Law Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for law teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $128,500 a year. About 20,060 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $64,250
- 25th percentile
- $88,700
- Median percentile
- $128,500
- 75th percentile
- $176,490
- 90th percentile
- $287,900
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
- Minnesota $171,790
- Oregon $167,010
- South Carolina $162,400
- Iowa $160,700
- New Hampshire $157,800
- Michigan $141,680
- Wisconsin $140,940
- Kentucky $140,820
- Maryland $139,980
- Indiana $139,400
- Kansas $138,670
- Texas $138,160
- Maine $136,400
- Virginia $136,270
- New Jersey $135,760
- Alabama $135,340
- District of Columbia $134,090
- New York $132,180
- Massachusetts $132,010
- Arizona $131,950
- Nebraska $127,690
- Washington $125,210
- Pennsylvania $121,310
- California $119,540
- Illinois $107,700
- Idaho $106,810
- Florida $102,720
- North Carolina $97,090
- Arkansas $95,630
- Ohio $75,930
- Mississippi $74,440
- Utah $68,270
By metro area
- Minneapolis, MN $218,970
- Boston, MA $170,310
- New York, NY $144,130
- Oklahoma City, OK $142,720
- Detroit, MI $141,220
- Baltimore, MD $139,980
- Eugene, OR $139,160
- Portland, ME $138,870
- Austin, TX $136,570
- Washington, DC $134,090
- Buffalo, NY $131,190
- San Francisco, CA $130,010
- Phoenix, AZ $129,180
- Philadelphia, PA $128,560
- Kansas City, MO $127,980
- Dallas, TX $125,440
- Springfield, MA $125,310
- Pittsburgh, PA $121,310
- Los Angeles, CA $114,330
- Fresno, CA $107,840
- Memphis, TN $103,790
- Chicago, IL $101,810
- Cincinnati, OH $101,680
- Salt Lake City, UT $97,550
- Tampa, FL $82,390
- Kiryas Joel, NY $80,950
- Orlando, FL $80,360