The highest-paying states for postsecondary vocational 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 postsecondary vocational education teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $97,010, Oregon is the highest paying state for postsecondary vocational education teachers. It is followed by Wisconsin (average annual salary $80,580). 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 vocational education teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | $97,010 |
$38,160 | 890 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | $80,580 |
$47,530 | 2,100 |
| 3 | Guam | $76,840 |
$37,740 | 70 |
| 4 | California | $76,220 |
$44,110 | 9,190 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $76,030 |
$46,440 | 280 |
| 6 | Alaska | $68,210 |
$40,550 | 310 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $65,410 |
$36,090 | 1,690 |
| 8 | Michigan | $64,900 |
$38,120 | 2,160 |
| 9 | New York | $64,890 |
$45,930 | 4,930 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $64,740 |
$40,190 | 1,650 |
| 11 | Missouri | $64,640 |
$34,650 | 1,010 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $63,850 |
$45,790 | 2,650 |
| 13 | Maryland | $63,750 |
$40,100 | 820 |
| 14 | Washington | $63,350 |
$45,260 | 3,790 |
| 15 | Arizona | $63,270 |
$37,350 | 2,570 |
| 16 | Texas | $62,450 |
$36,080 | 9,280 |
| 17 | Nebraska | $61,490 |
$47,830 | 380 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $61,310 |
$37,650 | 40 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | $61,260 |
$37,910 | 2,060 |
| 20 | New Mexico | $60,960 |
$36,510 | 770 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $60,950 |
$37,380 | 370 |
| 22 | Ohio | $60,790 |
$36,990 | 3,770 |
| 23 | South Dakota | $60,600 |
$46,580 | 270 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $60,440 |
$39,560 | 4,210 |
| 25 | Alabama | $59,460 |
$39,020 | 1,930 |
| 26 | Iowa | $58,350 |
$40,640 | 1,230 |
| 27 | Montana | $57,990 |
$37,050 | 330 |
| 28 | Vermont | $57,880 |
$40,960 | 130 |
| 29 | Colorado | $57,470 |
$36,380 | 1,660 |
| 30 | Nevada | $56,990 |
$40,350 | 820 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $56,360 |
$37,080 | 7,580 |
| 32 | Indiana | $55,610 |
$36,680 | 2,630 |
| 33 | Delaware | $53,240 |
$37,700 | 220 |
| 34 | Louisiana | $52,690 |
$33,420 | 800 |
| 35 | Maine | $52,040 |
$40,800 | 330 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $51,420 |
$34,580 | 1,160 |
| 37 | Illinois | $51,230 |
$35,320 | 4,220 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $51,180 |
$36,330 | 1,990 |
| 39 | Georgia | $50,870 |
$38,330 | 3,930 |
| 40 | District of Columbia | $50,360 |
$42,950 | 40 |
| 41 | Connecticut | $49,920 |
$37,050 | 760 |
| 42 | Virginia | $49,770 |
$38,050 | 2,810 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $49,760 |
$35,600 | 380 |
| 44 | Wyoming | $49,630 |
$37,630 | 180 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $49,540 |
$28,320 | 1,190 |
| 46 | Utah | $48,810 |
$37,700 | 1,710 |
| 47 | Florida | $48,630 |
$35,110 | 6,300 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $48,380 |
$37,860 | 1,050 |
| 49 | Kansas | $48,370 |
$36,500 | 1,270 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $46,320 |
$32,360 | 2,300 |
| 51 | Idaho | $45,660 |
$32,020 | 610 |
| 52 | Rhode Island | $45,360 |
$36,360 | 350 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $29,970 |
$18,510 | 1,080 |