Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1066

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Psychology Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for psychology 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 136 metro areas

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Ann Arbor, MI	$142,840	140	0.6
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$137,810	400	0.2
3	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$133,880	230	0.2
4	Fresno, CA	$133,490	150	0.3
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$129,610	330	0.1
6	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$126,690	360	0.2
7	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$126,080	40	0.2
8	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$109,140	60	0.3
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$105,720	440	0.4
10	Wilmington, NC	$105,420	80	0.4
11	Fargo, ND-MN	$104,560	40	0.3
12	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$104,480	130	0.6
13	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$103,780	110	0.5
14	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$102,740	3,950	0.4
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$101,980	1,830	0.3
16	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$101,810	310	0.5
17	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$101,670	70	0.5
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$100,980	710	0.2
19	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$100,780	170	0.4
20	College Station-Bryan, TX	$100,450	170	1.3
21	Columbia, SC	$100,260	90	0.2
22	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$100,190	70	0.2
23	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$99,900	190	0.1
24	Auburn-Opelika, AL	$98,250	80	1.1
25	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$97,580	360	0.3

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