figure comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey of 19,860 establishments. This is an independent survey-based estimate of what all workers in this occupation earn.

DOL-filed salaries are 21.5% 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 History Teachers, Postsecondary

Ranked by median salary from DOL filings

Rank	Employer	Median Salary	Filings	vs Market
1	Institute for Advanced Study	$177,660	8	+118%
2	Northeastern University	$119,500	5	+46.6%
3	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	$118,981	10	+46%
4	New York University	$108,000	7	+32.5%
5	University of Houston System	$107,600	5	+32%
6	Brown University	$103,250	5	+26.7%
7	Boston College	$94,150	16	+15.5%
8	The Florida State University	$90,000	7	+10.4%
9	FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY	$87,975	6	+7.9%
10	University of California, Santa Cruz	$87,400	5	+7.2%
11	Vanderbilt University	$87,207	6	+7%
12	University of California, Los Angeles	$86,000	6	+5.5%
13	The Trustees of Princeton University	$85,550	20	+5%
14	University of Maryland College Park	$83,560	7	+2.5%
15	Yale University	$82,900	13	+1.7%
16	Georgetown University	$82,500	11	+1.2%
17	Cornell University	$82,437	8	+1.2%
18	University of California, Irvine	$82,400	6	+1.1%
19	Trustees of Amherst College	$81,500	5	0%
20	Columbia University	$80,640	13	-1.1%
21	Harvard University	$80,550	25	-1.2%
22	University of Michigan	$78,000	7	-4.3%
23	Drexel University	$77,000	5	-5.5%
24	The Johns Hopkins University	$76,635	6	-6%
25	University of Notre Dame du Lac	$75,000	6	-8%
26	University of California, Berkeley	$75,000	20	-8%
27	Syracuse University	$75,000	9	-8%
28	Montclair State University	$74,881	5	-8.1%
29	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON	$74,343	8	-8.8%
30	Emory University	$74,000	7	-9.2%
31	The University of Southern California	$74,000	7	-9.2%
32	University of California at Santa Barbara	$72,000	11	-11.7%
33	Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	$72,000	9	-11.7%
34	The University of Texas at Austin	$71,435	5	-12.4%
35	University of Illinois	$71,000	5	-12.9%
36	Sarah Lawrence College	$70,227	6	-13.8%
37	Arizona State University	$70,000	7	-14.1%
38	Loyola University Chicago	$70,000	5	-14.1%
39	California State University, Fullerton	$69,900	8	-14.2%
40	Bucknell University	$69,540	5	-14.7%
41	Wesleyan University	$67,660	8	-17%
42	Washington University in St. Louis	$67,500	7	-17.2%
43	University of Florida	$67,000	5	-17.8%
44	University of Connecticut	$67,000	10	-17.8%
45	Indiana University	$66,253	13	-18.7%
46	Michigan State University	$65,000	6	-20.3%
47	State University of New York at Binghamton	$65,000	14	-20.3%
48	The Curators of the University of Missouri	$65,000	6	-20.3%
49	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	$63,630	5	-21.9%
50	Union College	$63,000	6	-22.7%

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Salary by Metro Area

Metro Area	Median	vs National	Filings	Employers
Chestnut Hill, MA	$94,150	+47.1%	10	1
Princeton, NJ	$85,750	+34%	18	2
New York, NY	$78,280	+22.3%	23	12
Cambridge, MA	$77,000	+20.3%	19	4
BERKELEY, CA	$75,000	+17.2%	14	1
Philadelphia, PA	$75,000	+17.2%	11	2
Los Angeles, CA	$74,081	+15.8%	11	4
Chicago, IL	$66,000	+3.1%	11	5

Salary by State

State	Median	vs National	Filings
Rhode Island	$97,500	-8.2%	9
District of Columbia	$78,000	-1.1%	11
Delaware	$76,524	N/A	2
New Jersey	$75,643	-24.6%	33
Massachusetts	$75,000	-25.6%	65
California	$72,900	-39.8%	70
Maryland	$69,393	-20.7%	19
New Hampshire	$67,930	-36.4%	2
Florida	$67,000	+36%	29
New York	$65,780	-35%	85
Connecticut	$65,390	-34.8%	21
Nebraska	$63,000	-20.1%	31
North Carolina	$63,000	-18%	27
Iowa	$61,815	-20.2%	10
Utah	$61,660	-21.1%	3
Vermont	$61,595	-23.1%	2
Colorado	$60,907	-21.8%	13
Minnesota	$60,256	-26.7%	8
Illinois	$60,000	-29.1%	26
Maine	$60,000	-30.2%	5
Indiana	$60,000	-24.9%	23
Michigan	$59,475	-31%	20
Oregon	$58,473	-40.1%	5
Pennsylvania	$58,160	-28.8%	39
Alabama	$58,050	-4.8%	6
Texas	$58,000	-29.3%	23
Oklahoma	$58,000	-11.6%	3
Ohio	$57,500	-28%	28
Missouri	$57,000	-29.1%	13
Louisiana	$57,000	-21.9%	6
Washington	$56,000	-29.5%	9
Georgia	$55,190	-28.8%	20
Virginia	$55,000	-33.7%	25
Wisconsin	$54,540	-33.7%	17
South Carolina	$54,500	-29.4%	9
Mississippi	$54,433	-15.8%	11
South Dakota	$53,625	-18%	2
Idaho	$53,550	-19.2%	6
Kentucky	$52,250	-28.7%	4
Arizona	$50,000	-50.7%	7
Kansas	$50,000	-37%	6
Arkansas	$48,314	+1.6%	11
Tennessee	$45,650	-31.6%	10
West Virginia	$42,777	-33.9%	1

Salary Trend - DOL Data

Education Requirements

From PERM filings

For History Teachers, Postsecondary positions, 0% of PERM filings required a Bachelor's degree, 2% 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
Harvard University	Other	$80,550
University of California, Berkeley	Doctorate	$75,000
The Trustees of Princeton University	Not specified	$85,550
Boston College	Doctorate	$94,150
State University of New York at Binghamton	Doctorate	$65,000
The College of William and Mary	Not specified	$61,000
Yale University	Doctorate	$82,900
Indiana University	Doctorate	$66,253
Columbia University	Doctorate	$80,640
Georgetown University	Doctorate	$82,500

Salary by Industry

Same occupation, different industries (NAICS)

The highest-paying industry for History Teachers, Postsecondary is Educational Services at $69,271.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a History Teachers, Postsecondary make?

Based on 1,241 DOL filings, the median salary for a History Teachers, Postsecondary is $64,000, ranging from $54,856 to $75,000.

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

The 90th percentile salary is $158,140 according to BLS data.

Which city pays the most for History Teachers, Postsecondary?

Based on DOL filings, Chestnut Hill, MA offers the highest median at $94,150.

Does this data include all History 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 History 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.

History Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the United States