Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Mankato, MN

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Mankato

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,800 a year or less, while the top 10% make $119,390 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Mankato earn between $63,230 and $102,300.

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

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Mankato vs. Minnesota and the U.S.

Communications teachers, postsecondary in Mankato earn about the same as the Minnesota average ($85,970) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($90,010). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $78,580.

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

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Mankato

On the average salary of $86,370, a single filer in Mankato takes home about $65,242 a year, or $5,437 a month and $2,509 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Minnesota Paid Leave premiums are not included.

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Is Mankato a good place for communications teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mankato area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $86,370 buys what about $94,959 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Mankato ($49,530). A typical home costs $309,967, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Minnesota cities

Mankato ranks 3rd of 4 Minnesota metro areas for this job; Minneapolis pays the most ($87,900).

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Highest-paying cities for communications teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,630).

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