SOC 25-1071 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, health specialties teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $107,310 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 221,270 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | $168,060 | Not published | 3,520 | 2.0 |
| District of Columbia | $167,520 | Not published | 1,460 | 2.1 |
| California | $165,110 | Not published | 17,350 | 1.0 |
| Washington | $137,520 | Not published | 4,510 | 1.3 |
| Mississippi | $137,220 | Not published | 1,890 | 1.6 |
| Colorado | $136,930 | Not published | 7,800 | 2.7 |
| New Mexico | $134,600 | Not published | 1,430 | 1.6 |
| Massachusetts | $134,520 | Not published | 10,250 | 2.8 |
| New York | $131,220 | Not published | 21,410 | 2.2 |
| Missouri | $130,490 | Not published | 5,700 | 1.9 |
| Iowa | $128,490 | Not published | 3,230 | 2.1 |
| Louisiana | $125,130 | Not published | 2,250 | 1.2 |
| Arkansas | $124,890 | Not published | 2,080 | 1.6 |
| Michigan | $108,970 | Not published | 3,430 | 0.8 |
| Maryland | $108,160 | Not published | 7,460 | 2.7 |
| Texas | $108,150 | Not published | 18,960 | 1.3 |
| Pennsylvania | $107,920 | Not published | 14,890 | 2.5 |
| Vermont | $107,500 | Not published | 1,170 | 3.9 |
| Georgia | $106,960 | Not published | 4,860 | 1.0 |
| Virginia | $106,880 | Not published | 5,040 | 1.2 |
| Delaware | $105,780 | Not published | 260 | 0.5 |
| Rhode Island | $103,780 | Not published | 480 | 1.0 |
| Minnesota | $103,510 | Not published | 3,050 | 1.0 |
| North Carolina | $103,220 | Not published | 9,240 | 1.9 |
| Oregon | $103,180 | Not published | 2,170 | 1.1 |
| Maine | $103,090 | Not published | 730 | 1.1 |
| Idaho | $101,910 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Montana | $101,220 | Not published | 370 | 0.7 |
| North Dakota | $100,760 | Not published | 510 | 1.2 |
| Arizona | $99,000 | Not published | 3,620 | 1.1 |
| Tennessee | $98,870 | Not published | 4,400 | 1.3 |
| Indiana | $98,170 | Not published | 4,880 | 1.5 |
| New Jersey | $96,630 | Not published | 2,960 | 0.7 |
| Wyoming | $93,480 | Not published | 230 | 0.8 |
| Illinois | $92,860 | Not published | 7,740 | 1.3 |
| Alabama | $92,310 | Not published | 3,360 | 1.6 |
| Florida | $88,710 | Not published | 8,500 | 0.9 |
| Kansas | $86,700 | Not published | 1,060 | 0.7 |
| Puerto Rico | $85,320 | Not published | 1,480 | 1.6 |
| New Hampshire | $85,250 | Not published | 430 | 0.6 |
| Kentucky | $83,680 | Not published | 1,380 | 0.7 |
| South Carolina | $82,480 | Not published | 1,030 | 0.4 |
| Wisconsin | $81,500 | Not published | 4,410 | 1.5 |
| Hawaii | $81,480 | Not published | 290 | 0.5 |
| Nebraska | $80,960 | Not published | 2,760 | 2.7 |
| South Dakota | $78,720 | Not published | 270 | 0.6 |
| Nevada | $77,160 | Not published | 1,230 | 0.8 |
| Oklahoma | $76,450 | Not published | 950 | 0.6 |
| Ohio | $74,720 | Not published | 5,670 | 1.0 |
| Alaska | $73,890 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| West Virginia | $60,300 | Not published | 2,400 | 3.4 |
| Connecticut | Not published | Not published | 7,370 | 4.3 |
Pay by metro area
All 202 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $357,220 | Not published | 4,340 | 1.8 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $214,790 | Not published | 1,560 | 4.4 |
| Greenville, NC | $181,290 | Not published | 700 | 8.6 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $178,290 | Not published | 1,270 | 3.1 |
| Jackson, MS | $175,090 | Not published | 1,330 | 4.9 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $168,720 | Not published | 6,710 | 4.2 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $168,060 | Not published | 2,790 | 3.4 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $164,860 | Not published | 3,870 | 1.9 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $164,660 | Not published | 750 | 5.6 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $164,450 | Not published | 7,830 | 2.9 |
| Wichita, KS | $163,230 | Not published | 260 | 0.9 |
| Ithaca, NY | $159,720 | Not published | 1,140 | 23.7 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $139,810 | Not published | 210 | 2.0 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $139,470 | Not published | 700 | 3.2 |
| Fresno, CA | $138,400 | Not published | 140 | 0.3 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $136,600 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $136,370 | Not published | 360 | 0.2 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $135,670 | Not published | 2,560 | 0.8 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $134,810 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $134,590 | Not published | 8,410 | 1.3 |
| Corvallis, OR | $132,700 | Not published | 170 | 4.3 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $131,730 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $131,560 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $131,040 | Not published | 380 | 1.1 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $130,880 | Not published | 3,370 | 1.2 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $129,560 | Not published | 350 | 1.2 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $129,400 | Not published | 1,210 | 0.9 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $129,330 | Not published | 250 | 3.8 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $128,960 | Not published | 4,090 | 1.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $128,860 | Not published | 1,630 | 2.7 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $128,830 | Not published | 260 | 1.0 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $128,090 | Not published | 15,040 | 1.6 |
| Missoula, MT | $126,330 | Not published | 170 | 2.6 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $125,830 | Not published | 1,120 | 1.0 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $125,510 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $123,500 | Not published | 1,460 | 1.2 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $123,200 | Not published | 250 | 0.9 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $122,680 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $119,470 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Mankato, MN | $116,010 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| Lafayette, LA | $115,850 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Bloomington, IN | $110,580 | Not published | 150 | 2.1 |
