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SOC 25-1031 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary — Ohio

Ohio

$79,520 /year
290jobs in area
−17.9%vs US median

The median wage for Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary in Ohio is $79,520 per year, 17.9% below the national median of $96,870.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $96,87010TH$22,26025TH$50,160MEDIAN$79,52075TH$102,53090TH$122,080

How pay has moved

$103,568$70,58320192020202120242025$79,520
$82,630 in 2019 to $79,520 in 2025, -3.8% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+2.0%
Openings per year
900
Typical entry-level education
Doctoral or professional degree

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Ohio.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary in Ohio is $79,520 per year, 17.9% below the national median of $96,870. Half of workers earn between $50,160 and $102,530. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $22,260 and the ninetieth at $122,080.

Employment stands at 290, or 0.1 jobs per thousand held locally. Ohio ranks number 26th out of 34 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 774 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 175th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Ohio · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$22,260−77.0%
25th$50,160−48.2%
Median (50th)$79,520−17.9%
75th$102,530+5.8%
90th$122,080+26.0%
Mean$77,010−20.5%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Ohio run 7.2% below the national average, so the median of $79,520 goes as far as $85,690 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 11.5% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$79,520as reported by BLS

Local price level

92.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$85,690US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $79,520 a year, 17.9% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $22,260 to $122,080 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 290 jobs in this occupation.
  • It ranks 26th of 34 states for this occupation.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary in Ohio?

The median annual wage is $79,520, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $96,870, so pay in Ohio is 17.9% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Ohio earns more than $122,080 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $22,260 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 290 jobs in this occupation in Ohio. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.