How much do Education Teachers, Postsecondary make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Education Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $31,760 and the 90th percentile is $122,730. The difference is $90,970, which is 115.4% 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 $50,310 to the 75th at $97,310, covers $47,000.

The mean annual wage is $80,070, which sits above the median of $78,820. 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 4.6% higher than the national median of $75,350 for Education Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,389, which is 3.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% lower than the District of Columbia median of $80,810.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $72,389 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 Education Teachers, Postsecondary. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 3rd 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).).

• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 60 miles away, with a median of $78,420 and employment of 420. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,052, against $72,389 here.
• Harrisonburg, VA is 78 miles away, with a median of $76,370 and employment of 110. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,481, against $72,389 here.
• Richmond, VA is 98 miles away, with a median of $65,130 and employment of 370. That median is 17.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,556, against $72,389 here.

Employment share

Education Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (880 of 3,136,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (60,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.