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

How much do Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary make in New Haven, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in New Haven, CT is $77,020. The 10th percentile is $51,230 and the 90th percentile is $122,450. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$77,020

10th percentile
$51,230
25th percentile
$61,460
Median
$77,020
75th percentile
$99,980
90th percentile
$122,450
Mean
$83,910

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 $51,230 and the 90th percentile is $122,450. The difference is $71,220, which is 92.5% 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 $61,460 to the 75th at $99,980, covers $38,520.

The mean annual wage is $83,910, which sits above the median of $77,020. 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 New Haven, CT median is 0.7% lower than the national median of $77,570 for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,662, which is 5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the Connecticut median of $79,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary at $73,662 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary. New Haven, CT ranks 7th of 9 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).).

  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $83,300. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,950, against $73,662 here.
  • Springfield, MA is 59 miles away, with a median of $78,840 and employment of 40. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,073, against $73,662 here.
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 63 miles away, with a median of $98,700 and employment of 1,680. That median is 28.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,684, against $73,662 here.

Employment share

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (70 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.07 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 New Haven, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in New Haven, CT is $77,020. The 10th percentile is $51,230 and the 90th percentile is $122,450. Employment is 70.

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

The local median is 0.7% lower than the national median of $77,570.

What is Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary pay in New Haven, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,020 is $73,662. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does New Haven, CT compare with nearby metros for Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary?

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $83,300. New Haven, CT ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.