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Law Teachers, Postsecondary salarymedian $128,500 · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

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Median annual pay
$128,500
25th–75th pct. $88,700–$176,490
Top pay (est.)
$374,300
Top 10% $287,900
Pay in 5 years
$146,100est.
2031
Pay in 10 years
$166,100est.
$142,800–$192,800
Outlook score
57/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
61%
High
Job growth (10 yr)
+2.6%
1,800 openings / yr

Law Teachers, Postsecondary salary

The median annual wage for law teachers, postsecondary is $128,500 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $64,250 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $287,900. The mean annual wage is $144,770.

Median
$128,500
Mean
$144,770
10th percentile
$64,250
Entry level
25th percentile
$88,700
75th percentile
$176,490
90th percentile
$287,900
Top earners
In Japanese yen
¥20.21M
≈ at 157.25 JPY/USD

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Pay by percentile

Entry level (10th pct.)
$64,250
Early career (25th pct.)
$88,700
Mid career (median)
$128,500
Experienced (75th pct.)
$176,490
Top earners (90th pct.)
$287,900

Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for Law Teachers, Postsecondary (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today $128,500 → in 3 years $138,800 → in 5 years $146,100 → in 10 years $166,100 (10-year range $142,800–$192,800). The model assumes pay growth of +2.6% per year.

$128,500
Now
2026
$138,800
In 3 yrs
2029
$128,100–$151,000
$146,100
In 5 yrs
2031
$131,600–$162,700
$166,100
In 10 yrs
2036
$142,800–$192,800

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +3.0%Labor demand -0.07%AI impact -0.33%Total +2.6% / yr

Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35; O*NET 31.0 Database by USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0), modified by Shigoto Zukan. Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.