Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1071
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondarys
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for health specialties teachers, postsecondary. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 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 200 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $357,220 | 4,340 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $214,790 | 1,560 | 4.4 |
| 3 | Greenville, NC | $181,290 | 700 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Albuquerque, NM | $178,290 | 1,270 | 3.1 |
| 5 | Jackson, MS | $175,090 | 1,330 | 4.9 |
| 6 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $168,720 | 6,710 | 4.2 |
| 7 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $168,060 | 2,790 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $164,860 | 3,870 | 1.9 |
| 9 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $164,660 | 750 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $164,450 | 7,830 | 2.9 |
| 11 | Wichita, KS | $163,230 | 260 | 0.9 |
| 12 | Ithaca, NY | $159,720 | 1,140 | 23.7 |
| 13 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $139,810 | 210 | 2.0 |
| 14 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $139,470 | 700 | 3.2 |
| 15 | Fresno, CA | $138,400 | 140 | 0.3 |
| 16 | Ann Arbor, MI | $136,600 | Not published | Not published |
| 17 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $136,370 | 360 | 0.2 |
| 18 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $135,670 | 2,560 | 0.8 |
| 19 | Charlottesville, VA | $134,810 | Not published | Not published |
| 20 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $134,590 | 8,410 | 1.3 |
| 21 | Corvallis, OR | $132,700 | 170 | 4.3 |
| 22 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $131,730 | Not published | Not published |
| 23 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $131,560 | Not published | Not published |
| 24 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $131,040 | 380 | 1.1 |
| 25 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $130,880 | 3,370 | 1.2 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Health Specialties 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.