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Highest-paying States for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

The highest-paying states for self-enrichment education 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 self-enrichment education teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $59,080, New Jersey is the highest paying state for self-enrichment education teachers. It is followed by New Hampshire (average annual salary $55,220). 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 self-enrichment education teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers (2022 Survey)

Rank State Average Salary i Entry Level
Salary i
# of
Empl. i
1 New Jersey
$59,080
$29,840 11,600
2 New Hampshire
$55,220
$29,260 1,560
3 District of Columbia
$54,470
$33,200 390
4 Alaska
$54,040
$31,470 80
5 New York
$51,880
$31,230 28,750
6 Massachusetts
$49,600
$30,560 9,340
7 Oregon
$49,180
$30,110 2,600
8 Connecticut
$49,180
$28,540 3,010
9 Vermont
$48,330
$26,100 730
10 Wyoming
$47,900
$25,500 720
11 Georgia
$47,390
$22,540 7,790
12 California
$47,210
$31,450 37,770
13 Hawaii
$46,790
$29,370 1,900
14 Michigan
$45,740
$25,750 5,250
15 Illinois
$45,650
$27,600 9,710
16 Washington
$45,460
$31,200 7,650
17 Virginia
$45,320
$23,180 6,550
18 New Mexico
$44,010
$30,580 850
19 Maryland
$43,890
$29,300 4,920
20 South Dakota
$43,700
$28,330 260
21 Rhode Island
$43,040
$26,630 1,000
22 Maine
$42,490
$29,320 1,510
23 Montana
$41,880
$23,960 750
24 Louisiana
$41,280
$18,720 1,460
25 South Carolina
$40,040
$22,080 1,890
26 Kentucky
$39,480
$22,610 1,290
27 Colorado
$39,340
$28,460 8,100
28 Nevada
$39,270
$28,140 1,160
29 Minnesota
$38,740
$24,920 5,030
30 Kansas
$38,020
$21,570 1,000
31 Utah
$37,390
$22,410 6,180
32 Virgin Islands
$37,100
$22,230 30
33 Oklahoma
$36,950
$20,980 1,720
34 Missouri
$36,790
$23,680 3,960
35 Arizona
$36,680
$29,220 2,030
36 North Carolina
$36,300
$20,080 9,230
37 Alabama
$35,910
$20,980 1,810
38 Iowa
$35,830
$21,500 1,830
39 Pennsylvania
$35,750
$21,850 8,730
40 Wisconsin
$35,730
$22,680 4,900
41 North Dakota
$35,510
$25,500 270
42 Florida
$35,430
$22,660 13,080
43 Indiana
$35,380
$20,680 3,820
44 Tennessee
$34,910
$20,950 2,220
45 Ohio
$34,040
$22,290 6,910
46 West Virginia
$33,280
$20,980 490
47 Texas
$33,220
$20,780 10,940
48 Nebraska
$32,890
$21,390 2,080
49 Mississippi
$31,080
$19,890 930
50 Arkansas
$30,270
$24,110 850
51 Idaho
$30,250
$20,160 1,270
52 Guam
$29,540
$23,100 40
53 Puerto Rico
$27,920
$17,820 580
54 Delaware
$25,750
$19,580 290
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