Lecturers

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Many lecturers have a handful of professional attributes in common. Around 205,760 people worked as lecturers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it is essential to develop these traits and pursue good training, particularly if you plan to move up in the field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that lecturers received a median annual pay of $64,700 in 2009, equal to $31.10 per hour. Of course, income levels can vary by education, experience and place.

Below, you will find more data about lecturers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas across the nation.

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In the tables below, you will find links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as lecturers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of lecturers in each city as compared to the national average. Want career information in a different city? Learn more about careers across the nation on CareerXE™ at WorldWideLearn.com.

Here is how median wages for lecturers break down across the United States.

Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntsville	70	$41,000	$19.70	$59,300	$28.50	-78%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Alabama.

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	1,410	$67,200	$32.30	$103,300	$49.60	171%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Arkansas.

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fresno	1,520	$75,400	$36.20	$96,600	$46.40	197.5%
Los Angeles (Area)	12,440	$79,400	$38.20	$98,500	$47.40	42.4%
Oakland	2,530	$104,700	$50.30	$138,900	$66.80	62%
Oxnard	40	$71,000	$34.10	$85,600	$41.10	-91.7%
Riverside	1,420	$87,100	$41.90	$107,000	$51.50	-24.8%
Sacramento	4,020	$67,100	$32.30	$88,100	$42.40	199.8%
Salinas	170	$77,800	$37.40	$90,500	$43.50	-32.1%
San Diego	4,480	$76,000	$36.50	$95,700	$46.00	122.1%
San Francisco (Area)	5,290	$91,400	$43.90	$119,400	$57.40	70.1%
San Francisco (City)	2,760	$78,000	$37.50	$99,900	$48.00	78.2%
San Jose	2,640	NA	NA	NA	NA	88.8%
Santa Barbara	NA	$86,700	$41.70	$110,100	$52.90	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in California.

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Colorado Springs	300	$36,500	$17.60	$44,400	$21.40	-22.9%
Denver	1,840	$46,000	$22.10	$52,500	$25.20	-4.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Colorado.

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	280	$59,500	$28.60	$72,500	$34.90	-58.2%
New Haven	NA	$63,100	$30.30	$73,900	$35.50	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Connecticut.

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	960	$59,700	$28.70	$92,800	$44.60	-73.5%

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Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	430	$47,800	$23.00	$67,500	$32.50	11.4%
Cape Coral	140	$60,100	$28.90	$74,800	$35.90	-55.2%
Gainesville	440	$60,300	$29.00	$81,400	$39.10	132.1%
Jacksonville	970	$42,500	$20.50	$57,800	$27.80	5.9%
Lakeland	140	$51,300	$24.70	$65,500	$31.50	-53.6%
Miami (Area)	3,780	$52,000	$25.00	$70,800	$34.00	11.7%
Orlando	1,000	$48,800	$23.50	$68,800	$33.10	-35.7%
Palm Bay	NA	$56,800	$27.30	$71,800	$34.50	NA
Pensacola	220	$66,500	$32.00	$134,800	$64.80	-9.4%
Tallahassee	1,390	$77,700	$37.40	$98,800	$47.50	445.3%
Tampa	1,680	$71,000	$34.10	$135,000	$64.90	-5.5%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Florida.

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	250	$50,200	$24.10	$58,300	$28.10	-93%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Georgia.

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	8,740	$63,800	$30.70	$94,600	$45.50	-26.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Illinois.

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	1,330	$60,600	$29.10	$84,800	$40.80	-3%
South Bend	90	$38,500	$18.50	$71,200	$34.20	-56.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Indiana.

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	190	$41,500	$19.90	$45,500	$21.90	185.8%
Des Moines	670	$46,200	$22.20	$52,300	$25.10	32.6%
Waterloo	NA	$19,500	$9.40	$35,800	$17.20	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Iowa.

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	380	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.1%
Louisville	600	$45,800	$22.00	$64,700	$31.10	-35.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Kentucky.

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	850	$52,700	$25.30	$65,600	$31.50	47.9%
New Orleans	2,560	$54,400	$26.20	$74,300	$35.70	218.8%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Louisiana.

Maine

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	NA	$38,900	$18.70	$51,200	$24.60	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Maine.

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	380	$65,500	$31.50	$82,400	$39.60	-80.9%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Maryland.

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	2,750	$81,900	$39.40	$166,400+	$12.20	-36.4%
Springfield	30	$55,000	$26.50	$63,100	$30.30	-92.9%
Worcester	340	$65,700	$31.60	$79,700	$38.30	-9.5%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Massachusetts.

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	1,190	$38,300	$18.40	$59,100	$28.40	-62%
Flint	570	$37,400	$18.00	$47,600	$22.90	169.1%
Grand Rapids	1,430	NA	NA	NA	NA	148.4%
Kalamazoo	900	$32,000	$15.40	$52,000	$25.00	326.5%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Michigan.

