The highest-paying states for postsecondary business 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 business teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $135,940, Utah is the highest paying state for postsecondary business teachers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $124,890). 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 business teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | $135,940 |
$60,260 | 590 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $124,890 |
$60,340 | 2,810 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $123,550 |
$62,040 | 670 |
| 4 | Vermont | $118,550 |
$26,100 | 80 |
| 5 | California | $116,960 |
$57,520 | 4,130 |
| 6 | Nevada | $113,160 |
$51,170 | 180 |
| 7 | Michigan | $106,770 |
$49,250 | 1,850 |
| 8 | New York | $105,310 |
$46,740 | 8,920 |
| 9 | Alaska | $105,160 |
$60,770 | 50 |
| 10 | Maryland | $103,650 |
$59,450 | 1,590 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $103,130 |
$49,930 | 400 |
| 12 | Texas | $102,850 |
$44,160 | 5,620 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $101,760 |
$47,950 | 420 |
| 14 | Oregon | $100,240 |
$49,040 | 840 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $99,260 |
$76,240 | 1,080 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $98,930 |
$60,820 | 1,850 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $97,620 |
$51,030 | 2,560 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $94,140 |
$47,030 | 3,880 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $87,700 |
$40,600 | 1,040 |
| 20 | New Mexico | $85,900 |
$50,230 | 350 |
| 21 | Missouri | $85,610 |
$47,880 | 1,600 |
| 22 | Virginia | $83,210 |
$50,660 | 2,610 |
| 23 | Tennessee | $81,690 |
$48,440 | 1,310 |
| 24 | Illinois | $81,250 |
$48,470 | 4,010 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $80,710 |
$43,470 | 670 |
| 26 | Delaware | $80,640 |
$48,340 | 410 |
| 27 | Ohio | $79,930 |
$50,540 | 5,160 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $79,220 |
$62,510 | 550 |
| 29 | Montana | $78,930 |
$48,920 | 240 |
| 30 | Indiana | $78,670 |
$48,000 | 2,190 |
| 31 | Washington | $77,930 |
$47,130 | 1,330 |
| 32 | Maine | $77,560 |
$50,500 | 240 |
| 33 | West Virginia | $77,330 |
$38,850 | 400 |
| 34 | South Carolina | $77,100 |
$23,830 | 1,210 |
| 35 | Hawaii | $76,700 |
$40,470 | 780 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $76,490 |
$55,600 | 610 |
| 37 | Alabama | $76,420 |
$48,980 | 1,270 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $75,680 |
$47,370 | 600 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $75,090 |
$48,240 | 560 |
| 40 | Idaho | $73,500 |
$46,770 | 290 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $71,040 |
$45,480 | 2,890 |
| 42 | Kansas | $68,090 |
$34,290 | 610 |
| 43 | Colorado | $66,580 |
$37,290 | 1,890 |
| 44 | Arizona | $66,440 |
$46,590 | 1,640 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $65,270 |
$32,290 | 480 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $65,020 |
$47,450 | 690 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $64,600 |
$46,980 | 270 |
| 48 | Georgia | $64,400 |
$47,240 | 1,390 |
| 49 | Iowa | $63,700 |
$30,360 | 860 |
| 50 | Florida | $62,170 |
$47,400 | 2,620 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $60,890 |
$37,510 | 130 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $50,070 |
$31,270 | 900 |