Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1042

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for biological science 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 25 of 136 metro areas

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$166,850	570	0.4
2	Madison, WI	$142,490	210	0.5
3	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$138,120	230	0.1
4	Charlottesville, VA	$135,930	130	1.2
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$133,540	390	0.2
6	Fresno, CA	$129,520	100	0.2
7	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$128,910	30	0.1
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$128,070	1,380	0.5
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$127,800	1,250	0.2
10	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$127,040	280	0.3
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$126,380	230	0.2
12	Albuquerque, NM	$110,000	50	0.1
13	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$109,430	90	0.5
14	Fargo, ND-MN	$108,090	100	0.7
15	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$107,110	550	0.2
16	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$106,530	380	0.2
17	Ann Arbor, MI	$105,290	290	1.3
18	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$105,050	140	2.2
19	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$104,290	480	0.6
20	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$102,520	500	0.3
21	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$102,070	40	0.3
22	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$102,060	600	0.3
23	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$101,960	1,760	0.4
24	Ithaca, NY	$100,880	140	2.9
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$100,800	510	0.4

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