Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $78,620 a year. About 93,560 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $47,570
- 25th percentile
- $61,620
- Median percentile
- $78,620
- 75th percentile
- $103,850
- 90th percentile
- $163,350
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
- Delaware $103,320
- California $99,410
- New York $98,850
- Vermont $97,980
- Rhode Island $97,580
- District of Columbia $96,900
- Massachusetts $85,820
- Maryland $85,590
- Michigan $82,990
- New Jersey $80,100
- Georgia $79,870
- Maine $79,860
- New Hampshire $79,090
- Louisiana $78,710
- Connecticut $78,600
- Montana $78,420
- Ohio $78,050
- Washington $77,950
- Minnesota $77,760
- Iowa $77,740
- Texas $77,560
- Wisconsin $77,560
- Pennsylvania $77,280
- Oregon $76,770
- New Mexico $76,240
- Indiana $76,050
- Missouri $75,960
- Nebraska $75,200
- Virginia $74,870
- North Carolina $73,800
- West Virginia $73,280
- Idaho $72,300
- Arizona $72,060
- Tennessee $72,030
- Colorado $70,060
- North Dakota $67,190
- Utah $66,220
- Kentucky $64,440
- Florida $63,820
- Alabama $63,540
- South Dakota $63,380
- Illinois $62,960
- South Carolina $62,420
- Oklahoma $62,200
- Kansas $61,260
- Arkansas $60,650
- Mississippi $60,580
- Wyoming $59,190
- Nevada $52,870
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $163,750
- Fresno, CA $135,970
- Visalia, CA $128,910
- San Francisco, CA $127,800
- Sacramento, CA $124,680
- Charlottesville, VA $104,570
- Ithaca, NY $102,910
- San Diego, CA $101,010
- New York, NY $100,950
- Lincoln, NE $98,800
- Boston, MA $96,170
- Houston, TX $96,050
- Binghamton, NY $95,160
- College Station, TX $94,740
- Providence, RI $94,490
- San Jose, CA $94,370
- Los Angeles, CA $91,490
- Augusta, GA $87,760
- Salem, OR $86,800
- St. Cloud, MN $85,820
- Baltimore, MD $85,590
- Bloomington, IN $84,830
- Amherst Town, MA $84,190
- Raleigh, NC $84,140
- Kiryas Joel, NY $84,060
- Detroit, MI $83,550
- Amarillo, TX $83,280
- New Orleans, LA $82,750
- Buffalo, NY $82,480
- Albany, NY $82,030
- Cleveland, OH $81,810
- Harrisburg, PA $81,790
- Worcester, MA $81,670
- Burlington, VT $81,520
- Syracuse, NY $81,420
- Seattle, WA $81,050
- Utica, NY $80,990
- Columbus, OH $80,700
- Washington, DC $80,190
- Austin, TX $80,000
- Bangor, ME $79,910
- Indianapolis, IN $79,720
- Pittsburgh, PA $79,610
- Milwaukee, WI $79,550
- Manchester, NH $79,080
- Atlanta, GA $79,010
- McAllen, TX $79,010
- Las Vegas, NV $78,950
- Hartford, CT $78,910
- Columbia, SC $78,880
- Abilene, TX $78,630
- New Haven, CT $78,600
- St. Louis, MO $78,510
- Cedar Rapids, IA $78,500
- Philadelphia, PA $78,380
- Dayton, OH $78,140
- Knoxville, TN $78,080
- Springfield, MA $78,010
- Santa Maria, CA $78,000
- San Antonio, TX $77,970
- Spokane, WA $77,910
- Birmingham, AL $77,850
- Lafayette, LA $77,510
- Harrisonburg, VA $77,480
- Fayetteville, NC $77,430
- Greensboro, NC $77,340
- La Crosse, WI $77,210
- Minneapolis, MN $77,060
- Dallas, TX $76,810
- Miami, FL $76,710
- Lancaster, PA $76,450
- Toledo, OH $76,350
- Walla Walla, WA $76,130
- Wilmington, NC $76,110
- Norwich, CT $75,940
- Columbia, MO $75,810
- Allentown, PA $75,730
- Pueblo, CO $75,730
- Portland, ME $75,680
- Portland, OR $75,660
- Omaha, NE $75,650
- Des Moines, IA $75,490
- Flagstaff, AZ $75,430
- Reading, PA $75,200
- Janesville, WI $74,950
- Deltona, FL $74,850
- South Bend, IN $74,800
- Greenville, NC $74,200
- Memphis, TN $73,990
- Richmond, VA $73,940
- Charlotte, NC $72,970
- Duluth, MN $71,950
- Kansas City, MO $71,870
- Virginia Beach, VA $71,500
- Huntington, WV $71,430
- Auburn, AL $71,290
- Phoenix, AZ $71,230
- Springfield, MO $70,130
- Denver, CO $70,060
- Tulsa, OK $67,680
- Fort Wayne, IN $67,210
- Nashville, TN $66,980
- Lexington, KY $66,570
- Bloomington, IL $66,300
- Fort Collins, CO $66,150
- Charleston, SC $65,800
- Grand Rapids, MI $65,470
- Greeley, CO $64,220
- Laredo, TX $63,830
- Jacksonville, FL $63,820
- Tampa, FL $63,780
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,300
- Chicago, IL $62,960
- Montgomery, AL $62,930
- Mobile, AL $62,840
- Erie, PA $62,760
- Oklahoma City, OK $62,720
- Huntsville, AL $62,620
- North Port, FL $62,170
- Durham, NC $62,130