Teachers and Instructors, All Other · SOC 25-3099

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Teachers and Instructors, All Others

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for teachers and instructors, all other. 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 244 metro areas

Teachers and Instructors, All Other: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$128,150	430	0.6
2	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$124,490	360	1.3
3	Salinas, CA	$113,360	2,170	11.6
4	Fresno, CA	$105,200	2,110	4.4
5	Modesto, CA	$103,910	290	1.5
6	Boulder, CO	$102,160	130	0.7
7	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$101,050	210	2.1
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$100,610	750	0.3
9	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$99,820	450	1.5
10	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$99,430	2,810	2.1
11	Kansas City, MO-KS	$99,070	590	0.5
12	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$98,390	30	0.2
13	Carson City, NV	$98,230	60	1.8
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$97,920	3,730	1.2
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$97,680	8,300	1.3
16	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$97,070	2,240	1.3
17	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$96,820	510	1.5
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$96,010	450	1.1
19	Chico, CA	$95,420	130	1.6
20	Salisbury, MD	$94,480	100	1.8
21	Merced, CA	$93,400	140	1.7
22	Portland-South Portland, ME	$92,100	170	0.6
23	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$90,560	40	1.1
24	Florence, SC	$88,910	40	0.4
25	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$86,710	50	1.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Teachers and Instructors, All Other 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.