SOC 25-1064 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary — Wisconsin
Wisconsin
The median wage for Geography Teachers, Postsecondary in Wisconsin is $78,710 per year, 19.3% below the national median of $97,590.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +3.3%
- Openings per year
- 300
- 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 Wisconsin.
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 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary in Wisconsin is $78,710 per year, 19.3% below the national median of $97,590. Half of workers earn between $72,660 and $121,040. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $62,090 and the ninetieth at $178,110.
Employment stands at 70, or 0.0 jobs per thousand held locally. Wisconsin ranks number 25th out of 28 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 728 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 199th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $62,090 | −36.4% |
| 25th | $72,660 | −25.5% |
| Median (50th) | $78,710 | −19.3% |
| 75th | $121,040 | +24.0% |
| 90th | $178,110 | +82.5% |
| Mean | $98,790 | +1.2% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average, so the median of $78,710 goes as far as $83,645 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 14.3% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$78,710as reported by BLSLocal price level
94.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$83,645US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $78,710 a year, 19.3% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $62,090 to $178,110 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 70 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 25th of 28 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Geography Teachers, Postsecondary in Wisconsin?
The median annual wage is $78,710, 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 $97,590, so pay in Wisconsin is 19.3% 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 Wisconsin earns more than $178,110 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $62,090 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 70 jobs in this occupation in Wisconsin. 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.
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