Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers

The top 62 highest paying cities for postsecondary agricultural sciences 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 agricultural sciences teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $133,100, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary agricultural sciences teachers. It is followed by College Station-Bryan, Texas (average annual salary $128,140). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of postsecondary agricultural sciences teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 62 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$133,100	$80,420	70
2	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$128,140	$85,550	190
3	Springfield, Massachusetts	$116,400	$62,990	60
4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$109,490	$78,190	290
5	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$105,770	$83,550	70
6	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$105,250	$50,300	60
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$104,300	$37,420	100
8	Lincoln, Nebraska	$102,600	$48,690	120
9	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$102,450	$61,990	90
10	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$100,950	$76,030	90
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$99,960	$62,480	130
12	Amarillo, Texas	$97,950	$38,220	40
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$95,750	$52,060	90
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$94,390	$47,480	150
15	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$93,260	$61,820	30
16	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$92,870	$66,250	210
17	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$92,160	$56,620	50
18	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$90,440	$64,300	120
19	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$90,020	$54,720	50
20	Fresno, California	$88,940	$37,420	30
21	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$87,490	$35,070	110
22	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$86,570	$44,520	70
23	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$85,300	$47,170	60
24	Madison, Wisconsin	$85,030	$51,320	300
25	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$84,210	$46,660	n/a
26	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$84,010	$60,680	50
27	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$83,820	$35,710	n/a
28	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$82,690	$76,290	50
29	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$82,500	$56,400	90
30	Lubbock, Texas	$80,980	$27,480	210
31	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$80,470	$31,110	80
32	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$80,290	$47,670	250
33	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$79,690	$33,120	50
34	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$79,450	$52,540	80
35	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$78,670	$48,650	60
36	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$78,660	$49,850	100
37	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$77,160	$52,180	70
38	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$77,120	$50,180	30
39	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$77,100	$48,720	40
40	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$76,170	$46,220	330
41	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$75,680	$48,690	110
42	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$75,180	$60,200	130
43	Roanoke, Virginia	$72,930	$43,300	110
44	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$70,700	$35,680	80
45	Kansas City, Missouri	$70,310	$21,500	30
46	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$69,510	$32,280	50
47	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$68,410	$39,260	40
48	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$66,920	$42,070	30
49	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$66,210	$23,920	30
50	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$64,200	$64,200	40
51	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$63,970	$46,790	50
52	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$63,160	$41,310	40
53	Richmond, Virginia	$62,540	$32,050	80
54	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$61,880	$44,150	40
55	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$61,490	$21,420	30
56	Bismarck, North Dakota	$59,500	$42,150	30
57	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$59,330	$39,200	30
58	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	$53,080	$41,230	40
59	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$49,980	$38,720	30
60	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$43,980	$22,010	560
61	St Louis, Missouri	$39,580	$20,640	n/a
62	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$19,490	$16,400	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary agricultural sciences teachers.