Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1052

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for chemistry 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 89 metro areas

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$156,430	110	0.1
2	Wilmington, NC	$144,160	40	0.2
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$141,370	560	0.1
4	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$138,890	80	0.3
5	Ann Arbor, MI	$138,330	80	0.4
6	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$138,300	250	0.2
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$137,440	150	0.1
8	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$132,590	290	0.1
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$131,080	160	0.1
10	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$130,340	120	0.1
11	Fresno, CA	$128,550	50	0.1
12	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$123,250	530	0.2
13	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$116,670	70	0.3
14	College Station-Bryan, TX	$116,090	90	0.7
15	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$110,100	130	0.1
16	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$108,520	100	1.5
17	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$105,700	50	0.3
18	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$104,710	150	0.2
19	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$103,070	130	0.1
20	Columbia, SC	$102,690	50	0.1
21	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$102,620	300	0.1
22	Columbia, MO	$102,400	80	0.7
23	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$101,770	110	0.2
24	Erie, PA	$101,330	40	0.3
25	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$101,270	300	0.2

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