The highest-paying states for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement 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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $130,860, California is the highest paying state for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers. It is followed by Wisconsin (average annual salary $99,910). 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 criminal justice and law enforcement 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 | $130,860 |
$64,040 | 1,320 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | $99,910 |
$29,710 | 500 |
| 3 | Nevada | $82,090 |
$61,010 | 90 |
| 4 | New York | $79,950 |
$38,040 | 980 |
| 5 | Colorado | $77,870 |
$49,750 | 370 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $77,670 |
$51,070 | 200 |
| 7 | Utah | $77,310 |
$49,520 | 90 |
| 8 | Delaware | $77,170 |
$48,520 | 30 |
| 9 | Missouri | $76,380 |
$41,960 | 310 |
| 10 | Louisiana | $74,870 |
$48,740 | 110 |
| 11 | Iowa | $74,050 |
$45,590 | 150 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $73,370 |
$46,070 | 500 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $69,780 |
$45,300 | 60 |
| 14 | Texas | $68,260 |
$32,480 | 1,160 |
| 15 | Arizona | $66,570 |
$52,290 | 400 |
| 16 | Virginia | $66,030 |
$50,440 | 360 |
| 17 | Michigan | $65,480 |
$37,370 | 340 |
| 18 | Kentucky | $65,430 |
$38,950 | 140 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $65,160 |
$44,540 | 860 |
| 20 | Maryland | $65,140 |
$51,450 | 160 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $65,120 |
$41,380 | 40 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $64,540 |
$35,620 | 60 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | $64,360 |
$37,410 | 60 |
| 24 | Idaho | $64,270 |
$48,860 | 80 |
| 25 | Minnesota | $64,110 |
$40,610 | 140 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $63,880 |
$57,040 | 50 |
| 27 | Illinois | $63,030 |
$37,560 | 420 |
| 28 | Connecticut | $63,010 |
$45,090 | 130 |
| 29 | Alabama | $62,800 |
$49,600 | 160 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $61,870 |
$46,230 | 140 |
| 31 | Georgia | $61,800 |
$45,450 | 210 |
| 32 | Alaska | $61,770 |
$52,370 | 40 |
| 33 | West Virginia | $61,600 |
$20,430 | 70 |
| 34 | Rhode Island | $61,290 |
$37,540 | 60 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $60,260 |
$44,520 | 1,460 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $59,940 |
$28,720 | 170 |
| 37 | Mississippi | $59,930 |
$42,610 | 60 |
| 38 | Maine | $59,620 |
$50,120 | 40 |
| 39 | Ohio | $59,260 |
$34,600 | 560 |
| 40 | District of Columbia | $58,840 |
$45,670 | 70 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $58,310 |
$42,620 | 40 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $57,560 |
$30,060 | 170 |
| 43 | Florida | $55,860 |
$42,780 | 970 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $55,190 |
$39,290 | 70 |
| 45 | Washington | $54,580 |
$47,050 | 170 |
| 46 | Oregon | $54,580 |
$36,380 | 70 |
| 47 | Kansas | $52,440 |
$36,430 | 50 |
| 48 | Indiana | $49,460 |
$33,960 | 220 |
| 49 | Hawaii | $47,800 |
$37,560 | 100 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $22,990 |
$18,470 | 80 |