Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1041

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarys

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 22 of 22 metro areas

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Fresno, CA	$136,710	30	0.1
2	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$131,380	40	0.0
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$129,920	110	0.0
4	College Station-Bryan, TX	$126,050	530	4.0
5	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$105,790	130	0.0
6	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$105,660	50	0.0
7	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$105,440	50	0.0
8	Lubbock, TX	$105,370	100	0.6
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$103,120	60	0.0
10	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$102,560	380	0.5
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$101,550	140	0.1
12	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$100,410	220	0.1
13	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$99,200	40	0.0
14	Madison, WI	$98,920	240	0.6
15	Lincoln, NE	$98,160	140	0.8
16	Omaha, NE-IA	$97,640	30	0.1
17	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$83,480	100	0.0
18	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$80,310	40	0.1
19	Auburn-Opelika, AL	$80,030	210	2.9
20	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$78,910	40	0.0
21	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$77,930	140	0.1
22	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$77,900	30	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.