Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · SOC 25-1193

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondarys

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 55 metro areas

Recreation and Fitness Studies 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	$159,690	170	0.1
2	Fresno, CA	$137,850	60	0.1
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$134,190	200	0.1
4	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$131,850	60	0.1
5	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$130,420	160	0.1
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$106,660	770	0.1
7	Pittsburgh, PA	$101,550	80	0.1
8	Columbia, SC	$99,340	90	0.2
9	Knoxville, TN	$98,230	60	0.1
10	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$92,910	30	0.0
11	Ithaca, NY	$84,820	40	0.8
12	New Haven, CT	$84,190	30	0.1
13	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$83,600	240	0.1
14	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$83,410	160	0.1
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$82,780	140	0.0
16	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$82,100	240	0.1
17	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,080	110	0.1
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$79,610	Not published	Not published
19	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$79,310	310	0.1
20	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$79,030	80	0.2
21	St. Louis, MO-IL	$79,030	90	0.1
22	College Station-Bryan, TX	$78,930	150	1.1
23	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$78,730	750	0.1
24	Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$78,550	60	0.8
25	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$78,240	100	0.3

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Recreation and Fitness Studies 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.