SOC 25-1042 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$84,620
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment50,190
Nationally, biological science teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $84,620 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 50,190 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $129,150 | Not published | 3,610 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | $105,050 | Not published | 2,060 | 0.6 |
| Michigan | $103,620 | Not published | 1,460 | 0.3 |
| New Hampshire | $102,410 | Not published | 170 | 0.3 |
| Rhode Island | $102,300 | Not published | 250 | 0.5 |
| Delaware | $101,380 | Not published | 130 | 0.3 |
| Oregon | $100,820 | Not published | 800 | 0.4 |
| Montana | $100,480 | Not published | 110 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | $99,060 | Not published | 2,340 | 0.4 |
| New Mexico | $98,820 | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | $98,680 | Not published | 810 | 0.3 |
| New York | $98,180 | Not published | 3,870 | 0.4 |
| Washington | $97,280 | Not published | 960 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | $96,880 | Not published | 780 | 0.3 |
| District of Columbia | $96,830 | Not published | 350 | 0.5 |
| Connecticut | $96,470 | Not published | 870 | 0.5 |
| North Dakota | $90,740 | Not published | 170 | 0.4 |
| Georgia | $88,020 | Not published | 980 | 0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | $85,970 | Not published | 2,410 | 0.4 |
| Nevada | $85,040 | Not published | 350 | 0.2 |
| Puerto Rico | $84,590 | Not published | 340 | 0.4 |
| Maine | $84,080 | Not published | 270 | 0.4 |
| Maryland | $83,500 | Not published | 970 | 0.4 |
| Indiana | $83,130 | Not published | 1,100 | 0.3 |
| Arizona | $83,030 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Wyoming | $82,930 | Not published | 160 | 0.6 |
| Texas | $82,470 | Not published | 3,840 | 0.3 |
| South Carolina | $82,300 | Not published | 750 | 0.3 |
| Vermont | $82,230 | Not published | 170 | 0.6 |
| Idaho | $81,620 | Not published | 220 | 0.3 |
| Utah | $81,580 | Not published | 300 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | $81,300 | Not published | 430 | 0.3 |
| Nebraska | $81,190 | Not published | 500 | 0.5 |
| Missouri | $80,970 | Not published | 1,060 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | $79,600 | Not published | 1,350 | 0.2 |
| New Jersey | $79,540 | Not published | 1,570 | 0.4 |
| Virginia | $79,190 | Not published | 1,760 | 0.4 |
| Louisiana | $79,010 | Not published | 390 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | $78,940 | Not published | 830 | 0.3 |
| Wisconsin | $78,920 | Not published | 950 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | $78,060 | Not published | 540 | 0.4 |
| North Carolina | $77,700 | Not published | 1,960 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | $77,670 | Not published | 430 | 0.3 |
| Alabama | $77,540 | Not published | 1,160 | 0.6 |
| South Dakota | $76,570 | Not published | 160 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | $70,630 | Not published | 470 | 0.2 |
| West Virginia | $67,190 | Not published | 220 | 0.3 |
| Mississippi | $66,830 | Not published | 580 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma | $65,960 | Not published | 470 | 0.3 |
| Florida | $57,140 | Not published | 2,020 | 0.2 |
Pay by metro area
All 136 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $166,850 | Not published | 570 | 0.4 |
| Madison, WI | $142,490 | Not published | 210 | 0.5 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $138,120 | Not published | 230 | 0.1 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $135,930 | Not published | 130 | 1.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $133,540 | Not published | 390 | 0.2 |
| Fresno, CA | $129,520 | Not published | 100 | 0.2 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $128,910 | Not published | 30 | 0.1 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $128,070 | Not published | 1,380 | 0.5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $127,800 | Not published | 1,250 | 0.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $127,040 | Not published | 280 | 0.3 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $126,380 | Not published | 230 | 0.2 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $110,000 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $109,430 | Not published | 90 | 0.5 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $108,090 | Not published | 100 | 0.7 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $107,110 | Not published | 550 | 0.2 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $106,530 | Not published | 380 | 0.2 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $105,290 | Not published | 290 | 1.3 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $105,050 | Not published | 140 | 2.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $104,290 | Not published | 480 | 0.6 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $102,520 | Not published | 500 | 0.3 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $102,070 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $102,060 | Not published | 600 | 0.3 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,960 | Not published | 1,760 | 0.4 |
| Ithaca, NY | $100,880 | Not published | 140 | 2.9 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $100,800 | Not published | 510 | 0.4 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $100,740 | Not published | 120 | 0.3 |
| Birmingham, AL | $100,610 | Not published | 310 | 0.6 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $100,430 | Not published | 820 | 0.2 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $100,300 | Not published | 340 | 0.6 |
| Lafayette, LA | $100,290 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Knoxville, TN | $100,220 | Not published | 180 | 0.4 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $99,910 | Not published | 200 | 0.3 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $99,740 | Not published | 120 | 0.3 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $99,340 | Not published | 150 | 0.3 |
| Rochester, NY | $99,050 | Not published | 280 | 0.6 |
| Lincoln, NE | $98,950 | Not published | 220 | 1.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $98,720 | Not published | 430 | 0.3 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $98,680 | Not published | 250 | 0.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $98,430 | Not published | 330 | 0.7 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $98,250 | Not published | 3,070 | 0.3 |
