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Highest-paying States for Environmental Science Teachers

The highest-paying states for environmental science 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 environmental science teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $120,990, Nebraska is the highest paying state for environmental science teachers. It is followed by Michigan (average annual salary $110,990). 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 environmental science teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Environmental Science Teachers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nebraska	$120,990	$61,490	50
2	Michigan	$110,990	$69,860	150
3	Montana	$103,400	$57,580	80
4	Hawaii	$98,970	$78,390	70
5	Utah	$97,340	$48,720	40
6	New York	$97,310	$52,420	590
7	Connecticut	$96,840	$59,990	60
8	Minnesota	$96,370	$60,410	120
9	Puerto Rico	$93,050	$32,640	60
10	District of Columbia	$90,440	$51,370	40
11	California	$87,450	$56,160	160
12	New Jersey	$86,710	$50,140	460
13	Massachusetts	$85,550	$56,850	120
14	Virginia	$85,470	$41,640	320
15	Ohio	$84,930	$43,890	210
16	North Carolina	$84,430	$48,600	250
17	Washington	$84,240	$49,240	170
18	Mississippi	$84,100	$44,040	30
19	Vermont	$84,040	$26,100	90
20	Maryland	$83,390	$52,450	220
21	Indiana	$83,280	$46,400	360
22	Illinois	$83,130	$56,760	150
23	New Hampshire	$82,630	$48,840	90
24	Arkansas	$82,290	$44,420	50
25	Maine	$80,380	$47,030	80
26	Tennessee	$80,090	$58,550	70
27	Texas	$79,100	$42,060	290
28	Pennsylvania	$78,800	$48,730	160
29	Arizona	$78,780	$34,470	160
30	Missouri	$77,320	$46,800	80
31	Colorado	$76,960	$41,010	200
32	South Carolina	$74,160	$49,380	300
33	West Virginia	$72,070	$25,860	30
34	New Mexico	$71,950	$40,630	50
35	Iowa	$71,850	$48,220	70
36	Oklahoma	$71,240	$35,120	70
37	Nevada	$70,440	$30,750	60
38	Wisconsin	$67,010	$47,080	130
39	Oregon	$65,820	$51,530	100
40	Louisiana	$65,810	$43,680	50
41	Florida	$64,750	$44,540	50
42	Alabama	$62,460	$48,240	40
43	Georgia	$62,200	$48,170	290
44	Kentucky	$56,710	$46,790	70

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of environmental science teachers in those states is not available at this time.