Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for political science teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $98,070 a year. About 16,970 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $56,450
- 25th percentile
- $73,260
- Median percentile
- $98,070
- 75th percentile
- $129,130
- 90th percentile
- $174,660
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
- Massachusetts $128,150
- California $124,890
- New Hampshire $124,110
- Vermont $107,490
- Michigan $107,060
- Maryland $105,630
- New York $104,050
- District of Columbia $102,310
- Virginia $101,430
- Rhode Island $101,320
- Washington $101,140
- Illinois $100,700
- New Jersey $100,260
- Connecticut $100,230
- Arizona $99,910
- Pennsylvania $97,230
- Minnesota $97,170
- Maine $96,760
- Missouri $94,500
- Nevada $93,300
- Louisiana $88,090
- Texas $86,950
- Nebraska $86,380
- Wyoming $84,750
- Indiana $83,770
- Oregon $83,580
- Wisconsin $83,190
- Tennessee $81,330
- New Mexico $80,640
- Utah $80,610
- Iowa $80,160
- Ohio $80,090
- Georgia $79,870
- Kansas $78,800
- North Carolina $78,760
- Kentucky $78,670
- South Carolina $78,650
- Alabama $77,860
- Florida $77,860
- West Virginia $77,420
- South Dakota $72,580
- Oklahoma $63,400
- Mississippi $59,270
- Arkansas $58,350
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $150,940
- Ann Arbor, MI $137,430
- Boston, MA $131,690
- Sacramento, CA $131,440
- Fresno, CA $128,820
- San Francisco, CA $128,050
- College Station, TX $126,240
- Lexington, KY $121,300
- Los Angeles, CA $119,590
- San Jose, CA $118,950
- McAllen, TX $111,030
- Burlington, VT $107,490
- Seattle, WA $107,170
- New York, NY $107,070
- Grand Rapids, MI $107,060
- Harrisburg, PA $105,200
- San Diego, CA $105,090
- Amherst Town, MA $104,970
- Kiryas Joel, NY $104,700
- Philadelphia, PA $104,120
- Las Vegas, NV $104,090
- Albany, NY $104,050
- Minneapolis, MN $103,370
- Houston, TX $102,960
- Baltimore, MD $102,430
- Washington, DC $102,310
- Worcester, MA $101,990
- Lincoln, NE $101,770
- Providence, RI $101,320
- Columbia, SC $101,220
- Austin, TX $101,090
- Allentown, PA $101,070
- Hartford, CT $100,900
- Chicago, IL $100,700
- Detroit, MI $100,630
- Virginia Beach, VA $99,380
- Phoenix, AZ $98,260
- Harrisonburg, VA $97,370
- Ithaca, NY $97,240
- Rochester, NY $96,960
- Pittsburgh, PA $95,210
- Richmond, VA $92,410
- Miami, FL $91,670
- Lubbock, TX $90,660
- Atlanta, GA $86,930
- Buffalo, NY $83,760
- Milwaukee, WI $83,300
- Indianapolis, IN $82,850
- Portland, OR $82,480
- Cincinnati, OH $80,360
- Columbus, OH $80,090
- Dallas, TX $79,660
- Auburn, AL $79,090
- Charleston, SC $78,010
- Charlotte, NC $77,870
- Greensboro, NC $77,530
- Cleveland, OH $77,350
- El Paso, TX $76,810
- Dayton, OH $76,560
- San Antonio, TX $71,260
- South Bend, IN $65,660
- Oklahoma City, OK $63,590