Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for health specialties teachers, postsecondary

Utah leads at $168,060 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Utah$168,060$80,870–$214,350
District of Columbia$167,520$101,730–$217,750
California$165,110$99,960–$357,220
Washington$137,520$99,620–$216,120
Mississippi$137,220$80,440–$273,410
Colorado$136,930$103,260–$218,230
New Mexico$134,600$81,590–$355,560
Massachusetts$134,520$96,890–$216,590
New York$131,220$87,090–$215,620
Missouri$130,490$80,930–$212,880
Iowa$128,490$85,520–$214,560
Louisiana$125,130$78,980–$178,500
Arkansas$124,890$77,130–$394,880
Michigan$108,970$71,300–$175,370
Maryland$108,160$67,350–$183,250
Texas$108,150$78,410–$213,270
Pennsylvania$107,920$71,070–$212,620
Vermont$107,500$65,770–$175,330
Georgia$106,960$68,330–$222,060
Virginia$106,880$69,580–$178,530
Delaware$105,780$79,720–$126,480
Rhode Island$103,780$78,640–$169,590
Minnesota$103,510$59,320–$168,570
North Carolina$103,220$76,110–$181,290
Oregon$103,180$71,980–$163,190
Maine$103,090$67,340–$215,250
Montana$101,220$68,450–$165,220
North Dakota$100,760$76,380–$132,950
Arizona$99,000$71,230–$163,470
Tennessee$98,870$68,720–$131,490
Indiana$98,170$66,620–$152,970
New Jersey$96,630$64,140–$152,620
Wyoming$93,480$52,150–$105,250
Illinois$92,860$63,170–$132,950
Alabama$92,310$61,270–$128,720
Florida$88,710$63,670–$201,280
Kansas$86,700$60,490–$140,740
New Hampshire$85,250$74,310–$166,170
Kentucky$83,680$65,110–$137,770
South Carolina$82,480$63,830–$103,260
Wisconsin$81,500$63,130–$107,540
Hawaii$81,480$60,020–$177,820
Nebraska$80,960$65,990–$138,700
South Dakota$78,720$64,110–$104,950
Nevada$77,160$62,330–$104,810
Oklahoma$76,450$61,780–$114,740
Ohio$74,720$49,020–$116,800
West Virginia$60,300$46,960–$97,530

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.