Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary recreation and fitness studies 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 recreation and fitness studies teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $129,990, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary recreation and fitness studies teachers. It is followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (average annual salary $129,620). 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 recreation and fitness studies teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$129,990	$56,060	290
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$129,620	$57,040	650
3	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$108,270	$66,020	170
4	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$106,980	$59,510	90
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$106,660	$65,220	250
6	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$103,600	$47,760	70
7	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$103,290	$38,900	50
8	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$102,670	$61,060	40
9	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$101,770	$47,050	130
10	Fresno, California	$101,190	$53,480	70
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$99,050	$47,320	460
12	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$97,450	$77,170	50
13	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$95,810	$61,060	n/a
14	Utica-Rome, New York	$95,580	$57,410	50
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$94,300	$43,480	1,010
16	St Louis, Missouri	$91,420	$50,040	110
17	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$85,930	$47,740	30
18	Toledo, Ohio	$85,020	$50,400	30
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$83,530	$39,850	760
20	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$83,150	$48,440	40
21	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$82,580	$34,540	70
22	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$82,300	$51,690	190
23	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$82,040	$40,130	240
24	Syracuse, New York	$82,010	$49,710	60
25	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$81,540	$62,160	200
26	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$81,410	$49,770	50
27	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$81,200	$40,070	250
28	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$81,190	$42,290	100
29	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$81,050	$38,410	80
30	Knoxville, Tennessee	$80,060	$38,820	60
31	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$79,970	$40,990	80
32	New Haven, Connecticut	$79,580	$77,170	70
33	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$79,080	$54,980	40
34	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$78,970	$28,380	60
35	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$78,830	$47,630	50
36	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$78,710	$48,420	30
37	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$78,160	$61,290	30
38	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$77,050	$56,220	80
39	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$76,960	$33,510	130
40	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$76,860	$39,990	80
41	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$76,720	$48,490	170
42	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$76,450	$41,850	250
43	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$76,440	$51,530	60
44	Springfield, Massachusetts	$76,180	$61,200	120
45	Columbus, Ohio	$76,130	$34,920	110
46	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$76,030	$48,620	110
47	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$75,940	$37,220	500
48	Provo-Orem, Utah	$75,120	$39,810	130
49	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$74,990	$35,160	290
50	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$74,960	$47,950	30
51	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$74,610	$46,650	280
52	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$74,470	$37,020	40
53	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$73,560	$59,250	30
54	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$72,240	$39,240	90
55	Fargo, North Dakota	$71,670	$49,990	30
56	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$71,630	$47,580	50
57	Montgomery, Alabama	$69,860	$40,630	60
58	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$69,550	$44,480	50
59	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$68,690	$41,340	30
60	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$67,820	$20,070	90
61	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$67,750	$39,070	30
62	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$67,110	$49,580	40
63	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$67,060	$20,150	30
64	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$67,030	$41,950	40
65	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$66,700	$49,000	50
66	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$66,510	$47,410	40
67	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$66,380	$40,440	130
68	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$66,330	$60,740	370
69	Terre Haute, Indiana	$66,260	$49,280	40
70	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$65,990	$41,250	40
71	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$65,780	$30,740	100
72	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$65,750	$37,260	450
73	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$65,700	$39,350	40
74	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$65,470	$48,640	180
75	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$65,360	$49,650	40
76	Springfield, Missouri	$64,960	$45,240	50
77	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$64,780	$42,380	240
78	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$64,730	$48,360	70
79	Rochester, New York	$64,670	$40,870	110
80	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$64,520	$45,840	30
81	Kansas City, Missouri	$64,130	$49,160	40
82	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$64,080	$43,130	80
83	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$63,890	$18,270	30
84	Akron, Ohio	$63,880	$20,230	50
85	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$63,740	$37,400	50
86	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$63,700	$30,790	30
87	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$63,590	$20,120	80
88	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$63,590	$37,250	n/a
89	Asheville, North Carolina	$63,310	$38,360	60
90	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$63,270	$44,050	40
91	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$63,210	$35,350	50
92	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$62,790	$36,260	30
93	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$62,650	$47,580	70
94	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$62,590	$38,390	100
95	Jackson, Mississippi	$62,550	$33,950	30
96	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$62,450	$40,520	40
97	Ithaca, New York	$62,440	$52,220	90
98	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$62,100	$33,380	30
99	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$62,100	$37,310	110
100	St Cloud, Minnesota	$62,030	$33,380	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary recreation and fitness studies teachers.