How Much Do Earth, Marine and Space Profs Make in 2021 (including Starting Salary)

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Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries

Earth, Marine and Space Professors

Earth, Marine and Space Professors teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Salary
$104710
Becoming One
Very Hard
Education
Master's degree
Job Satisfaction
Job Growth

Personality
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Table of contents
  1. Average salary
  2. Starting salary
  3. Salary rank
  4. Salary range
  5. Highest paying states
  6. Highest paying industries

Average salary

Annual salary
$104710 per year

Starting salary

Entry-level annual salary
$48,280 to $66,790 per year

Entry-level Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine and Space Sciences Teachers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $48,280 to $66,790 per year. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.

Salary rank

Salary rank
A

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine and Space Sciences Teachers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.

Salary range

Level Hourly Annual
Highest (Top 10%) $* $179,490
Senior (Top 25%) $* $130,640
Middle (Mid 50%) $* $94,520
Junior (Bottom 25%) $* $66,790
No experience (Bottom 10%) $* $48,280

Highest paying states

State Hourly Annual
MD $* $155,350
MA $* $135,500
UT $* $128,200
CA $* $124,930
NY $* $118,060
ID $* $105,860
IN $* $105,800
AZ $* $102,930
LA $* $101,380
WI $* $101,180

* Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine and Space Sciences Teachers are generally paid on an annual basis not hourly.

Another simple way to increase your salary as a Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine and Space Sciences Teacher is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MD doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MD might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.

According to BLS, the highest paid Earth, Marine and Space Profs are in the states of MD, MA, UT, CA and NY.

Highest paying industries

Salary by industry Annual Hourly
State Government $146470 $*
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $105190 $*
Junior Colleges $102440 $*

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