SOC 25-1122 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Communications Teachers, Postsecondary make in Akron, OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Akron, OH is $76,280. The 10th percentile is $51,800 and the 90th percentile is $98,710. Employment is 100.
Median annual wage
$76,280
- 10th percentile
- $51,800
- 25th percentile
- $68,050
- Median
- $76,280
- 75th percentile
- $82,530
- 90th percentile
- $98,710
- Mean
- $75,760
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $51,800 and the 90th percentile is $98,710. The difference is $46,910, which is 61.5% 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 $68,050 to the 75th at $82,530, covers $14,480.
The mean annual wage is $75,760, which sits below the median of $76,280. 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 Akron, OH median is 2.9% lower than the national median of $78,580 for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,696, which is 4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.8% lower than the Ohio median of $77,660.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at $81,696 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. Akron, OH ranks 8th of 11 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).).
- Cleveland, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $61,820 and employment of 220. That median is 19% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,820, against $81,696 here.
- Pittsburgh, PA is 91 miles away, with a median of $75,890 and employment of 330. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,162, against $81,696 here.
- Erie, PA is 93 miles away, with a median of $80,750 and employment of 30. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,785, against $81,696 here.
Employment share
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Akron, OH (100 of 319,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.65 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Akron, OH · Communications Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Communications Teachers, Postsecondary make in Akron, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Akron, OH is $76,280. The 10th percentile is $51,800 and the 90th percentile is $98,710. Employment is 100.
How does that compare with the national median for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 2.9% lower than the national median of $78,580.
What is Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Akron, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,280 is $81,696. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Akron, OH compare with nearby metros for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary?
Cleveland, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $61,820. Akron, OH ranks 8th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.