Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Geography Teachers

The top 51 highest paying cities for postsecondary geography 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 geography teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $121,600, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary geography teachers. It is followed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (average annual salary $117,970). 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 geography teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 51 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Geography Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$121,600	$38,310	30
2	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$117,970	$46,390	50
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$111,260	$54,330	70
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$107,110	$37,130	80
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$106,810	$68,530	30
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$104,760	$46,770	130
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$103,600	$57,610	60
8	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$102,420	$58,880	90
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$102,260	$62,330	80
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$102,190	$64,540	60
11	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$101,940	$48,100	80
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$101,610	$51,450	30
13	Worcester, Massachusetts	$100,430	$63,010	40
14	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$97,060	$41,780	30
15	Columbus, Ohio	$94,960	$44,930	30
16	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$94,870	$62,730	40
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$93,770	$55,050	40
18	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$93,590	$53,710	30
19	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$91,150	$63,330	50
20	Syracuse, New York	$89,070	$50,610	50
21	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$85,880	$62,080	50
22	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$85,570	$56,390	70
23	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$85,170	$53,480	80
24	Tucson, Arizona	$83,250	$58,010	30
25	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$83,130	$53,370	80
26	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$82,930	$58,800	40
27	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$82,560	$52,420	60
28	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$81,920	$56,520	30
29	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$80,630	$58,440	30
30	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$80,510	$33,090	40
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$80,330	$66,520	40
32	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$78,680	$42,940	40
33	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$77,630	$38,640	60
34	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$77,630	$48,990	30
35	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$77,470	$47,710	50
36	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$77,100	$38,470	30
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$75,820	$42,300	200
38	Salt Lake City, Utah	$75,750	$37,360	50
39	Honolulu, Hawaii	$75,730	$32,310	40
40	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$73,960	$49,920	170
41	St Louis, Missouri	$71,830	$21,960	30
42	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$69,850	$20,530	40
43	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$67,820	$48,230	30
44	Springfield, Massachusetts	$67,810	$54,090	30
45	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$67,650	$49,090	90
46	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$65,520	$36,060	30
47	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$65,010	$19,070	30
48	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$58,690	$33,230	70
49	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$56,940	$50,080	40
50	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$52,420	$31,500	30
51	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$38,910	$28,800	n/a

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