Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary art, drama, and music 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 art, drama, and music teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $137,020, Napa, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers. It is followed by Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts (average annual salary $135,930). 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 art, drama, and music teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Napa, California	$137,020	$67,660	40
2	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$135,930	$61,410	200
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$127,510	$61,140	13,400
4	Provo-Orem, Utah	$123,880	$56,230	680
5	Visalia-Porterville, California	$119,980	$51,990	40
6	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$116,560	$39,150	100
7	Madison, Wisconsin	$105,490	$40,930	160
8	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$105,150	$49,980	1,230
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$104,840	$50,100	1,190
10	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$103,800	$62,910	110
11	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$103,740	$44,520	40
12	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$103,650	$65,600	350
13	Fresno, California	$103,060	$53,480	140
14	Manchester, New Hampshire	$102,200	$49,390	40
15	Rome, Georgia	$101,970	$47,810	n/a
16	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$101,300	$48,170	410
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$101,190	$44,870	360
18	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$101,150	$47,800	220
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$100,220	$46,580	5,090
20	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$100,180	$50,960	390
21	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$100,050	$37,470	5,680
22	New Haven, Connecticut	$99,260	$75,850	660
23	Savannah, Georgia	$98,760	$39,030	170
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$98,600	$47,630	3,830
25	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$98,470	$46,300	720
26	Salem, Oregon	$97,450	$47,580	60
27	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$95,780	$50,170	680
28	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$95,430	$46,790	320
29	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$95,150	$62,140	460
30	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$90,250	$57,830	80
31	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$86,460	$44,700	3,440
32	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$84,880	$49,770	110
33	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$84,060	$51,990	200
34	Toledo, Ohio	$83,770	$48,660	200
35	Anchorage, Alaska	$83,640	$46,650	50
36	St Louis, Missouri	$83,570	$41,120	840
37	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$83,150	$50,510	150
38	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$82,480	$51,020	170
39	Fargo, North Dakota	$82,260	$40,210	70
40	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$82,110	$53,870	120
41	Binghamton, New York	$82,000	$37,050	160
42	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$81,870	$51,860	90
43	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$81,520	$52,790	170
44	Erie, Pennsylvania	$81,470	$36,180	180
45	Utica-Rome, New York	$80,880	$47,850	210
46	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$80,740	$47,030	960
47	Peoria, Illinois	$80,650	$44,610	150
48	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$80,650	$62,530	70
49	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$80,530	$46,350	790
50	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$80,240	$45,710	370
51	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$80,200	$47,020	200
52	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$80,160	$44,630	1,240
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$80,010	$43,340	4,300
54	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$79,990	$55,670	580
55	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$79,740	$49,080	110
56	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$79,670	$35,560	40
57	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$79,020	$40,880	410
58	Syracuse, New York	$78,590	$50,280	510
59	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$78,590	$60,550	90
60	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$78,550	$44,780	370
61	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$78,430	$50,250	120
62	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$78,410	$47,190	110
63	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$78,400	$49,150	100
64	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$78,360	$40,340	230
65	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$78,340	$36,700	1,730
66	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$78,280	$32,290	160
67	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$78,200	$43,820	290
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$78,200	$41,400	5,280
69	Columbia, South Carolina	$78,150	$48,280	150
70	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$77,980	$47,710	860
71	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$77,820	$47,230	40
72	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$77,720	$40,230	210
73	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$77,700	$37,890	140
74	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$77,690	$46,640	110
75	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$77,670	$47,560	3,780
76	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$77,650	$47,630	720
77	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$77,640	$50,000	50
78	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$77,440	$39,090	50
79	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$77,400	$47,890	530
80	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$77,390	$41,470	200
81	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$77,370	$46,100	50
82	Salisbury, Maryland	$77,170	$48,740	80
83	Wilmington, North Carolina	$77,170	$48,740	90
84	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$76,980	$50,110	130
85	Reading, Pennsylvania	$76,800	$40,230	210
86	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$76,680	$48,550	1,400
87	Tallahassee, Florida	$76,650	$49,230	220
88	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$76,600	$48,190	420
89	Bangor, Maine	$76,230	$25,270	60
90	Boulder, Colorado	$76,190	$26,120	320
91	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$75,950	$45,110	100
92	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$75,940	$47,370	30
93	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$75,600	$38,090	30
94	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$75,600	$38,790	60
95	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$75,590	$40,380	40
96	Bismarck, North Dakota	$75,030	$48,970	40
97	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$75,000	$47,200	90
98	Kansas City, Missouri	$74,950	$39,270	240
99	Columbus, Ohio	$74,850	$36,850	1,010
100	Olympia, Washington	$74,780	$47,560	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers.