The highest-paying states for postsecondary communications 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 communications teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $116,630, California is the highest paying state for postsecondary communications teachers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $97,980). 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 communications teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $116,630 |
$59,070 | 2,270 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $97,980 |
$48,890 | 1,340 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $96,760 |
$59,860 | 350 |
| 4 | Alaska | $93,650 |
$93,470 | 30 |
| 5 | New York | $81,640 |
$48,540 | 3,320 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $80,400 |
$50,570 | 640 |
| 7 | Michigan | $80,200 |
$33,520 | 660 |
| 8 | Oregon | $80,020 |
$49,330 | 320 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $79,490 |
$50,590 | 210 |
| 10 | Maryland | $79,310 |
$49,630 | 560 |
| 11 | Texas | $78,450 |
$45,350 | 2,350 |
| 12 | Utah | $76,700 |
$48,590 | 240 |
| 13 | Montana | $76,140 |
$41,580 | 80 |
| 14 | Idaho | $76,120 |
$46,660 | 170 |
| 15 | Nevada | $76,080 |
$48,470 | 80 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $75,690 |
$47,370 | 1,190 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $75,240 |
$47,190 | 540 |
| 18 | Ohio | $75,150 |
$45,840 | 1,050 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $73,890 |
$46,360 | 490 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $73,820 |
$40,630 | 110 |
| 21 | Illinois | $71,410 |
$47,870 | 1,730 |
| 22 | Iowa | $70,250 |
$45,430 | 440 |
| 23 | Virginia | $69,690 |
$47,850 | 690 |
| 24 | Florida | $68,520 |
$45,980 | 600 |
| 25 | Missouri | $67,100 |
$45,700 | 690 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $67,060 |
$47,830 | 50 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $66,960 |
$45,570 | 200 |
| 28 | Indiana | $66,920 |
$47,880 | 540 |
| 29 | Washington | $66,040 |
$48,210 | 510 |
| 30 | North Dakota | $65,400 |
$51,110 | 60 |
| 31 | Delaware | $65,270 |
$48,340 | 70 |
| 32 | Vermont | $65,160 |
$35,870 | 110 |
| 33 | Colorado | $65,160 |
$49,650 | 550 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $64,740 |
$45,380 | 280 |
| 35 | Arizona | $64,590 |
$46,960 | 1,020 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $64,580 |
$45,800 | 870 |
| 37 | Maine | $64,340 |
$52,790 | 60 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $63,810 |
$46,380 | 160 |
| 39 | Georgia | $63,560 |
$47,160 | 300 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | $62,640 |
$47,100 | 220 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $62,570 |
$37,510 | 260 |
| 42 | Alabama | $62,150 |
$46,890 | 270 |
| 43 | Wyoming | $62,030 |
$47,730 | 50 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $61,370 |
$39,180 | 230 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $60,490 |
$45,810 | 330 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $60,370 |
$38,340 | 290 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $58,800 |
$49,920 | 110 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $58,550 |
$37,550 | 180 |
| 49 | Kansas | $52,370 |
$39,660 | 300 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $52,360 |
$46,400 | 70 |
| 51 | Hawaii | $37,030 |
$29,790 | 230 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $23,230 |
$16,670 | 140 |