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Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

Education teachers, postsecondary earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $130,400 a year), followed by Houma, LA ($128,710) and Eugene, OR ($124,780), among the 151 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $79,350 and the median $75,350, for 60,830 workers (May 2025).

$79,350U.S. average
$130Khighest: San Jose, CA
$47Klowest: Sarasota, FL
151metro areas
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Top 15 cities for education teachers, postsecondary by average salary

San Jose, CA$130,400
Houma, LA$128,710
Eugene, OR$124,780
Riverside, CA$124,070
San Diego, CA$122,520
Ann Arbor, MI$113,890
Los Angeles, CA$110,600
San Francisco, CA$108,550
Ithaca, NY$106,960
New Orleans, LA$106,310
College Station, TX$105,560
Sacramento, CA$99,580
Fargo, ND$98,750
Hartford, CT$97,540
Buffalo, NY$97,450
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

California pays education teachers, postsecondary the most statewide, $113,870 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
California$113,870$111,8503,1006$130,400$99,580
Louisiana$106,100$83,7104602$128,710$106,310
New York$96,740$82,0205,4307$106,960$77,060
Massachusetts$93,170$79,9802,0504$92,250$81,540
Michigan$89,600$79,9101,1404$113,890$87,190
Arizona$89,200$78,5201,5903$88,610$84,210
Washington, D.C.$87,940$80,8102301$80,070$80,070
Nebraska$87,560$78,9506002$84,020$78,230
Rhode Island$87,490$80,0301901$89,040$89,040
Connecticut$87,230$80,6209005$97,540$75,190
Oregon$85,420$73,8801,2404$124,780$65,050
Minnesota$82,760$78,9509504$85,510$70,530
Virginia$81,190$77,0601,6304$76,720$60,000
Vermont$80,400$78,1001701$78,830$78,830
North Dakota$80,400$77,5402302$98,750$82,350
New Jersey$79,490$77,6002,5801$60,700$60,700
Maryland$79,000$78,8208701$81,500$81,500
Nevada$78,930$74,2403102$93,620$76,470
Maine$78,590$77,0501902$81,360$76,830
Washington$77,330$75,1701,2703$86,540$57,190
Wisconsin$76,440$74,7901,5404$78,970$72,210
Utah$75,460$77,0903301$76,780$76,780
Tennessee$75,410$72,3909504$84,460$77,520
Pennsylvania$75,280$74,9103,3907$83,440$55,220
Kansas$74,660$63,0105901$71,330$71,330
Wyoming$74,350$66,350800n/an/a
Idaho$74,240$65,7201701$69,420$69,420
Texas$74,180$68,2806,40014$105,560$58,300
Iowa$73,730$62,0906903$57,740$53,580
Indiana$73,610$66,1501,8305$73,900$71,770
North Carolina$73,220$70,0502,1307$94,630$62,100
Missouri$72,890$65,9101,1404$74,790$67,920
South Carolina$72,570$66,6901,2704$91,840$61,830
Puerto Rico$71,660$64,7902801$72,750$72,750
Ohio$71,590$62,4002,1205$75,920$64,190
New Mexico$71,440$64,8302901$73,990$73,990
Colorado$70,720$66,8701,0605$80,850$53,500
Arkansas$70,200$74,5002500n/an/a
West Virginia$69,320$63,2703202$72,800$68,190
Alabama$68,550$63,7308406$81,540$64,300
Montana$68,520$70,3201300n/an/a
South Dakota$67,350$63,3501900n/an/a
Kentucky$67,150$61,4506202$71,650$67,770
Illinois$67,070$61,5603,9302$68,890$66,660
Florida$66,220$63,6401,2907$70,760$46,570
Mississippi$65,960$61,8604301$65,540$65,540
