Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1194
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondarys
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 270 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chico, CA | $162,300 | 50 | 0.7 |
| 2 | Ann Arbor, MI | $108,400 | 250 | 1.1 |
| 3 | El Centro, CA | $106,620 | 60 | 0.9 |
| 4 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $106,370 | 120 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Lebanon, PA | $105,090 | 130 | 2.5 |
| 6 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $104,190 | 50 | 0.4 |
| 7 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $97,440 | 130 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Appleton, WI | $96,900 | 180 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Worcester, MA | $96,840 | 180 | 0.5 |
| 10 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $96,780 | 40 | 0.4 |
| 11 | Bismarck, ND | $95,740 | 140 | 2.0 |
| 12 | New Haven, CT | $95,730 | 160 | 0.6 |
| 13 | Williamsport, PA | $91,330 | Not published | Not published |
| 14 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $90,970 | 310 | 1.2 |
| 15 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $89,110 | 310 | 0.3 |
| 16 | Madison, WI | $89,070 | 230 | 0.6 |
| 17 | Peoria, IL | $88,380 | 60 | 0.4 |
| 18 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $86,980 | 1,410 | 0.6 |
| 19 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $84,410 | 100 | 1.1 |
| 20 | Spartanburg, SC | $83,440 | 340 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $83,370 | 550 | 0.7 |
| 22 | Redding, CA | $82,660 | 110 | 1.6 |
| 23 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $82,490 | 320 | 0.7 |
| 24 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $82,420 | 850 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Fayetteville, NC | $82,010 | 770 | 5.9 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Career/Technical Education 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.