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

How much do Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary make in Mankato, MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Mankato, MN is $80,110. The 10th percentile is $51,530 and the 90th percentile is $159,690. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$80,110

10th percentile
$51,530
25th percentile
$62,490
Median
$80,110
75th percentile
$102,860
90th percentile
$159,690
Mean
$96,000

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 $51,530 and the 90th percentile is $159,690. The difference is $108,160, which is 135.0% 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 $62,490 to the 75th at $102,860, covers $40,370.

The mean annual wage is $96,000, which sits above the median of $80,110. 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 Mankato, MN median is 3.3% higher than the national median of $77,570 for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,077, which is 13.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% lower than the Minnesota median of $82,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mankato, MN is 90.955, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary at $88,077 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. Mankato, MN ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $83,200 and employment of 170. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,373, against $88,077 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary make in Mankato, MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Mankato, MN is $80,110. The 10th percentile is $51,530 and the 90th percentile is $159,690.

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

The local median is 3.3% higher than the national median of $77,570.

What is Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Mankato, MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mankato, MN is 90.955, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,110 is $88,077. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Mankato, MN compare with nearby metros for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary?

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 78 miles away, at $83,200. Mankato, MN ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.