SOC 25-1071 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $164,450. The 10th percentile is $77,240 and the 90th percentile is $343,190. Employment is 7,830.

Median annual wage

$164,450

10th percentile
$77,240
25th percentile
$103,090
Median
$164,450
75th percentile
$216,590
90th percentile
$343,190
Mean
$176,930

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 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $77,240 and the 90th percentile is $343,190. The difference is $265,950, which is 161.7% 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 $103,090 to the 75th at $216,590, covers $113,500.

The mean annual wage is $176,930, which sits above the median of $164,450. 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 53.2% higher than the national median of $107,310 for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $151,894, which is 41.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.2% higher than the Massachusetts median of $134,520.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $164,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary at $151,894 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 14 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).).

  • Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $83,270 and employment of 100. That median is 49.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,812, against $151,894 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $106,520 and employment of 1,690. That median is 35.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,899, against $151,894 here.
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $103,780 and employment of 550. That median is 36.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,972, against $151,894 here.

Employment share

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (7,830 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (221,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.04 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $164,450. The 10th percentile is $77,240 and the 90th percentile is $343,190. Employment is 7,830.

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

The local median is 53.2% higher than the national median of $107,310.

What is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $164,450 is $151,894. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare with nearby metros for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary?

Manchester-Nashua, NH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $83,270. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 1st of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.