How much do History Teachers, Postsecondary make in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ?

Percentile spread

For History Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $63,330 and the 90th percentile is $158,700. The difference is $95,370, which is 94.1% 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 $76,340 to the 75th at $121,650, covers $45,310.

The mean annual wage is $98,800, which sits below the median of $101,330. 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ median is 20.9% higher than the national median of $83,820 for History Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,362, which is 20.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $98,850.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 99.968, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts History Teachers, Postsecondary at $101,362 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for History Teachers, Postsecondary. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ranks 6th of 18 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).).

• Reading, PA is 38 miles away, with a median of $99,700 and employment of 30. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,720, against $101,362 here.
• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 45 miles away, with a median of $95,120 and employment of 40. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,672, against $101,362 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 62 miles away, with a median of $99,580 and employment of 340. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,100, against $101,362 here.

Employment share

History Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (80 of 377,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.76 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.