The highest-paying states for postsecondary art, drama, and music 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 art, drama, and music teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $102,850, New York is the highest paying state for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $101,300). 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 art, drama, and music teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $102,850 |
$50,400 | 15,710 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $101,300 |
$48,170 | 410 |
| 3 | Vermont | $100,750 |
$47,490 | 190 |
| 4 | California | $100,610 |
$46,940 | 9,320 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $97,360 |
$47,890 | 2,910 |
| 6 | Alaska | $96,090 |
$38,900 | 40 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $95,150 |
$62,100 | 960 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $92,070 |
$46,770 | 6,420 |
| 9 | Oregon | $80,150 |
$48,350 | 1,040 |
| 10 | Missouri | $79,030 |
$47,320 | 1,520 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $78,740 |
$40,670 | 1,630 |
| 12 | District of Columbia | $78,690 |
$49,980 | 380 |
| 13 | Louisiana | $78,530 |
$46,110 | 630 |
| 14 | Illinois | $76,830 |
$41,120 | 4,800 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $76,160 |
$41,470 | 440 |
| 16 | Georgia | $75,950 |
$37,770 | 1,700 |
| 17 | Texas | $74,690 |
$36,560 | 6,750 |
| 18 | Iowa | $67,550 |
$38,930 | 970 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $66,550 |
$37,290 | 200 |
| 20 | Nevada | $66,470 |
$39,600 | 220 |
| 21 | Michigan | $66,130 |
$36,870 | 2,210 |
| 22 | Indiana | $65,950 |
$39,420 | 2,070 |
| 23 | Washington | $65,830 |
$42,770 | 1,380 |
| 24 | Utah | $65,480 |
$38,680 | 960 |
| 25 | Maryland | $65,260 |
$48,550 | 1,780 |
| 26 | North Carolina | $65,060 |
$37,750 | 2,930 |
| 27 | Ohio | $64,910 |
$30,430 | 3,680 |
| 28 | Massachusetts | $64,830 |
$38,650 | 6,230 |
| 29 | Idaho | $64,700 |
$46,950 | 280 |
| 30 | Colorado | $64,690 |
$32,160 | 1,730 |
| 31 | Arizona | $64,680 |
$47,480 | 1,360 |
| 32 | Wyoming | $64,200 |
$37,590 | 140 |
| 33 | Maine | $64,040 |
$35,620 | 460 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $63,710 |
$39,310 | 880 |
| 35 | Hawaii | $63,510 |
$38,240 | 340 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $63,390 |
$40,570 | 780 |
| 37 | Florida | $63,380 |
$46,970 | 4,140 |
| 38 | Delaware | $63,120 |
$36,660 | 270 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $63,020 |
$47,740 | 460 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $62,880 |
$39,390 | 700 |
| 41 | North Dakota | $62,870 |
$47,520 | 130 |
| 42 | Alabama | $62,800 |
$45,490 | 910 |
| 43 | Montana | $62,420 |
$39,840 | 230 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $62,360 |
$40,400 | 1,380 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $62,010 |
$38,670 | 1,200 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $61,150 |
$47,300 | 190 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $60,770 |
$37,200 | 670 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $60,290 |
$34,940 | 630 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $59,480 |
$29,140 | 330 |
| 50 | Kansas | $58,250 |
$30,260 | 530 |
| 51 | Virginia | $57,590 |
$32,750 | 2,630 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $37,780 |
$29,900 | 560 |