Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for education teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $75,350 a year. About 60,830 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,530
- 25th percentile
- $53,770
- Median percentile
- $75,350
- 75th percentile
- $97,590
- 90th percentile
- $126,860
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 $111,850
- Louisiana $83,710
- New York $82,020
- District of Columbia $80,810
- Connecticut $80,620
- Rhode Island $80,030
- Massachusetts $79,980
- Michigan $79,910
- Minnesota $78,950
- Nebraska $78,950
- Maryland $78,820
- Arizona $78,520
- Vermont $78,100
- New Jersey $77,600
- North Dakota $77,540
- Utah $77,090
- Virginia $77,060
- Maine $77,050
- Washington $75,170
- Pennsylvania $74,910
- Wisconsin $74,790
- Arkansas $74,500
- Nevada $74,240
- Oregon $73,880
- Tennessee $72,390
- Montana $70,320
- North Carolina $70,050
- Texas $68,280
- Colorado $66,870
- South Carolina $66,690
- Wyoming $66,350
- Indiana $66,150
- Missouri $65,910
- Idaho $65,720
- New Mexico $64,830
- Alabama $63,730
- Florida $63,640
- South Dakota $63,350
- West Virginia $63,270
- Kansas $63,010
- Georgia $62,510
- Ohio $62,400
- Iowa $62,090
- Mississippi $61,860
- Illinois $61,560
- Kentucky $61,450
- Oklahoma $60,880
- Hawaii $49,800
- New Hampshire $49,250
By metro area
- San Diego, CA $129,100
- Riverside, CA $123,910
- San Jose, CA $121,520
- Wilmington, NC $106,070
- Los Angeles, CA $105,730
- Ann Arbor, MI $105,640
- Fargo, ND $103,850
- Chattanooga, TN $103,790
- College Station, TX $96,960
- Houma, LA $96,920
- Ithaca, NY $92,870
- San Francisco, CA $92,720
- Hartford, CT $90,940
- Lansing, MI $86,290
- Reading, PA $83,780
- Detroit, MI $83,400
- Reno, NV $83,000
- New Orleans, LA $82,700
- Sacramento, CA $82,370
- New Haven, CT $82,310
- Charleston, SC $81,870
- New York, NY $80,640
- Rochester, NY $80,560
- Norwich, CT $80,440
- Providence, RI $80,030
- Boston, MA $79,980
- Seattle, WA $79,820
- Albany, NY $79,680
- Buffalo, NY $79,560
- Auburn, AL $79,380
- Lincoln, NE $79,340
- Minneapolis, MN $79,220
- Virginia Beach, VA $78,970
- Columbia, SC $78,880
- Washington, DC $78,820
- Oshkosh, WI $78,520
- Phoenix, AZ $78,520
- Houston, TX $78,510
- Baltimore, MD $78,420
- Boulder, CO $78,420
- Knoxville, TN $78,330
- Columbia, MO $78,160
- Burlington, VT $78,100
- Portland, ME $78,040
- Spokane, WA $77,870
- Grand Forks, ND $77,540
- Amarillo, TX $77,400
- Worcester, MA $77,240
- Austin, TX $76,870
- La Crosse, WI $76,680
- McAllen, TX $76,460
- Philadelphia, PA $76,450
- Harrisonburg, VA $76,370
- Harrisburg, PA $76,340
- Kiryas Joel, NY $76,290
- Beaumont, TX $76,110
- Omaha, NE $75,920
- Pittsburgh, PA $75,770
- Flagstaff, AZ $75,550
- Evansville, IN $75,330
- Springfield, MA $75,330
- Huntington, WV $75,310
- Amherst Town, MA $75,180
- Greensboro, NC $75,150
- Bridgeport, CT $75,100
- Denver, CO $75,040
- St. Cloud, MN $74,990
- Portland, OR $74,910
- Milwaukee, WI $74,790
- Memphis, TN $74,640
- Birmingham, AL $74,600
- Syracuse, NY $74,380
- Nashville, TN $74,150
- Salem, OR $74,040
- Tulsa, OK $73,540
- Tucson, AZ $72,910
- Duluth, MN $72,530
- Waterbury, CT $71,630
- Greenville, SC $71,450
- Las Vegas, NV $70,730
- Charlotte, NC $69,750
- Salt Lake City, UT $69,650
- Erie, PA $67,890
- Fort Wayne, IN $67,400
- Miami, FL $67,230
- Bangor, ME $66,590
- Fayetteville, NC $66,560
- Orlando, FL $66,290
- Winston, NC $66,160
- Atlanta, GA $65,880
- Indianapolis, IN $65,680
- Lexington, KY $65,620
- Albuquerque, NM $65,330
- Brownsville, TX $65,190
- South Bend, IN $65,160
- Richmond, VA $65,130
- Jacksonville, FL $65,110
- Springfield, MO $65,110
- Colorado Springs, CO $64,970
- Tyler, TX $64,960
- Toledo, OH $64,880
- St. Louis, MO $64,600
- Huntsville, AL $63,730
- Lakeland, FL $63,590
- Akron, OH $63,390
- Kansas City, MO $63,280
- Bloomington, IL $62,950
- Asheville, NC $62,790
- Mobile, AL $62,750
- Spartanburg, SC $62,690
- Tampa, FL $62,490
- Jackson, MS $62,440
- Dallas, TX $61,970
- Oklahoma City, OK $61,810
- Charleston, WV $61,680
- Cincinnati, OH $61,450
- Columbus, OH $61,390
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $61,360
- Chicago, IL $61,350
- Tuscaloosa, AL $61,320