How much do Communications Teachers, Postsecondary make in Springfield, MO?

Percentile spread

For Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $41,180 and the 90th percentile is $107,640. The difference is $66,460, which is 102.3% 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 $62,440 to the 75th at $82,290, covers $19,850.

The mean annual wage is $75,340, which sits above the median of $64,960. 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 17.3% lower than the national median of $78,580 for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,331, which is 6.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the Missouri median of $71,830.

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 $64,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at $73,331 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary. Springfield, MO ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Columbia, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $78,270 and employment of 120. That median is 20.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,513, against $73,331 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 128 miles away, with a median of $63,890 and employment of 110. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,038, against $73,331 here.
• Lawrence, KS is 156 miles away, with a median of $109,350 and employment of 120. That median is 68.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,173, against $73,331 here.

Employment share

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (70 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 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.