Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Architecture Teachers

The top 54 highest paying cities for postsecondary architecture 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 architecture teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $165,040, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is the highest paying city for postsecondary architecture teachers. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $128,980). 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 architecture teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 54 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Architecture Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$165,040	$84,160	n/a
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$128,980	$62,220	1,170
3	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$127,130	$62,140	40
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$126,900	$97,090	30
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$120,540	$99,570	60
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$109,840	$51,590	460
7	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$106,810	$53,260	n/a
8	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$106,140	$46,070	40
9	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$103,440	$51,010	210
10	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$100,170	$61,120	80
11	St Louis, Missouri	$99,620	$61,480	40
12	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$96,300	$59,260	60
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$96,230	$50,610	170
14	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$94,520	$50,700	160
15	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$91,910	$66,410	40
16	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$89,420	$38,090	160
17	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$88,190	$56,600	70
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$88,140	$50,930	70
19	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$85,860	$57,350	50
20	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$85,380	$34,320	650
21	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$84,860	$43,190	710
22	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$83,990	$55,390	n/a
23	Springfield, Massachusetts	$83,480	$57,570	60
24	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$83,360	$65,130	150
25	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$82,900	$67,840	40
26	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$82,690	$47,850	110
27	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$82,620	$52,980	80
28	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$82,380	$68,750	n/a
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$81,830	$65,760	50
30	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$80,850	$51,860	220
31	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$78,980	$18,920	80
32	Syracuse, New York	$78,300	$46,390	100
33	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$78,200	$47,430	310
34	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$77,340	$48,250	60
35	Kansas City, Missouri	$76,200	$49,650	n/a
36	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$76,000	$53,360	90
37	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$73,350	$54,470	40
38	Columbus, Ohio	$69,990	$44,680	90
39	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$69,940	$40,360	100
40	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$69,460	$35,480	130
41	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$69,140	$32,610	30
42	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$67,000	$39,390	130
43	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$66,160	$42,940	70
44	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$65,220	$65,220	70
45	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$65,080	$23,520	n/a
46	Boulder, Colorado	$64,840	$26,120	50
47	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$62,220	$43,340	330
48	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$59,830	$19,070	100
49	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$58,550	$36,470	30
50	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$58,400	$18,120	70
51	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$49,730	$41,830	60
52	Salt Lake City, Utah	$49,030	$18,360	70
53	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$46,440	$41,100	110
54	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$42,050	$21,520	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary architecture teachers.