Highest-paying Cities for All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for all other teachers and instructors except substitute 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 all other teachers and instructors except substitute teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $113,110, Redding, California is the highest paying city for all other teachers and instructors except substitute teachers. It is followed by Merced, California (average annual salary $109,130). 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 all other teachers and instructors except substitute teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Redding, California	$113,110	$30,840	210
2	Merced, California	$109,130	$49,900	620
3	Fresno, California	$105,220	$27,080	2,390
4	Salinas, California	$102,750	$76,070	2,760
5	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$89,350	$30,080	2,070
6	Grand Island, Nebraska	$85,400	$34,210	70
7	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$84,140	$66,330	170
8	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$84,100	$41,470	230
9	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$78,450	$29,800	480
10	Lawrence, Kansas	$76,910	$22,510	230
11	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$76,910	$40,400	80
12	The Villages, Florida	$76,810	$39,900	40
13	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$74,670	$27,070	360
14	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$73,630	$31,260	170
15	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$73,030	$49,010	80
16	Watertown-Fort Drum, New York	$72,540	$42,810	80
17	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$72,280	$31,460	280
18	Brunswick, Georgia	$71,360	$22,290	50
19	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$70,040	$39,220	870
20	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$68,780	$27,120	330
21	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$68,690	$23,620	150
22	Columbia, South Carolina	$68,630	$19,930	1,730
23	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$68,610	$27,350	900
24	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$68,590	$28,320	150
25	Olympia, Washington	$68,470	$38,450	180
26	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$68,280	$37,260	440
27	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$67,670	$29,070	60
28	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$67,360	$37,700	160
29	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$67,330	$26,630	50
30	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$67,070	$51,690	1,330
31	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$66,520	$25,060	740
32	Kingston, New York	$66,500	$35,550	100
33	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$66,200	$18,570	140
34	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$66,130	$27,750	290
35	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$66,090	$19,110	440
36	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$66,050	$27,700	60
37	Punta Gorda, Florida	$65,800	$40,020	90
38	Beckley, West Virginia	$65,430	$18,820	40
39	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$65,130	$22,080	3,300
40	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$64,790	$30,910	40
41	Spokane, Washington	$64,760	$41,670	350
42	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$64,740	$24,920	40
43	Richmond, Virginia	$64,720	$23,210	1,060
44	Anniston-Oxford, Alabama	$64,400	$37,470	30
45	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$64,070	$20,530	230
46	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$64,010	$52,900	320
47	Morgantown, West Virginia	$64,010	$35,450	50
48	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$63,780	$25,260	680
49	Casper, Wyoming	$62,930	$49,190	110
50	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$62,830	$35,820	90
51	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$62,800	$31,950	1,130
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$62,720	$25,290	2,330
53	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$62,700	$40,240	50
54	Jackson, Michigan	$62,600	$24,220	70
55	Carson City, Nevada	$61,870	$21,550	90
56	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$61,740	$36,250	730
57	Wichita Falls, Texas	$61,730	$42,500	280
58	Medford, Oregon	$61,730	$29,160	60
59	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$61,120	$27,670	110
60	Napa, California	$60,860	$29,530	140
61	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$60,860	$27,520	40
62	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$60,730	$45,040	70
63	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$60,520	$26,950	380
64	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$60,180	$21,710	90
65	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$60,140	$38,340	70
66	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$59,610	$22,620	1,050
67	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$59,580	$40,360	50
68	Springfield, Illinois	$59,420	$19,250	100
69	Columbus, Ohio	$59,300	$19,740	1,300
70	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$59,150	$20,180	80
71	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$58,860	$33,190	40
72	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$58,780	$28,280	60
73	Tacoma, Washington	$58,620	$43,420	560
74	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$58,470	$19,000	7,400
75	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$58,450	$42,880	100
76	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$58,450	$35,460	600
77	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$58,320	$39,160	40
78	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$58,220	$35,750	250
79	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$57,930	$34,400	70
80	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$57,710	$45,600	110
81	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$57,660	$22,600	240
82	Grand Junction, Colorado	$57,600	$25,550	110
83	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$57,520	$21,820	40
84	Bismarck, North Dakota	$57,510	$43,330	50
85	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$57,470	$26,030	2,880
86	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$57,380	$23,280	30
87	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$57,130	$40,510	80
88	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$57,120	$40,680	40
89	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$56,770	$22,930	90
90	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$56,630	$42,450	30
91	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$56,610	$39,710	40
92	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$56,530	$24,890	640
93	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$56,220	$36,390	470
94	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$56,100	$26,600	30
95	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$55,950	$32,330	170
96	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama	$55,770	$42,030	110
97	State College, Pennsylvania	$55,690	$42,240	n/a
98	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$55,680	$23,660	510
99	Lawton, Oklahoma	$55,650	$17,430	360
100	Springfield, Massachusetts	$55,650	$30,740	580

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for all other teachers and instructors except substitute teachers.