The highest-paying states for postsecondary physics 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 physics teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $117,850, Connecticut is the highest paying state for postsecondary physics teachers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $109,560). 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 physics teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $117,850 |
$62,320 | 180 |
| 2 | California | $109,560 |
$61,150 | 810 |
| 3 | New York | $105,180 |
$60,940 | 1,140 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $103,380 |
$63,960 | 480 |
| 5 | Arizona | $101,660 |
$60,890 | 160 |
| 6 | Oregon | $100,930 |
$61,670 | 160 |
| 7 | Michigan | $100,480 |
$59,960 | 460 |
| 8 | Montana | $100,170 |
$59,350 | 50 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $100,120 |
$58,820 | 130 |
| 10 | Vermont | $99,830 |
$65,050 | 40 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $98,890 |
$49,410 | 580 |
| 12 | Nevada | $98,820 |
$61,830 | 60 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $98,290 |
$61,930 | 320 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $98,210 |
$58,800 | 250 |
| 15 | Maryland | $98,040 |
$50,590 | 370 |
| 16 | Utah | $96,800 |
$45,790 | 130 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $96,580 |
$54,600 | 80 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $96,210 |
$58,470 | 760 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $91,930 |
$54,990 | 100 |
| 20 | Texas | $91,590 |
$50,220 | 1,250 |
| 21 | Kansas | $85,990 |
$51,630 | 80 |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | $85,480 |
$64,800 | 100 |
| 23 | Virginia | $84,740 |
$50,870 | 480 |
| 24 | Maine | $84,050 |
$54,500 | 70 |
| 25 | Ohio | $83,560 |
$44,410 | 380 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $83,480 |
$55,370 | 30 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $83,350 |
$47,570 | 90 |
| 28 | New Mexico | $83,090 |
$40,160 | 30 |
| 29 | Missouri | $82,800 |
$50,960 | 220 |
| 30 | Louisiana | $82,030 |
$52,540 | 100 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $81,440 |
$47,370 | 40 |
| 32 | Delaware | $80,720 |
$48,930 | 100 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $80,530 |
$60,890 | 40 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $80,180 |
$47,970 | 60 |
| 35 | Georgia | $79,510 |
$49,260 | 200 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $79,460 |
$49,600 | 320 |
| 37 | Washington | $79,290 |
$52,650 | 340 |
| 38 | Colorado | $79,250 |
$47,480 | 310 |
| 39 | Alabama | $78,290 |
$50,690 | 180 |
| 40 | Iowa | $78,160 |
$17,950 | 160 |
| 41 | Indiana | $77,960 |
$56,900 | 260 |
| 42 | Illinois | $77,770 |
$47,700 | 580 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $77,010 |
$49,050 | 190 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $75,920 |
$48,560 | 100 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $75,510 |
$46,400 | 90 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $75,310 |
$47,520 | 280 |
| 47 | Idaho | $74,960 |
$17,960 | 70 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $65,280 |
$36,360 | 60 |
| 49 | Hawaii | $62,280 |
$38,020 | 120 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $57,780 |
$36,880 | 60 |
| 51 | Florida | $52,600 |
$47,980 | 390 |