Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $77,270 a year. About 12,630 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,900
- 25th percentile
- $59,990
- Median percentile
- $77,270
- 75th percentile
- $101,450
- 90th percentile
- $134,890
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 $127,780
- Maryland $97,640
- Massachusetts $87,960
- Michigan $83,690
- Wyoming $83,260
- Pennsylvania $83,150
- Wisconsin $80,500
- Minnesota $80,410
- New York $80,190
- Connecticut $79,200
- New Mexico $79,090
- South Carolina $78,800
- Texas $76,480
- Utah $76,350
- Florida $76,100
- Iowa $75,130
- Washington $74,850
- North Carolina $73,860
- Tennessee $73,280
- Missouri $73,180
- Alabama $72,680
- Arizona $71,230
- Ohio $70,260
- Maine $67,670
- Illinois $67,180
- Indiana $67,060
- West Virginia $66,440
- Georgia $66,410
- Louisiana $65,940
- New Jersey $65,900
- Colorado $65,730
- Virginia $65,320
- Kentucky $64,890
- Oklahoma $63,590
- Oregon $63,090
- Arkansas $63,020
- South Dakota $62,280
- Mississippi $60,560
- Kansas $59,730
- Idaho $58,720
- Alaska $58,330
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $159,690
- Fresno, CA $137,850
- San Francisco, CA $134,190
- Sacramento, CA $131,850
- San Diego, CA $130,420
- Los Angeles, CA $106,660
- Pittsburgh, PA $101,550
- Columbia, SC $99,340
- Knoxville, TN $98,230
- Providence, RI $92,910
- Ithaca, NY $84,820
- New Haven, CT $84,190
- Philadelphia, PA $83,600
- Boston, MA $83,410
- Washington, DC $82,780
- Houston, TX $82,100
- Minneapolis, MN $80,080
- Dallas, TX $79,310
- Durham, NC $79,030
- St. Louis, MO $79,030
- College Station, TX $78,930
- New York, NY $78,730
- Amherst Town, MA $78,550
- Charleston, SC $78,240
- Seattle, WA $78,140
- Grand Rapids, MI $78,030
- Austin, TX $77,740
- Miami, FL $77,310
- Columbus, OH $77,270
- Santa Maria, CA $77,160
- Cincinnati, OH $76,650
- Portland, OR $73,840
- Charlotte, NC $73,450
- Phoenix, AZ $71,230
- Toledo, OH $66,810
- Atlanta, GA $66,410
- Springfield, MO $65,700
- Raleigh, NC $65,400
- Lexington, KY $64,890
- Rochester, NY $64,710
- Spokane, WA $63,910
- Indianapolis, IN $63,330
- South Bend, IN $62,840
- Denver, CO $62,520
- San Antonio, TX $62,360
- Chicago, IL $61,880
- Cleveland, OH $61,380
- Nashville, TN $61,190
- Oklahoma City, OK $60,660
- El Paso, TX $58,700
- Virginia Beach, VA $52,070
- Jackson, MS $51,670