How much do Law Teachers, Postsecondary make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Percentile spread

For Law Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $70,380 and the 90th percentile is $213,570. The difference is $143,190, which is 111.4% 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 $80,420 to the 75th at $171,320, covers $90,900.

The mean annual wage is $136,300, which sits above the median of $128,560. 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median is about the same as the national median of $128,500 for Law Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $125,358, which is 2.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $121,310.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Law Teachers, Postsecondary at $125,358 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 Law Teachers, Postsecondary. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 4th 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).).

• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $139,980 and employment of 150. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,969, against $125,358 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 98 miles away, with a median of $144,130 and employment of 2,180. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,044, against $125,358 here.
• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 134 miles away, with a median of $80,950 and employment of 40. That median is 37% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,980, against $125,358 here.

Employment share

Law Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (510 of 2,897,830). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (20,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 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.