Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Psychology Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary psychology 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 psychology teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $178,420, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary psychology teachers. It is followed by Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California (average annual salary $123,270). 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 psychology teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$178,420	$104,910	60
2	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$123,270	$51,590	400
3	Binghamton, New York	$120,610	$53,510	70
4	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$114,510	$56,490	n/a
5	Ithaca, New York	$113,100	$55,370	100
6	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$110,100	$49,530	70
7	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$109,880	$65,310	70
8	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$107,140	$66,070	90
9	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$107,120	$62,880	30
10	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$106,770	$82,160	110
11	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$103,290	$74,580	70
12	Columbia, South Carolina	$102,750	$52,350	60
13	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$102,240	$48,710	60
14	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,450	$51,080	3,560
15	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$101,300	$61,010	n/a
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$101,280	$66,890	140
17	Iowa City, Iowa	$101,020	$81,480	70
18	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$99,250	$49,370	670
19	New Haven, Connecticut	$99,160	$68,710	140
20	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$99,050	$61,590	290
21	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$99,050	$58,500	350
22	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$99,000	$51,580	280
23	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$98,790	$62,980	60
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$98,730	$61,350	210
25	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$98,670	$21,930	120
26	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$98,450	$69,230	50
27	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$97,740	$53,810	140
28	El Paso, Texas	$96,760	$46,800	130
29	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$94,040	$52,180	60
30	Utica-Rome, New York	$93,280	$25,020	70
31	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$93,070	$65,260	30
32	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$92,270	$47,350	60
33	Toledo, Ohio	$91,330	$53,320	70
34	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$90,450	$42,690	450
35	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$90,360	$52,140	650
36	Tallahassee, Florida	$90,280	$58,930	90
37	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$89,780	$64,760	50
38	Stockton, California	$89,560	$52,950	60
39	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$88,420	$50,380	60
40	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$88,120	$49,340	70
41	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$88,100	$56,080	30
42	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$87,910	$38,590	140
43	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$87,260	$44,620	440
44	Provo-Orem, Utah	$87,060	$65,250	150
45	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$86,000	$41,960	590
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$85,960	$45,350	1,770
47	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$85,850	$61,050	70
48	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$85,760	$48,080	160
49	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$85,290	$37,650	780
50	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$84,750	$40,850	150
51	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$84,600	$53,970	50
52	Lubbock, Texas	$84,490	$60,910	90
53	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$84,420	$58,330	60
54	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$84,420	$43,870	60
55	Worcester, Massachusetts	$84,100	$60,860	130
56	Bellingham, Washington	$83,900	$51,500	50
57	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$83,860	$57,370	640
58	Madison, Wisconsin	$83,720	$41,500	230
59	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$83,660	$45,660	100
60	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$83,460	$52,020	210
61	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$83,400	$53,160	50
62	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$83,310	$52,590	70
63	Fresno, California	$83,230	$53,480	200
64	Tucson, Arizona	$82,780	$50,500	120
65	Fargo, North Dakota	$82,450	$59,000	40
66	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$82,370	$48,220	120
67	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$82,080	$43,600	70
68	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$81,960	$40,000	550
69	Springfield, Massachusetts	$81,830	$60,570	290
70	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$81,650	$49,890	370
71	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$81,580	$51,640	1,070
72	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$81,540	$55,900	100
73	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$81,450	$55,420	50
74	Salt Lake City, Utah	$81,350	$37,520	120
75	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$81,250	$47,230	430
76	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$81,180	$50,710	280
77	Wilmington, New Jersey	$81,170	$37,130	50
78	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$81,150	$50,550	150
79	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$81,110	$48,610	1,940
80	Akron, Ohio	$81,000	$49,710	90
81	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$80,850	$51,770	220
82	Richmond, Virginia	$80,740	$50,940	200
83	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$80,570	$51,670	40
84	St Louis, Missouri	$80,530	$46,140	240
85	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$80,490	$47,700	1,220
86	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$80,290	$52,110	480
87	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$80,150	$48,360	230
88	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$79,940	$51,710	40
89	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$79,880	$43,610	1,290
90	Lincoln, Nebraska	$79,860	$59,760	90
91	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$79,750	$48,450	300
92	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$79,530	$48,660	n/a
93	Manchester, New Hampshire	$79,480	$61,360	40
94	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$79,430	$51,550	500
95	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$79,410	$25,940	30
96	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$79,350	$49,390	220
97	Reading, Pennsylvania	$79,080	$48,350	50
98	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$79,080	$39,890	30
99	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$79,070	$49,970	250
100	Knoxville, Tennessee	$78,980	$46,290	130

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