SOC 25-1125 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do History Teachers, Postsecondary make in Kansas City, MO-KS?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for History Teachers, Postsecondary in Kansas City, MO-KS is $73,800. The 10th percentile is $15,080 and the 90th percentile is $96,980. Employment is 70.
Median annual wage
$73,800
- 10th percentile
- $15,080
- 25th percentile
- $52,040
- Median
- $73,800
- 75th percentile
- $74,920
- 90th percentile
- $96,980
- Mean
- $65,860
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

Percentile spread
For History Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $15,080 and the 90th percentile is $96,980. The difference is $81,900, which is 111.0% 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 $52,040 to the 75th at $74,920, covers $22,880.
The mean annual wage is $65,860, which sits below the median of $73,800. 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 Kansas City, MO-KS median is 12% lower than the national median of $83,820 for History Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,747, which is 4.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 8.5% lower than the Missouri median of $80,680.
Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $73,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts History Teachers, Postsecondary at $79,747 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for History Teachers, Postsecondary. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd of 3 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).).
- Springfield, MO is 128 miles away, with a median of $80,660 and employment of 50. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,054, against $79,747 here.
- Omaha, NE-IA is 183 miles away, with a median of $37,300 and employment of 120. That median is 49.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,583, against $79,747 here.
Employment share
History Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (70 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.53 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 Kansas City, MO-KS · History 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 History Teachers, Postsecondary make in Kansas City, MO-KS?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for History Teachers, Postsecondary in Kansas City, MO-KS is $73,800. The 10th percentile is $15,080 and the 90th percentile is $96,980. Employment is 70.
How does that compare with the national median for History Teachers, Postsecondary?
The local median is 12% lower than the national median of $83,820.
What is History Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Kansas City, MO-KS after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $73,800 is $79,747. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Kansas City, MO-KS compare with nearby metros for History Teachers, Postsecondary?
Springfield, MO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 128 miles away, at $80,660. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.