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Communicator vs Teacher/Secondary

In 2025, the median salary for Communicator was $64 (0.1%) higher than for Teacher/Secondary: $117,258 against $117,194. Communicator had 396 people on the list, Teacher/Secondary 1,177.

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CommunicatorTeacher/Secondary
People on the 2025 list3961,177
Median salary$117,258$117,194
Middle half$112,648–$126,446$116,246–$120,245
Highest salary$185,930$149,050
Total salaries$47,602,831$138,403,505
People, change+10.6% vs 2024−14.5% vs 2024
Median, change+7.3% vs 2024−12.2% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearCommunicatorTeacher/Secondary
2009$104,472
2010$104,861
2011$104,500
2012$101,951
2013$102,975
2014$107,587$101,556
2015$104,338$102,675
2016$103,985$108,776
2017$102,978$102,464
2018$106,072$101,684
2019$105,852$100,844
2020$106,127$101,769
2021$105,049$104,067
2022$108,766$101,743
2023$106,951$103,015
2024$109,245$133,428
2025$117,258$117,194

People on the list by year

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YearCommunicatorTeacher/Secondary
200910
201088
201193
2012312
2013253
2014727
20152316
201629184
201723530
201840105
201954108
202072779
20211012,687
20221402,451
2023202796
20243581,377
20253961,177

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, Communicator or Teacher/Secondary?

By median salary in 2025, Communicator: $117,258 against $117,194.

Which has more people on the list?

Teacher/Secondary: 1,177 against 396 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2014?

In 2014 the median for Communicator was $107,587 and for Teacher/Secondary $101,556, a gap of $6,031; in 2025 the gap was $64.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $100,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work