SOC 25-1011 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$99,080

U.S. median hourly wageNot published

U.S. employment82,150

Nationally, business teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $99,080 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 82,150 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”.

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Business Teachers, Postsecondary: pay and employment by state
State
Alaska	$168,930	Not published	130	0.4
Delaware	$130,370	Not published	280	0.6
Louisiana	$129,040	Not published	640	0.3
California	$128,470	Not published	5,290	0.3
District of Columbia	$128,370	Not published	630	0.9
Maryland	$126,560	Not published	2,280	0.8
Utah	$115,870	Not published	460	0.3
Michigan	$111,190	Not published	2,240	0.5
North Dakota	$110,050	Not published	250	0.6
New York	$104,490	Not published	7,480	0.8
West Virginia	$104,480	Not published	420	0.6
Virginia	$103,860	Not published	2,450	0.6
Rhode Island	$103,820	Not published	360	0.7
Connecticut	$103,750	Not published	1,310	0.8
Massachusetts	$103,110	Not published	4,190	1.2
Pennsylvania	$101,760	Not published	4,630	0.8
Texas	$101,210	Not published	7,710	0.5
Vermont	$101,170	Not published	110	0.4
Washington	$100,390	Not published	1,190	0.3
Missouri	$100,310	Not published	1,720	0.6
Oregon	$100,180	Not published	940	0.5
Nevada	$98,920	Not published	400	0.3
Wisconsin	$96,680	Not published	1,940	0.7
Minnesota	$95,820	Not published	980	0.3
Illinois	$94,770	Not published	3,580	0.6
Nebraska	$88,690	Not published	530	0.5
Indiana	$86,640	Not published	2,030	0.6
Tennessee	$85,950	Not published	1,260	0.4
New Jersey	$85,250	Not published	3,190	0.7
Idaho	$84,190	Not published	240	0.3
New Mexico	$83,980	Not published	410	0.5
Kansas	$83,310	Not published	660	0.5
Maine	$83,250	Not published	300	0.5
Iowa	$83,200	Not published	890	0.6
New Hampshire	$83,070	Not published	580	0.9
Georgia	$82,820	Not published	1,940	0.4
Alabama	$82,170	Not published	1,260	0.6
Oklahoma	$82,060	Not published	770	0.5
Arizona	$81,600	Not published	1,240	0.4
Montana	$81,490	Not published	170	0.3
Kentucky	$80,140	Not published	760	0.4
Ohio	$79,770	Not published	3,100	0.6
North Carolina	$79,600	Not published	2,960	0.6
Florida	$78,870	Not published	2,900	0.3
South Carolina	$78,830	Not published	1,500	0.7
Colorado	$78,210	Not published	2,080	0.7
Hawaii	$76,860	Not published	390	0.6
Mississippi	$75,680	Not published	530	0.5
South Dakota	$72,650	Not published	260	0.6
Wyoming	$69,550	Not published	150	0.5
Puerto Rico	$66,340	Not published	450	0.5
Arkansas	$64,620	Not published	450	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 181 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Business Teachers, Postsecondary: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Wilmington, NC	$187,380	Not published	170	0.9
Lawrence, KS	$169,130	Not published	150	2.9
Anchorage, AK	$168,440	Not published	50	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$160,090	Not published	830	0.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$148,500	Not published	520	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$148,290	Not published	140	1.6
Reno, NV	$142,920	Not published	110	0.4
Greenville, NC	$140,490	Not published	180	2.3
Binghamton, NY	$139,510	Not published	90	1.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$139,380	Not published	240	1.1
Fargo, ND-MN	$138,950	Not published	130	0.9
Fresno, CA	$138,680	Not published	100	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$137,540	Not published	240	0.5
Madison, WI	$137,060	Not published	270	0.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$133,220	Not published	100	0.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$132,410	Not published	30	0.4
New Haven, CT	$130,560	Not published	430	1.5
Columbia, SC	$129,380	Not published	230	0.6
Amarillo, TX	$129,210	Not published	140	1.1
College Station-Bryan, TX	$129,080	Not published	400	2.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$128,640	Not published	430	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$128,470	Not published	2,050	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$128,370	Not published	1,590	0.5
Kenosha, WI	$128,090	Not published	Not published	Not published
Lafayette, LA	$127,840	Not published	110	0.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$127,460	Not published	120	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$127,450	Not published	500	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$126,140	Not published	480	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$125,940	Not published	190	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$124,640	Not published	380	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	$121,780	Not published	50	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	$121,760	Not published	940	0.8
Columbia, MO	$120,590	Not published	130	1.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$115,870	Not published	200	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$113,550	Not published	170	0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$108,870	Not published	110	1.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$108,280	Not published	810	0.3
Bloomington, IN	$108,060	Not published	510	7.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$107,910	Not published	210	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$107,170	Not published	2,260	0.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$107,120	Not published	1,590	1.2
Bangor, ME	$106,740	Not published	Not published	Not published
Erie, PA	$106,300	Not published	120	1.0
Lubbock, TX	$106,150	Not published	280	1.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$104,920	Not published	80	0.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$104,810	Not published	80	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$104,770	Not published	6,840	0.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$104,570	Not published	490	0.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$104,320	Not published	1,270	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	$104,190	Not published	70	0.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$103,860	Not published	480	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$103,830	Not published	Not published	Not published
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$103,820	Not published	300	0.4
Joplin, MO-KS	$103,240	Not published	40	0.5
El Paso, TX	$103,130	Not published	210	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$103,130	Not published	580	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$103,110	Not published	3,250	1.2
Knoxville, TN	$103,010	Not published	260	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$102,980	Not published	50	0.2
Evansville, IN	$102,740	Not published	80	0.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$102,510	Not published	120	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$102,480	Not published	290	1.0
Mankato, MN	$102,450	Not published	Not published	Not published
Rochester, NY	$102,320	Not published	410	0.8
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$102,230	Not published	60	1.2
Lincoln, NE	$102,190	Not published	230	1.2
