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Estimated employment430
Mean wage$83,639
Entry wage$50,110
10th percentile wage$43,858
50th percentile wage$77,184
90th percentile wage$135,631
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services430100.0%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Education and Health Services43083,635
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.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$83638.52 $59043.72  $24594.80
2013$83361.80+.3%$58848.37 +.3%$24513.43
2012$81770.66+1.9%$57725.12 +1.9%$24045.54
2011$80179.52+2.0%$56601.87 +2.0%$23577.65
2010$78934.28+1.6%$55722.81 +1.6%$23211.47
2009$77550.69+1.8%$54746.08 +1.8%$22804.61
2008$76720.53+1.1%$54160.03 +1.1%$22560.49
2007$74437.59+3.1%$52548.42 +3.1%$21889.17
2006$71947.11+3.5%$50790.29 +3.5%$21156.82
2005$69179.92+4.0%$48836.82 +4.0%$20343.10
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$83638.52 $54962.85  $28675.67
2013$83361.80+.3%$54824.64 +.3%$28537.16
2012$81770.66+1.9%$53718.93 +2.1%$28051.73
2011$80179.52+2.0%$52797.51 +1.7%$27382.01
2010$78934.28+1.6%$51968.23 +1.6%$26966.05
2009$77550.69+1.8%$51092.88 +1.7%$26457.81
2008$76720.53+1.1%$50401.81 +1.4%$26318.72
2007$74437.59+3.1%$49111.82 +2.6%$25325.77
2006$71947.11+3.5%$47545.40 +3.3%$24401.71
2005$69179.92+4.0%$46071.13 +3.2%$23108.79

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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