SOC 25-1052 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$93,250
U.S. median hourly wageNot published
U.S. employment19,980
Nationally, chemistry teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $93,250 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 19,980 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 | $132,960 | Not published | 1,650 | 0.1 |
| North Dakota | $111,020 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Massachusetts | $108,270 | Not published | 820 | 0.2 |
| Delaware | $104,610 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Minnesota | $104,380 | Not published | 430 | 0.1 |
| Arizona | $103,790 | Not published | 210 | 0.1 |
| District of Columbia | $103,370 | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
| New Hampshire | $102,220 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Utah | $102,110 | Not published | 200 | 0.1 |
| Nevada | $101,640 | Not published | 60 | 0.0 |
| Maryland | $101,530 | Not published | 310 | 0.1 |
| Oregon | $101,350 | Not published | 460 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | $101,030 | Not published | 560 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island | $100,920 | Not published | 110 | 0.2 |
| New York | $99,880 | Not published | 1,840 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | $97,860 | Not published | 880 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | $96,600 | Not published | 330 | 0.1 |
| Pennsylvania | $95,070 | Not published | 1,270 | 0.2 |
| Kansas | $93,830 | Not published | 170 | 0.1 |
| Washington | $85,970 | Not published | 390 | 0.1 |
| Georgia | $85,300 | Not published | 500 | 0.1 |
| Maine | $85,250 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | $85,240 | Not published | 80 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska | $85,050 | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
| Montana | $84,680 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | $83,680 | Not published | 140 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | $83,480 | Not published | 450 | 0.2 |
| Missouri | $83,000 | Not published | 460 | 0.2 |
| Wyoming | $82,830 | Not published | 30 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | $82,550 | Not published | 250 | 0.1 |
| Iowa | $82,050 | Not published | 230 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia | $81,830 | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
| Texas | $81,810 | Not published | 1,470 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | $81,600 | Not published | 750 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | $81,530 | Not published | 530 | 0.2 |
| South Carolina | $81,200 | Not published | 270 | 0.1 |
| Virginia | $80,330 | Not published | 760 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | $79,150 | Not published | 370 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | $78,820 | Not published | 350 | 0.2 |
| Puerto Rico | $78,640 | Not published | 210 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | $78,620 | Not published | 900 | 0.2 |
| Vermont | $78,560 | Not published | 90 | 0.3 |
| Ohio | $77,910 | Not published | 700 | 0.1 |
| Florida | $77,630 | Not published | 340 | 0.0 |
| Alabama | $76,430 | Not published | 310 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | $75,810 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | $66,420 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas | $64,720 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | $64,450 | Not published | 220 | 0.1 |
| Idaho | Not published | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
Pay by metro area
All 89 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $156,430 | Not published | 110 | 0.1 |
| Wilmington, NC | $144,160 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $141,370 | Not published | 560 | 0.1 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $138,890 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $138,330 | Not published | 80 | 0.4 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $138,300 | Not published | 250 | 0.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $137,440 | Not published | 150 | 0.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $132,590 | Not published | 290 | 0.1 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $131,080 | Not published | 160 | 0.1 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $130,340 | Not published | 120 | 0.1 |
| Fresno, CA | $128,550 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $123,250 | Not published | 530 | 0.2 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $116,670 | Not published | 70 | 0.3 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $116,090 | Not published | 90 | 0.7 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $110,100 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $108,520 | Not published | 100 | 1.5 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $105,700 | Not published | 50 | 0.3 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $104,710 | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $103,070 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Columbia, SC | $102,690 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $102,620 | Not published | 300 | 0.1 |
| Columbia, MO | $102,400 | Not published | 80 | 0.7 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $101,770 | Not published | 110 | 0.2 |
| Erie, PA | $101,330 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $101,270 | Not published | 300 | 0.2 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $101,060 | Not published | 200 | 0.2 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $100,560 | Not published | 620 | 0.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $99,980 | Not published | 1,580 | 0.2 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $99,650 | Not published | 360 | 0.1 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $99,230 | Not published | 500 | 0.2 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $98,170 | Not published | 310 | 0.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $97,950 | Not published | 170 | 0.1 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $97,900 | Not published | 90 | 0.2 |
| Lincoln, NE | $97,590 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $97,580 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Ithaca, NY | $97,550 | Not published | 60 | 1.3 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $97,490 | Not published | 140 | 0.2 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $95,780 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $94,580 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $93,950 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Worcester, MA | $93,410 | Not published | 90 | 0.2 |
| Birmingham, AL | $92,250 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Bloomington, IL | $90,840 | Not published | 30 | 0.4 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $88,610 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Knoxville, TN | $88,440 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $87,660 | Not published | 220 | 0.1 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $87,070 | Not published | 80 | 0.1 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $86,680 | Not published | 30 | 0.1 |
| Richmond, VA | $85,310 | Not published | 130 | 0.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $84,160 | Not published | 130 | 0.3 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $83,460 | Not published | 50 | 0.6 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $83,150 | Not published | 340 | 0.3 |
| El Paso, TX | $83,000 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $82,490 | Not published | 250 | 0.1 |
| Toledo, OH | $81,670 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $81,610 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $81,560 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Syracuse, NY | $81,540 | Not published | 100 | 0.3 |
| Columbus, OH | $81,190 | Not published | 120 | 0.1 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $81,010 | Not published | 120 | 0.0 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $80,490 | Not published | 120 | 0.2 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $80,260 | Not published | 100 | 0.8 |
| Rochester, NY | $80,250 | Not published | 160 | 0.3 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $80,130 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $80,020 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $79,840 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $79,660 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $79,400 | Not published | 120 | 0.2 |
| New Haven, CT | $78,710 | Not published | 110 | 0.4 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $78,690 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Tyler, TX | $78,340 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $77,800 | Not published | 40 | 0.0 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $77,490 | Not published | 140 | 0.2 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $77,450 | Not published | 50 | 0.7 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $77,400 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $77,330 | Not published | 130 | 0.1 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $77,300 | Not published | 30 | 0.4 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $77,140 | Not published | 120 | 0.2 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $76,770 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $76,690 | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $76,250 | Not published | 210 | 0.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $76,010 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Springfield, MA | $75,790 | Not published | 50 | 0.3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $74,940 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $74,630 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $74,450 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Springfield, MO | $74,250 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $63,370 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $58,250 | Not published | 90 | 0.1 |
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.