Shigoto Zukan
日本語

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary salarymedian $98,070 · percentiles · top pay · projected pay in 10 years

United States Education Confidence ★★★★★

Median annual pay
$98,070
25th–75th pct. $73,260–$129,130
Top pay (est.)
$227,100
Top 10% $174,660
Pay in 5 years
$112,900est.
2031
Pay in 10 years
$130,100est.
$111,900–$151,000
Outlook score
57/100
★★★☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
52%
Moderate
Job growth (10 yr)
+2.5%
1,500 openings / yr

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary

The median annual wage for political science teachers, postsecondary is $98,070 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $56,450 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $174,660. The mean annual wage is $108,100.

Median
$98,070
Mean
$108,100
10th percentile
$56,450
Entry level
25th percentile
$73,260
75th percentile
$129,130
90th percentile
$174,660
Top earners
In Japanese yen
¥15.42M
≈ at 157.25 JPY/USD

How does your pay compare with people your age?

Your numbers are not sent or stored. The comparison uses this occupation's BLS wage percentiles, adjusted for age with BLS median weekly earnings by age group (Q3 2026).

Pay by percentile

Entry level (10th pct.)
$56,450
Early career (25th pct.)
$73,260
Mid career (median)
$98,070
Experienced (75th pct.)
$129,130
Top earners (90th pct.)
$174,660

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 Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today $98,070 → in 3 years $106,700 → in 5 years $112,900 → in 10 years $130,100 (10-year range $111,900–$151,000). The model assumes pay growth of +2.9% per year.

$98,070
Now
2026
$106,700
In 3 yrs
2029
$98,600–$116,200
$112,900
In 5 yrs
2031
$101,800–$125,800
$130,100
In 10 yrs
2036
$111,900–$151,000

What drives the annual growth rate

Base wage growth +3.0%Labor demand -0.07%AI impact -0.06%Total +2.9% / 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.