College Philosophy and Religion Instructors

Median Salary: $61,200

Many college philosophy and religion instructors across the United States share a few key professional traits. For example, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and achievement/effort can be vital for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 19,630 individuals were employed as college philosophy and religion instructors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to build on these characteristics and receive formal training, particularly if you're planning to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for college philosophy and religion instructors in the U.S. was $61,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $29.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about college philosophy and religion instructors, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.

College philosophy and religion instructors should be skilled in:

Written Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Inductive Reasoning
Near Vision
Problem Sensitivity

Different individuals go into different careers; college philosophy and religion instructors are typically:

Social
Artistic
Investigative

Working as a college philosophy or religion instructor requires knowledge in subjects like:

Philosophy and Theology
English Language
Education and Training
History and Archeology
Computers and Electronics

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as college philosophy and religion instructors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of college philosophy and religion instructors in each city as compared to the national average.

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%

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%

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%

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%

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

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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

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%

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%

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%

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%

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

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%

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%

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%