Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for biological science teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $84,620 a year. About 50,190 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $52,150
- 25th percentile
- $64,350
- Median percentile
- $84,620
- 75th percentile
- $126,770
- 90th percentile
- $169,900
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 $129,150
- Massachusetts $105,050
- Michigan $103,620
- New Hampshire $102,410
- Rhode Island $102,300
- Delaware $101,380
- Oregon $100,820
- Montana $100,480
- Illinois $99,060
- New Mexico $98,820
- Colorado $98,680
- New York $98,180
- Washington $97,280
- Minnesota $96,880
- District of Columbia $96,830
- Connecticut $96,470
- North Dakota $90,740
- Georgia $88,020
- Pennsylvania $85,970
- Nevada $85,040
- Maine $84,080
- Maryland $83,500
- Indiana $83,130
- Wyoming $82,930
- Texas $82,470
- South Carolina $82,300
- Vermont $82,230
- Idaho $81,620
- Utah $81,580
- Kansas $81,300
- Nebraska $81,190
- Missouri $80,970
- Ohio $79,600
- New Jersey $79,540
- Virginia $79,190
- Louisiana $79,010
- Tennessee $78,940
- Wisconsin $78,920
- Iowa $78,060
- North Carolina $77,700
- Arkansas $77,670
- Alabama $77,540
- South Dakota $76,570
- Kentucky $70,630
- West Virginia $67,190
- Mississippi $66,830
- Oklahoma $65,960
- Florida $57,140
By metro area
- San Diego, CA $166,850
- Madison, WI $142,490
- Riverside, CA $138,120
- Charlottesville, VA $135,930
- San Francisco, CA $133,540
- Fresno, CA $129,520
- Bakersfield, CA $128,910
- Boston, MA $128,070
- Los Angeles, CA $127,800
- Sacramento, CA $127,040
- San Jose, CA $126,380
- Albuquerque, NM $110,000
- Santa Maria, CA $109,430
- Fargo, ND $108,090
- Atlanta, GA $107,110
- Detroit, MI $106,530
- Ann Arbor, MI $105,290
- Amherst Town, MA $105,050
- Raleigh, NC $104,290
- Minneapolis, MN $102,520
- Norwich, CT $102,070
- Seattle, WA $102,060
- Chicago, IL $101,960
- Ithaca, NY $100,880
- Portland, OR $100,800
- Harrisburg, PA $100,740
- Birmingham, AL $100,610
- Houston, TX $100,430
- Hartford, CT $100,300
- Lafayette, LA $100,290
- Knoxville, TN $100,220
- Grand Rapids, MI $99,910
- Little Rock, AR $99,740
- New Orleans, LA $99,340
- Rochester, NY $99,050
- Lincoln, NE $98,950
- Austin, TX $98,720
- Denver, CO $98,680
- Albany, NY $98,430
- New York, NY $98,250
- Columbia, SC $97,550
- St. Louis, MO $97,120
- Providence, RI $97,090
- McAllen, TX $96,930
- Worcester, MA $96,660
- College Station, TX $96,100
- Erie, PA $95,750
- Greenville, SC $95,630
- Philadelphia, PA $95,260
- New Haven, CT $94,030
- Nashville, TN $93,960
- Syracuse, NY $93,470
- Lubbock, TX $92,040
- Kiryas Joel, NY $89,490
- Bloomington, IL $87,620
- Lexington, KY $85,830
- El Paso, TX $84,820
- Kansas City, MO $84,600
- Wilmington, NC $84,350
- Indianapolis, IN $84,250
- Milwaukee, WI $83,520
- Baltimore, MD $83,500
- Toledo, OH $83,110
- Bellingham, WA $82,560
- Washington, DC $82,520
- Dallas, TX $82,470
- Springfield, MA $82,470
- Charleston, SC $82,300
- Burlington, VT $82,230
- St. Cloud, MN $82,230
- Las Vegas, NV $81,690
- Auburn, AL $81,440
- Richmond, VA $81,220
- Duluth, MN $80,930
- Tuscaloosa, AL $80,860
- Allentown, PA $80,380
- Buffalo, NY $80,200
- Columbus, OH $80,200
- Spokane, WA $80,000
- Huntington, WV $79,870
- Manchester, NH $79,640
- Columbia, MO $79,290
- Evansville, IN $79,270
- Montgomery, AL $79,160
- Harrisonburg, VA $79,000
- Killeen, TX $78,920
- Scranton, PA $78,790
- Pittsburgh, PA $78,360
- Mobile, AL $78,300
- Virginia Beach, VA $78,260
- Reading, PA $78,220
- Portland, ME $78,210
- Cincinnati, OH $78,150
- Memphis, TN $77,620
- Dayton, OH $77,580
- Cleveland, OH $77,570
- Akron, OH $77,400
- San Antonio, TX $76,870
- Abilene, TX $76,510
- Winston, NC $76,410
- Fort Wayne, IN $76,260
- Davenport, IA $76,160
- Tulsa, OK $75,670
- Des Moines, IA $75,180
- Charlotte, NC $74,760
- Cedar Rapids, IA $74,360
- Springfield, MO $74,270
- Deltona, FL $73,500
- South Bend, IN $72,980
- Waterbury, CT $71,840
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $71,450
- Wheeling, WV $67,190
- Lakeland, FL $66,270
- Greensboro, NC $65,100
- Oklahoma City, OK $64,460
- Charleston, WV $64,150
- Laredo, TX $64,000
- Spartanburg, SC $63,820
- Kingsport, TN $62,930
- Roanoke, VA $62,160