The highest-paying states for postsecondary health specialties 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 health specialties teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $164,640, Arkansas is the highest paying state for postsecondary health specialties teachers. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $128,200). 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 health specialties teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | $164,640 |
$58,820 | 1,960 |
| 2 | Oregon | $128,200 |
$49,530 | 4,400 |
| 3 | New York | $128,080 |
$52,870 | 20,900 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $128,060 |
$50,040 | 350 |
| 5 | Washington | $127,660 |
$62,750 | 3,830 |
| 6 | Utah | $127,200 |
$46,200 | 3,200 |
| 7 | Nevada | $127,150 |
$47,410 | 770 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $126,560 |
$63,160 | 7,180 |
| 9 | Texas | $125,340 |
$56,490 | 23,380 |
| 10 | Mississippi | $109,290 |
$48,060 | 1,580 |
| 11 | New Mexico | $108,310 |
$49,630 | 1,250 |
| 12 | California | $107,160 |
$55,400 | 6,730 |
| 13 | Ohio | $107,020 |
$46,690 | 6,860 |
| 14 | Michigan | $106,900 |
$64,520 | 3,430 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $105,340 |
$57,680 | 350 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $104,110 |
$77,810 | 1,890 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $103,220 |
$50,580 | 890 |
| 18 | New Jersey | $102,200 |
$61,220 | 3,310 |
| 19 | Georgia | $102,100 |
$18,880 | 5,590 |
| 20 | North Carolina | $101,540 |
$52,820 | 11,570 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $100,270 |
$36,530 | 3,170 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $100,040 |
$60,080 | 430 |
| 23 | West Virginia | $98,030 |
$36,700 | 2,220 |
| 24 | Iowa | $96,370 |
$46,310 | 2,960 |
| 25 | Montana | $85,230 |
$48,370 | 450 |
| 26 | Alabama | $84,590 |
$40,780 | 3,420 |
| 27 | Indiana | $84,060 |
$51,140 | 3,930 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $83,430 |
$46,340 | 15,980 |
| 29 | Idaho | $83,380 |
$49,810 | 720 |
| 30 | Alaska | $81,590 |
$59,550 | 40 |
| 31 | Virginia | $80,740 |
$40,660 | 5,840 |
| 32 | Missouri | $79,980 |
$51,630 | 5,340 |
| 33 | Florida | $79,980 |
$47,610 | 7,070 |
| 34 | Minnesota | $79,860 |
$61,580 | 3,270 |
| 35 | Arizona | $79,740 |
$47,800 | 2,940 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $79,710 |
$50,060 | 2,050 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $79,700 |
$47,270 | 1,410 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $79,230 |
$41,960 | 780 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $77,380 |
$48,000 | 2,000 |
| 40 | Maine | $76,850 |
$50,500 | 560 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $75,430 |
$46,530 | 6,140 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $74,320 |
$38,240 | 200 |
| 43 | Delaware | $73,770 |
$54,340 | 250 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $72,590 |
$39,060 | 1,030 |
| 45 | Kansas | $66,140 |
$30,720 | 670 |
| 46 | Illinois | $65,870 |
$45,630 | 5,550 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $63,810 |
$50,010 | 180 |
| 48 | Colorado | $62,440 |
$30,320 | 6,850 |
| 49 | Vermont | $51,390 |
$26,100 | 1,230 |
| 50 | Hawaii | $50,230 |
$28,250 | 180 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $30,080 |
$18,670 | 680 |