Worcester, MA	$102,110	Not published	360	1.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$101,930	Not published	630	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$101,770	Not published	560	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$101,730	Not published	740	0.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$101,730	Not published	910	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$101,430	Not published	380	0.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$100,610	Not published	1,870	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$100,530	Not published	150	1.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$100,160	Not published	60	0.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$100,120	Not published	690	0.8
Terre Haute, IN	$99,980	Not published	Not published	Not published
Toledo, OH	$99,330	Not published	280	1.0
Springfield, MA	$99,250	Not published	170	0.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$98,830	Not published	Not published	Not published
Tyler, TX	$98,560	Not published	100	0.8
Richmond, VA	$98,170	Not published	400	0.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$98,130	Not published	150	2.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$98,080	Not published	270	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$97,640	Not published	100	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$97,510	Not published	100	0.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$97,340	Not published	170	0.6
Appleton, WI	$96,680	Not published	70	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$96,180	Not published	220	0.4
Bellingham, WA	$95,630	Not published	80	0.9
Mobile, AL	$95,510	Not published	100	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$94,960	Not published	640	0.6
Harrisonburg, VA	$94,950	Not published	120	1.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$94,910	Not published	90	0.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$94,530	Not published	40	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$93,670	Not published	2,450	0.5
Flint, MI	$93,130	Not published	70	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$92,660	Not published	110	0.2
Ithaca, NY	$91,400	Not published	380	7.8
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$91,110	Not published	Not published	Not published
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$89,430	Not published	190	0.7
Salem, OR	$87,430	Not published	40	0.2
Peoria, IL	$85,660	Not published	Not published	Not published
St. Cloud, MN	$85,610	Not published	80	0.8
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$84,980	Not published	430	1.0
Charleston, WV	$84,770	Not published	40	0.4
Abilene, TX	$84,670	Not published	100	1.3
Spartanburg, SC	$84,470	Not published	50	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$84,330	Not published	270	0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$84,320	Not published	70	0.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$84,170	Not published	250	0.4
Reading, PA	$83,980	Not published	130	0.8
Laredo, TX	$83,700	Not published	80	0.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$83,130	Not published	210	0.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$83,060	Not published	240	0.6
Albuquerque, NM	$82,900	Not published	210	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$82,730	Not published	100	0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX	$82,290	Not published	90	0.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$82,270	Not published	170	0.8
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$82,140	Not published	290	0.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$81,790	Not published	90	1.1
Cedar Rapids, IA	$81,390	Not published	60	0.4
Boise City, ID	$81,260	Not published	Not published	Not published
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$81,050	Not published	900	0.3
Columbus, OH	$80,670	Not published	750	0.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$80,660	Not published	360	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$80,600	Not published	920	0.4
Eau Claire, WI	$80,020	Not published	90	1.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$79,790	Not published	280	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$79,660	Not published	Not published	Not published
Boulder, CO	$79,580	Not published	360	1.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$79,450	Not published	80	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$79,390	Not published	320	0.9
Tulsa, OK	$79,100	Not published	130	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$79,080	Not published	400	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$78,990	Not published	90	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$78,930	Not published	160	0.2
Bismarck, ND	$78,830	Not published	30	0.4
Springfield, MO	$78,640	Not published	180	0.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$78,610	Not published	330	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$78,360	Not published	660	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$78,270	Not published	430	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$78,210	Not published	240	1.4
Dover, DE	$78,140	Not published	60	0.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$78,050	Not published	110	0.2
Jackson, MS	$77,690	Not published	110	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$77,590	Not published	300	0.8
Roanoke, VA	$77,410	Not published	60	0.4
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$77,150	Not published	60	0.5
Lynchburg, VA	$76,950	Not published	60	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$76,870	Not published	100	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$76,870	Not published	110	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$76,750	Not published	230	0.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$76,690	Not published	300	2.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$76,500	Not published	100	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$74,870	Not published	80	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$74,810	Not published	90	0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$74,530	Not published	440	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$74,490	Not published	790	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$74,170	Not published	260	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$73,770	Not published	40	0.3
Texarkana, TX-AR	$73,330	Not published	60	1.0
Colorado Springs, CO	$72,020	Not published	210	0.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$69,330	Not published	60	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$67,880	Not published	310	0.7
Mayaguez, PR	$67,010	Not published	Not published	Not published
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$66,870	Not published	310	0.4
Johnstown, PA	$66,100	Not published	50	1.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$65,730	Not published	300	0.2
Asheville, NC	$64,260	Not published	130	0.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$63,840	Not published	40	0.3
Ponce, PR	$63,500	Not published	40	0.6
Greeley, CO	$63,320	Not published	80	0.7
Wichita, KS	$63,070	Not published	60	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$62,920	Not published	40	0.6
Huntsville, AL	$62,790	Not published	180	0.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$62,660	Not published	70	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$61,680	Not published	570	1.5
Tallahassee, FL	$57,940	Not published	40	0.2
Grand Junction, CO	$37,830	Not published	80	1.2
Winston-Salem, NC	Not published	Not published	180	0.7

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.