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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Ann Arbor, MI and Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary is $142,840 per year in Ann Arbor, MI. It is $78,670 per year in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. Ann Arbor, MI is 81.6% above Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 25-1066 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 140 wage and salary jobs in Ann Arbor, MI and 80 in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings