Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for chemistry teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $93,250 a year. About 19,980 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,870
- 25th percentile
- $68,530
- Median percentile
- $93,250
- 75th percentile
- $127,280
- 90th percentile
- $172,110
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 $132,960
- North Dakota $111,020
- Massachusetts $108,270
- Delaware $104,610
- Minnesota $104,380
- Arizona $103,790
- District of Columbia $103,370
- New Hampshire $102,220
- Utah $102,110
- Nevada $101,640
- Maryland $101,530
- Oregon $101,350
- Michigan $101,030
- Rhode Island $100,920
- New York $99,880
- Illinois $97,860
- Colorado $96,600
- Pennsylvania $95,070
- Kansas $93,830
- Washington $85,970
- Georgia $85,300
- Maine $85,250
- New Mexico $85,240
- Nebraska $85,050
- Montana $84,680
- Louisiana $83,680
- Wisconsin $83,480
- Missouri $83,000
- Wyoming $82,830
- Kentucky $82,550
- Iowa $82,050
- West Virginia $81,830
- Texas $81,810
- New Jersey $81,600
- Indiana $81,530
- South Carolina $81,200
- Virginia $80,330
- Tennessee $79,150
- Connecticut $78,820
- North Carolina $78,620
- Vermont $78,560
- Ohio $77,910
- Florida $77,630
- Alabama $76,430
- South Dakota $75,810
- Mississippi $66,420
- Arkansas $64,720
- Oklahoma $64,450
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $156,430
- Wilmington, NC $144,160
- Los Angeles, CA $141,370
- Lexington, KY $138,890
- Ann Arbor, MI $138,330
- San Diego, CA $138,300
- San Francisco, CA $137,440
- Minneapolis, MN $132,590
- San Jose, CA $131,080
- Sacramento, CA $130,340
- Fresno, CA $128,550
- Boston, MA $123,250
- Kiryas Joel, NY $116,670
- College Station, TX $116,090
- Phoenix, AZ $110,100
- Amherst Town, MA $108,520
- Fort Collins, CO $105,700
- Raleigh, NC $104,710
- Detroit, MI $103,070
- Columbia, SC $102,690
- Atlanta, GA $102,620
- Columbia, MO $102,400
- Buffalo, NY $101,770
- Erie, PA $101,330
- Portland, OR $101,270
- St. Louis, MO $101,060
- Chicago, IL $100,560
- New York, NY $99,980
- Houston, TX $99,650
- Philadelphia, PA $99,230
- Washington, DC $98,170
- Baltimore, MD $97,950
- Allentown, PA $97,900
- Lincoln, NE $97,590
- Greenville, SC $97,580
- Ithaca, NY $97,550
- Providence, RI $97,490
- Harrisburg, PA $95,780
- Santa Maria, CA $94,580
- Scranton, PA $93,950
- Worcester, MA $93,410
- Birmingham, AL $92,250
- Bloomington, IL $90,840
- Duluth, MN $88,610
- Knoxville, TN $88,440
- Seattle, WA $87,660
- Grand Rapids, MI $87,070
- Augusta, GA $86,680
- Richmond, VA $85,310
- Albany, NY $84,160
- Auburn, AL $83,460
- Pittsburgh, PA $83,150
- El Paso, TX $83,000
- Dallas, TX $82,490
- Toledo, OH $81,670
- Charleston, SC $81,610
- Syracuse, NY $81,540
- Columbus, OH $81,190
- Miami, FL $81,010
- Virginia Beach, VA $80,490
- South Bend, IN $80,260
- Rochester, NY $80,250
- Spokane, WA $80,130
- Burlington, VT $80,020
- Cincinnati, OH $79,840
- Indianapolis, IN $79,660
- Hartford, CT $79,400
- New Haven, CT $78,710
- Tyler, TX $78,340
- Tampa, FL $77,800
- Harrisonburg, VA $77,450
- San Antonio, TX $77,400
- Cleveland, OH $77,330
- La Crosse, WI $77,300
- Milwaukee, WI $77,140
- Dayton, OH $76,770
- Charlotte, NC $76,690
- Austin, TX $76,250
- Memphis, TN $76,010
- Springfield, MA $75,790
- Kansas City, MO $74,940
- Omaha, NE $74,630
- Chattanooga, TN $74,450
- Springfield, MO $74,250
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,370
- Oklahoma City, OK $58,250