Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Scranton, PA

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Scranton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,310 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Scranton earn between $52,180 and $96,120.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Scranton vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Scranton earn 7% less than the Pennsylvania average ($81,800) and 19% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

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

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Scranton

On the average salary of $76,210, a single filer in Scranton takes home about $60,104 a year, or $5,009 a month and $2,312 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Scranton a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Scranton area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $76,210 buys what about $81,459 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Scranton ($46,330). A typical home costs $227,793, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Scranton ranks 6th of 7 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($90,990).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

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