SOC 25-1069 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other — Utah
Utah
In Utah the median wage for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other reaches $101,970 a year.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow more slowly than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +1.7%
- Openings per year
- 1,500
- 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 Utah.
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
In Utah the median wage for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other reaches $101,970 a year. That is 39.7% more than the national median of $72,990. Pay ranges from under $54,960 at the tenth percentile to more than $168,090 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $68,890 to $119,430.
The area has 60 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.34 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Utah ranks number 4th out of 40 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 695 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 89th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $54,960 | −24.7% |
| 25th | $68,890 | −5.6% |
| Median (50th) | $101,970 | +39.7% |
| 75th | $119,430 | +63.6% |
| 90th | $168,090 | +130.3% |
| Mean | $98,560 | +35.0% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Utah sit close to the national average, so $101,970 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.
Published median
$101,970as reported by BLSLocal price level
98.9US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$103,104US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $101,970 a year, 39.7% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $54,960 to $168,090 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 60 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 4th of 40 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other in Utah?
The median annual wage is $101,970, 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 $72,990, so pay in Utah is 39.7% higher. 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 Utah earns more than $168,090 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $54,960 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 60 jobs in this occupation in Utah. 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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