Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary salary
The median pay for social work teachers, postsecondary in the United States is $77,570 a year. About 12,610 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,200
- 25th percentile
- $61,170
- Median percentile
- $77,570
- 75th percentile
- $100,400
- 90th percentile
- $126,790
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
- Hawaii $133,340
- Kansas $108,610
- Delaware $100,550
- South Carolina $100,400
- New York $98,700
- Maryland $97,110
- Texas $83,440
- Minnesota $82,470
- Utah $81,850
- California $81,500
- Maine $80,250
- Connecticut $79,960
- Massachusetts $79,710
- Washington $77,920
- New Jersey $77,570
- Virginia $77,180
- Illinois $77,010
- Michigan $76,680
- Wisconsin $76,420
- West Virginia $76,320
- Pennsylvania $75,920
- New Hampshire $75,500
- Tennessee $75,190
- Oregon $74,320
- Indiana $74,240
- Nevada $74,180
- Arizona $71,690
- New Mexico $69,950
- North Carolina $68,660
- Alabama $66,520
- Missouri $66,470
- Georgia $65,350
- Kentucky $65,260
- Iowa $64,190
- Mississippi $63,680
- Idaho $62,230
- Nebraska $61,430
- Ohio $60,930
- Oklahoma $60,910
- Florida $60,580
- Arkansas $60,470
- South Dakota $60,100
By metro area
- New York, NY $98,700
- Baltimore, MD $98,590
- Harrisburg, PA $94,990
- Washington, DC $91,900
- Ann Arbor, MI $87,920
- Detroit, MI $84,480
- Minneapolis, MN $83,200
- Boston, MA $83,160
- Albany, NY $82,890
- Greensboro, NC $82,540
- Philadelphia, PA $80,300
- Atlanta, GA $80,220
- Springfield, MA $78,840
- Seattle, WA $78,250
- Los Angeles, CA $77,970
- Milwaukee, WI $77,060
- New Haven, CT $77,020
- Erie, PA $75,920
- South Bend, IN $75,550
- Portland, OR $74,950
- Pittsburgh, PA $74,900
- Las Vegas, NV $74,320
- Allentown, PA $73,820
- Chicago, IL $72,890
- Phoenix, AZ $71,690
- Charlotte, NC $68,660
- Grand Rapids, MI $66,640
- Indianapolis, IN $66,570
- Springfield, MO $65,780
- Richmond, VA $65,090
- Omaha, NE $64,910
- Nashville, TN $64,740
- Raleigh, NC $64,480
- St. Louis, MO $64,460
- Madison, WI $64,040
- Jackson, MS $63,680
- Oklahoma City, OK $63,430
- Toledo, OH $62,390
- Durham, NC $62,250
- Cleveland, OH $60,900
- Columbus, OH $59,610
- Scranton, PA $55,570
- Cincinnati, OH $51,870