| Lawrence, KS | $109,630 | Not published | 40 | 0.9 |
| Wilmington, NC | $109,430 | Not published | 130 | 0.7 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $109,180 | Not published | 1,070 | 0.6 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $109,110 | Not published | 440 | 4.3 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $108,870 | Not published | 140 | 0.9 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $108,160 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $108,150 | Not published | 11,210 | 3.9 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $107,650 | Not published | 1,450 | 0.9 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $107,090 | Not published | 3,380 | 5.6 |
| Worcester, MA | $106,520 | Not published | 1,690 | 4.8 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $106,350 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Springfield, MA | $106,180 | Not published | 270 | 1.3 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $105,820 | Not published | 400 | 2.4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $105,280 | Not published | 2,840 | 0.7 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $104,500 | Not published | 100 | 1.6 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $104,050 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $103,780 | Not published | 550 | 0.8 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $103,770 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $103,510 | Not published | 2,740 | 1.4 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $102,920 | Not published | 170 | 0.7 |
| Columbia, SC | $102,890 | Not published | 370 | 0.9 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $102,220 | Not published | 330 | 0.8 |
| Bellingham, WA | $102,120 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $102,090 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $101,900 | Not published | 310 | 1.0 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $101,780 | Not published | 2,960 | 2.7 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $101,530 | Not published | 1,260 | 1.8 |
| Richmond, VA | $101,080 | Not published | 1,430 | 2.2 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $101,050 | Not published | 310 | 0.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $101,010 | Not published | 6,390 | 1.4 |
| Birmingham, AL | $100,950 | Not published | 2,060 | 4.0 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $100,880 | Not published | 2,220 | 2.0 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $100,240 | Not published | 100 | 1.2 |
| Arecibo, PR | $100,150 | Not published | 40 | 1.2 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $100,060 | Not published | 220 | 1.3 |
| Evansville, IN | $99,510 | Not published | 110 | 0.8 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $99,220 | Not published | 240 | 0.4 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $99,060 | Not published | 60 | 0.5 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $98,940 | Not published | 840 | 0.8 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $98,910 | Not published | 110 | 1.6 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $98,400 | Not published | 390 | 2.9 |
| Salem, OR | $97,810 | Not published | 110 | 0.6 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $97,720 | Not published | 250 | 0.7 |
| Erie, PA | $97,500 | Not published | 110 | 0.9 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $97,260 | Not published | 910 | 0.8 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $96,660 | Not published | 2,420 | 1.0 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $96,540 | Not published | 190 | 0.8 |
| Billings, MT | $96,380 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Kokomo, IN | $96,340 | Not published | 40 | 1.0 |
| Appleton, WI | $94,470 | Not published | 50 | 0.4 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $94,440 | Not published | 180 | 0.8 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $93,640 | Not published | 80 | 1.0 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $93,480 | Not published | 70 | 1.3 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $93,460 | Not published | 70 | 0.5 |
| Roanoke, VA | $92,900 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Bangor, ME | $91,430 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $90,070 | Not published | 210 | 0.8 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $86,780 | Not published | 1,180 | 2.2 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $86,480 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $85,750 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $85,720 | Not published | 100 | 0.6 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $85,620 | Not published | 710 | 3.1 |
| Madison, WI | $85,510 | Not published | 2,390 | 5.9 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $84,620 | Not published | 120 | 1.2 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $84,620 | Not published | 80 | 0.9 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $84,480 | Not published | 40 | 0.8 |
| Montgomery, AL | $84,300 | Not published | 100 | 0.6 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $84,080 | Not published | 140 | 0.2 |
| Reading, PA | $83,970 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $83,680 | Not published | 720 | 2.5 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $83,270 | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $82,480 | Not published | 170 | 0.4 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $82,340 | Not published | 1,110 | 1.4 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $82,330 | Not published | 310 | 0.9 |
| Reno, NV | $82,110 | Not published | 300 | 1.1 |
