SOC 25-1081 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Education Teachers, Postsecondary make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education Teachers, Postsecondary in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $70,730. The 10th percentile is $44,420 and the 90th percentile is $123,390. Employment is 210.

Median annual wage

$70,730

10th percentile
$44,420
25th percentile
$51,080
Median
$70,730
75th percentile
$100,410
90th percentile
$123,390
Mean
$76,470

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 Education Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $44,420 and the 90th percentile is $123,390. The difference is $78,970, which is 111.6% 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 $51,080 to the 75th at $100,410, covers $49,330.

The mean annual wage is $76,470, which sits above the median of $70,730. 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $75,350 for Education Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,578, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the Nevada median of $74,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $70,578 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Teachers, Postsecondary. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $123,910 and employment of 240. That median is 75.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,411, against $70,578 here.
  • Flagstaff, AZ is 183 miles away, with a median of $75,550 and employment of 110. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,305, against $70,578 here.

Employment share

Education Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (210 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (60,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Education Teachers, Postsecondary make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Education Teachers, Postsecondary in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $70,730. The 10th percentile is $44,420 and the 90th percentile is $123,390. Employment is 210.

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

The local median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $75,350.

What is Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $70,730 is $70,578. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV compare with nearby metros for Education Teachers, Postsecondary?

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 132 miles away, at $123,910. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.