Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Dayton, OH

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Dayton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,870 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Dayton earn between $48,870 and $81,020.

*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 Dayton vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Communications teachers, postsecondary in Dayton earn about the same as the Ohio average ($74,530) and 18% 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 Dayton

On the average salary of $73,370, a single filer in Dayton takes home about $57,036 a year, or $4,753 a month and $2,194 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Dayton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Dayton area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $73,370 buys what about $79,153 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Dayton ($49,980). A typical home costs $186,200, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Ohio cities

Dayton ranks 4th of 6 Ohio metro areas for this job; Toledo pays the most ($78,680).

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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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