Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Diego, CA	$182,570
San Jose, CA	$164,630
Riverside, CA	$156,420
San Francisco, CA	$155,150
Boston, MA	$149,570
Bakersfield, CA	$147,360
Madison, WI	$142,780
Charlottesville, VA	$139,410
Los Angeles, CA	$138,770
Seattle, WA	$127,230
Ann Arbor, MI	$126,760
Sacramento, CA	$125,170
Ithaca, NY	$123,070
Fresno, CA	$122,530
Atlanta, GA	$121,740

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

California pays biological science teachers, postsecondary the most statewide, $146,810 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
California	$146,810	$129,150	3,610	9	$182,570	$117,190
Massachusetts	$134,120	$105,050	2,060	4	$149,570	$92,110
New Hampshire	$126,680	$102,410	170	1	$87,910	$87,910
New York	$114,100	$98,180	3,870	7	$123,070	$89,980
Washington, D.C.	$113,410	$96,830	350	1	$105,000	$105,000
Washington	$111,370	$97,280	960	3	$127,230	$87,200
Arizona	$110,880	$83,030	n/a	1	$112,200	$112,200
Michigan	$109,950	$103,620	1,460	3	$126,760	$110,900
Connecticut	$109,380	$96,470	870	5	$112,800	$85,160
Minnesota	$109,120	$96,880	780	4	$120,620	$81,350
Delaware	$108,550	$101,380	130	0	n/a	n/a
Illinois	$108,130	$99,060	2,340	2	$112,080	$85,940
Oregon	$107,030	$100,820	800	1	$106,870	$106,870
Georgia	$106,450	$88,020	980	2	$121,740	$106,480
Rhode Island	$105,470	$102,300	250	1	$102,280	$102,280
New Mexico	$105,120	$98,820	150	1	$106,890	$106,890
Missouri	$104,480	$80,970	1,060	4	$120,250	$82,010
Montana	$102,630	$100,480	110	0	n/a	n/a
Nebraska	$100,660	$81,190	500	1	$112,560	$112,560
Iowa	$100,360	$78,060	540	3	$92,970	$73,750
Colorado	$100,200	$98,680	810	1	$96,300	$96,300
Maryland	$98,930	$83,500	970	1	$96,160	$96,160
Idaho	$98,600	$81,620	220	1	$89,800	$89,800
Indiana	$97,940	$83,130	1,100	4	$92,810	$80,430
Maine	$97,880	$84,080	270	2	$101,140	$97,660
Wisconsin	$96,070	$78,920	950	2	$142,780	$94,120
Louisiana	$95,740	$79,010	390	2	$115,480	$105,980
Texas	$95,570	$82,470	3,840	11	$109,740	$80,470
Kansas	$95,460	$81,300	430	0	n/a	n/a
Pennsylvania	$95,300	$85,970	2,410	7	$105,910	$89,160
Vermont	$94,860	$82,230	170	1	$98,080	$98,080
Tennessee	$94,800	$78,940	830	4	$105,300	$62,480
Virginia	$93,310	$79,190	1,760	5	$139,410	$62,200
South Carolina	$93,250	$82,300	750	4	$106,980	$85,340
New Jersey	$92,210	$79,540	1,570	1	$105,490	$105,490
North Dakota	$91,500	$90,740	170	1	$105,560	$105,560
Alabama	$91,440	$77,540	1,160	5	$118,650	$78,550
Utah	$90,700	$81,580	300	0	n/a	n/a
Puerto Rico	$89,610	$84,590	340	1	$89,960	$89,960
Nevada	$89,550	$85,040	350	1	$92,230	$92,230
North Carolina	$87,520	$77,700	1,960	7	$113,480	$60,320
Wyoming	$85,360	$82,930	160	0	n/a	n/a
South Dakota	$83,890	$76,570	160	0	n/a	n/a
Ohio	$83,840	$79,600	1,350	6	$94,960	$76,150
Kentucky	$82,110	$70,630	470	2	$94,420	$78,930
Arkansas	$81,870	$77,670	430	2	$110,710	$66,310
Mississippi	$77,750	$66,830	580	1	$65,500	$65,500
Oklahoma	$76,680	$65,960	470	2	$76,250	$75,360
West Virginia	$75,960	$67,190	220	3	$74,700	$66,630
Florida	$66,170	$57,140	2,020	6	$81,020	$64,050

