SOC 25-1022 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, mathematical science teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $79,940 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 47,670 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $130,680 | Not published | 3,810 | 0.2 |
| Delaware | $101,510 | Not published | 130 | 0.3 |
| Michigan | $99,330 | Not published | 1,420 | 0.3 |
| Rhode Island | $95,600 | Not published | 260 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | $91,770 | Not published | 820 | 0.4 |
| New Hampshire | $91,670 | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| New York | $87,230 | Not published | 4,080 | 0.4 |
| Minnesota | $85,570 | Not published | 690 | 0.2 |
| Washington | $85,560 | Not published | 820 | 0.2 |
| Massachusetts | $85,490 | Not published | 1,880 | 0.5 |
| Connecticut | $85,020 | Not published | 820 | 0.5 |
| Vermont | $84,860 | Not published | 170 | 0.5 |
| Maryland | $83,360 | Not published | 820 | 0.3 |
| Utah | $83,270 | Not published | 370 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | $82,540 | Not published | 250 | 0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | $82,170 | Not published | 2,000 | 0.3 |
| Colorado | $81,930 | Not published | 890 | 0.3 |
| District of Columbia | $81,880 | Not published | 260 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | $81,330 | Not published | 1,600 | 0.3 |
| Maine | $81,130 | Not published | 170 | 0.3 |
| New Jersey | $80,660 | Not published | 1,660 | 0.4 |
| Montana | $80,610 | Not published | 120 | 0.2 |
| Wisconsin | $80,480 | Not published | 780 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | $80,300 | Not published | 450 | 0.3 |
| Louisiana | $79,940 | Not published | 340 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | $79,310 | Not published | 270 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | $78,780 | Not published | 1,100 | 0.3 |
| South Carolina | $77,580 | Not published | 700 | 0.3 |
| Illinois | $77,080 | Not published | 2,390 | 0.4 |
| Texas | $76,990 | Not published | 4,870 | 0.3 |
| Wyoming | $76,910 | Not published | 110 | 0.4 |
| North Dakota | $76,770 | Not published | 120 | 0.3 |
| Puerto Rico | $76,750 | Not published | 150 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | $76,240 | Not published | 870 | 0.3 |
| Virginia | $75,830 | Not published | 1,570 | 0.4 |
| Missouri | $74,640 | Not published | 740 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | $73,620 | Not published | 1,870 | 0.4 |
| Arizona | $71,230 | Not published | 680 | 0.2 |
| West Virginia | $69,370 | Not published | 210 | 0.3 |
| New Mexico | $66,550 | Not published | 400 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | $66,440 | Not published | 1,100 | 0.2 |
| Alabama | $65,900 | Not published | 850 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | $65,820 | Not published | 490 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma | $64,660 | Not published | 430 | 0.3 |
| South Dakota | $64,620 | Not published | 130 | 0.3 |
| Kansas | $64,330 | Not published | 460 | 0.3 |
| Mississippi | $61,760 | Not published | 360 | 0.3 |
| Florida | $60,700 | Not published | 2,660 | 0.3 |
| Arkansas | $54,340 | Not published | 290 | 0.2 |
| Idaho | Not published | Not published | 200 | 0.2 |
Pay by metro area
All 155 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $150,550 | Not published | 340 | 0.2 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $137,720 | Not published | 310 | 1.4 |
| Fresno, CA | $135,890 | Not published | 100 | 0.2 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $135,860 | Not published | 390 | 0.3 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $134,920 | Not published | 470 | 0.2 |
| Madison, WI | $132,100 | Not published | 210 | 0.5 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $131,980 | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $131,070 | Not published | 1,400 | 0.2 |
| Visalia, CA | $130,910 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $128,920 | Not published | 40 | 0.1 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $123,920 | Not published | 210 | 0.2 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $113,730 | Not published | 270 | 0.3 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $109,000 | Not published | 200 | 0.9 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $103,580 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $102,020 | Not published | 160 | 2.5 |
| Columbia, MO | $100,800 | Not published | 80 | 0.8 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $100,190 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $98,130 | Not published | 3,600 | 0.4 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $97,720 | Not published | 320 | 0.5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $97,560 | Not published | 450 | 0.2 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $97,510 | Not published | 320 | 0.2 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $97,150 | Not published | 320 | 2.4 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $96,210 | Not published | 380 | 0.2 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $95,600 | Not published | 310 | 0.4 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $95,470 | Not published | 340 | 0.2 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $95,070 | Not published | 470 | 0.3 |
| Columbus, OH | $94,620 | Not published | 400 | 0.4 |
| Appleton, WI | $94,530 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Ithaca, NY | $93,970 | Not published | 100 | 2.0 |
| New Haven, CT | $92,860 | Not published | 250 | 0.9 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $91,480 | Not published | 550 | 0.5 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $91,170 | Not published | 140 | 0.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $86,510 | Not published | 1,320 | 0.5 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $86,380 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Springfield, MA | $86,210 | Not published | 100 | 0.5 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $85,490 | Not published | 50 | 0.9 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $85,300 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Bloomington, IL | $85,280 | Not published | 70 | 0.8 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $85,130 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $84,860 | Not published | 80 | 0.7 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $84,660 | Not published | 340 | 0.6 |
| Toledo, OH | $84,320 | Not published | 140 | 0.5 |
| Worcester, MA | $84,140 | Not published | 180 | 0.5 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $83,840 | Not published | 160 | 0.3 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $83,760 | Not published | 310 | 0.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $83,450 | Not published | 160 | 0.1 |
| Salem, OR | $83,400 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $83,390 | Not published | 280 | 0.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $83,250 | Not published | 210 | 0.5 |
| Reading, PA | $83,110 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Bangor, ME | $83,010 | Not published | 50 | 0.7 |
| Boise City, ID | $82,850 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Bellingham, WA | $82,810 | Not published | 50 | 0.6 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $82,740 | Not published | 130 | 0.5 |
