SOC 25-1032 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary make in Cleveland, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in Cleveland, OH is $84,640. The 10th percentile is $42,350 and the 90th percentile is $162,620. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$84,640

10th percentile
$42,350
25th percentile
$63,780
Median
$84,640
75th percentile
$107,940
90th percentile
$162,620
Mean
$93,140

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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $42,350 and the 90th percentile is $162,620. The difference is $120,270, which is 142.1% 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 $63,780 to the 75th at $107,940, covers $44,160.

The mean annual wage is $93,140, which sits above the median of $84,640. 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 Cleveland, OH median is 22.5% lower than the national median of $109,270 for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,116, which is 17.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.4% lower than the Ohio median of $102,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary at $90,116 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. Cleveland, OH ranks 6th of 8 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).).

  • Erie, PA is 75 miles away, with a median of $105,810. That median is 25% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,339, against $90,116 here.
  • Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $77,870 and employment of 760. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,253, against $90,116 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 116 miles away, with a median of $112,100 and employment of 500. That median is 32.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,767, against $90,116 here.

Employment share

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (130 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (40,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 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 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary make in Cleveland, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in Cleveland, OH is $84,640. The 10th percentile is $42,350 and the 90th percentile is $162,620. Employment is 130.

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

The local median is 22.5% lower than the national median of $109,270.

What is Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Cleveland, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $84,640 is $90,116. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cleveland, OH compare with nearby metros for Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary?

Erie, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $105,810. Cleveland, OH ranks 6th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.