Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $103,170 a year. About 9,900 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $59,700
- 25th percentile
- $77,260
- Median percentile
- $103,170
- 75th percentile
- $135,510
- 90th percentile
- $203,190
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
- California $133,230
- New Jersey $131,930
- New Hampshire $130,230
- Oregon $128,140
- Connecticut $123,770
- Virginia $119,940
- Arizona $110,600
- Massachusetts $108,930
- Maryland $107,700
- Wisconsin $107,370
- New Mexico $106,990
- Nevada $105,860
- Pennsylvania $105,650
- Texas $105,080
- Michigan $104,780
- Oklahoma $104,270
- Washington $103,070
- North Carolina $102,980
- Minnesota $102,900
- Missouri $102,200
- Kansas $101,750
- Wyoming $100,240
- Indiana $99,970
- North Dakota $98,000
- Iowa $97,660
- Utah $97,240
- Kentucky $95,830
- Maine $95,320
- Ohio $94,890
- Georgia $94,790
- New York $87,350
- Illinois $87,150
- Tennessee $85,020
- Florida $81,980
- Alabama $81,940
- West Virginia $81,850
- Colorado $79,190
- Mississippi $77,670
- South Carolina $76,500
- South Dakota $63,160
By metro area
- Los Angeles, CA $175,120
- New Haven, CT $163,850
- Riverside, CA $163,120
- College Station, TX $160,550
- San Francisco, CA $134,670
- Seattle, WA $132,070
- Austin, TX $129,110
- Philadelphia, PA $128,690
- Portland, OR $128,140
- Sacramento, CA $127,480
- Virginia Beach, VA $125,320
- Boston, MA $124,440
- Minneapolis, MN $123,480
- Phoenix, AZ $110,600
- Hartford, CT $108,460
- Washington, DC $108,220
- Wilmington, NC $107,850
- Baltimore, MD $107,450
- Bangor, ME $107,240
- Dallas, TX $105,700
- San Diego, CA $105,080
- Houston, TX $102,880
- Columbus, OH $101,380
- Santa Maria, CA $100,710
- El Paso, TX $99,030
- New York, NY $97,860
- Miami, FL $89,900
- Kansas City, MO $86,760
- Denver, CO $85,030
- Milwaukee, WI $82,810
- Chicago, IL $82,190
- Albany, NY $81,600
- Syracuse, NY $81,440
- Orlando, FL $79,770
- Buffalo, NY $76,740
- Charleston, SC $76,500
- Tampa, FL $75,480
- Kiryas Joel, NY $65,920