How much do Education Teachers, Postsecondary make in Mankato, MN?

Percentile spread

For Education Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $49,170 and the 90th percentile is $128,900. The difference is $79,730, which is 101.6% 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 $61,540 to the 75th at $99,910, covers $38,370.

The mean annual wage is $83,070, which sits above the median of $78,500. 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 Mankato, MN median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $75,350 for Education Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,306, which is 14.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% lower than the Minnesota median of $78,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mankato, MN is 90.955, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $86,306 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Education Teachers, Postsecondary. Mankato, MN ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $79,220 and employment of 470. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,576, against $86,306 here.
• St. Cloud, MN is 101 miles away, with a median of $74,990 and employment of 70. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,574, against $86,306 here.
• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 154 miles away, with a median of $76,680 and employment of 70. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,558, against $86,306 here.