Oklahoma$62,400$60,8805602$72,910$61,820
Hawaii$60,910$49,8004600n/an/a
New Hampshire$59,890$49,2506301$54,580$54,580
Georgia$57,190$62,5101,7502$67,790$58,690
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Education 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 areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$130,400$121,520—430
Houma, LA$128,710$96,920—80
Eugene, OR$124,780$103,930—n/a
Riverside, CA$124,070$123,910—240
San Diego, CA$122,520$129,100—160
Ann Arbor, MI$113,890$105,640—180
Los Angeles, CA$110,600$105,730—1,330
San Francisco, CA$108,550$92,720—240
Ithaca, NY$106,960$92,870—190
New Orleans, LA$106,310$82,700—110
College Station, TX$105,560$96,960—220
Sacramento, CA$99,580$82,370—80
Fargo, ND$98,750$103,850—80
Hartford, CT$97,540$90,940—300
Buffalo, NY$97,450$79,560—460
Lansing, MI$96,420$86,290—160
New York, NY$96,080$80,640—5,120
Wilmington, NC$94,630$106,070—100
Reno, NV$93,620$83,000—70
Boston, MA$92,250$79,980—1,680
Columbia, SC$91,840$78,880—200
Detroit, MI$90,970$83,400—240
Rochester, NY$89,580$80,560—300
Providence, RI$89,040$80,030—250
Phoenix, AZ$88,610$78,520—1,180
Flagstaff, AZ$88,500$75,550—110
Amherst, MA$88,100$75,180—180
Portland, OR$87,570$74,910—960
Grand Rapids, MI$87,190$61,280—170
New Haven, CT$86,790$82,310—140
Seattle, WA$86,540$79,820—600
Minneapolis, MN$85,510$79,220—470
Knoxville, TN$84,460$78,330—170
Tucson, AZ$84,210$72,910—190
Austin, TX$84,140$76,870—500
Norwich, CT$84,070$80,440—100
Lincoln, NE$84,020$79,340—170
McAllen, TX$83,640$76,460—120
Harrisburg, PA$83,440$76,340—150
Mankato, MN$83,070$78,500—n/a
Worcester, MA$82,820$77,240—150
Chattanooga, TN$82,570$103,790—110
Albany, NY$82,490$79,680—330
Grand Forks, ND$82,350$77,540—110
Auburn, AL$81,540$79,380—70
Springfield, MA$81,540$75,330—110
Baltimore, MD$81,500$78,420—420
Portland, ME$81,360$78,040—70
Boulder, CO$80,850$78,420—80
Bridgeport, CT$80,680$75,100—270
Charleston, SC$80,640$81,870—240
St. Cloud, MN$80,560$74,990—70
Washington, DC$80,070$78,820—880
Philadelphia, PA$79,880$76,450—1,150
Amarillo, TX$79,220$77,400—120
Beaumont, TX$79,130$76,110—110
Kenosha, WI$78,970$74,090—n/a
Burlington, VT$78,830$78,100—140
Syracuse, NY$78,430$74,380—200
Omaha, NE$78,230$75,920—130
Nashville, TN$77,960$74,150—260
Houston, TX$77,880$78,510—1,120
Spokane, WA$77,720$77,870—190
Reading, PA$77,600$83,780—160
Memphis, TN$77,520$74,640—80
Kiryas Joel, NY$77,060$76,290—90
Bangor, ME$76,830$66,590—40
Salt Lake City, UT$76,780$69,650—110
Richmond, VA$76,720$65,130—370
Oshkosh, WI$76,620$78,520—70
Las Vegas, NV$76,470$70,730—210
Denver, CO$76,240$75,040—510
Toledo, OH$75,920$64,880—290
Akron, OH$75,670$63,390—140
Greensboro, NC$75,660$75,150—260
Pittsburgh, PA$75,560$75,770—630
Virginia Beach, VA$75,470$78,970—260
Waterbury, CT$75,190$71,630—40
Harrisonburg, VA$75,070$76,370—110
Columbia, MO$74,790$78,160—140
Albuquerque, NM$73,990$65,330—70
Tuscaloosa, AL$73,960$61,320—100
Terre Haute, IN$73,900$66,150—n/a
Tyler, TX$73,710$64,960—70
Indianapolis, IN$73,530$65,680—320
Dallas, TX$73,000$61,970—1,450
