How much do Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary make in Ann Arbor, MI?

Percentile spread

For Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $66,380 and the 90th percentile is $172,470. The difference is $106,090, which is 100.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $85,340 to the 75th at $135,320, covers $49,980.

The mean annual wage is $112,490, which sits above the median of $106,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 24.8% higher than the national median of $85,020 for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $105,214, which is 23.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.8% higher than the Michigan median of $87,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary at $105,214 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $78,230 and employment of 120. That median is 26.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,998, against $105,214 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 130 miles away, with a median of $81,670 and employment of 100. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,954, against $105,214 here.

Employment share

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (240 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 15.03 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.