Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers

The top 32 highest paying cities for postsecondary home 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 home economics teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $218,670, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary home economics teachers. It is followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (average annual salary $130,890). 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 home economics teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 32 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$218,670	$100,520	140
2	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$130,890	$99,460	40
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$130,160	$86,750	60
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$126,510	$75,490	60
5	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$99,900	$51,870	30
6	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$93,840	$51,660	40
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$88,280	$43,190	180
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$86,110	$54,180	70
9	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$84,220	$48,400	40
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$79,680	$34,970	50
11	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$77,210	$48,920	30
12	Salt Lake City, Utah	$76,710	$23,430	40
13	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$76,420	$50,450	40
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$72,120	$49,410	100
15	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$71,760	$27,970	n/a
16	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$71,220	$29,840	120
17	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$70,820	$19,480	50
18	Waco, Texas	$70,050	$18,490	30
19	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$69,970	$28,120	60
20	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$69,910	$24,030	30
21	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$69,290	$51,540	n/a
22	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$69,240	$51,770	40
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$64,180	$53,300	30
24	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$61,690	$49,860	30
25	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$61,190	$55,100	50
26	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$57,690	$35,720	30
27	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$57,270	$33,190	90
28	St Louis, Missouri	$54,830	$21,400	70
29	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$52,410	$24,530	n/a
30	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$50,830	$31,370	n/a
31	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$39,030	$29,820	60
32	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$34,930	$16,910	60

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