Law Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1112
Law Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in the Lansing Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
Figures describe the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Lansing city limits.
BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).
Law Teachers, Postsecondary in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area earned a median of $139,710 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $84,020 at the 10th percentile to $233,460 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Law Teachers, Postsecondary in the Lansing metro area earn more than $139,710 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $113,040 and $182,050.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $84,020 | $113,040 | $139,710 | $182,050 | $233,460 |
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
- Lansing metro areathis metro area$139,710 median for Lansing metro area; middle half earns $113,040 to $182,050
- Michiganstate (MI)$141,680 median for Michigan; middle half earns $110,460 to $224,610
- United Statesnational$128,500 median for United States; middle half earns $88,700 to $176,490
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs Michigan overall and +9% 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 Lansing metro area has the 7th-highest published median for this occupation among the 31 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 Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for law teachers, postsecondary, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Lansing metro areathis page$139,710 median for Lansing metro area; middle half earns $113,040 to $182,050
- $141,220 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $110,460 to $177,200
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 law teachers, postsecondarys · Highest-paying occupations in Lansing 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.