Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1126

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for philosophy and religion 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 88 metro areas

Philosophy and Religion 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	$123,650	120	0.1
2	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$122,700	90	0.3
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$119,530	130	0.1
4	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$116,720	80	0.1
5	Lawrence, KS	$105,820	30	0.6
6	Ann Arbor, MI	$105,520	70	0.3
7	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$103,440	70	0.1
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$103,320	670	0.1
9	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$103,140	130	0.1
10	Ithaca, NY	$101,260	50	1.1
11	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$101,210	1,400	0.1
12	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$100,770	690	0.3
13	Urban Honolulu, HI	$100,190	160	0.4
14	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$100,140	370	0.3
15	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$98,920	60	0.9
16	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$97,680	70	0.3
17	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$94,510	70	0.3
18	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$93,930	180	0.3
19	Wilmington, NC	$90,750	30	0.2
20	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$90,430	50	0.3
21	Harrisonburg, VA	$90,430	40	0.6
22	Rochester, NY	$86,590	90	0.2
23	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$86,580	40	0.3
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$85,550	190	0.1
25	Richmond, VA	$85,310	70	0.1

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