Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary atmospheric, earth, marine, and space 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 atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $203,780, New Haven, Connecticut is the highest paying city for postsecondary atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers. It is followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (average annual salary $157,050). 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 atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Haven, Connecticut	$203,780	$78,490	n/a
2	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$157,050	$94,930	40
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$155,850	$81,380	520
4	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$154,010	$70,980	120
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$138,600	$79,010	110
6	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$137,360	$85,470	60
7	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$136,000	$78,400	170
8	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$135,830	$48,960	130
9	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$132,670	$66,340	100
10	Springfield, Massachusetts	$131,450	$66,010	70
11	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$128,510	$81,240	30
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$128,170	$65,170	120
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$124,330	$62,900	150
14	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$124,030	$61,550	1,740
15	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$120,950	$70,240	40
16	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$115,990	$63,390	90
17	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$115,570	$18,840	30
18	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$114,950	$61,160	320
19	Fresno, California	$110,830	$57,460	n/a
20	Madison, Wisconsin	$109,540	$56,620	70
21	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$109,230	$73,280	50
22	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$106,820	$66,710	70
23	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$106,490	$54,410	50
24	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$106,280	$60,760	260
25	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$105,790	$54,150	210
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$104,920	$47,250	450
27	St Louis, Missouri	$101,990	$61,610	50
28	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$100,780	$59,990	220
29	Columbus, Ohio	$100,720	$47,820	80
30	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$100,500	$53,250	40
31	Tallahassee, Florida	$100,270	$59,700	130
32	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$99,700	$78,610	40
33	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$99,660	$50,780	280
34	Reading, Pennsylvania	$99,590	$40,870	40
35	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$99,040	$53,010	130
36	Tucson, Arizona	$98,420	$63,960	160
37	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$96,710	$52,860	250
38	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$96,010	$54,690	60
39	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$95,270	$52,140	90
40	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$94,280	$38,850	160
41	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$93,940	$54,930	110
42	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$93,480	$52,410	110
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$92,860	$50,190	800
44	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$92,150	$45,320	40
45	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$91,390	$51,610	120
46	Toledo, Ohio	$91,330	$78,190	50
47	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$88,850	$36,860	360
48	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$86,860	$53,360	30
49	Knoxville, Tennessee	$85,700	$36,390	30
50	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$85,100	$60,220	60
51	Rochester, New York	$84,860	$47,070	400
52	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$84,620	$43,790	50
53	Kansas City, Missouri	$84,460	$49,610	30
54	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$84,250	$64,300	40
55	Wilmington, North Carolina	$83,580	$54,230	60
56	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$83,440	$67,610	40
57	Syracuse, New York	$82,400	$64,070	40
58	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$81,980	$39,680	30
59	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$81,920	$54,770	60
60	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$81,650	$36,640	170
61	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$81,440	$50,140	40
62	Salt Lake City, Utah	$80,770	$29,360	70
63	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$79,000	$44,040	50
64	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$78,750	$39,830	40
65	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$78,540	$51,700	120
66	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$78,400	$62,210	50
67	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$78,390	$49,460	130
68	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$78,010	$33,840	120
69	Flagstaff, Arizona	$77,630	$48,990	30
70	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$77,270	$62,810	80
71	Rapid City, South Dakota	$76,620	$66,840	40
72	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$76,110	$60,770	40
73	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$76,100	$51,410	30
74	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$75,780	$60,980	110
75	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$73,220	$57,810	n/a
76	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$73,150	$47,960	40
77	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$69,400	$33,830	40
78	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$69,110	$46,460	30
79	Tacoma, Washington	$66,570	$40,220	30
80	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$66,000	$39,560	90
81	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$65,720	$49,280	290
82	Utica-Rome, New York	$65,220	$37,440	40
83	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$64,180	$52,340	30
84	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$63,840	$48,190	30
85	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$63,130	$49,170	70
86	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$61,300	$45,670	110
87	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$61,100	$60,750	60
88	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$60,580	$46,090	50
89	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$59,900	$52,680	110
90	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$58,870	$34,330	80
91	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$55,630	$17,550	n/a
92	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$52,910	$39,840	n/a
93	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$52,560	$48,480	30
94	Jacksonville, Florida	$50,700	$47,100	70

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