The highest-paying states for postsecondary social work 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 social work teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,790, New York is the highest paying state for postsecondary social work teachers. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $80,060). 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 social work teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $80,790 |
$39,880 | 1,730 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $80,060 |
$46,570 | 240 |
| 3 | Nevada | $79,510 |
$51,290 | 100 |
| 4 | Alaska | $78,900 |
$49,530 | 50 |
| 5 | California | $78,200 |
$61,740 | 80 |
| 6 | Maryland | $77,700 |
$53,890 | 200 |
| 7 | Delaware | $77,630 |
$48,990 | 90 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $77,510 |
$41,390 | 70 |
| 9 | Alabama | $77,050 |
$50,400 | 230 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $76,890 |
$48,300 | 310 |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $76,860 |
$48,630 | 60 |
| 12 | Ohio | $76,770 |
$45,510 | 490 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $76,140 |
$45,140 | 680 |
| 14 | Kansas | $75,950 |
$25,460 | 150 |
| 15 | Michigan | $75,290 |
$31,370 | 510 |
| 16 | Oregon | $72,970 |
$51,230 | 260 |
| 17 | Maine | $71,700 |
$43,350 | 70 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $71,700 |
$48,940 | 560 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $71,490 |
$28,870 | 80 |
| 20 | Colorado | $69,300 |
$36,610 | 250 |
| 21 | Florida | $69,230 |
$61,300 | 30 |
| 22 | Georgia | $67,080 |
$40,590 | 190 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $66,510 |
$32,470 | 920 |
| 24 | Arizona | $65,920 |
$48,580 | 510 |
| 25 | Arkansas | $65,640 |
$45,300 | 200 |
| 26 | Indiana | $65,550 |
$57,440 | 280 |
| 27 | Missouri | $65,030 |
$45,240 | 100 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $64,570 |
$49,940 | 70 |
| 29 | Iowa | $63,780 |
$39,760 | 110 |
| 30 | North Dakota | $63,740 |
$48,990 | 30 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $63,740 |
$48,120 | 110 |
| 32 | Idaho | $63,400 |
$47,700 | 80 |
| 33 | Minnesota | $63,300 |
$41,080 | 320 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $62,840 |
$51,430 | 210 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $62,480 |
$47,030 | 40 |
| 36 | Texas | $62,050 |
$18,880 | 210 |
| 37 | West Virginia | $61,980 |
$20,450 | 80 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $61,560 |
$34,540 | 100 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $61,540 |
$31,550 | 40 |
| 40 | Washington | $60,930 |
$42,770 | 240 |
| 41 | Utah | $60,430 |
$29,100 | 160 |
| 42 | Montana | $60,270 |
$40,160 | 30 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $60,240 |
$48,630 | 90 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $60,220 |
$31,460 | 270 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $60,050 |
$33,730 | 70 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $58,030 |
$35,750 | 150 |
| 47 | Illinois | $57,880 |
$39,460 | 940 |
| 48 | Virginia | $55,580 |
$33,620 | 320 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $50,570 |
$34,950 | 90 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $46,160 |
$16,850 | 60 |