Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Library Science Teachers

The top 57 highest paying cities for postsecondary library science 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 library science teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $135,210, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary library science teachers. It is followed by Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California (average annual salary $130,390). 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 library science teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 57 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Library Science Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$135,210	$77,020	60
2	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$130,390	$54,420	50
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$118,960	$74,760	130
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$118,130	$57,390	100
5	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$107,570	$52,660	50
6	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$101,910	$36,220	100
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$100,320	$56,980	50
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$97,920	$67,870	80
9	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$92,730	$66,050	30
10	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$91,170	$50,870	80
11	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$91,010	$66,630	40
12	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$87,430	$67,440	60
13	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$85,420	$62,550	80
14	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$85,400	$24,440	50
15	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$84,410	$42,200	60
16	Kansas City, Missouri	$83,520	$44,240	30
17	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$82,660	$61,790	110
18	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$81,960	$47,270	60
19	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$80,980	$48,880	n/a
20	St Louis, Missouri	$79,120	$48,510	40
21	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$79,080	$52,130	190
22	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$77,820	$56,010	40
23	Lincoln, Nebraska	$77,100	$59,540	30
24	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$77,100	$61,350	60
25	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$76,850	$63,690	40
26	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$76,390	$50,540	340
27	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$76,370	$46,620	90
28	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$76,160	$33,920	40
29	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$75,940	$49,670	50
30	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$75,900	$49,270	120
31	Salt Lake City, Utah	$75,250	$51,800	40
32	Knoxville, Tennessee	$75,160	$60,750	50
33	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$75,160	$41,380	50
34	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$74,220	$41,540	80
35	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$73,370	$48,860	50
36	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$69,820	$41,570	40
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$69,730	$50,810	40
38	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$69,270	$37,200	40
39	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$69,070	$43,260	110
40	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$68,360	$29,980	130
41	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$66,310	$45,790	240
42	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$66,020	$40,200	110
43	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$64,030	$44,580	40
44	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$63,280	$50,850	60
45	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$63,210	$41,350	80
46	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$62,880	$48,020	80
47	Springfield, Missouri	$62,380	$41,380	30
48	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$62,280	$50,810	40
49	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$62,020	$47,580	140
50	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$61,320	$38,220	40
51	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$59,830	$18,230	120
52	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$59,420	$37,980	40
53	Memphis, Tennessee	$56,950	$45,360	30
54	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$56,330	$34,990	70
55	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$50,810	$27,790	40
56	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$50,250	$36,380	50
57	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$38,680	$19,240	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary library science teachers.