| Knoxville, TN | $81,570 | Not published | 560 | 1.3 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $81,570 | Not published | 70 | 0.7 |
| Green Bay, WI | $81,530 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Jacksonville, FL | $80,890 | Not published | 400 | 0.5 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $80,780 | Not published | 220 | 0.5 |
| Tyler, TX | $80,740 | Not published | 450 | 3.9 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $80,690 | Not published | 490 | 0.5 |
| Springfield, MO | $80,650 | Not published | 210 | 0.9 |
| Mobile, AL | $80,450 | Not published | 140 | 0.8 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $80,400 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Lincoln, NE | $80,370 | Not published | 290 | 1.6 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $79,930 | Not published | 160 | 0.8 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $79,670 | Not published | 110 | 0.4 |
| Toledo, OH | $79,410 | Not published | 340 | 1.2 |
| Abilene, TX | $79,250 | Not published | 50 | 0.6 |
| Lubbock, TX | $79,080 | Not published | 140 | 0.8 |
| Columbus, OH | $79,060 | Not published | 1,400 | 1.3 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $78,880 | Not published | 170 | 0.8 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $78,660 | Not published | 820 | 0.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $78,610 | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| Kenosha, WI | $78,610 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $78,350 | Not published | 110 | 1.3 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $78,250 | Not published | 70 | 0.5 |
| El Paso, TX | $78,170 | Not published | 280 | 0.8 |
| Pueblo, CO | $78,000 | Not published | 100 | 1.5 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $77,840 | Not published | 150 | 1.0 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $77,670 | Not published | 740 | 0.5 |
| Ponce, PR | $77,370 | Not published | 110 | 1.8 |
| Ogden, UT | $77,270 | Not published | 110 | 0.4 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $77,190 | Not published | 240 | 0.9 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $77,160 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $77,130 | Not published | 60 | 0.7 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $77,030 | Not published | 60 | 0.8 |
| Tulsa, OK | $76,520 | Not published | 180 | 0.4 |
| Amarillo, TX | $76,490 | Not published | 90 | 0.7 |
| Flint, MI | $76,440 | Not published | 90 | 0.6 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $76,440 | Not published | 80 | 0.4 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $76,310 | Not published | 130 | 0.8 |
| Asheville, NC | $76,230 | Not published | 150 | 0.8 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $75,750 | Not published | 100 | 1.1 |
| Cleveland, OH | $74,900 | Not published | 510 | 0.5 |
| Akron, OH | $74,340 | Not published | 320 | 1.0 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $74,230 | Not published | 190 | 0.6 |
| Bloomington, IL | $73,850 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $73,580 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $73,200 | Not published | 70 | 1.1 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $73,070 | Not published | 220 | 0.3 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $72,780 | Not published | 150 | 0.8 |
| Boulder, CO | $71,460 | Not published | 130 | 0.7 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $69,380 | Not published | 880 | 0.8 |
| Rapid City, SD | $67,870 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $67,730 | Not published | 100 | 0.3 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $66,760 | Not published | 360 | 0.3 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $66,190 | Not published | 480 | 1.3 |
| Rockford, IL | $66,060 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Syracuse, NY | $65,330 | Not published | 1,000 | 3.3 |
| Charleston, WV | $65,090 | Not published | 70 | 0.7 |
| Greeley, CO | $64,850 | Not published | 90 | 0.8 |
| Odessa, TX | $64,820 | Not published | 90 | 1.1 |
| Valdosta, GA | $64,410 | Not published | 40 | 0.7 |
| Casper, WY | $64,310 | Not published | 40 | 1.1 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $64,260 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Anchorage, AK | $64,100 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $63,980 | Not published | 80 | 0.5 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63,830 | Not published | 60 | 0.2 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $63,660 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Rome, GA | $63,460 | Not published | 40 | 0.9 |
| Bend, OR | $62,490 | Not published | 50 | 0.5 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $61,800 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $61,680 | Not published | 100 | 0.9 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $61,350 | Not published | 140 | 0.5 |
| Springfield, IL | $61,150 | Not published | 80 | 0.8 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $60,560 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $60,320 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Morgantown, WV | $60,300 | Not published | 1,400 | 20.8 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $59,130 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Tallahassee, FL | $58,870 | Not published | 220 | 1.2 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $56,900 | Not published | 50 | 1.0 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $49,540 | Not published | 460 | 3.2 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,020 | Not published | 1,640 | 1.5 |
| Peoria, IL | $47,490 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Grand Junction, CO | $37,280 | Not published | 60 | 0.8 |
| Victoria, TX | $32,920 | Not published | 30 | 0.8 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | Not published | Not published | 980 | 2.2 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
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.