The highest-paying states for postsecondary chemistry 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 chemistry teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $105,390, Nevada is the highest paying state for postsecondary chemistry teachers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $104,880). 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 chemistry teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | $105,390 |
$81,370 | 60 |
| 2 | California | $104,880 |
$60,050 | 1,290 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $104,600 |
$61,710 | 870 |
| 4 | Oregon | $103,670 |
$58,980 | 230 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $99,680 |
$54,050 | 70 |
| 6 | New York | $99,430 |
$59,570 | 1,890 |
| 7 | Utah | $99,000 |
$58,020 | 270 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $96,540 |
$60,830 | 280 |
| 9 | Michigan | $87,400 |
$48,290 | 630 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $85,270 |
$54,470 | 70 |
| 11 | North Dakota | $85,120 |
$49,380 | 50 |
| 12 | Maryland | $84,790 |
$53,820 | 420 |
| 13 | Kansas | $84,110 |
$52,150 | 150 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $82,190 |
$50,000 | 850 |
| 15 | Wyoming | $82,060 |
$61,850 | 40 |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $81,780 |
$60,530 | 90 |
| 17 | Missouri | $81,710 |
$49,620 | 460 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $81,600 |
$61,630 | 700 |
| 19 | Maine | $81,460 |
$60,150 | 100 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $81,210 |
$59,410 | 400 |
| 21 | Vermont | $80,820 |
$62,800 | 60 |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | $80,650 |
$47,640 | 280 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $80,350 |
$52,950 | 1,600 |
| 24 | Indiana | $80,120 |
$51,210 | 350 |
| 25 | Illinois | $79,330 |
$48,190 | 870 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $78,920 |
$50,770 | 60 |
| 27 | Texas | $78,790 |
$49,460 | 1,600 |
| 28 | Washington | $78,660 |
$52,280 | 430 |
| 29 | Hawaii | $78,450 |
$31,110 | 120 |
| 30 | Ohio | $77,540 |
$49,960 | 700 |
| 31 | Alabama | $77,380 |
$50,000 | 330 |
| 32 | Idaho | $77,320 |
$33,000 | 80 |
| 33 | Montana | $77,130 |
$46,830 | 90 |
| 34 | West Virginia | $76,890 |
$47,690 | 90 |
| 35 | Virginia | $76,680 |
$49,870 | 820 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $76,470 |
$48,250 | 520 |
| 37 | Delaware | $76,300 |
$50,120 | 110 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $76,200 |
$51,430 | 500 |
| 39 | Colorado | $75,760 |
$40,180 | 330 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $75,280 |
$51,560 | 120 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $74,780 |
$48,770 | 180 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $74,460 |
$44,400 | 150 |
| 43 | Georgia | $72,650 |
$48,620 | 350 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $71,170 |
$50,020 | 220 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $67,610 |
$51,260 | 170 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $67,490 |
$48,970 | 70 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $66,750 |
$46,990 | 220 |
| 48 | Arizona | $66,260 |
$66,260 | 520 |
| 49 | Iowa | $66,130 |
$53,980 | 210 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $61,770 |
$46,500 | 240 |
| 51 | Florida | $53,980 |
$39,940 | 690 |