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Highest-paying States for Postsecondary Architecture Teachers

The highest-paying states for postsecondary architecture 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 architecture teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $128,980, New York is the highest paying state for postsecondary architecture teachers. It is followed by Louisiana (average annual salary $126,020). 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 architecture teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Postsecondary Architecture Teachers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York	$128,980	$81,120	1,120
2	Louisiana	$126,020	$62,920	120
3	California	$120,240	$84,090	160
4	Virginia	$106,160	$66,030	240
5	Pennsylvania	$103,540	$49,100	630
6	Alabama	$101,910	$66,770	90
7	Connecticut	$101,030	$45,670	140
8	Iowa	$101,010	$30,310	40
9	Rhode Island	$100,170	$61,120	80
10	Indiana	$98,150	$48,160	90
11	Ohio	$98,070	$48,990	130
12	Minnesota	$94,340	$63,680	120
13	Missouri	$89,480	$61,480	50
14	Georgia	$86,170	$18,890	310
15	Michigan	$85,670	$63,620	90
16	Illinois	$84,720	$48,250	150
17	Idaho	$83,830	$76,270	40
18	Maryland	$82,900	$50,610	100
19	Colorado	$82,620	$38,990	140
20	Washington	$82,460	$42,780	100
21	North Carolina	$82,440	$25,390	160
22	Nevada	$81,980	$31,160	30
23	District of Columbia	$81,560	$61,690	50
24	Kansas	$81,470	$66,270	110
25	Oklahoma	$81,010	$75,490	50
26	Florida	$80,940	$38,810	260
27	South Carolina	$80,690	$52,030	70
28	Texas	$80,540	$24,310	410
29	Tennessee	$79,620	$57,570	70
30	Oregon	$78,770	$50,700	150
31	Massachusetts	$78,200	$46,640	410
32	New Jersey	$78,100	$32,150	330
33	Kentucky	$77,990	$39,890	70
34	Mississippi	$77,220	$59,800	70
35	Nebraska	$74,670	$52,640	30
36	Wisconsin	$74,480	$51,970	40
37	Arkansas	$73,090	$47,090	50
38	Utah	$66,150	$18,360	120
39	Arizona	$65,220	$53,580	130
40	Montana	$52,440	$27,130	60
41	Puerto Rico	$49,480	$35,590	70

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of postsecondary architecture teachers in those states is not available at this time.