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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$80,124
Entry wage$60,771
10th percentile wage$55,826
50th percentile wage$77,812
90th percentile wage$112,970
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services$77,812
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1021)
Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$77811.59 $56388.55  $21423.04
2015$75835.42+2.6%$54956.46 +2.6%$20878.96
2014$74415.05+1.9%$53927.15 +1.9%$20487.91
2013$72994.68+1.9%$52897.83 +1.9%$20096.85
2012$71574.31+2.0%$51868.52 +2.0%$19705.80
2011$70462.72+1.6%$51062.96 +1.6%$19399.75
2010$69227.61+1.8%$50167.91 +1.8%$19059.70
2009$68486.55+1.1%$49630.87 +1.1%$18855.68
2008$66448.63+3.1%$48154.03 +3.1%$18294.60
2007$64225.44+3.5%$46542.93 +3.5%$17682.51
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$77811.59 $40188.76  $37622.83
2015$75835.42+2.6%$39064.37 +2.9%$36771.05
2014$74415.05+1.9%$38229.12 +2.2%$36185.94
2013$72994.68+1.9%$37458.11 +2.1%$35536.57
2012$71574.31+2.0%$36815.60 +1.7%$34758.71
2011$70462.72+1.6%$36237.35 +1.6%$34225.37
2010$69227.61+1.8%$35626.97 +1.7%$33600.65
2009$68486.55+1.1%$35145.09 +1.4%$33341.46
2008$66448.63+3.1%$34245.58 +2.6%$32203.05
2007$64225.44+3.5%$33153.32 +3.3%$31072.12
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern $85,309 90
South Central $85,050 70
Southwest $81,304 80
Northwest $77,812  
North Central $71,913 100
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $71,913 100
Eastern $85,309 90
Southwest $81,304 80
South Central $85,050 70
Northwest $77,812  
Wages in other areas
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