Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1022

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for mathematical 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 154 metro areas

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$150,550	340	0.2
2	Ann Arbor, MI	$137,720	310	1.4
3	Fresno, CA	$135,890	100	0.2
4	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$135,860	390	0.3
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$134,920	470	0.2
6	Madison, WI	$132,100	210	0.5
7	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$131,980	100	0.5
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$131,070	1,400	0.2
9	Visalia, CA	$130,910	30	0.2
10	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$128,920	40	0.1
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$123,920	210	0.2
12	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$113,730	270	0.3
13	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$109,000	200	0.9
14	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$103,580	Not published	Not published
15	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$102,020	160	2.5
16	Columbia, MO	$100,800	80	0.8
17	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$100,190	80	0.2
18	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$98,130	3,600	0.4
19	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$97,720	320	0.5
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$97,560	450	0.2
21	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$97,510	320	0.2
22	College Station-Bryan, TX	$97,150	320	2.4
23	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$96,210	380	0.2
24	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$95,600	310	0.4
25	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$95,470	340	0.2

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