Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other salary
The median pay for social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other in the United States is $72,990 a year. About 16,580 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,670
- 25th percentile
- $55,910
- Median percentile
- $72,990
- 75th percentile
- $102,990
- 90th percentile
- $164,420
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 $132,920
- Rhode Island $126,630
- Minnesota $102,430
- Utah $101,970
- Massachusetts $98,260
- Michigan $97,450
- Virginia $94,740
- New Mexico $89,860
- Iowa $83,920
- Vermont $83,870
- Nevada $83,860
- New York $79,040
- Wisconsin $78,640
- New Hampshire $77,100
- Missouri $76,130
- Indiana $74,360
- Connecticut $73,930
- Texas $73,750
- Ohio $73,590
- Washington $72,670
- Oregon $72,420
- Tennessee $71,680
- Arizona $71,230
- Maryland $68,650
- Maine $66,410
- South Carolina $65,520
- Kentucky $64,840
- North Dakota $63,860
- Illinois $63,470
- West Virginia $63,360
- New Jersey $63,250
- Idaho $61,190
- Mississippi $60,550
- Oklahoma $60,420
- Florida $57,180
- Georgia $53,660
- Kansas $51,540
- Pennsylvania $48,710
- Arkansas $37,490
By metro area
- Riverside, CA $180,230
- San Francisco, CA $170,240
- Sacramento, CA $169,660
- San Jose, CA $149,960
- Los Angeles, CA $132,920
- Providence, RI $126,630
- Raleigh, NC $105,330
- Minneapolis, MN $104,690
- San Diego, CA $102,900
- Boston, MA $98,370
- Detroit, MI $88,100
- Burlington, VT $83,870
- Las Vegas, NV $83,860
- Columbia, MO $81,240
- New York, NY $81,180
- Dallas, TX $80,380
- Portland, OR $80,380
- Austin, TX $80,270
- Buffalo, NY $80,230
- Winston, NC $79,540
- Houston, TX $79,160
- St. Louis, MO $78,670
- Syracuse, NY $78,490
- Washington, DC $78,060
- Nashville, TN $77,440
- Greenville, SC $76,210
- Charleston, SC $76,130
- Baltimore, MD $75,050
- South Bend, IN $74,360
- Phoenix, AZ $71,230
- Albany, NY $65,360
- San Antonio, TX $65,230
- Knoxville, TN $64,880
- Cincinnati, OH $64,730
- Kansas City, MO $64,580
- Rochester, NY $64,520
- Pittsburgh, PA $64,420
- Memphis, TN $64,130
- Chicago, IL $63,470
- Hartford, CT $63,220
- Atlanta, GA $62,960
- Philadelphia, PA $60,050
- Miami, FL $57,180
- Orlando, FL $55,420
- Wichita, KS $48,400
- Allentown, PA $46,520
- Laredo, TX $46,360
- Scranton, PA $36,680