Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1031

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Architecture Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for architecture 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 20 of 20 metro areas

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	College Station-Bryan, TX	$128,670	160	1.2
2	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$126,700	Not published	Not published
3	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$123,760	1,460	0.2
4	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$121,660	320	0.1
5	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$107,450	50	0.0
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$105,770	250	0.1
7	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$104,420	130	0.0
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$103,830	70	0.0
9	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$103,420	110	0.0
10	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$103,210	110	0.0
11	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$102,180	30	0.0
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$100,560	110	0.0
13	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$95,560	110	0.1
14	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$92,010	100	0.1
15	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$88,490	50	0.0
16	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$84,000	160	0.0
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$79,650	170	0.1
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$79,100	260	0.0
19	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$78,960	Not published	Not published
20	Syracuse, NY	$78,520	Not published	Not published

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Architecture 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.