How much do Economics Teachers, Postsecondary make in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Economics Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $101,090 and the 90th percentile is $225,190. The difference is $124,100, which is 101.3% 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 $101,690 to the 75th at $127,380, covers $25,690.

The mean annual wage is $133,380, which sits above the median of $122,450. 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ median is 1.2% lower than the national median of $123,920 for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,489, which is 1.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $117,970.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 99.968, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $122,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at $122,489 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Economics Teachers, Postsecondary. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ranks 11th of 12 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).).

• Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $152,390. That median is 24.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,693, against $122,489 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 62 miles away, with a median of $127,430 and employment of 290. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,256, against $122,489 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 83 miles away, with a median of $132,140 and employment of 930. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,392, against $122,489 here.

Employment share

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (50 of 377,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,560 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.78 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.