Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Salary in Rochester, NY

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay range in Rochester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,470 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,740 or more. The middle half of other postsecondary teachers in Rochester earn between $63,450 and $104,140.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay in Rochester vs. New York and the U.S.

Other postsecondary teachers in Rochester earn 8% more than the New York average ($85,050) and about the same as the U.S. average ($90,630). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $77,640.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary after taxes in Rochester

On the average salary of $92,050, a single filer in Rochester takes home about $69,112 a year, or $5,759 a month and $2,658 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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Is Rochester a good place for other postsecondary teachers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Rochester area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $92,050 buys what about $94,863 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Rochester ($51,210). A typical home costs $285,034, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary in other New York cities

Rochester ranks 2nd of 6 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($93,560).

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Highest-paying cities for other postsecondary teachers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,460).

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary by city

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