Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $79,940 a year. About 47,670 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,180
- 25th percentile
- $61,690
- Median percentile
- $79,940
- 75th percentile
- $105,000
- 90th percentile
- $139,340
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 $130,680
- Delaware $101,510
- Michigan $99,330
- Rhode Island $95,600
- Oregon $91,770
- New Hampshire $91,670
- New York $87,230
- Minnesota $85,570
- Washington $85,560
- Massachusetts $85,490
- Connecticut $85,020
- Vermont $84,860
- Maryland $83,360
- Utah $83,270
- Nevada $82,540
- Pennsylvania $82,170
- Colorado $81,930
- District of Columbia $81,880
- Ohio $81,330
- Maine $81,130
- New Jersey $80,660
- Montana $80,610
- Wisconsin $80,480
- Iowa $80,300
- Louisiana $79,940
- Nebraska $79,310
- Indiana $78,780
- South Carolina $77,580
- Illinois $77,080
- Texas $76,990
- Wyoming $76,910
- North Dakota $76,770
- Tennessee $76,240
- Virginia $75,830
- Missouri $74,640
- North Carolina $73,620
- Arizona $71,230
- West Virginia $69,370
- New Mexico $66,550
- Georgia $66,440
- Alabama $65,900
- Kentucky $65,820
- Oklahoma $64,660
- South Dakota $64,620
- Kansas $64,330
- Mississippi $61,760
- Florida $60,700
- Arkansas $54,340
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $150,550
- Ann Arbor, MI $137,720
- Fresno, CA $135,890
- San Diego, CA $135,860
- San Francisco, CA $134,920
- Madison, WI $132,100
- Santa Maria, CA $131,980
- Los Angeles, CA $131,070
- Visalia, CA $130,910
- Bakersfield, CA $128,920
- San Jose, CA $123,920
- Sacramento, CA $113,730
- Lansing, MI $109,000
- Amherst Town, MA $102,020
- Columbia, MO $100,800
- Harrisburg, PA $100,190
- New York, NY $98,130
- Hartford, CT $97,720
- Seattle, WA $97,560
- Denver, CO $97,510
- College Station, TX $97,150
- Minneapolis, MN $96,210
- Providence, RI $95,600
- Detroit, MI $95,470
- Baltimore, MD $95,070
- Columbus, OH $94,620
- Appleton, WI $94,530
- Ithaca, NY $93,970
- New Haven, CT $92,860
- Portland, OR $91,480
- Kiryas Joel, NY $91,170
- Boston, MA $86,510
- Fargo, ND $86,380
- Springfield, MA $86,210
- Grand Forks, ND $85,490
- St. Cloud, MN $85,300
- Bloomington, IL $85,280
- Burlington, VT $84,860
- Buffalo, NY $84,660
- Toledo, OH $84,320
- Worcester, MA $84,140
- Grand Rapids, MI $83,840
- Raleigh, NC $83,760
- Indianapolis, IN $83,450
- Salem, OR $83,400
- St. Louis, MO $83,390
- Albany, NY $83,250
- Reading, PA $83,110
- Bangor, ME $83,010
- Bellingham, WA $82,810
- Lexington, KY $82,740
- Reno, NV $82,540
- Philadelphia, PA $82,390
- Fort Collins, CO $82,240
- Cincinnati, OH $82,080
- Washington, DC $81,880
- Barnstable Town, MA $81,760
- Cedar Rapids, IA $81,010
- Greenville, SC $81,010
- Austin, TX $80,990
- Duluth, MN $80,930
- Lafayette, LA $80,840
- Flagstaff, AZ $80,760
- Manchester, NH $80,680
- Houston, TX $80,570
- Richmond, VA $80,550
- Milwaukee, WI $80,480
- Allentown, PA $80,440
- La Crosse, WI $80,310
- Greensboro, NC $79,630
- Omaha, NE $79,500
- Syracuse, NY $79,420
- Harrisonburg, VA $79,270
- Rochester, NY $79,170
- Spokane, WA $78,890
- Nashville, TN $78,810
- Wilmington, NC $78,770
- Las Vegas, NV $78,750
- Boulder, CO $78,280
- Knoxville, TN $78,210
- Abilene, TX $78,080
- South Bend, IN $78,080
- Fort Wayne, IN $77,600
- Charleston, SC $77,580
- Scranton, PA $77,530
- Dallas, TX $77,230
- Norwich, CT $77,220
- Deltona, FL $77,090
- Auburn, AL $77,080
- Lincoln, NE $76,850
- Dayton, OH $76,580
- New Orleans, LA $76,460
- Birmingham, AL $76,400
- Pittsburgh, PA $75,720
- Utica, NY $75,720
- Atlanta, GA $75,540
- Erie, PA $75,500
- Brownsville, TX $75,420
- Santa Fe, NM $75,110
- Winston, NC $74,890
- Springfield, MO $74,880
- McAllen, TX $74,680
- Virginia Beach, VA $74,360
- Evansville, IN $74,330
- Des Moines, IA $74,030
- Tuscaloosa, AL $73,960
- Amarillo, TX $73,520
- Memphis, TN $72,100
- Cleveland, OH $71,560
- Killeen, TX $71,350
- Phoenix, AZ $71,230
- Albuquerque, NM $68,690
- Chicago, IL $68,050
- Augusta, GA $66,440
- Kansas City, MO $66,160
- Charlotte, NC $66,140
- Tulsa, OK $66,030
- Laredo, TX $65,810
- Hickory, NC $65,390
- Mobile, AL $64,970