How much do Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary make in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC?

Percentile spread

For Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $48,720 and the 90th percentile is $101,310. The difference is $52,590, which is 86.0% 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 $48,720 to the 75th at $84,000, covers $35,280.

The mean annual wage is $71,440, which sits above the median of $61,130. 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median is 28.1% lower than the national median of $85,020 for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,651, which is 26.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% lower than the North Carolina median of $66,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 97.572, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary at $62,651 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 111 miles away, with a median of $73,010 and employment of 120. That median is 19.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,999, against $62,651 here.
• Richmond, VA is 134 miles away, with a median of $85,960 and employment of 90. That median is 40.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,842, against $62,651 here.
• Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 161 miles away, with a median of $81,790 and employment of 50. That median is 33.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,509, against $62,651 here.