SOC 25-1066 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$80,340

U.S. median hourly wageNot published

U.S. employment41,530

Nationally, psychology teachers, postsecondary earned a median of $80,340 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 41,530 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”.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary: pay and employment by state
State
California	$107,340	Not published	4,410	0.2
Delaware	$102,340	Not published	Not published	Not published
Maryland	$101,430	Not published	640	0.2
District of Columbia	$101,250	Not published	340	0.5
New York	$100,720	Not published	4,070	0.4
Michigan	$99,900	Not published	920	0.2
North Dakota	$97,110	Not published	60	0.1
New Hampshire	$95,030	Not published	110	0.2
Rhode Island	$94,360	Not published	180	0.4
Utah	$93,090	Not published	200	0.1
Louisiana	$91,340	Not published	140	0.1
Connecticut	$84,500	Not published	920	0.5
New Mexico	$83,600	Not published	100	0.1
Idaho	$83,010	Not published	180	0.2
Massachusetts	$82,930	Not published	2,640	0.7
Minnesota	$82,640	Not published	760	0.3
Maine	$81,660	Not published	110	0.2
Nevada	$81,300	Not published	140	0.1
Vermont	$81,100	Not published	100	0.3
New Jersey	$80,790	Not published	1,630	0.4
Oregon	$80,060	Not published	660	0.3
Kansas	$79,730	Not published	230	0.2
Georgia	$79,440	Not published	820	0.2
Missouri	$79,240	Not published	590	0.2
Alaska	$79,040	Not published	70	0.2
Arizona	$78,610	Not published	940	0.3
Ohio	$78,530	Not published	1,500	0.3
Iowa	$78,450	Not published	320	0.2
Washington	$78,330	Not published	840	0.2
Virginia	$77,950	Not published	1,050	0.3
Illinois	$77,860	Not published	2,260	0.4
Indiana	$77,820	Not published	760	0.2
Wisconsin	$77,580	Not published	630	0.2
Nebraska	$77,340	Not published	170	0.2
Montana	$77,120	Not published	90	0.2
Texas	$77,060	Not published	3,380	0.2
Colorado	$76,810	Not published	960	0.3
Tennessee	$76,010	Not published	790	0.2
Pennsylvania	$75,960	Not published	2,120	0.3
Alabama	$75,340	Not published	610	0.3
North Carolina	$75,260	Not published	1,100	0.2
South Carolina	$74,890	Not published	390	0.2
Kentucky	$74,520	Not published	590	0.3
West Virginia	$74,280	Not published	150	0.2
Florida	$69,050	Not published	1,120	0.1
Puerto Rico	$66,580	Not published	400	0.4
Wyoming	$65,050	Not published	80	0.3
South Dakota	$65,020	Not published	70	0.1
Mississippi	$62,590	Not published	260	0.2
Oklahoma	$61,720	Not published	410	0.2
Arkansas	$60,730	Not published	190	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 137 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Ann Arbor, MI	$142,840	Not published	140	0.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$137,810	Not published	400	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$133,880	Not published	230	0.2
Fresno, CA	$133,490	Not published	150	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$129,610	Not published	330	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$126,690	Not published	360	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$126,080	Not published	40	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$109,140	Not published	60	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$105,720	Not published	440	0.4
Wilmington, NC	$105,420	Not published	80	0.4
Fargo, ND-MN	$104,560	Not published	40	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$104,480	Not published	130	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$103,780	Not published	110	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$102,740	Not published	3,950	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$101,980	Not published	1,830	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$101,810	Not published	310	0.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$101,670	Not published	70	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$100,980	Not published	710	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$100,780	Not published	170	0.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$100,450	Not published	170	1.3
Columbia, SC	$100,260	Not published	90	0.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$100,190	Not published	70	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$99,900	Not published	190	0.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$98,250	Not published	80	1.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$97,580	Not published	360	0.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$97,110	Not published	300	4.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$94,360	Not published	280	0.4
Ithaca, NY	$93,500	Not published	110	2.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$93,160	Not published	210	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$92,190	Not published	480	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$89,160	Not published	130	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$87,780	Not published	350	0.3
Worcester, MA	$86,300	Not published	260	0.7
Greenville, NC	$86,110	Not published	40	0.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$85,170	Not published	30	0.2
Bloomington, IL	$84,110	Not published	70	0.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$83,690	Not published	340	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$83,670	Not published	220	0.2
St. Cloud, MN	$83,190	Not published	50	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$82,930	Not published	1,690	0.6
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$82,790	Not published	60	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$82,450	Not published	440	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$82,430	Not published	70	0.4
Laredo, TX	$82,260	Not published	60	0.5
Flagstaff, AZ	$81,990	Not published	50	0.8
Richmond, VA	$81,870	Not published	150	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,780	Not published	460	0.4
Bangor, ME	$81,660	Not published	Not published	Not published
