Average Salary

One of the most popular questions we get from our readers here is how much do History Professors make per year and their hourly wage.

Starting Salary

Entry-level History Professors with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $40600 to $55410 per year.

Just like any other job, the salary of a Postsecondary History Teacher will increase as they become more experienced.

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Salary Rank

We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of a Postsecondary History Teacher to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compare the salary of all careers then we give them a rank of A, B, C or D depending on where their average salary sits in comparison to other careers.

After comparing how much do History Professors make with other careers, they have a salary rank of B.

Salary range

* Postsecondary History Teachers are generally paid on an annual basis not hourly.

Highest paying states

* Postsecondary History Teachers are generally paid on an annual basis not hourly.

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

According to BLS, the highest paid History Professors are in the states of DC, RI, CA, NH and MA.

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