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Average Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Michigan

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Michigan earn a median annual salary of $112,730, which is +18.7% compared to the national median. There are 270 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Michigan (state).

$112,730
Michigan median annual wage
+18.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $94,980
270
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.45
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$64,360
25th
$77,090
Median
$112,730
75th
$135,140
90th
$175,040

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Michigan, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
96.2%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$117,162
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 100.2%
Rents: 82.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Kentucky $139,110 Compare 70
Maryland $131,060 Compare 220
Oklahoma $113,680 Compare 30
New Mexico $111,270 Compare 50
California $108,290 Compare 300
Massachusetts $106,110 Compare 280

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Michigan

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $485,920 0.48
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers $428,570 N/A
Cardiologists $419,030 0.69
Emergency Medicine Physicians $417,760 0.98
Dermatologists $414,910 N/A
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $413,450 0.50
Surgeons, All Other $412,460 0.62
Orthodontists $357,090 0.78

Michigan has salary data for 786 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Michigan

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary are projected to change by +2.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.