Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Political Science Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary political 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 political science teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $139,860, Ann Arbor, Michigan is the highest paying city for postsecondary political science teachers. It is followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (average annual salary $134,520). 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 political science teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$139,860	$83,770	100
2	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$134,520	$31,640	40
3	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$128,950	$58,560	40
4	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$126,710	$74,760	100
5	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$126,330	$64,610	260
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$126,130	$64,990	1,260
7	El Paso, Texas	$126,010	$47,180	60
8	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$118,490	$58,740	90
9	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$117,960	$71,110	80
10	Madison, Wisconsin	$117,900	$52,100	60
11	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$112,420	$70,360	50
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$112,300	$60,000	550
13	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$109,050	$64,680	n/a
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$108,980	$38,410	110
15	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$105,980	$44,840	30
16	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$104,760	$61,560	40
17	Worcester, Massachusetts	$102,850	$66,070	50
18	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$101,970	$59,300	50
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$101,840	$61,930	630
20	Syracuse, New York	$101,790	$64,840	120
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$101,390	$47,860	250
22	Springfield, Massachusetts	$100,710	$60,750	90
23	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$100,560	$64,610	120
24	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$100,210	$56,930	90
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$100,200	$48,690	330
26	Fresno, California	$99,800	$41,370	30
27	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$99,540	$59,970	110
28	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$99,480	$57,980	80
29	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$99,300	$56,290	40
30	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$99,040	$50,210	100
31	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$97,320	$60,620	40
32	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$97,110	$62,290	30
33	St Louis, Missouri	$97,060	$51,340	100
34	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$96,240	$41,570	40
35	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$96,120	$49,000	130
36	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$95,570	$50,480	140
37	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$95,540	$46,220	50
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$95,490	$60,760	830
39	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$93,850	$58,840	370
40	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$93,760	$50,970	530
41	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$93,630	$64,880	30
42	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$93,610	$45,880	60
43	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$93,380	$51,830	1,480
44	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$93,300	$40,430	80
45	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$92,800	$53,510	50
46	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$91,960	$69,480	40
47	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$90,380	$56,660	210
48	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$89,930	$49,590	80
49	Honolulu, Hawaii	$89,510	$52,200	60
50	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$89,240	$66,710	30
51	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$87,390	$53,230	140
52	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$85,890	$27,890	50
53	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$85,680	$28,530	940
54	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$85,570	$49,850	420
55	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$85,130	$50,900	160
56	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$84,940	$40,980	130
57	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$84,900	$49,440	50
58	Tallahassee, Florida	$84,680	$52,330	40
59	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$84,520	$46,060	80
60	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$84,510	$51,860	40
61	Salt Lake City, Utah	$84,070	$38,260	50
62	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$84,060	$49,020	30
63	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$84,030	$53,410	30
64	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$83,990	$48,680	290
65	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$83,620	$61,300	30
66	Dayton, Ohio	$83,500	$42,630	40
67	Richmond, Virginia	$83,080	$50,110	130
68	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$82,980	$36,980	30
69	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$82,460	$48,990	80
70	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$82,420	$49,090	80
71	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$82,150	$48,200	30
72	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$81,980	$50,600	160
73	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$81,740	$37,330	430
74	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$81,710	$81,710	140
75	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$81,650	$49,840	200
76	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$81,440	$24,230	30
77	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$81,330	$65,960	100
78	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$81,290	$56,010	440
79	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$81,070	$44,140	30
80	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$80,870	$50,490	60
81	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$80,830	$57,270	30
82	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$80,800	$49,040	30
83	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$80,630	$59,290	40
84	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$80,520	$46,660	90
85	Knoxville, Tennessee	$80,460	$49,850	40
86	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$80,380	$44,370	220
87	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$80,090	$47,450	310
88	Columbus, Ohio	$79,760	$63,190	90
89	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$79,520	$54,820	40
90	Boulder, Colorado	$79,080	$50,860	40
91	Columbia, South Carolina	$79,030	$67,770	40
92	Tucson, Arizona	$78,910	$62,100	60
93	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$78,740	$48,880	50
94	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$78,720	$48,720	30
95	Camden, New Jersey	$78,130	$42,800	70
96	New Haven, Connecticut	$77,900	$48,300	90
97	Akron, Ohio	$77,630	$48,990	40
98	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$77,370	$48,920	100
99	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$77,180	$34,730	40
100	Kansas City, Missouri	$75,480	$50,020	50

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