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Highest-paying States for Postsecondary Law Teachers

The highest-paying states for postsecondary law 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 law teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $166,150, South Carolina is the highest paying state for postsecondary law teachers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $162,320). 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 law teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Postsecondary Law Teachers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	South Carolina	$166,150	$104,760	60
2	District of Columbia	$162,320	$64,120	530
3	Nebraska	$155,270	$50,420	90
4	Georgia	$154,400	$63,060	230
5	Michigan	$154,370	$61,980	330
6	Maryland	$142,020	$65,570	110
7	New Mexico	$140,510	$53,080	50
8	Kentucky	$133,900	$50,250	200
9	Minnesota	$132,650	$49,400	110
10	Louisiana	$132,580	$67,190	140
11	North Carolina	$131,910	$46,730	330
12	Idaho	$130,960	$49,540	50
13	Utah	$130,020	$50,380	110
14	Oregon	$130,010	$37,470	150
15	Iowa	$128,980	$41,080	130
16	Tennessee	$128,510	$59,330	200
17	Florida	$128,330	$45,380	1,050
18	New York	$127,170	$37,530	2,370
19	Ohio	$127,170	$48,090	430
20	Texas	$124,070	$55,410	850
21	Oklahoma	$111,270	$60,510	50
22	Colorado	$108,970	$37,130	190
23	Indiana	$108,950	$51,220	340
24	Virginia	$107,900	$61,380	400
25	South Dakota	$106,660	$56,100	40
26	Kansas	$105,250	$16,760	40
27	Wisconsin	$105,250	$50,180	140
28	Pennsylvania	$104,920	$37,940	510
29	Washington	$102,970	$55,460	110
30	Connecticut	$102,870	$30,100	210
31	Arizona	$101,900	$47,920	230
32	Massachusetts	$101,420	$49,140	810
33	New Jersey	$100,840	$47,220	420
34	California	$100,830	$43,400	1,530
35	Hawaii	$100,490	$32,750	70
36	Nevada	$98,820	$18,620	60
37	Arkansas	$98,240	$35,500	140
38	Illinois	$98,120	$34,590	470
39	Delaware	$98,080	$28,440	0
40	Missouri	$97,000	$29,080	120
41	Montana	$84,470	$18,560	30
42	New Hampshire	$73,660	$18,500	0
43	Maine	$64,440	$58,920	40
44	Mississippi	$63,840	$60,810	110
45	Alabama	$60,150	$56,010	200
46	West Virginia	$47,040	$19,250	70
47	Puerto Rico	$19,420	$16,080	150

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