Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary mathematical 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 mathematical science teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $135,980, Ann Arbor, Michigan is the highest paying city for postsecondary mathematical science teachers. It is followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington (average annual salary $128,810). 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 mathematical science teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$135,980	$65,150	280
2	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$128,810	$66,150	360
3	Iowa City, Iowa	$128,620	$76,460	80
4	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$124,750	$60,980	3,640
5	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$122,820	$47,620	50
6	Visalia-Porterville, California	$122,640	$77,100	30
7	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$121,430	$62,600	230
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$120,850	$65,290	1,220
9	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$118,320	$45,610	530
10	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$115,720	$66,470	390
11	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$111,440	$55,910	60
12	Ithaca, New York	$109,870	$62,080	110
13	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$109,850	$72,800	510
14	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$109,160	$55,240	150
15	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$108,050	$61,440	70
16	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$107,830	$65,640	110
17	Madison, Wisconsin	$107,730	$51,520	190
18	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$103,250	$47,340	250
19	Fresno, California	$102,930	$53,480	100
20	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$102,640	$65,890	140
21	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$100,990	$76,460	300
22	New Haven, Connecticut	$100,620	$61,090	160
23	Utica-Rome, New York	$100,410	$49,610	50
24	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$99,430	$61,980	90
25	Salem, Oregon	$98,490	$50,030	50
26	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$98,290	$49,190	140
27	Syracuse, New York	$98,030	$48,680	160
28	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$97,830	$49,450	70
29	Lafayette, Louisiana	$96,620	$59,200	70
30	El Paso, Texas	$96,390	$45,380	120
31	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$95,390	$48,710	170
32	Columbia, Missouri	$94,000	$55,960	70
33	Columbia, South Carolina	$93,110	$57,340	90
34	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$92,620	$58,800	40
35	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$92,000	$58,020	80
36	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$91,170	$41,610	2,720
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$90,740	$42,360	2,010
38	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$90,440	$55,360	90
39	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$89,730	$41,530	310
40	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$88,190	$49,710	160
41	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$88,050	$43,720	70
42	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$87,460	$53,200	30
43	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$87,430	$36,390	280
44	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$87,430	$47,870	190
45	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$87,230	$53,540	60
46	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$86,850	$55,770	40
47	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$86,420	$60,280	60
48	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$86,060	$44,840	630
49	Jackson, Michigan	$85,180	$51,360	30
50	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$84,850	$53,610	30
51	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$84,780	$43,790	40
52	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$84,700	$49,210	390
53	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$84,490	$47,510	160
54	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$84,440	$40,350	70
55	Lubbock, Texas	$84,430	$41,230	100
56	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$84,370	$52,750	90
57	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$84,130	$52,430	50
58	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$84,050	$61,680	240
59	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$84,000	$62,180	40
60	Worcester, Massachusetts	$83,770	$57,570	100
61	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$83,200	$49,260	330
62	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$83,170	$46,280	1,430
63	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$83,080	$52,120	240
64	Toledo, Ohio	$83,070	$39,530	120
65	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$82,850	$48,570	430
66	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$82,770	$45,980	440
67	Anchorage, Alaska	$82,750	$58,040	40
68	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$82,740	$53,310	690
69	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$82,480	$50,520	50
70	Bismarck, North Dakota	$82,260	$46,280	50
71	Columbus, Ohio	$82,040	$50,540	340
72	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$82,020	$41,680	520
73	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$81,670	$37,420	240
74	St Cloud, Minnesota	$81,460	$61,760	50
75	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$81,260	$49,210	30
76	Camden, New Jersey	$81,250	$37,160	190
77	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$81,170	$50,670	50
78	St Louis, Missouri	$81,050	$48,950	430
79	Dover, Delaware	$81,050	$48,720	40
80	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$80,990	$49,070	330
81	Bowling Green, Kentucky	$80,720	$39,690	40
82	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$80,610	$51,080	670
83	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$80,580	$59,870	70
84	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$80,460	$53,530	720
85	Akron, Ohio	$80,280	$49,060	110
86	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$80,270	$52,020	290
87	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$80,120	$54,070	50
88	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$80,090	$49,640	n/a
89	Springfield, Massachusetts	$80,050	$58,440	220
90	Lincoln, Nebraska	$80,010	$49,870	90
91	Tucson, Arizona	$79,880	$48,330	150
92	Kansas City, Missouri	$79,740	$47,370	230
93	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$79,590	$20,210	240
94	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$79,580	$40,360	180
95	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	$79,530	$45,200	50
96	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$79,410	$51,180	900
97	Peoria, Illinois	$79,390	$51,640	100
98	Rochester, New York	$79,360	$51,940	250
99	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$79,350	$40,790	180
100	Provo-Orem, Utah	$79,270	$45,550	250

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