The highest-paying states for adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors (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 adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,000, Oregon is the highest paying state for adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors. It is followed by California (average annual salary $84,340). 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 adult basic and secondary education and literacy teachers and instructors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | $104,000 |
$53,420 | 590 |
| 2 | California | $84,340 |
$50,370 | 3,050 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $78,660 |
$54,080 | 360 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $78,560 |
$57,070 | 390 |
| 5 | Maryland | $77,300 |
$40,160 | 830 |
| 6 | New York | $76,090 |
$46,330 | 3,370 |
| 7 | Missouri | $75,060 |
$36,480 | 750 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $74,830 |
$47,740 | 760 |
| 9 | Delaware | $69,170 |
$47,070 | 290 |
| 10 | Montana | $64,960 |
$39,240 | 190 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $63,810 |
$45,330 | 1,320 |
| 12 | Washington | $63,770 |
$39,530 | 1,370 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $62,840 |
$43,720 | 140 |
| 14 | South Carolina | $61,300 |
$37,940 | 620 |
| 15 | Indiana | $61,280 |
$40,010 | 630 |
| 16 | Michigan | $59,730 |
$42,120 | 660 |
| 17 | Virginia | $59,480 |
$47,910 | 1,170 |
| 18 | Colorado | $56,410 |
$36,600 | 1,010 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $56,040 |
$44,660 | 110 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $55,900 |
$30,550 | 1,270 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $53,000 |
$38,580 | 810 |
| 22 | Maine | $52,740 |
$41,560 | 130 |
| 23 | Nevada | $52,450 |
$38,080 | 210 |
| 24 | Rhode Island | $52,050 |
$44,850 | 120 |
| 25 | Florida | $51,980 |
$37,380 | 1,540 |
| 26 | Texas | $51,310 |
$33,510 | 2,450 |
| 27 | Mississippi | $51,070 |
$32,830 | 600 |
| 28 | Arkansas | $49,690 |
$38,730 | 300 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $49,630 |
$35,060 | 3,640 |
| 30 | Ohio | $49,620 |
$36,050 | 1,080 |
| 31 | Utah | $49,260 |
$37,990 | 500 |
| 32 | Alaska | $49,250 |
$35,840 | 240 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $49,200 |
$37,440 | 80 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $48,930 |
$36,150 | 450 |
| 35 | Hawaii | $48,880 |
$42,040 | 220 |
| 36 | Illinois | $48,490 |
$30,650 | 1,270 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $48,270 |
$34,030 | 740 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $48,090 |
$30,580 | 40 |
| 39 | Vermont | $47,670 |
$36,330 | 80 |
| 40 | Virgin Islands | $47,510 |
$19,290 | 70 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $47,420 |
$29,560 | 250 |
| 42 | Iowa | $45,500 |
$34,120 | 260 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $45,430 |
$23,410 | 60 |
| 44 | Arizona | $45,050 |
$30,260 | 330 |
| 45 | Alabama | $44,610 |
$34,490 | 420 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $44,160 |
$36,120 | 80 |
| 47 | Kansas | $43,380 |
$31,150 | 110 |
| 48 | Idaho | $43,080 |
$38,520 | 170 |
| 49 | Georgia | $41,870 |
$24,380 | 1,170 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $40,340 |
$30,010 | 400 |
| 51 | Nebraska | $37,380 |
$28,710 | 80 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $35,960 |
$30,580 | 140 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $31,320 |
$27,760 | 60 |