Philosophy and Religion Lecturers

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Many philosophy and religion lecturers have a number of professional traits in common. For example, cooperation, concern for others, and initiative serve as effective workplace tools, especially when blended with solid career training. Around 19,630 people worked as philosophy and religion lecturers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it is vital to build on these characteristics and pursue top-notch training, particularly if you choose to move up in the field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that philosophy and religion lecturers brought home a median annual pay of $61,200 in 2009, equal to $29.40 per hour. Of course, income levels can vary by education, experience and locale.

Below, you will find more data about philosophy and religion lecturers, including wages and job density for metro areas across the country.

Philosophy and religion lecturers should be skilled in: Oral Expression Inductive Reasoning Near Vision Problem Sensitivity Originality

Different people go into different careers. Philosophy and Religion Lecturers are typically: Social Artistic Investigative

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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 employed as philosophy and religion lecturers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of philosophy and religion lecturers in each city as compared to the national average. Want career information in a different city? Learn more about careers across the country on CareerXE™ at WorldWideLearn.com.

Here is how median wages for philosophy and religion lecturers break down across the nation.

Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	100	$46,000	$22.10	$70,200	$33.80	29.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Alabama.

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	120	$43,400	$20.90	$60,200	$28.90	-52.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Arizona.

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	60	$47,200	$22.70	$60,000	$28.80	14%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Arkansas.

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	650	$73,900	$35.50	$92,000	$44.20	-18.7%
Oakland	170	$76,300	$36.70	$87,500	$42.10	14%
Oxnard	60	$84,100	$40.40	$98,100	$47.20	46%
Riverside	120	$90,500	$43.50	$116,600	$56.10	-33.3%
Sacramento	NA	$52,400	$25.20	$73,200	$35.20	NA
San Diego	140	$80,600	$38.80	$110,400	$53.10	-27.3%
San Francisco (Area)	NA	$76,600	$36.80	$90,900	$43.70	NA
San Francisco (City)	NA	$76,900	$37.00	$94,300	$45.30	NA
San Jose	100	$80,700	$38.80	$97,000	$46.60	-23.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in California.

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	NA	$59,100	$28.40	$75,800	$36.50	NA

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Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	40	$77,200	$37.10	$108,600	$52.20	-41.3%
Hartford	140	$69,900	$33.60	$96,900	$46.60	61.3%
New Haven	60	$64,700	$31.10	$83,200	$40.00	51.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy 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)	490	$58,900	$28.30	$77,500	$37.30	9.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in District of Columbia.

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jacksonville	90	$53,900	$25.90	$65,200	$31.30	1.3%
Miami (Area)	120	$57,400	$27.60	$79,600	$38.30	-44.7%
Orlando	120	$59,100	$28.40	$71,800	$34.50	-17.3%
Tampa	150	$39,200	$18.80	$77,700	$37.40	-10.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Florida.

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	270	$67,000	$32.20	$87,500	$42.10	-22.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Georgia.

Hawaii

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	150	$61,400	$29.50	$82,400	$39.60	134%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Hawaii.

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	30	$59,500	$28.60	$69,100	$33.20	152%
Chicago (Area)	700	$50,900	$24.50	$66,000	$31.70	30%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Illinois.

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	50	$56,600	$27.20	$63,400	$30.50	48.7%
Indianapolis	120	$58,800	$28.30	$74,400	$35.80	-11.3%
South Bend	NA	$60,000	$28.80	$78,100	$37.50	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Indiana.

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Des Moines	50	$46,100	$22.10	$51,900	$24.90	-4.7%
Dubuque	40	$41,300	$19.90	$50,000	$24.00	444.7%
Waterloo	40	$67,200	$32.30	$82,700	$39.80	206%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Iowa.

Kansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	50	$39,900	$19.20	$55,600	$26.70	3.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Kansas.

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	60	$51,000	$24.50	$67,500	$32.50	71.3%
Louisville	50	$51,500	$24.70	$73,600	$35.40	-42%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Kentucky.

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	340	$59,600	$28.60	$77,500	$37.30	80.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy 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)	510	$80,000	$38.50	$102,000	$49.00	102.7%
Springfield	150	NA	NA	NA	NA	252%
Worcester	100	$70,800	$34.00	$83,500	$40.10	168%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy 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)	90	$58,300	$28.00	$72,500	$34.90	-65.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Michigan.

