Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1021

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for computer science 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 127 metro areas

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$173,640	70	0.4
2	Lawrence, KS	$170,660	40	0.8
3	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$166,550	300	0.2
4	Fresno, CA	$144,170	50	0.1
5	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$141,210	110	0.1
6	Madison, WI	$140,660	90	0.2
7	Wilmington, NC	$139,410	50	0.3
8	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$139,390	170	2.5
9	Merced, CA	$138,890	50	0.6
10	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$137,390	190	0.1
11	Ann Arbor, MI	$136,090	160	0.7
12	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$135,790	240	0.3
13	Fargo, ND-MN	$134,030	40	0.3
14	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$133,770	100	0.2
15	Portland-South Portland, ME	$133,390	60	0.2
16	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$133,330	220	0.1
17	Harrisonburg, VA	$131,970	70	1.1
18	Lincoln, NE	$131,180	90	0.5
19	New Haven, CT	$130,820	160	0.6
20	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$128,680	70	0.2
21	Auburn-Opelika, AL	$128,090	40	0.5
22	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$127,880	80	0.4
23	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$127,540	360	0.5
24	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$125,830	40	0.1
25	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$125,720	340	0.3

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