SOC 25-1122 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Communications Teachers, Postsecondary make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Ann Arbor, MI is $105,440. The 10th percentile is $52,560 and the 90th percentile is $173,210. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$105,440

10th percentile
$52,560
25th percentile
$84,860
Median
$105,440
75th percentile
$137,120
90th percentile
$173,210
Mean
$108,210

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

A public high school teacher standing in a classroom in the United States
A public high school classroom in the United States. Photograph by Harrison Keely. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $52,560 and the 90th percentile is $173,210. The difference is $120,650, which is 114.4% 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 $84,860 to the 75th at $137,120, covers $52,260.

The mean annual wage is $108,210, which sits above the median of $105,440. 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 34.2% higher than the national median of $78,580 for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,520, which is 33% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.3% higher than the Michigan median of $87,670.

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 $105,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at $104,520 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. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 1st 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).).

  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $84,950 and employment of 120. That median is 19.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,698, against $104,520 here.
  • Toledo, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $78,320 and employment of 110. That median is 25.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,638, against $104,520 here.
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $105,210 and employment of 110. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,758, against $104,520 here.

Employment share

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (100 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.41 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 Ann Arbor, MI · 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 Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Ann Arbor, MI is $105,440. The 10th percentile is $52,560 and the 90th percentile is $173,210. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 34.2% higher than the national median of $78,580.

What is Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $105,440 is $104,520. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $84,950. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 1st of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.