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	340	$57,400	$27.60	$69,000	$33.20	30.7%
St. Cloud	60	$52,800	$25.40	$64,700	$31.10	289.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Minnesota.

Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	NA	$51,900	$24.90	$76,500	$36.80	NA

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Mississippi.

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	90	$51,800	$24.90	$61,100	$29.40	-38%
Springfield	50	$56,300	$27.10	$76,800	$36.90	68.7%
St. Louis	250	$55,800	$26.80	$71,000	$34.20	27.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Missouri.

Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	60	$70,200	$33.80	$86,400	$41.50	-13.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Nebraska.

New Hampshire

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	50	$70,700	$34.00	$85,900	$41.30	259.3%

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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
Buffalo	70	$69,600	$33.50	$85,100	$40.90	-7.3%
New York (Area)	1,070	$62,600	$30.10	$90,700	$43.60	-20.7%
Poughkeepsie	40	$80,800	$38.80	$102,900	$49.50	6.7%
Rochester	100	$78,200	$37.60	$138,700	$66.70	36.7%
Syracuse	40	$73,600	$35.40	$94,500	$45.40	-14%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in New York.

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	110	$59,300	$28.50	$78,600	$37.80	-12.7%
Greensboro	100	$43,500	$20.90	$60,600	$29.10	97.3%
Raleigh	120	$47,900	$23.00	$64,000	$30.80	55.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in North Carolina.

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-26%
Canton	40	$63,200	$30.40	$78,600	$37.80	44%
Cincinnati	160	$60,300	$29.00	$79,300	$38.10	4%
Cleveland	220	$59,200	$28.50	$83,600	$40.20	48.7%
Columbus	130	$65,800	$31.70	$89,400	$43.00	-2%
Dayton	130	$57,400	$27.60	$74,700	$35.90	130%
Toledo	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	52.7%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Ohio.

Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	90	$44,500	$21.40	$68,900	$33.10	4%
Tulsa	50	$52,800	$25.40	$64,100	$30.80	-19.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in Oklahoma.

Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	200	$56,700	$27.30	$74,900	$36.00	32.7%

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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	160	$58,800	$28.30	$74,300	$35.70	215.3%
Erie	90	$66,400	$31.90	$100,200	$48.20	375.3%
Harrisburg	70	$68,000	$32.70	$87,000	$41.80	60.7%
Philadelphia (Area)	480	$63,000	$30.30	$89,200	$42.90	73.3%
Pittsburgh	160	$65,800	$31.70	$93,500	$45.00	-6%
Reading	30	$58,100	$27.90	$74,800	$35.90	36.7%
Scranton	130	$52,100	$25.10	$70,200	$33.70	234.7%

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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	NA	$81,300	$39.10	$114,600	$55.10	NA

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South Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	60	$56,400	$27.10	$74,400	$35.80	24%
Greenville	90	$65,800	$31.60	$84,400	$40.60	98%
Spartanburg	40	$56,400	$27.10	$78,700	$37.90	112%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in South Carolina.

South Dakota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Sioux Falls	30	$49,800	$23.90	$67,400	$32.40	51.3%

Interested in learning more about becoming a philosophy or religion lecturer? Check out Philosophy schools in South Dakota.

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Knoxville	70	$46,700	$22.50	$64,200	$30.90	42.7%
Nashville	330	$54,700	$26.30	$76,100	$36.60	204%

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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	$79,900	$38.40	$115,800	$55.70	NA
Dallas (Area)	130	$56,500	$27.20	$81,300	$39.10	-57.3%
Houston	210	$76,300	$36.70	$87,100	$41.90	-44.7%
Lubbock	40	$62,200	$29.90	$76,600	$36.80	127.3%
San Antonio	120	$64,400	$31.00	$81,200	$39.00	-8%

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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	$64,600	$31.10	$78,000	$37.50	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	70	$61,900	$29.80	$80,800	$38.90	-19.3%
Virginia Beach	150	$59,600	$28.70	$72,000	$34.60	37.3%

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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)	340	$48,400	$23.30	$59,100	$28.40	36.7%
Spokane	70	$52,100	$25.10	$69,100	$33.20	116%

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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	120	$60,100	$28.90	$75,500	$36.30	-2.7%

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