| Columbia, SC | $97,550 | Not published | 150 | 0.4 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $97,120 | Not published | 470 | 0.4 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $97,090 | Not published | 310 | 0.4 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $96,930 | Not published | 120 | 0.4 |
| Worcester, MA | $96,660 | Not published | 340 | 1.0 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $96,310 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $96,100 | Not published | 320 | 2.4 |
| Erie, PA | $95,750 | Not published | 70 | 0.6 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $95,630 | Not published | 160 | 0.4 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $95,260 | Not published | 1,070 | 0.4 |
| New Haven, CT | $94,030 | Not published | 300 | 1.1 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $93,960 | Not published | 230 | 0.2 |
| Syracuse, NY | $93,470 | Not published | 300 | 1.0 |
| Lubbock, TX | $92,040 | Not published | 80 | 0.5 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $89,490 | Not published | 120 | 0.5 |
| Bloomington, IL | $87,620 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $86,740 | Not published | 240 | 0.3 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $85,830 | Not published | 150 | 0.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $84,820 | Not published | 170 | 0.5 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $84,600 | Not published | 260 | 0.2 |
| Wilmington, NC | $84,350 | Not published | 90 | 0.5 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $84,250 | Not published | 220 | 0.2 |
| Bangor, ME | $84,080 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $83,770 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $83,520 | Not published | 280 | 0.3 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $83,500 | Not published | 540 | 0.4 |
| Toledo, OH | $83,110 | Not published | 110 | 0.4 |
| Bellingham, WA | $82,560 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $82,520 | Not published | 960 | 0.3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $82,470 | Not published | 650 | 0.2 |
| Springfield, MA | $82,470 | Not published | 110 | 0.5 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $82,300 | Not published | 190 | 0.5 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $82,230 | Not published | 120 | 1.0 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $82,230 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Mankato, MN | $82,130 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $81,690 | Not published | 140 | 0.1 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $81,440 | Not published | 230 | 3.1 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $81,340 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Richmond, VA | $81,220 | Not published | 300 | 0.4 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $80,930 | Not published | 70 | 0.5 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $80,860 | Not published | 160 | 1.5 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $80,380 | Not published | 130 | 0.4 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $80,360 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $80,200 | Not published | 240 | 0.4 |
| Columbus, OH | $80,200 | Not published | 250 | 0.2 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $80,000 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $79,870 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $79,640 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Columbia, MO | $79,290 | Not published | 160 | 1.5 |
| Evansville, IN | $79,270 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Montgomery, AL | $79,160 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $79,000 | Not published | 80 | 1.3 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $78,920 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $78,790 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $78,360 | Not published | 480 | 0.4 |
| Mobile, AL | $78,300 | Not published | 100 | 0.6 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $78,260 | Not published | 300 | 0.4 |
| Reading, PA | $78,220 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $78,210 | Not published | 100 | 0.4 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $78,150 | Not published | 250 | 0.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $77,620 | Not published | 140 | 0.2 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $77,580 | Not published | 150 | 0.4 |
| Cleveland, OH | $77,570 | Not published | 220 | 0.2 |
| Akron, OH | $77,400 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $76,870 | Not published | 300 | 0.3 |
| Boise City, ID | $76,830 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Abilene, TX | $76,510 | Not published | 40 | 0.6 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $76,410 | Not published | 90 | 0.3 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $76,260 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $76,160 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| Tulsa, OK | $75,670 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $75,180 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $74,760 | Not published | 290 | 0.2 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $74,360 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Springfield, MO | $74,270 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $73,500 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $72,980 | Not published | 130 | 1.0 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $71,840 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $71,450 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $67,190 | Not published | 30 | 0.5 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $66,270 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $65,100 | Not published | 160 | 0.4 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $64,460 | Not published | 120 | 0.2 |
| Charleston, WV | $64,150 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Laredo, TX | $64,000 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $63,820 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Jackson, MS | $63,790 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $62,930 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Roanoke, VA | $62,160 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $61,950 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $60,770 | Not published | 410 | 0.1 |
| Asheville, NC | $60,220 | Not published | 50 | 0.3 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $59,110 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $56,370 | Not published | 290 | 0.2 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $55,820 | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $55,660 | Not published | 310 | 0.2 |
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.