The highest-paying states for other teachers and instructors (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 teachers and instructors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $115,500, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for other teachers and instructors. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $85,380). 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 teachers and instructors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $115,500 |
$50,040 | 450 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $85,380 |
$40,870 | 1,020 |
| 3 | Oregon | $79,160 |
$34,230 | 1,860 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $78,230 |
$45,540 | 4,800 |
| 5 | New York | $77,300 |
$35,960 | 2,640 |
| 6 | Maryland | $76,880 |
$43,600 | 3,410 |
| 7 | Alaska | $75,750 |
$58,720 | 100 |
| 8 | Maine | $69,430 |
$48,610 | 300 |
| 9 | Virginia | $68,740 |
$39,450 | 3,410 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $68,690 |
$39,470 | 310 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $66,830 |
$31,190 | 620 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $66,680 |
$27,240 | 1,280 |
| 13 | South Dakota | $64,560 |
$53,830 | 80 |
| 14 | Washington | $64,260 |
$37,470 | 1,490 |
| 15 | Delaware | $63,770 |
$21,840 | 120 |
| 16 | Illinois | $63,060 |
$39,690 | 1,670 |
| 17 | Colorado | $62,400 |
$30,360 | 1,120 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $62,010 |
$31,370 | 2,280 |
| 19 | New Jersey | $61,920 |
$27,040 | 810 |
| 20 | New Mexico | $61,090 |
$46,160 | 1,620 |
| 21 | South Carolina | $60,720 |
$31,300 | 2,340 |
| 22 | Arizona | $60,690 |
$39,710 | 1,420 |
| 23 | Mississippi | $60,200 |
$34,760 | 540 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $58,760 |
$26,540 | 160 |
| 25 | Kansas | $58,360 |
$18,790 | 1,180 |
| 26 | West Virginia | $57,660 |
$30,660 | 610 |
| 27 | Texas | $57,120 |
$18,220 | 11,610 |
| 28 | Montana | $57,060 |
$32,430 | 140 |
| 29 | Wyoming | $56,530 |
$48,480 | 90 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $55,850 |
$27,170 | 1,550 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $55,350 |
$27,580 | 360 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $54,720 |
$25,120 | 660 |
| 33 | Nevada | $52,810 |
$37,170 | 1,780 |
| 34 | California | $52,430 |
$25,130 | 44,690 |
| 35 | Utah | $52,140 |
$26,100 | 1,860 |
| 36 | Vermont | $51,600 |
$30,330 | 290 |
| 37 | Iowa | $49,420 |
$24,180 | 270 |
| 38 | Louisiana | $49,240 |
$22,270 | 2,190 |
| 39 | Missouri | $49,020 |
$30,780 | 1,450 |
| 40 | Georgia | $48,930 |
$21,690 | 9,410 |
| 41 | Idaho | $48,500 |
$38,590 | 720 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $48,470 |
$30,600 | 1,900 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $48,320 |
$30,430 | 1,210 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $48,190 |
$27,160 | 3,020 |
| 45 | Minnesota | $47,490 |
$31,470 | 2,160 |
| 46 | Michigan | $47,120 |
$29,580 | 4,330 |
| 47 | Ohio | $45,740 |
$30,860 | 1,080 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $45,550 |
$24,000 | 730 |
| 49 | Alabama | $42,050 |
$19,160 | 2,170 |
| 50 | Florida | $40,560 |
$19,950 | 22,710 |
| 51 | Indiana | $40,550 |
$22,650 | 1,390 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $37,240 |
$28,960 | 2,220 |
| 53 | Guam | $32,410 |
$30,700 | 150 |