Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary philosophy and religion 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 philosophy and religion teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $142,620, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary philosophy and religion teachers. It is followed by Charlottesville, Virginia (average annual salary $109,700). 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 philosophy and religion teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$142,620	$64,180	130
2	Charlottesville, Virginia	$109,700	$85,990	60
3	Worcester, Massachusetts	$103,620	$61,650	60
4	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$102,200	$59,040	130
5	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$101,270	$57,530	430
6	Springfield, Massachusetts	$101,250	$60,950	60
7	Madison, Wisconsin	$100,310	$51,080	40
8	Syracuse, New York	$100,170	$58,280	100
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$99,370	$63,340	240
10	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$99,180	$53,060	270
11	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$99,130	$49,630	160
12	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$98,960	$47,090	2,040
13	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$98,930	$61,570	200
14	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$98,510	$63,690	430
15	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$98,200	$61,470	170
16	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$96,400	$47,010	180
17	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$95,700	$61,190	180
18	Fresno, California	$95,180	$63,910	40
19	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$90,890	$52,710	70
20	New Haven, Connecticut	$89,490	$49,040	100
21	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$89,430	$57,020	40
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$89,410	$46,580	370
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$88,070	$45,020	650
24	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$87,290	$55,650	30
25	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$87,130	$60,930	40
26	Toledo, Ohio	$86,850	$50,690	40
27	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$86,500	$42,750	220
28	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$85,070	$34,020	130
29	Richmond, Virginia	$84,850	$52,840	50
30	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$84,390	$49,900	200
31	St Cloud, Minnesota	$83,600	$45,950	50
32	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$83,440	$41,650	30
33	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$83,390	$55,140	40
34	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$83,040	$46,430	90
35	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$82,810	$19,420	60
36	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$82,200	$43,890	110
37	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$82,050	$61,520	430
38	North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$82,040	$53,720	30
39	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$81,500	$39,880	120
40	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$81,430	$49,110	980
41	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$81,370	$60,920	70
42	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$81,260	$49,850	30
43	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$81,240	$50,500	40
44	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$80,980	$44,560	630
45	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$80,840	$48,200	40
46	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$80,240	$48,250	280
47	Columbus, Ohio	$80,060	$48,130	150
48	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$79,910	$61,600	100
49	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$79,880	$47,970	120
50	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$79,840	$35,040	30
51	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$79,770	$35,290	140
52	Dayton, Ohio	$79,410	$47,730	90
53	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$79,350	$40,790	80
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$79,330	$55,230	990
55	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$79,320	$49,020	50
56	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$79,310	$46,930	80
57	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$79,290	$44,040	40
58	Rochester, New York	$79,280	$37,800	180
59	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$79,210	$62,160	660
60	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$79,090	$48,940	110
61	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$79,040	$53,410	30
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$78,810	$44,010	780
63	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$78,770	$43,540	70
64	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$78,690	$31,200	120
65	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$78,120	$47,670	110
66	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$77,930	$49,520	220
67	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$77,850	$46,940	80
68	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$77,620	$46,720	30
69	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$77,380	$45,370	440
70	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$77,090	$48,320	50
71	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$77,030	$39,610	30
72	El Paso, Texas	$77,010	$47,430	80
73	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$76,730	$49,190	530
74	Lincoln, Nebraska	$76,660	$52,000	30
75	Manchester, New Hampshire	$76,600	$47,050	40
76	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$76,490	$56,950	40
77	Jackson, Tennessee	$76,220	$48,230	40
78	Kansas City, Missouri	$76,210	$38,620	80
79	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$76,210	$50,430	40
80	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$76,100	$46,420	170
81	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$76,070	$51,600	50
82	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$76,020	$48,750	390
83	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$75,990	$47,580	60
84	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$75,960	$41,810	100
85	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$75,960	$47,680	70
86	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$75,960	$18,090	60
87	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$75,960	$60,410	130
88	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$75,440	$42,510	120
89	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$75,390	$36,620	40
90	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$75,370	$37,800	60
91	St Louis, Missouri	$75,360	$44,300	240
92	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$75,340	$42,890	420
93	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$75,330	$30,920	70
94	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$74,850	$43,480	430
95	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$74,750	$42,260	80
96	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$74,500	$60,690	30
97	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$74,470	$37,570	40
98	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$74,240	$47,360	80
99	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$73,840	$48,000	150
100	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$73,650	$49,400	170

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary philosophy and religion teachers.