How much do Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Springfield, MO?

Percentile spread

For Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $48,970 and the 90th percentile is $148,290. The difference is $99,320, which is 133.7% 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 $58,730 to the 75th at $95,460, covers $36,730.

The mean annual wage is $82,010, which sits above the median of $74,270. 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 Springfield, MO median is 12.2% lower than the national median of $84,620 for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,840, which is 0.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.3% lower than the Missouri median of $80,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $83,840 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Springfield, MO ranks 6th of 7 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).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 99 miles away, with a median of $59,110 and employment of 40. That median is 20.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,705, against $83,840 here.
• Columbia, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $79,290 and employment of 160. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,654, against $83,840 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 128 miles away, with a median of $84,600 and employment of 260. That median is 13.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,417, against $83,840 here.

Employment share

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (80 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (50,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.11 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.