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Diego, CA	$182,570	$166,850	—	570
San Jose, CA	$164,630	$126,380	—	230
Riverside, CA	$156,420	$138,120	—	230
San Francisco, CA	$155,150	$133,540	—	390
Boston, MA	$149,570	$128,070	—	1,380
Bakersfield, CA	$147,360	$128,910	—	30
Madison, WI	$142,780	$142,490	—	210
Charlottesville, VA	$139,410	$135,930	—	130
Los Angeles, CA	$138,770	$127,800	—	1,250
Seattle, WA	$127,230	$102,060	—	600
Ann Arbor, MI	$126,760	$105,290	—	290
Sacramento, CA	$125,170	$127,040	—	280
Ithaca, NY	$123,070	$100,880	—	140
Fresno, CA	$122,530	$129,520	—	100
Atlanta, GA	$121,740	$107,110	—	550
Minneapolis, MN	$120,620	$102,520	—	500
Amherst, MA	$120,440	$105,050	—	140
St. Louis, MO	$120,250	$97,120	—	470
Birmingham, AL	$118,650	$100,610	—	310
Rochester, NY	$117,430	$99,050	—	280
Santa Maria, CA	$117,190	$109,430	—	90
New Orleans, LA	$115,480	$99,340	—	150
Raleigh, NC	$113,480	$104,290	—	480
Hartford, CT	$112,800	$100,300	—	340
Lincoln, NE	$112,560	$98,950	—	220
Detroit, MI	$112,520	$106,530	—	380
New York, NY	$112,240	$98,250	—	3,070
Phoenix, AZ	$112,200	$83,770	—	n/a
Chicago, IL	$112,080	$101,960	—	1,760
New Haven, CT	$111,930	$94,030	—	300
Grand Rapids, MI	$110,900	$99,910	—	200
Little Rock, AR	$110,710	$99,740	—	120
Austin, TX	$109,740	$98,720	—	430
Albany, NY	$107,830	$98,430	—	330
Columbia, SC	$106,980	$97,550	—	150
Albuquerque, NM	$106,890	$110,000	—	50
Portland, OR	$106,870	$100,800	—	510
Augusta, GA	$106,480	$80,360	—	n/a
Syracuse, NY	$106,220	$93,470	—	300
Lafayette, LA	$105,980	$100,290	—	30
Philadelphia, PA	$105,910	$95,260	—	1,070
College Station, TX	$105,800	$96,100	—	320
Fargo, ND	$105,560	$108,090	—	100
Bridgeport, CT	$105,500	$81,340	—	n/a
Trenton, NJ	$105,490	$96,310	—	n/a
Memphis, TN	$105,300	$77,620	—	140
Washington, DC	$105,000	$82,520	—	960
Knoxville, TN	$104,890	$100,220	—	180
McAllen, TX	$104,320	$96,930	—	120
Worcester, MA	$103,550	$96,660	—	340
Harrisburg, PA	$103,460	$100,740	—	120
Nashville, TN	$102,410	$93,960	—	230
Providence, RI	$102,280	$97,090	—	310
Buffalo, NY	$102,170	$80,200	—	240
Portland, ME	$101,140	$78,210	—	100
Houston, TX	$100,480	$100,430	—	820
Kansas City, MO	$98,800	$84,600	—	260
Greenville, SC	$98,560	$95,630	—	160
Burlington, VT	$98,080	$82,230	—	120
Bangor, ME	$97,660	$84,080	—	n/a
Norwich, CT	$96,990	$102,070	—	40
Columbia, MO	$96,850	$79,290	—	160
Tuscaloosa, AL	$96,460	$80,860	—	160
Denver, CO	$96,300	$98,680	—	250
Baltimore, MD	$96,160	$83,500	—	540
Mankato, MN	$95,920	$82,130	—	n/a
Erie, PA	$95,490	$95,750	—	70
Lubbock, TX	$95,380	$92,040	—	80
Dallas, TX	$95,060	$82,470	—	650
Toledo, OH	$94,960	$83,110	—	110
Wilmington, NC	$94,750	$84,350	—	90
Lexington, KY	$94,420	$85,830	—	150
El Paso, TX	$94,230	$84,820	—	170
Milwaukee, WI	$94,120	$83,520	—	280
Davenport, IA	$92,970	$76,160	—	60
Indianapolis, IN	$92,810	$84,250	—	220
Las Vegas, NV	$92,230	$81,690	—	140
Springfield, MA	$92,110	$82,470	—	110
Richmond, VA	$92,030	$81,220	—	300
Mobile, AL	$92,010	$78,300	—	100
Harrisonburg, VA	$91,250	$79,000	—	80
Scranton, PA	$90,360	$78,790	—	60
Kiryas Joel, NY	$89,980	$89,490	—	120
