Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary computer science 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 computer science teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $226,600, Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada is the highest paying city for postsecondary computer science teachers. It is followed by Auburn-Opelika, Alabama (average annual salary $164,150). 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 computer science teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$226,600	$76,740	80
2	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$164,150	$79,410	60
3	Visalia-Porterville, California	$155,270	$97,840	30
4	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$147,140	$53,020	50
5	Madison, Wisconsin	$137,900	$78,940	150
6	Gainesville, Florida	$136,970	$49,410	110
7	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$135,800	$80,140	80
8	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$132,800	$27,980	80
9	Binghamton, New York	$130,300	$59,190	50
10	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$129,870	$41,960	250
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$129,480	$62,970	190
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$129,410	$57,820	900
13	Ithaca, New York	$127,890	$64,330	130
14	Camden, New Jersey	$127,470	$48,730	110
15	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$126,650	$48,910	230
16	Springfield, Massachusetts	$122,510	$62,360	160
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$122,510	$67,990	100
18	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$121,880	$66,300	50
19	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$119,690	$45,850	270
20	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$118,780	$72,140	40
21	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$111,190	$45,470	40
22	Tallahassee, Florida	$110,740	$56,700	70
23	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$110,390	$49,990	50
24	Provo-Orem, Utah	$108,940	$79,060	160
25	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$108,420	$64,190	30
26	Fresno, California	$108,270	$55,120	40
27	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$108,210	$56,800	280
28	Fargo, North Dakota	$108,070	$59,550	30
29	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$107,900	$49,800	60
30	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$107,390	$64,670	40
31	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$106,190	$48,160	70
32	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$106,070	$79,140	140
33	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$105,830	$56,940	90
34	Salt Lake City, Utah	$105,510	$35,160	310
35	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$104,370	$50,130	330
36	Lincoln, Nebraska	$104,210	$66,810	60
37	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$103,880	$60,560	160
38	Lubbock, Texas	$103,630	$39,270	40
39	Manhattan, Kansas	$103,610	$50,210	30
40	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$103,050	$53,440	100
41	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$102,780	$49,120	1,030
42	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$102,450	$48,430	3,140
43	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$101,950	$63,410	30
44	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$101,940	$46,970	120
45	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$101,920	$49,320	40
46	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$100,970	$58,130	90
47	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$100,680	$61,140	360
48	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$100,250	$38,310	710
49	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$100,040	$46,260	860
50	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$99,980	$52,130	210
51	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$99,700	$46,530	370
52	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$98,660	$43,230	960
53	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$98,380	$50,640	460
54	Flint, Michigan	$98,190	$61,720	30
55	New Haven, Connecticut	$98,140	$56,840	170
56	Akron, Ohio	$98,070	$50,210	40
57	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$98,070	$48,990	50
58	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$97,990	$51,120	590
59	Tucson, Arizona	$97,380	$58,950	110
60	Columbia, Missouri	$97,300	$59,370	80
61	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$97,110	$60,680	460
62	Erie, Pennsylvania	$96,090	$58,300	30
63	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$94,860	$66,960	30
64	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$94,260	$52,090	920
65	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$94,190	$39,380	770
66	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$93,480	$63,500	30
67	Bismarck, North Dakota	$92,870	$62,160	30
68	Rochester, New York	$92,200	$58,620	280
69	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$91,900	$66,370	90
70	Bloomington, Illinois	$91,060	$46,930	90
71	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$90,900	$43,650	100
72	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$90,700	$54,810	80
73	Columbia, South Carolina	$90,400	$65,700	50
74	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$89,580	$19,160	30
75	Manchester, New Hampshire	$88,880	$56,290	30
76	Anchorage, Alaska	$88,190	$78,900	40
77	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$88,080	$45,250	30
78	Montgomery, Alabama	$88,020	$53,270	40
79	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$87,730	$51,850	580
80	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$87,670	$48,960	80
81	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$87,560	$19,870	30
82	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$87,510	$52,610	970
83	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$87,410	$48,340	90
84	St Louis, Missouri	$86,790	$53,800	230
85	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$86,750	$39,500	330
86	Huntsville, Alabama	$86,690	$48,770	60
87	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$86,120	$38,320	1,730
88	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$86,060	$31,640	200
89	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$85,640	$56,940	40
90	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$85,620	$34,600	900
91	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$85,560	$32,170	90
92	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$85,510	$51,940	630
93	Redding, California	$85,330	$37,860	n/a
94	Salisbury, Maryland	$85,110	$48,240	40
95	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$85,010	$60,810	50
96	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$84,820	$45,050	230
97	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$84,800	$19,640	190
98	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$84,720	$31,530	210
99	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$84,640	$57,770	40
100	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$84,620	$52,490	90

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary computer science teachers.