SOC 25-1081 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

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

U.S. median annual wage$75,350

U.S. median hourly wageNot published

U.S. employment60,830

Nationally, education teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $75,350 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 60,830 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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Education Teachers, Postsecondary: pay and employment by state
State
California	$111,850	Not published	3,100	0.2
Louisiana	$83,710	Not published	460	0.2
New York	$82,020	Not published	5,430	0.6
District of Columbia	$80,810	Not published	230	0.3
Connecticut	$80,620	Not published	900	0.5
Rhode Island	$80,030	Not published	190	0.4
Massachusetts	$79,980	Not published	2,050	0.6
Michigan	$79,910	Not published	1,140	0.3
Minnesota	$78,950	Not published	950	0.3
Nebraska	$78,950	Not published	600	0.6
Maryland	$78,820	Not published	870	0.3
Arizona	$78,520	Not published	1,590	0.5
Vermont	$78,100	Not published	170	0.6
New Jersey	$77,600	Not published	2,580	0.6
North Dakota	$77,540	Not published	230	0.5
Utah	$77,090	Not published	330	0.2
Virginia	$77,060	Not published	1,630	0.4
Maine	$77,050	Not published	190	0.3
Washington	$75,170	Not published	1,270	0.4
Pennsylvania	$74,910	Not published	3,390	0.6
Wisconsin	$74,790	Not published	1,540	0.5
Arkansas	$74,500	Not published	250	0.2
Nevada	$74,240	Not published	310	0.2
Oregon	$73,880	Not published	1,240	0.6
Tennessee	$72,390	Not published	950	0.3
Montana	$70,320	Not published	130	0.2
North Carolina	$70,050	Not published	2,130	0.4
Texas	$68,280	Not published	6,400	0.5
Colorado	$66,870	Not published	1,060	0.4
South Carolina	$66,690	Not published	1,270	0.6
Wyoming	$66,350	Not published	80	0.3
Indiana	$66,150	Not published	1,830	0.6
Missouri	$65,910	Not published	1,140	0.4
Idaho	$65,720	Not published	170	0.2
New Mexico	$64,830	Not published	290	0.3
Puerto Rico	$64,790	Not published	280	0.3
Alabama	$63,730	Not published	840	0.4
Florida	$63,640	Not published	1,290	0.1
South Dakota	$63,350	Not published	190	0.4
West Virginia	$63,270	Not published	320	0.5
Kansas	$63,010	Not published	590	0.4
Georgia	$62,510	Not published	1,750	0.4
Ohio	$62,400	Not published	2,120	0.4
Iowa	$62,090	Not published	690	0.4
Mississippi	$61,860	Not published	430	0.4
Illinois	$61,560	Not published	3,930	0.6
Kentucky	$61,450	Not published	620	0.3
Oklahoma	$60,880	Not published	560	0.3
Hawaii	$49,800	Not published	460	0.7
New Hampshire	$49,250	Not published	630	0.9
Delaware	Not published	Not published	120	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 153 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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Education Teachers, Postsecondary: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$129,100	Not published	160	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$123,910	Not published	240	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$121,520	Not published	430	0.4
Wilmington, NC	$106,070	Not published	100	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$105,730	Not published	1,330	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$105,640	Not published	180	0.8
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$103,930	Not published	Not published	Not published
Fargo, ND-MN	$103,850	Not published	80	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$103,790	Not published	110	0.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$96,960	Not published	220	1.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$96,920	Not published	80	1.0
Ithaca, NY	$92,870	Not published	190	4.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$92,720	Not published	240	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$90,940	Not published	300	0.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$86,290	Not published	160	0.7
Reading, PA	$83,780	Not published	160	0.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$83,400	Not published	240	0.1
Reno, NV	$83,000	Not published	70	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$82,700	Not published	110	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$82,370	Not published	80	0.1
New Haven, CT	$82,310	Not published	140	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$81,870	Not published	240	0.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$80,640	Not published	5,120	0.5
Rochester, NY	$80,560	Not published	300	0.6
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$80,440	Not published	100	0.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$80,030	Not published	250	0.4
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$79,980	Not published	1,680	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$79,820	Not published	600	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$79,680	Not published	330	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$79,560	Not published	460	0.9
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$79,380	Not published	70	1.0
Lincoln, NE	$79,340	Not published	170	0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$79,220	Not published	470	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$78,970	Not published	260	0.3
Columbia, SC	$78,880	Not published	200	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$78,820	Not published	880	0.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$78,520	Not published	70	0.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$78,520	Not published	1,180	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$78,510	Not published	1,120	0.3
Mankato, MN	$78,500	Not published	Not published	Not published
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$78,420	Not published	420	0.3
Boulder, CO	$78,420	Not published	80	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$78,330	Not published	170	0.4
Columbia, MO	$78,160	Not published	140	1.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$78,100	Not published	140	1.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$78,040	Not published	70	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$77,870	Not published	190	0.7
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$77,540	Not published	110	2.1
Amarillo, TX	$77,400	Not published	120	1.0
Worcester, MA	$77,240	Not published	150	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$76,870	Not published	500	0.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$76,680	Not published	70	0.9
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$76,460	Not published	120	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$76,450	Not published	1,150	0.4
