Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for environmental science teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $94,980 a year. About 6,690 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,780
- 25th percentile
- $69,880
- Median percentile
- $94,980
- 75th percentile
- $126,900
- 90th percentile
- $164,190
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
- Kentucky $139,110
- Maryland $131,060
- Oklahoma $113,680
- Michigan $112,730
- New Mexico $111,270
- California $108,290
- Massachusetts $106,110
- Virginia $104,730
- Illinois $104,440
- Utah $103,510
- New Hampshire $102,650
- New York $102,640
- Vermont $102,580
- Washington $101,430
- South Carolina $99,540
- Tennessee $98,560
- Montana $97,890
- Nevada $94,820
- Minnesota $93,640
- Maine $92,120
- Pennsylvania $91,640
- Oregon $90,270
- Georgia $84,290
- Missouri $83,210
- Ohio $82,920
- New Jersey $82,890
- North Carolina $82,360
- Arizona $81,730
- Iowa $79,570
- Texas $79,160
- Wisconsin $79,120
- Colorado $78,800
- Indiana $78,400
- Florida $77,830
- Alabama $64,700
- Arkansas $59,910
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $130,260
- Minneapolis, MN $127,100
- Atlanta, GA $110,540
- Charlotte, NC $110,510
- Boston, MA $107,010
- Amherst Town, MA $106,110
- Dallas, TX $105,000
- Washington, DC $104,810
- Madison, WI $104,730
- Albany, NY $104,160
- New York, NY $103,460
- Milwaukee, WI $102,130
- Sacramento, CA $101,840
- Philadelphia, PA $97,380
- Pittsburgh, PA $96,840
- Los Angeles, CA $95,360
- Chicago, IL $90,030
- Houston, TX $85,990
- Portland, OR $85,740
- Burlington, VT $83,020
- Columbus, OH $82,560
- Cleveland, OH $81,800
- Worcester, MA $81,040
- Austin, TX $77,190