Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary health specialties 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 health specialties teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $195,170, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary health specialties teachers. It is followed by Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut (average annual salary $179,900). 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 health specialties teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$195,170	$91,850	2,900
2	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$179,900	$78,110	920
3	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$179,690	$51,060	640
4	Jackson, Mississippi	$177,590	$65,650	940
5	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$176,450	$71,270	150
6	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$173,630	$65,100	2,330
7	Savannah, Georgia	$169,600	$50,490	100
8	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$167,960	$62,970	1,810
9	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$167,960	$61,090	1,200
10	Salt Lake City, Utah	$166,940	$46,200	2,410
11	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$165,630	$77,860	1,260
12	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$165,230	$52,660	1,010
13	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$164,640	$76,270	1,590
14	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$161,870	$62,640	8,240
15	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$158,450	$49,420	50
16	Iowa City, Iowa	$158,450	$61,800	1,750
17	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$156,190	$76,140	180
18	Camden, New Jersey	$149,210	$67,200	340
19	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$147,950	$75,660	3,320
20	Rochester, New York	$143,270	$57,490	1,780
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$140,430	$58,830	3,260
22	Waterbury, Connecticut	$140,410	$82,820	30
23	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$140,030	$75,260	280
24	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$139,160	$83,940	170
25	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$139,150	$68,830	1,100
26	Spokane, Washington	$134,760	$82,050	310
27	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$133,480	$51,190	170
28	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$132,480	$60,420	4,700
29	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$131,050	$63,160	5,700
30	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$131,000	$62,280	2,450
31	Tyler, Texas	$130,640	$38,670	330
32	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$130,640	$48,960	40
33	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$129,520	$63,390	16,550
34	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$129,520	$61,420	180
35	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$128,200	$61,370	3,820
36	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$127,660	$62,750	3,380
37	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$125,920	$57,920	110
38	Worcester, Massachusetts	$125,660	$68,490	620
39	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$125,460	$49,230	1,290
40	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$125,370	$46,900	300
41	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$124,950	$56,970	60
42	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$124,950	$49,420	240
43	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$124,890	$77,970	40
44	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$123,290	$52,390	30
45	Ithaca, New York	$123,100	$61,820	n/a
46	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$123,020	$55,530	130
47	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$122,670	$64,810	n/a
48	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$122,320	$65,150	720
49	Gainesville, Florida	$119,390	$26,270	1,980
50	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$118,650	$51,570	670
51	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$118,570	$63,550	1,000
52	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$117,690	$49,010	6,670
53	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$117,330	$80,220	30
54	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$116,800	$54,820	2,670
55	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$113,190	$53,290	930
56	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$110,290	$47,990	60
57	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$109,600	$50,250	350
58	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$108,620	$49,590	160
59	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$108,020	$48,960	11,460
60	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$107,920	$47,830	240
61	Greenville, North Carolina	$107,610	$40,470	950
62	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$107,470	$62,660	360
63	Columbus, Ohio	$107,020	$46,680	1,110
64	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$106,730	$84,890	60
65	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$106,580	$47,410	600
66	Akron, Ohio	$106,150	$43,270	380
67	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$105,250	$50,300	320
68	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$105,250	$64,440	620
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$104,270	$59,810	2,560
70	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$103,990	$53,610	370
71	Fargo, North Dakota	$103,520	$58,610	90
72	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$103,380	$48,410	240
73	Fresno, California	$103,150	$52,160	160
74	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$102,620	$58,830	370
75	Columbia, South Carolina	$102,390	$47,680	320
76	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$102,250	$51,200	1,360
77	Tucson, Arizona	$102,110	$47,860	970
78	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$101,930	$49,270	420
79	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$101,670	$51,330	440
80	Abilene, Texas	$101,670	$55,540	180
81	Richmond, Virginia	$101,500	$51,430	1,330
82	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$101,440	$37,240	130
83	Binghamton, New York	$101,400	$61,000	130
84	Amarillo, Texas	$101,270	$47,850	270
85	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$100,980	$65,510	550
86	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$100,910	$18,820	4,040
87	Memphis, Tennessee	$100,760	$36,990	1,330
88	Erie, Pennsylvania	$100,400	$49,110	170
89	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$100,340	$46,140	140
90	New Haven, Connecticut	$100,320	$78,570	730
91	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$100,170	$60,560	240
92	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$99,930	$43,900	300
93	Morgantown, West Virginia	$99,750	$37,370	1,340
94	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$99,440	$24,070	5,520
95	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$99,370	$49,710	260
96	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$99,100	$38,550	120
97	Muncie, Indiana	$98,820	$48,890	80
98	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$98,680	$59,040	90
99	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$98,260	$48,630	80
100	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$98,230	$58,190	140

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary health specialties teachers.