SOC 25-1113 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Ann Arbor, MI is $87,920. The 10th percentile is $53,310 and the 90th percentile is $184,170. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$87,920

10th percentile
$53,310
25th percentile
$63,380
Median
$87,920
75th percentile
$140,080
90th percentile
$184,170
Mean
$109,960

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 Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $53,310 and the 90th percentile is $184,170. The difference is $130,860, which is 148.8% 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 $63,380 to the 75th at $140,080, covers $76,700.

The mean annual wage is $109,960, which sits above the median of $87,920. 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 Ann Arbor, MI median is 13.3% higher than the national median of $77,570 for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,153, which is 12.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.7% higher than the Michigan median of $76,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary at $87,153 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 1st of 8 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).).

  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $84,480 and employment of 70. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,229, against $87,153 here.
  • Toledo, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $62,390 and employment of 60. That median is 29% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,219, against $87,153 here.
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 108 miles away, with a median of $66,640 and employment of 140. That median is 24.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,747, against $87,153 here.

Employment share

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (150 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 8.42 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Ann Arbor, MI is $87,920. The 10th percentile is $53,310 and the 90th percentile is $184,170. Employment is 150.

How does that compare with the national median for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary?

The local median is 13.3% higher than the national median of $77,570.

What is Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $87,920 is $87,153. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $84,480. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.