Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1042
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $74,940 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $62,180 at the 10th percentile to $124,400 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area earn more than $74,940 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $63,810 and $103,160.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $62,180 | $63,810 | $74,940 | $103,160 | $124,400 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$74,940 median for Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $63,810 to $103,160
- Iowastate$78,060 median for Iowa; middle half earns $63,810 to $103,960
- United Statesnational$84,620 median for United States; middle half earns $64,350 to $126,770
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs Iowa overall and −11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Iowa
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for biological science teachers, postsecondary, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan areathis page$74,940 median for Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $63,810 to $103,160
- $76,160 median for Davenport metro area; middle half earns $58,310 to $95,560
- $75,180 median for Des Moines metro area; middle half earns $60,770 to $81,480
- $74,360 median for Cedar Rapids metro area; middle half earns $60,350 to $75,960
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for biological science teachers, postsecondarys · Highest-paying occupations in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.