Highest-paying Cities for Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers

The top 100 highest paying cities for postsecondary vocational education 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 vocational education teachers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $166,230, Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan is the highest paying city for postsecondary vocational education teachers. It is followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California (average annual salary $109,060). 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 vocational education teachers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$166,230	$35,650	120
2	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$109,060	$52,760	90
3	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$106,460	$52,320	80
4	Napa, California	$104,020	$58,240	30
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$102,330	$50,270	1,270
6	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$100,390	$25,700	160
7	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$100,030	$48,630	160
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$99,940	$40,100	630
9	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$99,050	$36,180	40
10	Madison, Wisconsin	$98,420	$59,980	380
11	Salinas, California	$96,750	$58,810	130
12	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$93,690	$54,430	380
13	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$92,670	$29,770	200
14	Albany, Oregon	$91,800	$56,850	30
15	Bay City, Michigan	$89,920	$60,630	150
16	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$88,800	$36,070	40
17	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$88,440	$45,890	40
18	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$87,040	$33,420	30
19	El Centro, California	$85,450	$44,800	60
20	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$83,930	$45,240	170
21	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$83,320	$47,060	670
22	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$82,120	$40,410	140
23	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$81,700	$64,450	60
24	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$81,140	$48,060	50
25	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$81,030	$44,190	40
26	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$80,990	$34,610	80
27	Appleton, Wisconsin	$80,890	$47,530	90
28	Chico, California	$80,380	$32,450	n/a
29	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$80,340	$35,530	50
30	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$80,320	$51,090	90
31	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$80,230	$54,880	40
32	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$79,740	$49,210	100
33	Flagstaff, Arizona	$79,440	$48,460	50
34	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$79,400	$47,150	60
35	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$79,390	$46,020	70
36	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$78,630	$35,490	190
37	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$78,600	$48,180	40
38	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$77,390	$38,280	90
39	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$77,320	$61,560	80
40	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$77,060	$56,460	170
41	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$76,910	$36,690	70
42	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$76,850	$35,630	90
43	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$76,820	$37,220	2,410
44	Prescott, Arizona	$76,350	$44,140	90
45	Manchester, New Hampshire	$76,320	$48,680	110
46	Racine, Wisconsin	$76,250	$63,130	40
47	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$76,010	$50,720	60
48	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$75,990	$34,780	90
49	Syracuse, New York	$75,910	$46,560	170
50	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$75,890	$37,190	180
51	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$75,880	$49,050	200
52	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$75,710	$45,100	560
53	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$75,660	$46,880	70
54	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$75,500	$46,220	5,260
55	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$75,380	$41,600	140
56	Fresno, California	$75,310	$43,930	300
57	Monroe, Michigan	$75,280	$39,310	110
58	Toledo, Ohio	$75,200	$37,740	250
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$75,150	$44,110	2,990
60	Jackson, Michigan	$74,940	$54,860	50
61	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$74,860	$48,460	110
62	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$74,670	$44,890	920
63	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$73,950	$47,150	130
64	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$73,070	$44,080	170
65	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$72,910	$45,050	90
66	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$72,540	$30,440	50
67	Flint, Michigan	$72,070	$30,940	50
68	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$71,950	$39,020	740
69	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$71,440	$51,930	40
70	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$71,240	$57,950	40
71	Stockton, California	$70,820	$45,960	120
72	Lawrence, Kansas	$70,820	$34,540	40
73	Victoria, Texas	$69,990	$43,230	120
74	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$69,480	$47,850	40
75	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$69,420	$33,200	1,810
76	Medford, Oregon	$68,850	$35,850	80
77	Wilmington, New Jersey	$68,590	$40,130	140
78	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$68,420	$34,150	50
79	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$68,410	$40,860	60
80	Bellingham, Washington	$68,360	$49,710	130
81	Redding, California	$68,260	$30,630	130
82	Salisbury, Maryland	$68,160	$29,700	40
83	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$68,050	$23,510	50
84	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$68,030	$33,790	90
85	Binghamton, New York	$67,860	$36,300	40
86	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$67,840	$38,160	60
87	Duluth, Wisconsin	$67,180	$34,870	150
88	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$67,140	$36,980	30
89	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$66,710	$36,310	2,800
90	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$66,100	$40,230	580
91	Columbus, Ohio	$65,860	$38,970	650
92	Jefferson City, Missouri	$65,850	$41,620	70
93	Florence, South Carolina	$65,690	$35,690	50
94	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$65,540	$21,280	40
95	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$65,420	$40,730	1,070
96	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$65,410	$37,850	800
97	Yakima, Washington	$65,330	$48,790	180
98	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$65,070	$38,240	1,860
99	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$65,000	$30,650	50
100	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$64,880	$36,930	120

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for postsecondary vocational education teachers.