Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for economics teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $123,920 a year. About 11,560 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $64,060
- 25th percentile
- $86,840
- Median percentile
- $123,920
- 75th percentile
- $168,770
- 90th percentile
- $224,200
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
- New Hampshire $201,610
- Massachusetts $164,410
- District of Columbia $161,860
- Connecticut $155,950
- California $137,360
- Arizona $137,250
- Oregon $136,450
- Vermont $134,850
- Maryland $133,540
- Louisiana $132,670
- Nebraska $130,980
- Michigan $129,400
- Virginia $128,790
- Utah $128,370
- New York $127,500
- Maine $125,960
- Illinois $124,850
- Texas $118,530
- Pennsylvania $117,970
- Georgia $117,600
- Missouri $116,530
- North Carolina $114,200
- New Mexico $110,020
- New Jersey $109,880
- South Carolina $109,060
- Minnesota $108,460
- Oklahoma $107,260
- Kentucky $106,250
- Ohio $105,930
- Indiana $105,390
- Tennessee $104,560
- Kansas $103,490
- Alabama $101,250
- Wisconsin $99,970
- Colorado $98,870
- Washington $96,500
- West Virginia $91,170
- Florida $91,140
- Mississippi $88,290
- South Dakota $85,700
- Iowa $85,090
- Arkansas $76,610
By metro area
- Lexington, KY $220,690
- College Station, TX $219,160
- San Francisco, CA $203,720
- Santa Maria, CA $202,030
- Riverside, CA $194,520
- Ann Arbor, MI $185,830
- Boston, MA $174,910
- San Jose, CA $164,050
- Knoxville, TN $162,850
- Washington, DC $155,060
- San Diego, CA $140,700
- Amherst Town, MA $140,360
- Fort Collins, CO $138,460
- Los Angeles, CA $137,740
- Raleigh, NC $137,420
- Phoenix, AZ $137,250
- Hartford, CT $135,290
- Baltimore, MD $133,540
- Providence, RI $133,520
- Atlanta, GA $133,460
- New York, NY $132,140
- El Paso, TX $130,210
- Oklahoma City, OK $129,960
- Austin, TX $129,910
- Virginia Beach, VA $129,470
- Nashville, TN $129,360
- Richmond, VA $128,470
- Philadelphia, PA $127,430
- Columbus, OH $127,420
- Albany, NY $125,080
- Chicago, IL $124,360
- Allentown, PA $122,450
- Rochester, NY $121,660
- Portland, OR $121,210
- Dallas, TX $112,370
- Worcester, MA $110,680
- Charleston, SC $109,060
- Detroit, MI $106,960
- Burlington, VT $105,420
- Houston, TX $104,520
- Seattle, WA $104,420
- Minneapolis, MN $103,430
- Cleveland, OH $102,690
- San Antonio, TX $102,630
- Denver, CO $101,220
- Sacramento, CA $100,310
- Milwaukee, WI $99,950
- Charlotte, NC $96,790
- Miami, FL $91,670
- Athens, GA $64,870