Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Median Salary
$80,340
per year
Employment
41,530
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$49,050
25th percentile
$63,400
Median
$80,340
75th percentile
$105,920
90th percentile
$153,600

💰 Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
California$107,340+33.6%
Delaware$102,340+27.4%
Maryland$101,430+26.3%
District of Columbia$101,250+26.0%
New York$100,720+25.4%
Michigan$99,900+24.3%
North Dakota$97,110+20.9%
New Hampshire$95,030+18.3%
Rhode Island$94,360+17.5%
Utah$93,090+15.9%
Louisiana$91,340+13.7%
Connecticut$84,500+5.2%
New Mexico$83,600+4.1%
Idaho$83,010+3.3%
Massachusetts$82,930+3.2%
Minnesota$82,640+2.9%
Maine$81,660+1.6%
Nevada$81,300+1.2%
Vermont$81,100+0.9%
New Jersey$80,790+0.6%
Oregon$80,060-0.3%
Kansas$79,730-0.8%
Georgia$79,440-1.1%
Missouri$79,240-1.4%
Alaska$79,040-1.6%
Arizona$78,610-2.2%
Ohio$78,530-2.3%
Iowa$78,450-2.4%
Washington$78,330-2.5%
Virginia$77,950-3.0%
Illinois$77,860-3.1%
Indiana$77,820-3.1%
Wisconsin$77,580-3.4%
Nebraska$77,340-3.7%
Montana$77,120-4.0%
Texas$77,060-4.1%
Colorado$76,810-4.4%
Tennessee$76,010-5.4%
Pennsylvania$75,960-5.5%
Alabama$75,340-6.2%
North Carolina$75,260-6.3%
South Carolina$74,890-6.8%
Kentucky$74,520-7.2%
West Virginia$74,280-7.5%
Florida$69,050-14.1%
Wyoming$65,050-19.0%
South Dakota$65,020-19.1%
Mississippi$62,590-22.1%
Oklahoma$61,720-23.2%
Arkansas$60,730-24.4%

🏙️ Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Ann Arbor, MI$142,840+77.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$137,810+71.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$133,880+66.6%
Fresno, CA$133,490+66.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$129,610+61.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$126,690+57.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$126,080+56.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$109,140+35.8%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$105,720+31.6%
Wilmington, NC$105,420+31.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$104,560+30.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$104,480+30.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$103,780+29.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$102,740+27.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$101,980+26.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$101,810+26.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$101,670+26.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$100,980+25.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$100,780+25.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$100,450+25.0%
Columbia, SC$100,260+24.8%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$100,190+24.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$99,900+24.3%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$98,250+22.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$97,580+21.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$97,110+20.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$94,360+17.5%
Ithaca, NY$93,500+16.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$93,160+16.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$92,190+14.7%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$89,160+11.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$87,780+9.3%
Worcester, MA$86,300+7.4%
Greenville, NC$86,110+7.2%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$85,170+6.0%
Bloomington, IL$84,110+4.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$83,690+4.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$83,670+4.1%
St. Cloud, MN$83,190+3.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$82,930+3.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$82,790+3.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$82,450+2.6%
Lincoln, NE$82,430+2.6%
Laredo, TX$82,260+2.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$81,990+2.1%
Richmond, VA$81,870+1.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$81,780+1.8%
Bangor, ME$81,660+1.6%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$81,630+1.6%
Boulder, CO$81,250+1.1%
Columbus, OH$81,220+1.1%
Rochester, NY$81,120+1.0%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$81,100+0.9%
Knoxville, TN$81,030+0.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$81,030+0.9%
Utica-Rome, NY$80,420+0.1%
Springfield, MA$80,340+0.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$80,190-0.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$80,040-0.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$80,000-0.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$79,860-0.6%
Cleveland, OH$79,840-0.6%
Kansas City, MO-KS$79,570-1.0%
Mankato, MN$79,420-1.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79,400-1.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$79,240-1.4%
Syracuse, NY$79,210-1.4%
Columbia, MO$78,980-1.7%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$78,950-1.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$78,920-1.8%
Bellingham, WA$78,820-1.9%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$78,770-2.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$78,670-2.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,660-2.1%
Birmingham, AL$78,590-2.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$78,530-2.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$78,480-2.3%
Boise City, ID$78,210-2.7%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$78,210-2.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$78,100-2.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$77,980-2.9%
Toledo, OH$77,970-2.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$77,950-3.0%
Akron, OH$77,920-3.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$77,860-3.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$77,840-3.1%
New Haven, CT$77,740-3.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$77,720-3.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$77,440-3.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$77,440-3.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$77,430-3.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$77,380-3.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$77,380-3.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$77,100-4.0%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$77,000-4.2%
Harrisonburg, VA$76,710-4.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$76,680-4.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$76,600-4.7%
Duluth, MN-WI$76,470-4.8%
Evansville, IN$76,330-5.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$76,320-5.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$76,190-5.2%
Erie, PA$76,170-5.2%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$75,960-5.5%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$75,680-5.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$75,340-6.2%
Springfield, MO$75,250-6.3%
Reading, PA$74,840-6.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$73,670-8.3%
Walla Walla, WA$73,070-9.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$72,800-9.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$72,110-10.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$69,930-13.0%
Jacksonville, FL$69,250-13.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$69,050-14.1%
Green Bay, WI$68,580-14.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$67,710-15.7%
Puerto Rico$66,580-17.1%
Ponce, PR$65,570-18.4%
Jackson, TN$65,180-18.9%
Roanoke, VA$65,080-19.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$64,670-19.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$64,490-19.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$64,200-20.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$63,920-20.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$63,820-20.6%
Asheville, NC$63,560-20.9%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,530-20.9%
Montgomery, AL$63,080-21.5%
Mobile, AL$62,950-21.6%
Abilene, TX$61,940-22.9%
Jackson, MS$61,570-23.4%
Huntsville, AL$61,430-23.5%
Amarillo, TX$60,730-24.4%
Greeley, CO$59,990-25.3%
El Paso, TX$59,960-25.4%
Tulsa, OK$59,330-26.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.