Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $63,820 a year. About 114,110 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $41,960
- 25th percentile
- $50,320
- Median percentile
- $63,820
- 75th percentile
- $82,360
- 90th percentile
- $108,620
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
- Wisconsin $82,620
- South Carolina $79,610
- Massachusetts $78,780
- Washington $77,530
- Alaska $77,310
- Minnesota $76,920
- California $76,630
- New York $75,170
- Wyoming $74,210
- North Dakota $73,570
- South Dakota $72,940
- New Jersey $72,440
- Colorado $70,130
- Oklahoma $67,060
- Oregon $65,430
- Rhode Island $65,210
- West Virginia $65,200
- Texas $65,180
- New Hampshire $65,040
- Arizona $64,930
- Michigan $63,440
- Pennsylvania $63,160
- Alabama $62,580
- Illinois $62,480
- Vermont $62,450
- Delaware $62,400
- North Carolina $62,390
- Tennessee $62,310
- Iowa $62,270
- Maryland $62,060
- Maine $61,740
- Nevada $61,740
- Kentucky $61,080
- Ohio $60,600
- Nebraska $60,490
- New Mexico $60,490
- Georgia $60,320
- Florida $59,990
- Idaho $59,730
- Missouri $59,640
- Connecticut $59,420
- Indiana $57,820
- Virginia $57,820
- Montana $57,270
- Louisiana $56,480
- Hawaii $51,990
- Utah $50,740
- Mississippi $50,670
- Arkansas $50,120
- Kansas $48,790
By metro area
- Chico, CA $162,300
- Ann Arbor, MI $108,400
- El Centro, CA $106,620
- Hilton Head Island, SC $106,370
- Lebanon, PA $105,090
- San Luis Obispo, CA $104,190
- Norwich, CT $97,440
- Appleton, WI $96,900
- Worcester, MA $96,840
- Oshkosh, WI $96,780
- Bismarck, ND $95,740
- New Haven, CT $95,730
- Kiryas Joel, NY $90,970
- San Jose, CA $89,110
- Madison, WI $89,070
- Peoria, IL $88,380
- San Francisco, CA $86,980
- Bremerton, WA $84,410
- Spartanburg, SC $83,440
- Milwaukee, WI $83,370
- Redding, CA $82,660
- Greenville, SC $82,490
- Boston, MA $82,420
- Fayetteville, NC $82,010
- College Station, TX $81,400
- Evansville, IN $81,220
- Seattle, WA $81,010
- Wausau, WI $80,480
- Minneapolis, MN $80,370
- Kenosha, WI $80,170
- Columbia, SC $79,860
- Myrtle Beach, SC $79,610
- Johnstown, PA $79,460
- La Crosse, WI $79,370
- Canton, OH $79,060
- Syracuse, NY $78,810
- Lima, OH $78,770
- New York, NY $78,540
- Barnstable Town, MA $78,520
- Medford, OR $78,010
- Janesville, WI $77,950
- St. Cloud, MN $77,590
- Anchorage, AK $77,310
- Paducah, KY $77,170
- Salinas, CA $76,960
- Austin, TX $76,810
- Vineland, NJ $76,770
- Sacramento, CA $76,670
- San Diego, CA $76,660
- Bellingham, WA $76,470
- Mansfield, OH $76,420
- Santa Maria, CA $76,250
- Burlington, VT $76,240
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $76,210
- Rome, GA $76,200
- Corpus Christi, TX $76,040
- Auburn, AL $75,910
- Eugene, OR $75,490
- Los Angeles, CA $75,450
- Mount Vernon, WA $75,420
- Flagstaff, AZ $75,330
- Johnson City, TN $75,010
- Houston, TX $74,570
- Greeley, CO $74,550
- Santa Fe, NM $74,430
- Riverside, CA $74,230
- Denver, CO $73,810
- Battle Creek, MI $73,720
- Oklahoma City, OK $73,410
- Atlantic City, NJ $72,700
- Bridgeport, CT $72,490
- Fresno, CA $72,140
- Phoenix, AZ $71,230
- Springfield, MA $70,850
- Kingston, NY $70,310
- Ithaca, NY $70,160
- Duluth, MN $70,150
- Pueblo, CO $70,130
- Waterloo, IA $69,920
- Kennewick, WA $68,980
- El Paso, TX $68,380
- Waco, TX $67,520
- Rochester, MN $67,350
- Rapid City, SD $67,290
- Akron, OH $67,150
- Champaign, IL $66,890
- Staunton, VA $66,880
- Stockton, CA $66,570
- Abilene, TX $66,460
- Durham, NC $66,290
- Raleigh, NC $66,060
- Kankakee, IL $65,950
- Portland, OR $65,790
- Omaha, NE $65,730
- Toledo, OH $65,660
- Kalamazoo, MI $65,620
- Tulsa, OK $65,400
- Morgantown, WV $65,390
- Laredo, TX $65,290
- Terre Haute, IN $65,270
- Providence, RI $64,990
- Athens, GA $64,940
- Victoria, TX $64,830
- Greenville, NC $64,700
- Nashville, TN $64,700
- Winston, NC $64,690
- Rochester, NY $64,640
- Augusta, GA $64,620
- Columbus, GA $64,580
- Philadelphia, PA $64,530
- Knoxville, TN $64,490
- Bakersfield, CA $64,460
- Goldsboro, NC $64,440
- Charleston, SC $64,430
- Brownsville, TX $64,420
- Casper, WY $64,380
- Beaumont, TX $64,350
- Albany, NY $64,020
- Trenton, NJ $63,890
- Longview, TX $63,800