Harrisonburg, VA	$76,370	Not published	110	1.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$76,340	Not published	150	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$76,290	Not published	90	0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$76,110	Not published	110	0.7
Omaha, NE-IA	$75,920	Not published	130	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,770	Not published	630	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	$75,550	Not published	110	1.6
Evansville, IN	$75,330	Not published	100	0.8
Springfield, MA	$75,330	Not published	110	0.6
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$75,310	Not published	70	0.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$75,180	Not published	180	2.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$75,150	Not published	260	0.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$75,100	Not published	270	0.7
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$75,040	Not published	510	0.3
St. Cloud, MN	$74,990	Not published	70	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$74,910	Not published	960	0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$74,790	Not published	670	0.8
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$74,640	Not published	80	0.1
Birmingham, AL	$74,600	Not published	90	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$74,380	Not published	200	0.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$74,150	Not published	260	0.2
Kenosha, WI	$74,090	Not published	Not published	Not published
Salem, OR	$74,040	Not published	40	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$73,540	Not published	110	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$72,910	Not published	190	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$72,530	Not published	120	1.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$71,630	Not published	40	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$71,450	Not published	210	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$70,730	Not published	210	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$69,750	Not published	380	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$69,650	Not published	110	0.1
Erie, PA	$67,890	Not published	80	0.6
Fort Wayne, IN	$67,400	Not published	170	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$67,230	Not published	280	0.1
Bangor, ME	$66,590	Not published	40	0.6
Fayetteville, NC	$66,560	Not published	40	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$66,290	Not published	140	0.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$66,160	Not published	100	0.4
Terre Haute, IN	$66,150	Not published	Not published	Not published
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$65,880	Not published	920	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$65,680	Not published	320	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$65,620	Not published	170	0.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$65,530	Not published	190	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$65,330	Not published	70	0.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$65,190	Not published	50	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$65,160	Not published	280	2.1
Richmond, VA	$65,130	Not published	370	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$65,110	Not published	90	0.1
Springfield, MO	$65,110	Not published	130	0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	$64,970	Not published	100	0.3
Tyler, TX	$64,960	Not published	70	0.6
Toledo, OH	$64,880	Not published	290	1.0
St. Louis, MO-IL	$64,600	Not published	530	0.4
Boise City, ID	$64,400	Not published	Not published	Not published
Huntsville, AL	$63,730	Not published	140	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$63,590	Not published	70	0.3
Akron, OH	$63,390	Not published	140	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,280	Not published	160	0.2
Bloomington, IL	$62,950	Not published	280	3.2
Asheville, NC	$62,790	Not published	50	0.3
Mobile, AL	$62,750	Not published	40	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$62,690	Not published	50	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$62,490	Not published	190	0.1
Jackson, MS	$62,440	Not published	80	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$61,970	Not published	1,450	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$61,810	Not published	170	0.3
Charleston, WV	$61,680	Not published	40	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$61,450	Not published	450	0.4
Columbus, OH	$61,390	Not published	430	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,360	Not published	100	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$61,350	Not published	2,650	0.6
Tuscaloosa, AL	$61,320	Not published	100	1.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$61,280	Not published	170	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$61,270	Not published	40	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$60,990	Not published	190	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$60,620	Not published	60	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$60,550	Not published	630	0.6
Montgomery, AL	$60,490	Not published	60	0.4
El Paso, TX	$60,180	Not published	270	0.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$60,010	Not published	200	0.5
Wichita, KS	$59,770	Not published	40	0.1
Roanoke, VA	$59,290	Not published	30	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$57,690	Not published	160	0.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$56,770	Not published	310	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$54,620	Not published	70	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$54,120	Not published	90	0.6
Yakima, WA	$51,670	Not published	60	0.6
Abilene, TX	$50,440	Not published	130	1.8
Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,700	Not published	40	0.3
Laredo, TX	$48,650	Not published	80	0.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$48,090	Not published	100	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$46,410	Not published	260	1.3
Corvallis, OR	$45,920	Not published	80	2.2
Greeley, CO	$41,670	Not published	100	0.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$40,390	Not published	170	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$37,500	Not published	30	0.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$37,070	Not published	70	0.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Not published	Not published	150	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	Not published	Not published	130	1.5

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.