San Juan, PR	$89,960	$86,740	—	240
Boise, ID	$89,800	$76,830	—	n/a
Pittsburgh, PA	$89,770	$78,360	—	480
Killeen, TX	$89,650	$78,920	—	40
Evansville, IN	$89,600	$79,270	—	40
Allentown, PA	$89,400	$80,380	—	130
Reading, PA	$89,160	$78,220	—	40
Spokane, WA	$88,660	$80,000	—	60
Charleston, SC	$88,350	$82,300	—	190
St. Cloud, MN	$87,970	$82,230	—	40
Manchester, NH	$87,910	$79,640	—	30
Columbus, OH	$87,670	$80,200	—	250
Bellingham, WA	$87,200	$82,560	—	50
Auburn, AL	$87,020	$81,440	—	230
San Antonio, TX	$86,530	$76,870	—	300
Akron, OH	$86,380	$77,400	—	70
Bloomington, IL	$85,940	$87,620	—	50
Spartanburg, SC	$85,340	$63,820	—	40
Laredo, TX	$85,300	$64,000	—	50
Waterbury, CT	$85,160	$71,840	—	30
Winston-Salem, NC	$82,850	$76,410	—	90
Virginia Beach, VA	$82,640	$78,260	—	300
Springfield, MO	$82,010	$74,270	—	80
Des Moines, IA	$81,470	$75,180	—	60
South Bend, IN	$81,400	$72,980	—	130
Duluth, MN	$81,350	$80,930	—	70
Charlotte, NC	$81,060	$74,760	—	290
Deltona, FL	$81,020	$73,500	—	60
Abilene, TX	$80,470	$76,510	—	40
Fort Wayne, IN	$80,430	$76,260	—	50
Dayton, OH	$79,580	$77,580	—	150
Cincinnati, OH	$79,300	$78,150	—	250
Louisville, KY	$78,930	$71,450	—	70
Montgomery, AL	$78,550	$79,160	—	70
Tulsa, OK	$76,250	$75,670	—	40
Cleveland, OH	$76,150	$77,570	—	220
Miami, FL	$76,050	$60,770	—	410
Greensboro, NC	$75,590	$65,100	—	160
Oklahoma City, OK	$75,360	$64,460	—	120
Wheeling, WV	$74,700	$67,190	—	30
Huntington, WV	$74,190	$79,870	—	40
Cedar Rapids, IA	$73,750	$74,360	—	40
Lakeland, FL	$68,230	$66,270	—	80
Charleston, WV	$66,630	$64,150	—	30
Fayetteville, AR	$66,310	$59,110	—	40
Tampa, FL	$66,130	$56,370	—	290
Jackson, MS	$65,500	$63,790	—	n/a
Orlando, FL	$65,020	$55,660	—	310
Jacksonville, FL	$64,050	$55,820	—	150
Asheville, NC	$63,670	$60,220	—	50
Kingsport, TN	$62,480	$62,930	—	30
Roanoke, VA	$62,200	$62,160	—	60
Hickory, NC	$60,320	$61,950	—	30

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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary: questions

Where do biological science teachers, postsecondary make the most money?

In San Diego, CA, with an average of $182,570 a year, among the 136 metro areas we cover.

What is the average biological science teachers, postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$102,840 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $84,620, so half of biological science teachers, postsecondary earn more than that and half less.

What salary should biological science teachers, postsecondary ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of biological science teachers, postsecondary nationwide earn between $64,350 (25th percentile) and $126,770 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays biological science teachers, postsecondary the most?

California, with a statewide average of $146,810 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is biological science teachers, postsecondary pay the lowest?

Hickory, NC, at $60,320 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1042.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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