The top 12 highest paying cities for postsecondary home economics teachers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of postsecondary home economics teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $88,280, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary home economics teachers. It is followed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (average annual salary $84,220). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of postsecondary home economics teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.
| Rank | City/Area | Average Salary i | # of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California | $88,280 |
180 |
| 2 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $84,220 |
40 |
| 3 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California | $72,120 |
100 |
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas | $71,220 |
90 |
| 5 | Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois | $70,020 |
60 |
| 6 | Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois | $69,970 |
60 |
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania | $69,910 |
60 |
| 8 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York | $65,560 |
n/a |
| 9 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts | $61,690 |
30 |
| 10 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina | $57,690 |
30 |
| 11 | St Louis, Missouri | $54,830 |
70 |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington | $54,380 |
40 |
