Postsecondary Education Teacher Salary Information in New York

The average annual salaries for postsecondary education teachers in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of postsecondary education teachers among New York cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Education Teachers in New York (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,620
25th Percentile Wage
$60,650
50th Percentile Wage
$83,640
75th Percentile Wage
$161,650
90th Percentile Wage
$203,190

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education teachers in New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $203,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $38,620.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education teachers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$83,640
-14.90% 25.16%
2021
$96,100
14.47% -
2020
$82,190
2.31% -
2019
$80,290
5.27% -
2018
$76,060
6.80% -
2017
$70,890
7.66% -
2016
$65,460
2.67% -
2015
$63,710
2.79% -
2014
$61,930
-4.72% -
2013
$64,850
3.47% -
2012
$62,600
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Postsecondary Education Teachers in New York Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of postsecondary education teachers in state of New York ranges from $47,120 to $98,860. The highest paying area for postsecondary education teachers in New York is New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with a median annual salary of $98,860. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is Binghamton (mean annual salary $84,130). The lowest paying area is Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown with a median annual salary of $47,120.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$98,860
Binghamton
$84,130
Rochester
$79,830
Syracuse
$79,440
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$73,940
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$66,380
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$65,130
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$63,560
Ithaca
$63,290
Nassau-Suffolk
$62,290
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$61,820
Utica-Rome
$60,900
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$60,650
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$58,550
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$47,120