Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Social Work Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary social work 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 social work teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $145,330, Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is the highest paying city for postsecondary social work teachers. It is followed by Richmond, Virginia (average annual salary $124,420). 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 social work teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$145,330	$86,190	50
2	Richmond, Virginia	$124,420	$42,630	110
3	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$104,520	$83,660	120
4	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$101,030	$31,440	n/a
5	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$97,280	$52,050	1,460
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$87,720	$55,410	n/a
7	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$86,550	$26,210	70
8	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$82,670	$51,980	60
9	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$82,300	$54,490	80
10	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$81,800	$48,340	50
11	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$81,210	$48,020	40
12	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$81,150	$20,780	30
13	New Haven, Connecticut	$80,850	$46,930	170
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$80,530	$66,030	100
15	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$80,270	$49,130	60
16	Syracuse, New York	$79,370	$31,380	40
17	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$79,220	$50,000	50
18	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$79,040	$59,980	80
19	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$78,900	$30,130	40
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$77,820	$58,000	240
21	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$77,600	$35,270	110
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$77,340	$45,020	260
23	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$77,220	$45,120	240
24	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$77,210	$46,640	80
25	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$77,100	$48,060	40
26	Dover, Delaware	$77,100	$48,720	30
27	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$76,810	$48,120	30
28	Columbus, Ohio	$76,770	$49,160	120
29	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$76,370	$45,950	110
30	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$75,910	$35,360	150
31	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$75,830	$40,610	n/a
32	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$75,740	$48,940	490
33	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$75,380	$58,110	30
34	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$74,510	$37,310	70
35	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$73,990	$35,940	130
36	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$73,790	$35,700	170
37	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$73,770	$19,390	40
38	Wilmington, New Jersey	$73,510	$46,220	50
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$72,790	$44,390	60
40	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$72,410	$47,740	70
41	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$71,360	$18,880	40
42	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$71,030	$28,810	70
43	Huntsville, Alabama	$70,740	$48,380	n/a
44	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$70,080	$17,010	90
45	Springfield, Massachusetts	$68,240	$45,720	50
46	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$66,510	$18,980	450
47	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$66,030	$40,340	80
48	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$65,920	$48,580	490
49	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$65,920	$53,890	80
50	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$65,760	$51,230	210
51	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$65,350	$65,350	190
52	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$65,200	$27,630	170
53	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$64,800	$33,120	80
54	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$64,570	$49,940	70
55	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia	$64,460	$37,190	40
56	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$64,320	$48,990	80
57	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$64,230	$48,610	60
58	St Louis, Missouri	$64,160	$37,490	60
59	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$64,080	$42,440	40
60	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$64,070	$49,100	40
61	El Paso, Texas	$63,820	$19,870	30
62	Lincoln, Nebraska	$63,740	$48,720	50
63	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$63,600	$42,770	150
64	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$63,300	$38,510	40
65	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$63,260	$28,600	60
66	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$62,860	$44,270	30
67	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$62,690	$26,680	50
68	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$62,150	$40,530	30
69	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$62,140	$41,080	230
70	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$61,300	$19,510	90
71	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$61,150	$30,960	140
72	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$61,030	$41,950	280
73	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$60,910	$19,140	190
74	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$60,780	$27,830	40
75	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$60,240	$48,630	70
76	Columbia, South Carolina	$59,880	$33,500	90
77	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$59,860	$27,710	850
78	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$59,560	$40,440	40
79	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$59,190	$33,640	260
80	Rochester, New York	$58,970	$36,710	180
81	Worcester, Massachusetts	$58,300	$43,410	30
82	Dayton, Ohio	$57,770	$24,670	n/a
83	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$56,490	$32,480	400
84	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$56,400	$23,100	n/a
85	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$56,110	$56,110	80
86	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$55,820	$40,960	30
87	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$55,760	$42,830	30
88	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$55,350	$34,660	30
89	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$55,260	$32,600	30
90	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$55,210	$39,460	750
91	Kansas City, Missouri	$54,730	$16,770	60
92	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$53,160	$34,030	40
93	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$52,070	$41,990	50
94	Toledo, Ohio	$50,660	$28,410	80
95	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$49,920	$34,350	30
96	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$49,290	$34,590	100
97	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$47,700	$47,700	60
98	Salt Lake City, Utah	$46,670	$29,100	120
99	Waco, Texas	$43,550	$16,400	40
100	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$43,460	$31,200	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary social work teachers.