The highest-paying states for other postsecondary 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 other postsecondary teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,580, California is the highest paying state for other postsecondary teachers. It is followed by Idaho (average annual salary $103,920). 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 other postsecondary 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 | $104,580 |
$49,890 | 74,150 |
| 2 | Idaho | $103,920 |
$48,570 | 1,670 |
| 3 | New York | $101,230 |
$49,080 | 3,870 |
| 4 | Nebraska | $98,590 |
$45,430 | 980 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $96,780 |
$47,700 | 2,620 |
| 6 | Alaska | $95,540 |
$59,390 | 450 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $79,430 |
$28,380 | 1,790 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $79,290 |
$46,810 | 570 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $79,270 |
$48,570 | 2,910 |
| 10 | Oregon | $79,030 |
$46,680 | 2,750 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $78,790 |
$48,410 | 5,320 |
| 12 | Maryland | $78,580 |
$31,080 | 3,230 |
| 13 | Michigan | $78,540 |
$45,210 | 2,160 |
| 14 | Missouri | $78,490 |
$36,070 | 1,570 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $76,300 |
$31,740 | 3,520 |
| 16 | New Mexico | $75,530 |
$19,210 | 2,950 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $73,730 |
$44,320 | 2,500 |
| 18 | Alabama | $73,650 |
$47,490 | 230 |
| 19 | Indiana | $67,160 |
$31,410 | 2,910 |
| 20 | Maine | $66,250 |
$47,780 | 300 |
| 21 | Ohio | $66,250 |
$24,200 | 5,830 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $66,210 |
$30,660 | 7,660 |
| 23 | Colorado | $65,880 |
$29,230 | 540 |
| 24 | Virginia | $65,800 |
$37,920 | 1,340 |
| 25 | Arizona | $64,870 |
$28,970 | 3,360 |
| 26 | Vermont | $64,160 |
$27,430 | 80 |
| 27 | Illinois | $64,110 |
$47,930 | 3,130 |
| 28 | Texas | $63,320 |
$25,280 | 5,560 |
| 29 | District of Columbia | $62,830 |
$45,420 | 560 |
| 30 | Kansas | $62,780 |
$29,480 | 3,530 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $61,810 |
$27,000 | 2,890 |
| 32 | Montana | $61,710 |
$37,020 | 280 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $61,670 |
$36,580 | 430 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $61,630 |
$20,120 | 130 |
| 35 | Florida | $61,360 |
$37,150 | 5,690 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $61,020 |
$37,060 | 1,170 |
| 37 | Georgia | $60,990 |
$36,740 | 10,200 |
| 38 | Minnesota | $60,680 |
$39,700 | 940 |
| 39 | Washington | $60,630 |
$39,530 | 560 |
| 40 | Utah | $60,310 |
$22,130 | 1,640 |
| 41 | North Dakota | $60,120 |
$47,700 | 340 |
| 42 | Delaware | $59,620 |
$35,740 | 140 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $58,090 |
$37,140 | 2,940 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $57,930 |
$24,880 | 2,290 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $50,550 |
$24,900 | 2,820 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $48,720 |
$23,860 | 900 |
| 47 | Iowa | $48,600 |
$22,350 | 1,120 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $48,230 |
$24,090 | 720 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $47,750 |
$35,830 | 1,350 |
| 50 | Nevada | $46,230 |
$18,650 | 1,660 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $29,240 |
$18,700 | 410 |