Fort Wayne, IN$72,940$67,400—170
Tulsa, OK$72,910$73,540—110
Huntington, WV$72,800$75,310—70
Evansville, IN$72,780$75,330—100
San Juan, PR$72,750$65,530—190
La Crosse, WI$72,540$76,680—70
Springfield, MO$72,390$65,110—130
Milwaukee, WI$72,210$74,790—670
Birmingham, AL$72,150$74,600—90
Greenville, SC$72,150$71,450—210
South Bend, IN$71,770$65,160—280
Lexington, KY$71,650$65,620—170
Fort Collins, CO$71,580$54,120—90
Charlotte, NC$71,510$69,750—380
Wichita, KS$71,330$59,770—40
Salem, OR$71,190$74,040—40
Erie, PA$71,100$67,890—80
Brownsville, TX$71,080$65,190—50
Cleveland, OH$70,980$60,990—190
St. Louis, MO$70,950$64,600—530
Miami, FL$70,760$67,230—280
Columbus, OH$70,630$61,390—430
Duluth, MN$70,530$72,530—120
Montgomery, AL$69,960$60,490—60
Boise, ID$69,420$64,400—n/a
Bloomington, IL$68,890$62,950—280
Jacksonville, FL$68,550$65,110—90
San Antonio, TX$68,290$60,550—630
Charleston, WV$68,190$61,680—40
Raleigh, NC$67,940$56,770—310
Kansas City, MO$67,920$63,280—160
Augusta, GA$67,790$60,620—60
Louisville, KY$67,770$61,360—100
Fayetteville, NC$67,730$66,560—40
Deltona, FL$67,240$61,270—40
Chicago, IL$66,660$61,350—2,650
Orlando, FL$66,200$66,290—140
Allentown, PA$65,850$60,010—200
Lakeland, FL$65,740$63,590—70
Jackson, MS$65,540$62,440—80
Corvallis, OR$65,050$45,920—80
El Paso, TX$65,050$60,180—270
Mobile, AL$65,010$62,750—40
Huntsville, AL$64,300$63,730—140
Cincinnati, OH$64,190$61,450—450
Lubbock, TX$63,350$57,690—160
Laredo, TX$62,840$48,650—80
Winston-Salem, NC$62,290$66,160—100
Asheville, NC$62,100$62,790—50
Spartanburg, SC$61,830$62,690—50
Oklahoma City, OK$61,820$61,810—170
Tampa, FL$61,720$62,490—190
Trenton, NJ$60,700$40,390—170
Roanoke, VA$60,000$59,290—30
Colorado Springs, CO$59,890$64,970—100
Atlanta, GA$58,690$65,880—920
Abilene, TX$58,300$50,440—130
Davenport, IA$57,740$54,620—70
Yakima, WA$57,190$51,670—60
Scranton, PA$55,220$37,070—70
Cedar Rapids, IA$55,090$48,700—40
Manchester, NH$54,580$46,410—260
Des Moines, IA$53,580$48,090—100
Greeley, CO$53,500$41,670—100
Sarasota, FL$46,570$37,500—30

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary: questions

Where do education teachers, postsecondary make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $130,400 a year, among the 151 metro areas we cover.

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

$79,350 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $75,350, so half of education teachers, postsecondary earn more than that and half less.

What salary should education teachers, postsecondary ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of education teachers, postsecondary nationwide earn between $53,770 (25th percentile) and $97,590 (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 education teachers, postsecondary the most?

California, with a statewide average of $113,870 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is education teachers, postsecondary pay the lowest?

Sarasota, FL, at $46,570 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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