Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,114
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$18,056
22.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,758
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$82,170
Kept after tax
$64,114
Worth in national money
$65,758
State rank
16
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Pennsylvania's middle earner gets $82,170, putting the state 16 of 48 — about 2.79% ahead of the national figure.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Pennsylvania reports, this job comes in at 107 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $82,170, take-home of $64,114 is worth roughly $65,758 in national money. The average comes to $90,020, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For mathematical science teachers, postsecondary, Pennsylvania sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $82,170, ranking 16 of 48 and running about 2.79% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ranks 107 of 492 occupations by median in Pennsylvania, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary, whose median is $82,170, the adjusted figure of $65,758 differs little from $64,114 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $90,020 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $82,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $126,790 |
| This salary | $82,170 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $64,114 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $66,637 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,816 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $78,584 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,890 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in Pennsylvania earn under $82,170 and half over. The published range runs $49,790 at the tenth percentile to $126,790 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $64,114, from $82,170, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 107 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Pennsylvania, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $65,758, the adjusted value of that $82,170 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 107 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $49,790 to $126,790; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $64,114 from $82,170. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 107 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Pennsylvania, so $65,758 — the adjusted value of that $82,170 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 107 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $90,020 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $49,790 at the bottom tenth to $126,790 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $65,758 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Pennsylvania's own levy, $64,114 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Pennsylvania is $90,020. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($49,790) and the ninetieth ($126,790) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $65,758 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $64,114 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.