How much do History Teachers, Postsecondary make in Springfield, MO?

Percentile spread

For History Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $51,190 and the 90th percentile is $123,690. The difference is $72,500, which is 89.9% 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 $58,750 to the 75th at $107,690, covers $48,940.

The mean annual wage is $84,500, which sits above the median of $80,660. 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 Springfield, MO median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $83,820 for History Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,054, which is 8.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Missouri median of $80,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts History Teachers, Postsecondary at $91,054 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for History Teachers, Postsecondary. Springfield, MO ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

• Kansas City, MO-KS is 128 miles away, with a median of $73,800 and employment of 70. That median is 8.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,747, against $91,054 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 181 miles away, with a median of $92,140 and employment of 150. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,900, against $91,054 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 183 miles away, with a median of $78,090 and employment of 30. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,531, against $91,054 here.

Employment share

History Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (50 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.86 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.