SOC 25-1021 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $100,660. The 10th percentile is $43,880 and the 90th percentile is $184,890. Employment is 390.
Median annual wage
$100,660
- 10th percentile
- $43,880
- 25th percentile
- $75,540
- Median
- $100,660
- 75th percentile
- $138,740
- 90th percentile
- $184,890
- Mean
- $115,140
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $43,880 and the 90th percentile is $184,890. The difference is $141,010, which is 140.1% 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 $75,540 to the 75th at $138,740, covers $63,200.
The mean annual wage is $115,140, which sits above the median of $100,660. 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 3.8% higher than the national median of $96,980 for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,337, which is 0.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.8% higher than the Maryland median of $98,850.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary at $96,337 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 4th of 13 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).).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $97,940 and employment of 940. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,949, against $96,337 here.
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 76 miles away, with a median of $104,980 and employment of 80. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,417, against $96,337 here.
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $98,370 and employment of 760. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,920, against $96,337 here.
Employment share
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (390 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.26 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Computer Science 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 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $100,660. The 10th percentile is $43,880 and the 90th percentile is $184,890. Employment is 390.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 3.8% higher than the national median of $96,980.
What is Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $100,660 is $96,337. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary?
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $97,940. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 4th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.