Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary

The median pay for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $85,020 a year. About 11,300 people hold this job.

Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities

By state

• New Hampshire $125,450
• Kansas $107,120
• California $105,220
• Maine $103,060
• New York $101,800
• District of Columbia $101,700
• Massachusetts $100,470
• Connecticut $99,900
• New Jersey $97,500
• Pennsylvania $96,010
• Maryland $91,330
• Illinois $90,030
• Michigan $87,840
• Virginia $85,960
• Indiana $84,970
• Utah $82,990
• Alaska $81,700
• Minnesota $81,580
• Washington $81,410
• Oregon $80,310
• Ohio $80,060
• Colorado $79,190
• Wisconsin $78,770
• Montana $78,690
• Georgia $77,630
• Oklahoma $76,600
• Wyoming $76,170
• Arizona $75,680
• Tennessee $75,060
• Kentucky $74,690
• Texas $72,250
• West Virginia $71,200
• Florida $66,520
• North Carolina $66,470
• South Carolina $64,500
• Alabama $63,090

By metro area

• Santa Maria, CA $145,530
• San Jose, CA $129,270
• San Francisco, CA $125,890
• San Diego, CA $118,970
• Ann Arbor, MI $106,140
• Sacramento, CA $104,410
• New York, NY $103,700
• Los Angeles, CA $102,030
• Washington, DC $101,700
• Philadelphia, PA $101,180
• Chicago, IL $100,760
• Boston, MA $100,140
• Syracuse, NY $98,490
• Austin, TX $97,200
• Seattle, WA $95,980
• Oklahoma City, OK $86,240
• Richmond, VA $85,960
• Albany, NY $82,150
• Virginia Beach, VA $81,790
• Cleveland, OH $81,670
• Minneapolis, MN $81,220
• Portland, OR $81,120
• Atlanta, GA $80,980
• Denver, CO $79,050
• Milwaukee, WI $78,770
• Detroit, MI $78,230
• Houston, TX $77,900
• Cincinnati, OH $76,200
• Dallas, TX $76,080
• Charlotte, NC $73,010
• San Antonio, TX $71,930
• Tampa, FL $66,520