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$81,630	Not published	60	0.1
Boulder, CO	$81,250	Not published	Not published	Not published
Columbus, OH	$81,220	Not published	320	0.3
Rochester, NY	$81,120	Not published	190	0.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$81,100	Not published	60	0.5
Knoxville, TN	$81,030	Not published	110	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$81,030	Not published	300	0.2
Utica-Rome, NY	$80,420	Not published	50	0.4
Springfield, MA	$80,340	Not published	220	1.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$80,190	Not published	90	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$80,040	Not published	50	0.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	$80,000	Not published	Not published	Not published
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$79,860	Not published	70	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$79,840	Not published	220	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$79,570	Not published	130	0.1
Mankato, MN	$79,420	Not published	Not published	Not published
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$79,400	Not published	440	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$79,240	Not published	50	0.0
Syracuse, NY	$79,210	Not published	120	0.4
Columbia, MO	$78,980	Not published	60	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$78,950	Not published	90	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$78,920	Not published	70	0.2
Bellingham, WA	$78,820	Not published	40	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$78,770	Not published	210	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$78,670	Not published	80	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$78,660	Not published	220	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$78,590	Not published	140	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$78,530	Not published	130	0.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$78,480	Not published	40	0.5
Boise City, ID	$78,210	Not published	60	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$78,210	Not published	210	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$78,100	Not published	60	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$77,980	Not published	680	0.2
Toledo, OH	$77,970	Not published	110	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$77,950	Not published	560	0.2
Akron, OH	$77,920	Not published	60	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$77,860	Not published	1,620	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$77,840	Not published	860	0.3
New Haven, CT	$77,740	Not published	400	1.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$77,720	Not published	340	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$77,440	Not published	270	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$77,440	Not published	30	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$77,430	Not published	690	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$77,380	Not published	280	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$77,380	Not published	270	0.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$77,100	Not published	110	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$77,000	Not published	170	0.4
Harrisonburg, VA	$76,710	Not published	80	1.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$76,680	Not published	110	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$76,600	Not published	100	0.3
Duluth, MN-WI	$76,470	Not published	50	0.4
Evansville, IN	$76,330	Not published	30	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$76,320	Not published	50	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$76,190	Not published	130	0.2
Erie, PA	$76,170	Not published	50	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$75,960	Not published	110	0.8
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$75,680	Not published	190	0.3
Tuscaloosa, AL	$75,340	Not published	80	0.7
Springfield, MO	$75,250	Not published	90	0.4
Reading, PA	$74,840	Not published	50	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$73,670	Not published	130	0.2
Walla Walla, WA	$73,070	Not published	30	1.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$72,800	Not published	40	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$72,110	Not published	470	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$69,930	Not published	200	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$69,250	Not published	80	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$69,050	Not published	120	0.1
Green Bay, WI	$68,580	Not published	Not published	Not published
Cedar Rapids, IA	$67,710	Not published	40	0.3
Ponce, PR	$65,570	Not published	70	1.1
Jackson, TN	$65,180	Not published	50	0.6
Roanoke, VA	$65,080	Not published	40	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$64,670	Not published	160	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$64,490	Not published	40	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$64,200	Not published	90	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,920	Not published	40	0.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$63,820	Not published	50	0.3
Asheville, NC	$63,560	Not published	40	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$63,530	Not published	40	0.1
Montgomery, AL	$63,080	Not published	50	0.3
Mobile, AL	$62,950	Not published	50	0.3
Abilene, TX	$61,940	Not published	60	0.8
Jackson, MS	$61,570	Not published	Not published	Not published
Huntsville, AL	$61,430	Not published	40	0.1
Amarillo, TX	$60,730	Not published	40	0.3
Greeley, CO	$59,990	Not published	40	0.3
El Paso, TX	$59,960	Not published	200	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$59,330	Not published	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Not published	Not published	80	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.