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

How much do Communications Teachers, Postsecondary make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $62,970. The 10th percentile is $22,260 and the 90th percentile is $99,430. Employment is 270.

Median annual wage

$62,970

10th percentile
$22,260
25th percentile
$31,890
Median
$62,970
75th percentile
$79,790
90th percentile
$99,430
Mean
$66,240

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

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Percentile spread

For Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $22,260 and the 90th percentile is $99,430. The difference is $77,170, which is 122.6% 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 $31,890 to the 75th at $79,790, covers $47,900.

The mean annual wage is $66,240, which sits above the median of $62,970. 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $78,580 for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,027, which is 16% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.9% lower than the Ohio median of $77,660.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at $66,027 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 7th of 8 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).).

  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $76,030 and employment of 120. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,023, against $66,027 here.
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY is 67 miles away, with a median of $64,760 and employment of 140. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,718, against $66,027 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $61,540 and employment of 50. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,119, against $66,027 here.

Employment share

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (270 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $62,970. The 10th percentile is $22,260 and the 90th percentile is $99,430. Employment is 270.

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

The local median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $78,580.

What is Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $62,970 is $66,027. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary?

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $76,030. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 7th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.