Skip to content

An independent salary reference. Not affiliated with BLS or any U.S. government agency.

Salary data from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Average Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Salary in Paducah, KY-IL

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Paducah, KY-IL earn a median annual salary of $58,890, which is -25.0% compared to the national median. There are 150 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Paducah, KY-IL (metro area).

$58,890
Paducah, KY-IL median annual wage
-25.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $78,490
150
Local employment
3.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.06
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,830
25th
$46,830
Median
$58,890
75th
$58,890
90th
$59,220

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 Paducah, KY-IL, 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
86.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$68,410
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 76.9%
Rents: 48.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Joplin, MO-KS$176,930Compare250
Omaha, NE-IA$174,830Compare500
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$167,970Compare960
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$164,180Compare2,200
Visalia, CA$159,520Compare200
Salinas, CA$136,320Compare400

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 Paducah, KY-IL

Paducah, KY-IL has salary data for 198 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Architectural And Engineering Managers.

Historical series

Trend for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Paducah, KY-IL

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Postsecondary Teachers, All Other are projected to change by +1.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,500 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.