Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1053

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for environmental 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 27 metro areas

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$130,260	110	0.1
2	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$127,100	60	0.0
3	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$110,540	190	0.1
4	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$110,510	40	0.0
5	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$107,010	170	0.1
6	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$106,110	60	0.9
7	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$105,000	30	0.0
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$104,810	200	0.1
9	Madison, WI	$104,730	30	0.1
10	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$104,160	70	0.2
11	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$103,460	530	0.1
12	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$102,130	40	0.1
13	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$101,840	70	0.1
14	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$101,010	Not published	Not published
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$97,380	90	0.0
16	Pittsburgh, PA	$96,840	70	0.1
17	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$95,360	50	0.0
18	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$90,030	100	0.0
19	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$85,990	50	0.0
20	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$85,740	120	0.1
21	Syracuse, NY	$85,280	Not published	Not published
22	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$83,020	70	0.6
23	Columbus, OH	$82,560	40	0.0
24	Cleveland, OH	$81,800	50	0.0
25	Worcester, MA	$81,040	30	0.1

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