Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for psychology teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $80,340 a year. About 41,530 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,050
- 25th percentile
- $63,400
- Median percentile
- $80,340
- 75th percentile
- $105,920
- 90th percentile
- $153,600
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 $107,340
- Maryland $101,430
- District of Columbia $101,250
- New York $100,720
- Michigan $99,900
- North Dakota $97,110
- New Hampshire $95,030
- Rhode Island $94,360
- Utah $93,090
- Louisiana $91,340
- Connecticut $84,500
- New Mexico $83,600
- Idaho $83,010
- Massachusetts $82,930
- Minnesota $82,640
- Maine $81,660
- Nevada $81,300
- Vermont $81,100
- New Jersey $80,790
- Oregon $80,060
- Kansas $79,730
- Georgia $79,440
- Missouri $79,240
- Alaska $79,040
- Arizona $78,610
- Ohio $78,530
- Iowa $78,450
- Washington $78,330
- Virginia $77,950
- Illinois $77,860
- Indiana $77,820
- Wisconsin $77,580
- Nebraska $77,340
- Montana $77,120
- Texas $77,060
- Colorado $76,810
- Tennessee $76,010
- Pennsylvania $75,960
- Alabama $75,340
- North Carolina $75,260
- South Carolina $74,890
- Kentucky $74,520
- West Virginia $74,280
- Florida $69,050
- Wyoming $65,050
- South Dakota $65,020
- Mississippi $62,590
- Oklahoma $61,720
- Arkansas $60,730
By metro area
- Ann Arbor, MI $142,840
- Riverside, CA $137,810
- Sacramento, CA $133,880
- Fresno, CA $133,490
- San Francisco, CA $129,610
- San Diego, CA $126,690
- Santa Rosa, CA $126,080
- Augusta, GA $109,140
- San Jose, CA $105,720
- Wilmington, NC $105,420
- Fargo, ND $104,560
- Lansing, MI $104,480
- Santa Maria, CA $103,780
- New York, NY $102,740
- Los Angeles, CA $101,980
- Hartford, CT $101,810
- Eugene, OR $101,670
- Washington, DC $100,980
- Albany, NY $100,780
- College Station, TX $100,450
- Columbia, SC $100,260
- McAllen, TX $100,190
- Detroit, MI $99,900
- Auburn, AL $98,250
- Baltimore, MD $97,580
- Amherst Town, MA $97,110
- Providence, RI $94,360
- Ithaca, NY $93,500
- Buffalo, NY $93,160
- Minneapolis, MN $92,190
- Grand Rapids, MI $89,160
- Austin, TX $87,780
- Worcester, MA $86,300
- Greenville, NC $86,110
- Waterbury, CT $85,170
- Bloomington, IL $84,110
- Denver, CO $83,690
- Indianapolis, IN $83,670
- St. Cloud, MN $83,190
- Boston, MA $82,930
- Fort Collins, CO $82,790
- Atlanta, GA $82,450
- Lincoln, NE $82,430
- Laredo, TX $82,260
- Flagstaff, AZ $81,990
- Richmond, VA $81,870
- Portland, OR $81,780
- New Orleans, LA $81,630
- Columbus, OH $81,220
- Rochester, NY $81,120
- Burlington, VT $81,100
- Knoxville, TN $81,030
- St. Louis, MO $81,030
- Utica, NY $80,420
- Springfield, MA $80,340
- Raleigh, NC $80,190
- Omaha, NE $80,040
- Scranton, PA $79,860
- Cleveland, OH $79,840
- Kansas City, MO $79,570
- Seattle, WA $79,400
- Las Vegas, NV $79,240
- Syracuse, NY $79,210
- Columbia, MO $78,980
- Greensboro, NC $78,950
- Harrisburg, PA $78,920
- Bellingham, WA $78,820
- Virginia Beach, VA $78,770
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $78,670
- Nashville, TN $78,660
- Birmingham, AL $78,590
- Bridgeport, CT $78,530
- La Crosse, WI $78,480
- Boise City, ID $78,210
- Charlotte, NC $78,210
- Little Rock, AR $78,100
- Dallas, TX $77,980
- Toledo, OH $77,970
- Houston, TX $77,950
- Akron, OH $77,920
- Chicago, IL $77,860
- Philadelphia, PA $77,840
- New Haven, CT $77,740
- Miami, FL $77,720
- Milwaukee, WI $77,440
- Portland, ME $77,440
- Phoenix, AZ $77,430
- Cincinnati, OH $77,380
- San Antonio, TX $77,380
- Trenton, NJ $77,100
- Allentown, PA $77,000
- Harrisonburg, VA $76,710
- Lexington, KY $76,680
- Charleston, SC $76,600
- Duluth, MN $76,470
- Evansville, IN $76,330
- Deltona, FL $76,320
- Memphis, TN $76,190
- Erie, PA $76,170
- South Bend, IN $75,960
- Tuscaloosa, AL $75,340
- Springfield, MO $75,250
- Reading, PA $74,840
- Oklahoma City, OK $73,670
- Walla Walla, WA $73,070
- Norwich, CT $72,800
- Pittsburgh, PA $72,110
- Tampa, FL $69,930
- Jacksonville, FL $69,250
- Orlando, FL $69,050
- Cedar Rapids, IA $67,710
- Jackson, TN $65,180
- Roanoke, VA $65,080
- Dayton, OH $64,670
- Davenport, IA $64,490
- Spokane, WA $64,200
- Des Moines, IA $63,920
- Huntington, WV $63,820
- Asheville, NC $63,560
- Greenville, SC $63,530