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Highest-paying States for Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers

The highest-paying states for other postsecondary social sciences 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 social sciences teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $116,430, California is the highest paying state for other postsecondary social sciences teachers. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $98,900). 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 social sciences teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$116,430	$66,620	1,570
2	Oregon	$98,900	$49,040	290
3	District of Columbia	$96,540	$48,970	90
4	Missouri	$96,070	$46,640	310
5	New York	$95,880	$47,480	2,990
6	Idaho	$89,490	$36,740	50
7	Minnesota	$82,720	$51,850	80
8	Maryland	$82,660	$45,720	550
9	Alabama	$81,720	$60,080	80
10	Virginia	$81,640	$62,330	120
11	Wisconsin	$81,400	$48,790	300
12	New Hampshire	$80,880	$47,790	30
13	Rhode Island	$80,500	$37,020	140
14	Texas	$80,480	$33,190	950
15	Michigan	$79,960	$40,510	340
16	Connecticut	$79,290	$49,220	40
17	Iowa	$77,880	$47,330	210
18	New Jersey	$77,630	$30,700	70
19	Oklahoma	$73,940	$49,860	30
20	Indiana	$68,160	$31,350	440
21	Arizona	$66,560	$51,230	980
22	West Virginia	$66,140	$35,660	40
23	Pennsylvania	$66,070	$30,760	560
24	South Carolina	$65,580	$39,580	210
25	New Mexico	$65,520	$50,450	320
26	Arkansas	$65,460	$45,490	190
27	Massachusetts	$65,110	$48,880	350
28	Georgia	$65,100	$46,280	320
29	North Carolina	$64,890	$46,100	560
30	Nevada	$64,850	$19,070	70
31	Nebraska	$62,940	$49,340	90
32	Louisiana	$62,480	$49,490	80
33	Mississippi	$62,460	$48,520	90
34	Ohio	$61,990	$30,140	250
35	Illinois	$61,860	$36,550	1,530
36	Utah	$61,580	$20,210	80
37	Washington	$61,400	$45,770	60
38	Maine	$61,320	$38,230	50
39	Florida	$60,810	$46,390	890
40	Alaska	$59,950	$40,810	40
41	North Dakota	$59,630	$46,110	60
42	Kentucky	$56,730	$35,050	170
43	Colorado	$53,370	$20,440	70
44	Montana	$51,570	$41,300	40
45	Tennessee	$50,610	$34,620	220
46	Kansas	$41,030	$30,640	230
47	Hawaii	$39,110	$31,070	110
48	Puerto Rico	$17,680	$17,680	760

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