| Reno, NV | $82,540 | Not published | 90 | 0.3 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $82,390 | Not published | 830 | 0.3 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $82,240 | Not published | 100 | 0.6 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $82,080 | Not published | 270 | 0.2 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $81,880 | Not published | 790 | 0.3 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $81,760 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $81,180 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $81,010 | Not published | 30 | 0.2 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $81,010 | Not published | 170 | 0.4 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $80,990 | Not published | 430 | 0.3 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $80,930 | Not published | 60 | 0.5 |
| Lafayette, LA | $80,840 | Not published | 80 | 0.5 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $80,760 | Not published | 50 | 0.7 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $80,680 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $80,570 | Not published | 860 | 0.3 |
| Richmond, VA | $80,550 | Not published | 230 | 0.3 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $80,480 | Not published | 200 | 0.2 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $80,440 | Not published | 140 | 0.4 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $80,310 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $79,630 | Not published | 150 | 0.4 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $79,500 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Syracuse, NY | $79,420 | Not published | 220 | 0.7 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $79,270 | Not published | 90 | 1.4 |
| Rochester, NY | $79,170 | Not published | 290 | 0.6 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $78,890 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $78,810 | Not published | 250 | 0.2 |
| Wilmington, NC | $78,770 | Not published | 80 | 0.4 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $78,750 | Not published | 140 | 0.1 |
| Boulder, CO | $78,280 | Not published | 150 | 0.8 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $78,280 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Knoxville, TN | $78,210 | Not published | 230 | 0.5 |
| Abilene, TX | $78,080 | Not published | 40 | 0.5 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $78,080 | Not published | 160 | 1.2 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $77,600 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $77,580 | Not published | 170 | 0.4 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $77,530 | Not published | 100 | 0.4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $77,230 | Not published | 1,360 | 0.3 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $77,220 | Not published | 60 | 0.5 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $77,090 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $77,080 | Not published | 80 | 1.0 |
| Lincoln, NE | $76,850 | Not published | 80 | 0.4 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $76,580 | Not published | 180 | 0.5 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $76,460 | Not published | 80 | 0.2 |
| Birmingham, AL | $76,400 | Not published | 120 | 0.2 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $76,130 | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $75,720 | Not published | 430 | 0.4 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $75,720 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $75,540 | Not published | 530 | 0.2 |
| Erie, PA | $75,500 | Not published | 30 | 0.3 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $75,420 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $75,110 | Not published | 30 | 0.5 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $74,890 | Not published | 100 | 0.4 |
| Springfield, MO | $74,880 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Peoria, IL | $74,860 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $74,680 | Not published | 120 | 0.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $74,360 | Not published | 290 | 0.4 |
| Evansville, IN | $74,330 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $74,030 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $73,960 | Not published | 90 | 0.8 |
| Amarillo, TX | $73,520 | Not published | 60 | 0.5 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $72,100 | Not published | 120 | 0.2 |
| Cleveland, OH | $71,560 | Not published | 240 | 0.2 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $71,350 | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $71,230 | Not published | 420 | 0.2 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,690 | Not published | 200 | 0.5 |
| Gainesville, GA | $68,440 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $68,050 | Not published | 1,810 | 0.4 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $66,440 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $66,160 | Not published | 180 | 0.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $66,140 | Not published | 330 | 0.2 |
| Tulsa, OK | $66,030 | Not published | 70 | 0.1 |
| Laredo, TX | $65,810 | Not published | 60 | 0.5 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $65,390 | Not published | 50 | 0.3 |
| Mobile, AL | $64,970 | Not published | 90 | 0.5 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $64,580 | Not published | 100 | 1.0 |
| Montgomery, AL | $64,370 | Not published | 70 | 0.4 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $64,340 | Not published | 40 | 0.2 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $63,980 | Not published | 310 | 0.3 |
| Roanoke, VA | $63,410 | Not published | 60 | 0.4 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $63,150 | Not published | 580 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $63,100 | Not published | 160 | 0.2 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $62,940 | Not published | 60 | 0.1 |
| Johnstown, PA | $62,700 | Not published | 40 | 0.8 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $62,120 | Not published | 50 | 0.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $62,020 | Not published | 370 | 0.3 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $61,830 | Not published | 50 | 0.3 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $61,570 | Not published | 70 | 0.3 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $61,500 | Not published | 70 | 0.2 |
| Greeley, CO | $61,450 | Not published | 50 | 0.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $61,120 | Not published | 180 | 0.2 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $60,950 | Not published | 30 | 0.4 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $60,800 | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Rome, GA | $60,660 | Not published | 30 | 0.7 |
| Ogden, UT | $60,550 | Not published | 50 | 0.2 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $60,550 | Not published | 430 | 0.3 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $59,580 | Not published | 70 | 0.3 |
| Jackson, MS | $59,330 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| El Paso, TX | $59,100 | Not published | 200 | 0.6 |
| Wichita, KS | $56,240 | Not published | 80 | 0.3 |
| Asheville, NC | $53,820 | Not published | 60 | 0.3 |
| Spartanburg, SC | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.3 |
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.