Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers

The top 82 highest paying cities for postsecondary area, ethnic, and cultural studies 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 area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $120,360, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers. It is followed by Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island (average annual salary $104,560). 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 area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 82 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$120,360	$78,750	70
2	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$104,560	$62,870	140
3	Madison, Wisconsin	$103,890	$49,990	70
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$103,880	$74,760	280
5	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$103,870	$41,960	80
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,300	$61,690	1,570
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$100,250	$51,440	190
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$97,560	$49,780	330
9	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$96,370	$62,860	30
10	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$96,180	$50,970	60
11	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$95,970	$58,760	n/a
12	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$95,790	$52,250	180
13	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$93,530	$28,530	80
14	Syracuse, New York	$92,360	$55,330	80
15	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$91,560	$50,570	40
16	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$91,040	$50,650	30
17	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$90,580	$48,290	50
18	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$90,150	$51,750	180
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$86,200	$45,910	830
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$86,200	$48,810	320
21	Boulder, Colorado	$85,970	$21,720	60
22	New Haven, Connecticut	$85,600	$45,780	n/a
23	Springfield, Massachusetts	$84,880	$58,280	260
24	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$83,130	$39,840	110
25	Richmond, Virginia	$83,030	$65,270	40
26	Rochester, New York	$82,700	$41,020	60
27	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$82,490	$42,590	30
28	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$81,580	$18,920	40
29	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$81,310	$42,660	830
30	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$81,290	$48,280	210
31	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$81,140	$52,780	40
32	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$81,010	$44,730	210
33	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$80,890	$58,190	90
34	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$80,430	$60,770	380
35	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$80,410	$49,960	40
36	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$79,880	$79,880	60
37	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$79,790	$46,180	60
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$79,770	$51,180	210
39	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$79,660	$38,950	130
40	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$79,410	$38,440	40
41	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$79,410	$48,520	50
42	Columbus, Ohio	$79,280	$35,940	90
43	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$78,990	$38,820	30
44	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$78,560	$64,710	40
45	St Louis, Missouri	$77,800	$47,310	50
46	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$77,450	$31,110	150
47	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$77,410	$48,010	70
48	Kansas City, Missouri	$76,760	$20,270	40
49	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$75,730	$47,390	130
50	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$75,460	$44,750	60
51	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$75,420	$18,670	70
52	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$75,120	$19,940	50
53	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$75,110	$46,590	110
54	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$74,640	$42,230	80
55	St Cloud, Minnesota	$74,540	$43,850	50
56	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$74,440	$42,580	70
57	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$70,900	$49,480	170
58	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$70,220	$36,820	70
59	Honolulu, Hawaii	$67,930	$28,990	120
60	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$66,900	$66,900	110
61	Akron, Ohio	$66,890	$19,330	40
62	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$66,600	$49,930	60
63	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$66,330	$40,340	90
64	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$65,620	$58,810	40
65	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$64,960	$31,640	40
66	Lincoln, Nebraska	$63,510	$63,510	30
67	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$62,740	$18,240	140
68	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$61,960	$35,230	30
69	Flagstaff, Arizona	$60,260	$28,010	40
70	Columbia, South Carolina	$60,130	$43,890	80
71	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$59,090	$45,180	40
72	Bellingham, Washington	$58,600	$31,630	30
73	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$58,340	$37,020	40
74	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$57,910	$51,000	30
75	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$57,340	$29,510	30
76	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$54,840	$20,480	n/a
77	Ponce, Puerto Rico	$54,640	$36,490	50
78	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$53,390	$33,900	40
79	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$48,620	$35,080	30
80	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$39,580	$26,900	40
81	Bloomington, Illinois	$38,400	$33,480	50
82	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$37,140	$16,970	80

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