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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary

The BLS estimates 93,560 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $78,620 (May 2025, SOC 25-1121). Across 76 metros with published figures, medians range from $58,390 in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC to $163,750 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

ART, DRAMA, AND MUSIC TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$47,570P25$61,620MEDIAN$78,620P75$103,850P90$163,350
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$163,750 · 560 jobs
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$127,800 · 1,050 jobs
  3. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$124,680 · 370 jobs
  4. Charlottesville, VA$104,570 · 200 jobs
  5. Ithaca, NY$102,910 · 670 jobs
  6. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$101,010 · 770 jobs
  7. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$100,950 · 13,080 jobs
  8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$96,170 · 3,820 jobs
  9. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$96,050 · 1,100 jobs
  10. College Station-Bryan, TX$94,740 · 210 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$100,950 · 13,080 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$91,490 · 5,200 jobs
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$96,170 · 3,820 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$62,960 · 2,950 jobs
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$76,810 · 1,770 jobs
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$78,380 · 1,750 jobs
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,190 · 1,200 jobs
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$96,050 · 1,100 jobs
  9. Cleveland, OH$81,810 · 1,070 jobs
  10. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$127,800 · 1,050 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cleveland, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$78,620 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $61,620–$103,850.

Where do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($163,750), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($127,800), Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ($124,680). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.