The highest-paying states for postsecondary history 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 history teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $106,950, California is the highest paying state for postsecondary history teachers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $104,540). 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 history 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 | $106,950 |
$58,770 | 950 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $104,540 |
$63,230 | 150 |
| 3 | Vermont | $104,250 |
$67,320 | 70 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $101,060 |
$60,740 | 790 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $100,620 |
$51,330 | 120 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $100,370 |
$59,880 | 730 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $99,770 |
$73,500 | 270 |
| 8 | Oregon | $98,150 |
$60,190 | 210 |
| 9 | New York | $97,970 |
$48,660 | 1,800 |
| 10 | Montana | $84,830 |
$55,120 | 70 |
| 11 | Michigan | $82,870 |
$37,290 | 380 |
| 12 | District of Columbia | $82,530 |
$50,480 | 130 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $81,990 |
$57,180 | 950 |
| 14 | Nevada | $81,720 |
$62,190 | 70 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $81,470 |
$55,980 | 320 |
| 16 | Maine | $80,970 |
$51,440 | 100 |
| 17 | Texas | $80,900 |
$37,550 | 2,060 |
| 18 | Illinois | $80,120 |
$50,860 | 700 |
| 19 | Ohio | $79,910 |
$47,410 | 580 |
| 20 | Indiana | $78,350 |
$48,050 | 400 |
| 21 | Arizona | $77,830 |
$47,180 | 130 |
| 22 | Utah | $77,530 |
$59,530 | 160 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $77,530 |
$50,450 | 280 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $76,870 |
$46,790 | 110 |
| 25 | Maryland | $76,770 |
$50,090 | 340 |
| 26 | Virginia | $76,310 |
$48,720 | 760 |
| 27 | Georgia | $76,170 |
$46,740 | 570 |
| 28 | Missouri | $74,120 |
$47,810 | 360 |
| 29 | Washington | $73,100 |
$48,870 | 280 |
| 30 | Iowa | $73,010 |
$24,760 | 200 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $72,870 |
$47,380 | 170 |
| 32 | Delaware | $71,290 |
$33,460 | 60 |
| 33 | Idaho | $71,250 |
$47,430 | 50 |
| 34 | New Mexico | $69,900 |
$40,190 | 110 |
| 35 | Colorado | $69,510 |
$50,230 | 370 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $68,900 |
$42,480 | 290 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $68,840 |
$48,830 | 710 |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | $67,050 |
$19,900 | 80 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $66,410 |
$48,150 | 30 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $66,150 |
$42,890 | 470 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $65,940 |
$41,090 | 160 |
| 42 | Hawaii | $65,780 |
$39,380 | 60 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $65,260 |
$40,110 | 200 |
| 44 | Alabama | $64,820 |
$46,650 | 340 |
| 45 | Kansas | $64,650 |
$49,190 | 120 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $62,620 |
$50,980 | 30 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $62,320 |
$35,290 | 160 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $60,300 |
$38,000 | 220 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $58,590 |
$39,740 | 80 |
| 50 | Florida | $46,060 |
$42,060 | 550 |