Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Median Salary
$75,350
per year
Employment
60,830
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$39,530
25th percentile
$53,770
Median
$75,350
75th percentile
$97,590
90th percentile
$126,860

💰 Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
California$111,850+48.4%
Louisiana$83,710+11.1%
New York$82,020+8.9%
District of Columbia$80,810+7.2%
Connecticut$80,620+7.0%
Rhode Island$80,030+6.2%
Massachusetts$79,980+6.1%
Michigan$79,910+6.1%
Minnesota$78,950+4.8%
Nebraska$78,950+4.8%
Maryland$78,820+4.6%
Arizona$78,520+4.2%
Vermont$78,100+3.6%
New Jersey$77,600+3.0%
North Dakota$77,540+2.9%
Utah$77,090+2.3%
Virginia$77,060+2.3%
Maine$77,050+2.3%
Washington$75,170-0.2%
Pennsylvania$74,910-0.6%
Wisconsin$74,790-0.7%
Arkansas$74,500-1.1%
Nevada$74,240-1.5%
Oregon$73,880-2.0%
Tennessee$72,390-3.9%
Montana$70,320-6.7%
North Carolina$70,050-7.0%
Texas$68,280-9.4%
Colorado$66,870-11.3%
South Carolina$66,690-11.5%
Wyoming$66,350-11.9%
Indiana$66,150-12.2%
Missouri$65,910-12.5%
Idaho$65,720-12.8%
New Mexico$64,830-14.0%
Alabama$63,730-15.4%
Florida$63,640-15.5%
South Dakota$63,350-15.9%
West Virginia$63,270-16.0%
Kansas$63,010-16.4%
Georgia$62,510-17.0%
Ohio$62,400-17.2%
Iowa$62,090-17.6%
Mississippi$61,860-17.9%
Illinois$61,560-18.3%
Kentucky$61,450-18.4%
Oklahoma$60,880-19.2%
Hawaii$49,800-33.9%
New Hampshire$49,250-34.6%

🏙️ Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$129,100+71.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$123,910+64.4%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$121,520+61.3%
Wilmington, NC$106,070+40.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$105,730+40.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$105,640+40.2%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$103,930+37.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$103,850+37.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$103,790+37.7%
College Station-Bryan, TX$96,960+28.7%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$96,920+28.6%
Ithaca, NY$92,870+23.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$92,720+23.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$90,940+20.7%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$86,290+14.5%
Reading, PA$83,780+11.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$83,400+10.7%
Reno, NV$83,000+10.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$82,700+9.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$82,370+9.3%
New Haven, CT$82,310+9.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$81,870+8.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$80,640+7.0%
Rochester, NY$80,560+6.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$80,440+6.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$80,030+6.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$79,980+6.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79,820+5.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$79,680+5.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$79,560+5.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$79,380+5.3%
Lincoln, NE$79,340+5.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,220+5.1%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,970+4.8%
Columbia, SC$78,880+4.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$78,820+4.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$78,520+4.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$78,520+4.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,510+4.2%
Mankato, MN$78,500+4.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$78,420+4.1%
Boulder, CO$78,420+4.1%
Knoxville, TN$78,330+4.0%
Columbia, MO$78,160+3.7%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$78,100+3.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$78,040+3.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$77,870+3.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$77,540+2.9%
Amarillo, TX$77,400+2.7%
Worcester, MA$77,240+2.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$76,870+2.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$76,680+1.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$76,460+1.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$76,450+1.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$76,370+1.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$76,340+1.3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$76,290+1.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$76,110+1.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$75,920+0.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$75,770+0.6%
Flagstaff, AZ$75,550+0.3%
Evansville, IN$75,330-0.0%
Springfield, MA$75,330-0.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$75,310-0.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$75,180-0.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$75,150-0.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$75,100-0.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$75,040-0.4%
St. Cloud, MN$74,990-0.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$74,910-0.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$74,790-0.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$74,640-0.9%
Birmingham, AL$74,600-1.0%
Syracuse, NY$74,380-1.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$74,150-1.6%
Kenosha, WI$74,090-1.7%
Salem, OR$74,040-1.7%
Tulsa, OK$73,540-2.4%
Tucson, AZ$72,910-3.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$72,530-3.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$71,630-4.9%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$71,450-5.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$70,730-6.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$69,750-7.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$69,650-7.6%
Erie, PA$67,890-9.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$67,400-10.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$67,230-10.8%
Bangor, ME$66,590-11.6%
Fayetteville, NC$66,560-11.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$66,290-12.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$66,160-12.2%
Terre Haute, IN$66,150-12.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$65,880-12.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$65,680-12.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$65,620-12.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$65,530-13.0%
Albuquerque, NM$65,330-13.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$65,190-13.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$65,160-13.5%
Richmond, VA$65,130-13.6%
Jacksonville, FL$65,110-13.6%
Springfield, MO$65,110-13.6%
Colorado Springs, CO$64,970-13.8%
Tyler, TX$64,960-13.8%
Toledo, OH$64,880-13.9%
Puerto Rico$64,790-14.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$64,600-14.3%
Boise City, ID$64,400-14.5%
Huntsville, AL$63,730-15.4%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$63,590-15.6%
Akron, OH$63,390-15.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,280-16.0%
Bloomington, IL$62,950-16.5%
Asheville, NC$62,790-16.7%
Mobile, AL$62,750-16.7%
Spartanburg, SC$62,690-16.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$62,490-17.1%
Jackson, MS$62,440-17.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$61,970-17.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$61,810-18.0%
Charleston, WV$61,680-18.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$61,450-18.4%
Columbus, OH$61,390-18.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,360-18.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$61,350-18.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,320-18.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,280-18.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$61,270-18.7%
Cleveland, OH$60,990-19.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$60,620-19.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$60,550-19.6%
Montgomery, AL$60,490-19.7%
El Paso, TX$60,180-20.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$60,010-20.4%
Wichita, KS$59,770-20.7%
Roanoke, VA$59,290-21.3%
Lubbock, TX$57,690-23.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$56,770-24.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$54,620-27.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$54,120-28.2%
Yakima, WA$51,670-31.4%
Abilene, TX$50,440-33.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$48,700-35.4%
Laredo, TX$48,650-35.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$48,090-36.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$46,410-38.4%
Corvallis, OR$45,920-39.1%
Greeley, CO$41,670-44.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$40,390-46.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$37,500-50.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$37,070-50.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.