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	40	$48,200	$23.20	$58,400	$28.10	-77.5%
Minneapolis	NA	$64,200	$30.90	$85,000	$40.90	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Minnesota.

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	30	$50,600	$24.30	$56,900	$27.30	-73.5%
Kansas City	270	$59,400	$28.50	$77,700	$37.40	-82.7%
Springfield	260	NA	NA	NA	NA	-13.1%
St. Louis	1,140	$69,600	$33.50	$83,100	$40.00	-44.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Missouri.

Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	450	$36,400	$17.50	$58,000	$27.90	-37.1%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Nebraska.

Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	350	$50,600	$24.30	$68,700	$33.00	-74.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in Nevada.

New Hampshire

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	180	$52,200	$25.10	$57,700	$27.70	12.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in New Hampshire.

New Mexico

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,030	$48,200	$23.20	$59,500	$28.60	71.8%

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New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	NA	$64,500	$31.00	$84,900	$40.80	NA
Binghamton	NA	$64,300	$30.90	$77,500	$37.30	NA
Buffalo	2,580	$72,300	$34.80	$95,900	$46.10	206.5%
Ithaca	NA	$81,600	$39.20	$115,900	$55.70	NA
New York (Area)	35,770	$68,000	$32.70	$94,200	$45.30	107.7%
Poughkeepsie	NA	$66,800	$32.10	$104,000	$50.00	NA
Rochester	2,620	$67,800	$32.60	$102,300	$49.20	240.3%
Syracuse	1,150	$72,500	$34.90	$98,600	$47.40	139%
Utica	170	$55,200	$26.50	$76,000	$36.50	-13.8%

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North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	90	$42,100	$20.20	$54,200	$26.00	-92.8%
Durham	370	NA	NA	NA	NA	-13.7%
Greensboro	150	$62,600	$30.10	$75,000	$36.10	-72.8%
Raleigh	50	$52,300	$25.20	$65,200	$31.30	-93.2%

Interested in learning more about becoming a lecturer? Check out Higher Education schools in North Carolina.

North Dakota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	NA	$57,500	$27.60	$64,800	$31.20	NA
Grand Forks	NA	$62,200	$29.90	$68,700	$33.00	NA

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Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	NA	$56,200	$27.00	$73,200	$35.20	NA
Cleveland	70	$46,600	$22.40	$66,400	$31.90	-95.3%
Columbus	410	NA	NA	NA	NA	-71.5%
Dayton	80	$48,300	$23.20	$59,300	$28.50	-86.5%
Lima	NA	$54,700	$26.30	$72,100	$34.70	NA
Toledo	60	$57,900	$27.90	$74,600	$35.90	-88.1%

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Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Medford	30	$61,900	$29.80	$75,800	$36.40	-72.2%
Portland	1,960	$61,800	$29.70	$96,500	$46.40	25.3%
Salem	NA	$55,100	$26.50	$83,400	$40.10	NA

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Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	400	$80,300	$38.60	$116,200	$55.90	-23.1%
Harrisburg	100	NA	NA	NA	NA	-80.2%
Philadelphia (Area)	3,500	$67,600	$32.50	$94,000	$45.20	4.5%
Pittsburgh	710	$101,800	$48.90	$110,100	$52.90	-59.4%
Scranton	70	$59,200	$28.50	$91,400	$43.90	-82.1%

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Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	830	$56,100	$27.00	$73,600	$35.40	-2.8%

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Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Knoxville	190	$60,000	$28.90	$74,400	$35.80	-63%
Nashville	940	$28,600	$13.80	$41,400	$19.90	-17.1%

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Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$50,400	$24.30	$92,100	$44.30	NA
Dallas (Area)	5,090	$71,700	$34.50	$79,800	$38.40	57.7%
Houston	1,360	$71,600	$34.40	$107,300	$51.60	-66.4%

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Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Salt Lake City	170	$44,900	$21.60	$62,400	$30.00	-82.4%

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Vermont

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	NA	$57,500	$27.70	$77,500	$37.20	NA

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Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	580	$36,100	$17.30	$52,600	$25.30	-38.2%
Roanoke	40	$63,200	$30.40	$74,600	$35.90	-83.6%
Virginia Beach	840	$67,000	$32.20	$88,000	$42.30	-27.2%

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Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	380	$59,700	$28.70	$78,100	$37.60	-88.1%
Spokane	50	$46,600	$22.40	$55,700	$26.80	-85.4%

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West Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntington	NA	$43,700	$21.00	$53,100	$25.50	NA

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Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Milwaukee	1,340	$58,100	$28.00	$77,900	$37.50	4.4%

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Wyoming

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cheyenne	70	$23,200	$11.20	$47,200	$22.70	8.8%

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