Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Economics Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary economics 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 economics teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $175,330, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary economics teachers. It is followed by San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California (average annual salary $169,980). 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 economics teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$175,330	$31,360	40
2	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$169,980	$31,360	80
3	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$165,580	$59,030	100
4	Rochester, New York	$155,520	$67,220	70
5	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$153,660	$94,220	80
6	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$147,860	$71,470	40
7	Ithaca, New York	$146,390	$72,990	120
8	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$145,710	$69,640	100
9	Madison, Wisconsin	$139,760	$65,570	70
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$138,050	$62,590	380
11	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$135,040	$64,430	400
12	Springfield, Massachusetts	$134,270	$67,080	120
13	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$134,100	$82,400	100
14	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$133,020	$66,280	40
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$132,480	$81,690	90
16	Knoxville, Tennessee	$132,060	$47,990	40
17	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$130,570	$71,990	80
18	Tucson, Arizona	$129,660	$60,990	40
19	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$129,190	$69,930	50
20	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$128,740	$62,590	1,260
21	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$128,620	$74,930	30
22	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$128,000	$49,720	840
23	St Louis, Missouri	$127,320	$52,540	120
24	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$126,710	$48,910	330
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$125,060	$73,460	190
26	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$122,930	$50,080	50
27	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$121,930	$61,970	30
28	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$120,300	$60,130	270
29	Huntsville, Alabama	$116,270	$50,070	50
30	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$115,020	$80,910	50
31	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$114,770	$46,900	160
32	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$114,050	$62,340	90
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$111,140	$46,040	150
34	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$110,460	$43,910	50
35	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$110,070	$58,250	30
36	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$109,160	$66,520	60
37	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$108,990	$44,690	110
38	Syracuse, New York	$108,350	$63,950	80
39	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$107,820	$62,440	70
40	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$107,360	$42,770	40
41	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$107,080	$52,540	150
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$107,040	$57,170	270
43	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$106,970	$55,250	40
44	Richmond, Virginia	$106,840	$51,260	60
45	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$106,230	$48,810	250
46	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$106,180	$66,790	30
47	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$105,860	$54,230	130
48	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$105,440	$62,520	40
49	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$105,250	$79,680	40
50	Fargo, North Dakota	$105,250	$64,440	40
51	Columbia, Missouri	$105,230	$55,190	40
52	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$105,190	$56,120	90
53	Columbus, Ohio	$104,220	$40,450	110
54	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$104,160	$38,180	280
55	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$103,970	$63,930	120
56	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$103,880	$60,190	80
57	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$103,760	$58,650	260
58	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$103,580	$60,920	60
59	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$103,520	$79,790	30
60	Kansas City, Missouri	$103,260	$49,650	50
61	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$103,110	$51,640	n/a
62	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$102,770	$60,370	400
63	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$102,590	$61,840	40
64	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$102,060	$40,330	50
65	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$101,740	$51,040	n/a
66	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$101,610	$48,840	50
67	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$101,420	$81,650	70
68	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$101,360	$81,550	30
69	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$101,360	$64,320	60
70	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$100,680	$45,420	90
71	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$100,630	$50,550	50
72	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$100,320	$43,330	40
73	Worcester, Massachusetts	$100,020	$65,970	50
74	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$98,800	$75,420	110
75	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$98,740	$32,560	40
76	New Haven, Connecticut	$98,640	$78,020	120
77	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$98,570	$48,720	40
78	Lincoln, Nebraska	$98,570	$77,870	70
79	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$98,080	$45,200	70
80	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$97,040	$54,840	200
81	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$96,560	$69,520	40
82	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$96,540	$53,920	100
83	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$96,390	$38,900	50
84	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$95,380	$63,440	160
85	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$95,300	$48,190	70
86	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$95,150	$25,400	50
87	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$94,350	$52,770	150
88	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$92,950	$19,270	30
89	Honolulu, Hawaii	$92,560	$35,540	70
90	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$92,430	$45,530	340
91	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$91,910	$45,320	40
92	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$91,550	$44,870	40
93	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$90,860	$37,560	70
94	Camden, New Jersey	$90,600	$52,430	40
95	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$90,300	$45,610	40
96	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$90,000	$41,730	70
97	Waco, Texas	$89,780	$24,390	30
98	Manchester, New Hampshire	$89,070	$66,030	30
99	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$88,400	$46,800	30
100	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$88,370	$51,600	40

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