History Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for history teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $83,820 a year. About 18,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,410
- 25th percentile
- $63,920
- Median percentile
- $83,820
- 75th percentile
- $112,090
- 90th percentile
- $162,160
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 $127,170
- New Hampshire $106,880
- Massachusetts $104,900
- Oregon $104,330
- Connecticut $101,950
- New York $100,400
- New Jersey $99,900
- Maine $99,610
- Michigan $99,440
- Pennsylvania $98,850
- Maryland $97,830
- Arizona $97,430
- Minnesota $92,970
- Virginia $85,910
- District of Columbia $85,550
- Illinois $83,940
- Vermont $83,750
- New Mexico $83,700
- Washington $83,250
- Nevada $81,930
- Utah $81,750
- Texas $81,530
- Wisconsin $81,380
- Ohio $81,080
- Missouri $80,680
- Indiana $79,450
- Georgia $79,010
- Louisiana $78,990
- Colorado $78,410
- Iowa $77,040
- Montana $75,770
- Wyoming $75,400
- North Carolina $75,070
- Kansas $74,920
- South Carolina $73,670
- Tennessee $72,940
- Florida $70,880
- West Virginia $69,560
- South Dakota $69,220
- Oklahoma $66,910
- Alabama $66,550
- Kentucky $64,600
- Mississippi $63,450
- Nebraska $57,150
- Arkansas $47,860
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $192,320
- San Francisco, CA $162,160
- San Diego, CA $135,420
- Los Angeles, CA $129,120
- New Haven, CT $128,760
- San Jose, CA $127,780
- Sacramento, CA $127,180
- Fresno, CA $121,820
- McAllen, TX $120,300
- Madison, WI $112,530
- Lansing, MI $109,820
- Harrisburg, PA $107,730
- Providence, RI $106,990
- Amherst Town, MA $106,840
- Boston, MA $105,420
- Portland, ME $104,420
- Columbia, SC $104,100
- Houston, TX $102,840
- Hartford, CT $101,950
- Portland, OR $101,790
- Albany, NY $101,380
- Allentown, PA $101,330
- New York, NY $101,170
- Austin, TX $100,350
- Ithaca, NY $99,940
- Reading, PA $99,700
- Philadelphia, PA $99,580
- Pittsburgh, PA $98,850
- Syracuse, NY $98,720
- College Station, TX $98,560
- Phoenix, AZ $97,430
- Springfield, MA $97,220
- Washington, DC $96,840
- Detroit, MI $95,880
- Minneapolis, MN $95,350
- Scranton, PA $95,120
- Buffalo, NY $93,430
- St. Louis, MO $92,140
- Baltimore, MD $91,310
- Worcester, MA $89,380
- Chicago, IL $88,360
- Rochester, NY $87,420
- Richmond, VA $86,410
- Grand Rapids, MI $84,960
- Virginia Beach, VA $84,690
- Seattle, WA $84,520
- Dallas, TX $83,820
- Harrisonburg, VA $82,860
- Auburn, AL $82,570
- Columbus, OH $82,440
- Reno, NV $81,930
- Denver, CO $81,760
- Cleveland, OH $81,700
- Atlanta, GA $81,510
- Milwaukee, WI $81,380
- Burlington, VT $81,190
- Toledo, OH $81,080
- Springfield, MO $80,660
- New Orleans, LA $79,850
- Dayton, OH $79,810
- Cincinnati, OH $79,620
- South Bend, IN $79,240
- Miami, FL $78,720
- Memphis, TN $78,670
- Raleigh, NC $78,640
- Birmingham, AL $78,630
- Spokane, WA $78,520
- Knoxville, TN $78,220
- Tulsa, OK $78,090
- El Paso, TX $77,680
- Indianapolis, IN $77,340
- Charleston, SC $77,050
- Oklahoma City, OK $74,550
- San Antonio, TX $73,980
- Kansas City, MO $73,800
- Lexington, KY $71,580
- Charlotte, NC $67,590
- Nashville, TN $66,590
- Montgomery, AL $66,550
- Bloomington, IL $66,330
- Jackson, MS $62,390
- Orlando, FL $62,140
- Lubbock, TX $62,080
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $58,700
- Little Rock, AR $45,250
- Omaha, NE $37,300