Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Median Salary
$78,620
per year
Employment
93,560
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$47,570
25th percentile
$61,620
Median
$78,620
75th percentile
$103,850
90th percentile
$163,350

💰 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Delaware$103,320+31.4%
California$99,410+26.4%
New York$98,850+25.7%
Vermont$97,980+24.6%
Rhode Island$97,580+24.1%
District of Columbia$96,900+23.3%
Massachusetts$85,820+9.2%
Maryland$85,590+8.9%
Michigan$82,990+5.6%
New Jersey$80,100+1.9%
Georgia$79,870+1.6%
Maine$79,860+1.6%
New Hampshire$79,090+0.6%
Louisiana$78,710+0.1%
Connecticut$78,600-0.0%
Montana$78,420-0.3%
Ohio$78,050-0.7%
Washington$77,950-0.9%
Minnesota$77,760-1.1%
Iowa$77,740-1.1%
Texas$77,560-1.3%
Wisconsin$77,560-1.3%
Pennsylvania$77,280-1.7%
Oregon$76,770-2.4%
New Mexico$76,240-3.0%
Indiana$76,050-3.3%
Missouri$75,960-3.4%
Nebraska$75,200-4.4%
Virginia$74,870-4.8%
North Carolina$73,800-6.1%
West Virginia$73,280-6.8%
Idaho$72,300-8.0%
Arizona$72,060-8.3%
Tennessee$72,030-8.4%
Colorado$70,060-10.9%
North Dakota$67,190-14.5%
Utah$66,220-15.8%
Kentucky$64,440-18.0%
Florida$63,820-18.8%
Alabama$63,540-19.2%
South Dakota$63,380-19.4%
Illinois$62,960-19.9%
South Carolina$62,420-20.6%
Oklahoma$62,200-20.9%
Kansas$61,260-22.1%
Arkansas$60,650-22.9%
Mississippi$60,580-22.9%
Wyoming$59,190-24.7%
Nevada$52,870-32.8%

🏙️ Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$163,750+108.3%
Fresno, CA$135,970+72.9%
Visalia, CA$128,910+64.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$127,800+62.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$124,680+58.6%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$104,910+33.4%
Charlottesville, VA$104,570+33.0%
Ithaca, NY$102,910+30.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$101,270+28.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$101,010+28.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$100,950+28.4%
Pittsfield, MA$100,490+27.8%
Lincoln, NE$98,800+25.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$96,170+22.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$96,050+22.2%
Binghamton, NY$95,160+21.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$94,740+20.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$94,490+20.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$94,370+20.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$91,490+16.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$87,760+11.6%
Salem, OR$86,800+10.4%
St. Cloud, MN$85,820+9.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$85,590+8.9%
Bloomington, IN$84,830+7.9%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$84,190+7.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$84,140+7.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$84,060+6.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$83,550+6.3%
Amarillo, TX$83,280+5.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$82,750+5.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$82,480+4.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$82,030+4.3%
Cleveland, OH$81,810+4.1%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$81,790+4.0%
Worcester, MA$81,670+3.9%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$81,520+3.7%
Syracuse, NY$81,420+3.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$81,050+3.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$80,990+3.0%
Columbus, OH$80,700+2.6%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,190+2.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$80,000+1.8%
Bangor, ME$79,910+1.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$79,720+1.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$79,610+1.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$79,550+1.2%
Terre Haute, IN$79,130+0.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$79,080+0.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$79,010+0.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$79,010+0.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$78,970+0.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$78,950+0.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$78,910+0.4%
Columbia, SC$78,880+0.3%
Abilene, TX$78,630+0.0%
New Haven, CT$78,600-0.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$78,510-0.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$78,500-0.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$78,380-0.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$78,140-0.6%
Knoxville, TN$78,080-0.7%
Springfield, MA$78,010-0.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,000-0.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$77,970-0.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$77,910-0.9%
Birmingham, AL$77,850-1.0%
Lafayette, LA$77,510-1.4%
Harrisonburg, VA$77,480-1.5%
Fayetteville, NC$77,430-1.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$77,340-1.6%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$77,210-1.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$77,060-2.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$76,810-2.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$76,710-2.4%
Lancaster, PA$76,450-2.8%
Toledo, OH$76,350-2.9%
Mankato, MN$76,320-2.9%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$76,190-3.1%
Walla Walla, WA$76,130-3.2%
Wilmington, NC$76,110-3.2%
Peoria, IL$75,960-3.4%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$75,940-3.4%
Columbia, MO$75,810-3.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$75,730-3.7%
Pueblo, CO$75,730-3.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$75,680-3.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75,660-3.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$75,650-3.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$75,490-4.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$75,430-4.1%
Reading, PA$75,200-4.4%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$74,950-4.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$74,850-4.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$74,800-4.9%
Greenville, NC$74,200-5.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$73,990-5.9%
Richmond, VA$73,940-6.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$72,970-7.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$72,750-7.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$71,950-8.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$71,870-8.6%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$71,500-9.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$71,430-9.1%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$71,290-9.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$71,230-9.4%
Springfield, MO$70,130-10.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$70,060-10.9%
Tulsa, OK$67,680-13.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$67,210-14.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$66,980-14.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$66,570-15.3%
Bloomington, IL$66,300-15.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$66,150-15.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$65,800-16.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$65,470-16.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$65,190-17.1%
Greeley, CO$64,220-18.3%
Laredo, TX$63,830-18.8%
Jacksonville, FL$63,820-18.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$63,780-18.9%
Puerto Rico$63,500-19.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$63,500-19.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,300-19.5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$62,960-19.9%
Montgomery, AL$62,930-20.0%
Mobile, AL$62,840-20.1%
Erie, PA$62,760-20.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$62,720-20.2%
Huntsville, AL$62,620-20.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$62,170-20.9%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$62,130-21.0%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,970-21.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$61,740-21.5%
Jackson, MS$61,650-21.6%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$61,600-21.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,380-21.9%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$61,290-22.0%
Tyler, TX$61,250-22.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$61,140-22.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$60,700-22.8%
Boise City, ID$60,480-23.1%
El Paso, TX$60,440-23.1%
Canton-Massillon, OH$59,590-24.2%
Tallahassee, FL$58,970-25.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$58,830-25.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$58,390-25.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$58,230-25.9%
Roanoke, VA$54,880-30.2%
Asheville, NC$50,920-35.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.