Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1052
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the Harrisonburg Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Harrisonburg, VA metro area
Figures describe the Harrisonburg, VA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Harrisonburg city limits.
BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area earned a median of $77,450 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $62,300 at the 10th percentile to $116,990 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary in the Harrisonburg metro area earn more than $77,450 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $63,050 and $101,580.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $62,300 | $63,050 | $77,450 | $101,580 | $116,990 |
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
- Harrisonburg metro areathis metro area$77,450 median for Harrisonburg metro area; middle half earns $63,050 to $101,580
- Virginiastate (VA)$80,330 median for Virginia; middle half earns $62,660 to $106,500
- United Statesnational$93,250 median for United States; middle half earns $68,530 to $127,280
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs Virginia overall and −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Harrisonburg metro area has the 74th-highest published median for this occupation among the 89 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for chemistry teachers, postsecondary, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Harrisonburg metro areathis page$77,450 median for Harrisonburg metro area; middle half earns $63,050 to $101,580
- $85,310 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $65,000 to $106,500
- $80,490 median for Virginia Beach metro area; middle half earns $62,660 to $101,590
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 chemistry teachers, postsecondarys · Highest-paying occupations in Harrisonburg Metro
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.