Physics Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for physics teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $100,310 a year. About 13,090 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $60,200
- 25th percentile
- $74,050
- Median percentile
- $100,310
- 75th percentile
- $132,650
- 90th percentile
- $177,850
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 $139,420
- Connecticut $112,410
- Massachusetts $111,280
- Maryland $110,980
- Michigan $109,090
- New Mexico $108,850
- Delaware $108,810
- Minnesota $107,240
- Idaho $106,040
- Virginia $104,490
- Oregon $104,320
- Iowa $104,270
- Maine $104,270
- New York $103,100
- Indiana $102,970
- North Dakota $101,700
- Georgia $101,580
- Missouri $99,970
- Utah $99,860
- Colorado $99,280
- New Hampshire $99,050
- New Jersey $98,920
- Nebraska $98,460
- Vermont $98,390
- Pennsylvania $98,370
- West Virginia $98,320
- Montana $98,050
- Texas $97,760
- Kansas $97,140
- Washington $96,930
- Nevada $96,330
- Ohio $96,310
- Illinois $94,900
- Oklahoma $91,580
- Louisiana $90,040
- Wisconsin $89,630
- North Carolina $87,370
- South Dakota $86,010
- District of Columbia $85,190
- Alabama $82,750
- South Carolina $81,210
- Tennessee $80,630
- Kentucky $80,270
- Florida $74,050
- Mississippi $71,160
- Arizona $65,730
- Arkansas $64,900
By metro area
- Los Angeles, CA $172,510
- College Station, TX $167,090
- San Diego, CA $152,190
- Ann Arbor, MI $141,400
- Riverside, CA $139,400
- Lexington, KY $138,980
- San Francisco, CA $133,360
- Sacramento, CA $132,790
- Minneapolis, MN $130,310
- Lincoln, NE $128,750
- Boston, MA $128,640
- Amherst Town, MA $114,880
- Buffalo, NY $114,590
- Portland, OR $111,460
- Charlotte, NC $108,070
- Atlanta, GA $107,410
- Hartford, CT $107,080
- Columbia, MO $106,680
- Oklahoma City, OK $106,000
- Santa Maria, CA $105,810
- Raleigh, NC $105,560
- Detroit, MI $104,880
- New York, NY $104,690
- Grand Rapids, MI $103,780
- Philadelphia, PA $103,750
- Richmond, VA $103,650
- Albany, NY $103,530
- St. Louis, MO $102,530
- Worcester, MA $101,620
- New Orleans, LA $101,250
- Harrisonburg, VA $101,210
- Columbus, OH $101,060
- Denver, CO $100,770
- Austin, TX $100,430
- Dallas, TX $99,650
- Houston, TX $99,480
- Knoxville, TN $99,090
- Rochester, NY $98,690
- Virginia Beach, VA $98,470
- Seattle, WA $98,060
- McAllen, TX $97,760
- Syracuse, NY $95,980
- El Paso, TX $95,450
- Washington, DC $95,430
- Cleveland, OH $95,410
- San Antonio, TX $95,060
- Pittsburgh, PA $91,620
- Nashville, TN $87,460
- Indianapolis, IN $85,000
- Chicago, IL $83,830
- Auburn, AL $82,750
- Charleston, SC $81,210
- Miami, FL $80,990
- South Bend, IN $80,670
- Memphis, TN $80,630
- Milwaukee, WI $79,760
- Cincinnati, OH $78,430
- Orlando, FL $74,050
- Phoenix, AZ $73,940
- Lubbock, TX $66,690