The highest-paying states for postsecondary education 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 education teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $97,190, California is the highest paying state for postsecondary education teachers. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $84,540). 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 education 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 | $97,190 |
$45,150 | 3,360 |
| 2 | Alaska | $84,540 |
$39,130 | 40 |
| 3 | New York | $83,640 |
$38,620 | 5,050 |
| 4 | Idaho | $80,240 |
$46,790 | 150 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $78,660 |
$35,120 | 2,860 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $78,330 |
$60,340 | 560 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $78,230 |
$47,290 | 1,400 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $78,010 |
$30,840 | 300 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $77,740 |
$50,180 | 140 |
| 10 | South Carolina | $77,680 |
$48,430 | 1,210 |
| 11 | Virginia | $77,020 |
$45,460 | 1,660 |
| 12 | Utah | $76,470 |
$31,660 | 380 |
| 13 | Montana | $76,000 |
$39,190 | 250 |
| 14 | Maryland | $75,910 |
$51,650 | 1,160 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $75,840 |
$41,230 | 990 |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $75,220 |
$38,030 | 470 |
| 17 | Texas | $73,910 |
$33,530 | 5,040 |
| 18 | Delaware | $73,530 |
$45,580 | 170 |
| 19 | Michigan | $72,870 |
$31,530 | 1,090 |
| 20 | Vermont | $71,760 |
$26,100 | 80 |
| 21 | Nevada | $67,030 |
$38,230 | 550 |
| 22 | Wyoming | $65,680 |
$36,160 | 80 |
| 23 | Kentucky | $65,580 |
$36,190 | 720 |
| 24 | Maine | $65,550 |
$48,670 | 320 |
| 25 | Oregon | $65,410 |
$48,550 | 520 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $65,250 |
$37,720 | 230 |
| 27 | Alabama | $65,250 |
$48,660 | 840 |
| 28 | Colorado | $65,250 |
$38,760 | 1,150 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $65,120 |
$41,100 | 2,690 |
| 30 | Ohio | $65,110 |
$36,970 | 1,850 |
| 31 | Arizona | $65,080 |
$46,340 | 1,580 |
| 32 | Indiana | $65,000 |
$36,700 | 1,710 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $64,940 |
$43,490 | 200 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $64,580 |
$33,410 | 2,670 |
| 35 | Louisiana | $64,450 |
$33,080 | 360 |
| 36 | Georgia | $64,190 |
$31,720 | 1,150 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $63,910 |
$47,100 | 830 |
| 38 | Washington | $63,480 |
$44,380 | 1,320 |
| 39 | Missouri | $63,100 |
$39,870 | 1,480 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $63,090 |
$52,360 | 210 |
| 41 | Hawaii | $62,900 |
$28,660 | 790 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $62,430 |
$28,290 | 430 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $62,190 |
$38,790 | 1,130 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $62,040 |
$29,820 | 650 |
| 45 | Illinois | $61,870 |
$31,210 | 4,110 |
| 46 | West Virginia | $61,110 |
$20,670 | 360 |
| 47 | Florida | $61,030 |
$37,940 | 1,760 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $60,520 |
$46,560 | 700 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $59,500 |
$39,770 | 400 |
| 50 | Kansas | $57,790 |
$20,860 | 310 |
| 51 | Iowa | $48,420 |
$17,990 | 810 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $31,260 |
$18,900 | 380 |