Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for computer science teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $96,980 a year. About 35,480 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,460
- 25th percentile
- $66,600
- Median percentile
- $96,980
- 75th percentile
- $131,320
- 90th percentile
- $170,200
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 $128,210
- Massachusetts $128,030
- Utah $124,460
- Michigan $107,690
- Oregon $107,310
- Virginia $106,780
- Nevada $106,640
- Connecticut $106,290
- Indiana $102,660
- Delaware $102,080
- District of Columbia $101,380
- Rhode Island $100,790
- Maine $99,730
- Maryland $98,850
- Illinois $98,750
- Georgia $98,030
- Wisconsin $97,730
- Pennsylvania $97,500
- Texas $97,480
- New York $96,450
- Vermont $94,930
- Nebraska $94,360
- Alabama $92,640
- Ohio $91,230
- Washington $90,950
- Missouri $90,770
- Iowa $89,510
- Minnesota $85,710
- Arizona $84,050
- New Hampshire $83,630
- Kentucky $83,470
- Tennessee $81,600
- Montana $81,560
- New Jersey $81,500
- North Dakota $81,400
- Colorado $80,530
- North Carolina $80,080
- New Mexico $79,440
- South Carolina $78,240
- Louisiana $77,530
- Florida $76,950
- Oklahoma $76,570
- South Dakota $75,540
- Mississippi $75,520
- West Virginia $73,880
- Kansas $67,400
- Wyoming $63,900
- Arkansas $56,180
By metro area
- Santa Maria, CA $173,640
- Lawrence, KS $170,660
- San Diego, CA $166,550
- Fresno, CA $144,170
- Sacramento, CA $141,210
- Madison, WI $140,660
- Wilmington, NC $139,410
- Amherst Town, MA $139,390
- Merced, CA $138,890
- Riverside, CA $137,390
- Ann Arbor, MI $136,090
- Salt Lake City, UT $135,790
- Fargo, ND $134,030
- Hartford, CT $133,770
- Portland, ME $133,390
- San Francisco, CA $133,330
- Harrisonburg, VA $131,970
- Lincoln, NE $131,180
- New Haven, CT $130,820
- McAllen, TX $128,680
- Auburn, AL $128,090
- Lansing, MI $127,880
- Virginia Beach, VA $127,540
- New Orleans, LA $125,830
- San Jose, CA $125,720
- Boston, MA $119,810
- Augusta, GA $114,210
- Reno, NV $111,760
- Los Angeles, CA $109,930
- Detroit, MI $109,630
- Fort Collins, CO $107,930
- Atlanta, GA $107,780
- Portland, OR $107,310
- Valdosta, GA $107,060
- Springfield, MO $106,630
- Las Vegas, NV $106,220
- Birmingham, AL $106,010
- Lexington, KY $105,690
- Nashville, TN $105,640
- Harrisburg, PA $104,980
- Austin, TX $104,760
- Providence, RI $103,690
- Albany, NY $103,550
- St. Louis, MO $102,920
- Columbia, SC $102,390
- Flint, MI $102,080
- Buffalo, NY $101,840
- Houston, TX $101,710
- Knoxville, TN $101,710
- Grand Rapids, MI $100,680
- Baltimore, MD $100,660
- Allentown, PA $100,060
- Columbus, OH $99,820
- Dallas, TX $99,670
- Montgomery, AL $99,130
- Seattle, WA $99,110
- Pittsburgh, PA $98,960
- Scranton, PA $98,780
- Philadelphia, PA $98,370
- Akron, OH $98,260
- Washington, DC $97,940
- Greensboro, NC $97,050
- Milwaukee, WI $96,660
- Memphis, TN $96,650
- Columbia, MO $95,990
- Ithaca, NY $95,850
- Burlington, VT $94,930
- Indianapolis, IN $94,810
- Huntington, WV $94,580
- New York, NY $93,980
- Cincinnati, OH $93,730
- Duluth, MN $91,940
- Syracuse, NY $90,670
- Spokane, WA $88,210
- Springfield, MA $87,080
- Richmond, VA $86,670
- Winston, NC $86,450
- Minneapolis, MN $85,820
- St. Cloud, MN $85,710
- Fort Wayne, IN $85,340
- Chicago, IL $85,120
- South Bend, IN $84,750
- Greenville, SC $84,450
- Manchester, NH $84,220
- Mobile, AL $83,560
- Greenville, NC $83,470
- Denver, CO $82,350
- Raleigh, NC $82,260
- Killeen, TX $82,180
- Lubbock, TX $81,130
- Albuquerque, NM $81,060
- Colorado Springs, CO $80,100
- Phoenix, AZ $80,000
- Miami, FL $79,920
- Des Moines, IA $79,800
- Cleveland, OH $79,550
- Hagerstown, MD $79,230
- Chattanooga, TN $79,070
- Boulder, CO $79,060
- Jacksonville, FL $78,850
- Charleston, SC $78,240
- Kansas City, MO $78,000
- Orlando, FL $76,950
- San Antonio, TX $76,950
- Lafayette, LA $76,590
- Lakeland, FL $76,400
- Dayton, OH $76,350
- Oklahoma City, OK $76,230
- Bellingham, WA $76,190
- Huntsville, AL $75,400
- Charlotte, NC $74,470
- Tyler, TX $72,550
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $71,180
- Baton Rouge, LA $71,090
- El Paso, TX $69,920
- Tampa, FL $65,600
- Asheville, NC $63,860
- College Station, TX $62,830
- Kingsport, TN $61,850
- Amarillo, TX $61,730