Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Law Teachers

The top 77 highest paying cities for postsecondary law 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 law teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $186,490, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is the highest paying city for postsecondary law teachers. It is followed by Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina (average annual salary $171,410). 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 law teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 77 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Law Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$186,490	$74,440	90
2	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$171,410	$51,330	300
3	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$168,540	$66,410	80
4	Ithaca, New York	$167,560	$77,760	80
5	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$166,900	$62,280	180
6	Tallahassee, Florida	$164,860	$79,500	40
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$162,320	$64,120	540
8	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$142,020	$65,570	100
9	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$140,180	$66,460	200
10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$139,740	$67,020	620
11	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$134,310	$57,490	60
12	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$133,920	$54,680	250
13	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$132,590	$65,230	30
14	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$131,650	$50,450	30
15	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$130,880	$64,280	140
16	Salt Lake City, Utah	$130,020	$46,390	90
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$129,180	$60,440	30
18	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$128,480	$57,780	60
19	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$128,280	$38,220	110
20	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$127,990	$38,850	2,310
21	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$127,170	$50,600	80
22	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$126,790	$64,530	130
23	Springfield, Massachusetts	$124,260	$61,410	60
24	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$124,250	$64,560	190
25	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$124,070	$61,280	140
26	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$123,640	$34,190	110
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$122,230	$42,290	330
28	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$121,580	$62,930	n/a
29	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$119,400	$30,340	1,650
30	Madison, Wisconsin	$118,530	$63,730	70
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$116,870	$48,600	410
32	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$116,200	$55,110	120
33	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$112,750	$40,440	80
34	Knoxville, Tennessee	$110,920	$38,220	n/a
35	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$110,590	$58,270	160
36	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$109,830	$52,640	100
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$106,760	$46,050	580
38	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$105,640	$61,660	60
39	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$105,250	$50,300	130
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$105,080	$29,420	700
41	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$104,070	$48,680	50
42	Kansas City, Missouri	$103,540	$44,000	40
43	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$102,970	$56,740	100
44	New Haven, Connecticut	$102,870	$30,100	120
45	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$101,420	$45,830	140
46	Columbus, Ohio	$101,040	$42,920	180
47	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$100,900	$62,340	240
48	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$100,380	$49,140	730
49	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$99,430	$58,080	40
50	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$99,000	$63,820	80
51	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$98,820	$18,620	50
52	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$98,350	$30,060	330
53	Montgomery, Alabama	$98,330	$36,250	n/a
54	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$98,120	$38,290	320
55	Provo-Orem, Utah	$97,420	$81,520	100
56	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$97,180	$40,210	1,500
57	St Louis, Missouri	$97,000	$29,080	80
58	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$96,590	$68,590	100
59	Memphis, Tennessee	$96,390	$45,920	40
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$96,120	$44,900	630
61	Dayton, Ohio	$94,000	$40,820	n/a
62	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$93,980	$76,080	50
63	Columbia, South Carolina	$93,230	$57,490	80
64	Jacksonville, Florida	$92,700	$83,110	60
65	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$92,320	$36,500	150
66	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$89,550	$40,060	370
67	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$88,110	$23,220	300
68	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$82,760	$31,440	80
69	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$82,330	$50,300	40
70	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$81,770	$44,430	180
71	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$80,300	$35,510	30
72	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$76,820	$53,820	n/a
73	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$74,540	$34,090	90
74	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$72,460	$50,410	40
75	Jackson, Mississippi	$72,060	$44,480	100
76	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$61,430	$60,300	40
77	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$58,490	$43,030	220

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