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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary

The BLS estimates 60,830 Education Teachers, Postsecondary jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $75,350 (May 2025, SOC 25-1081). Across 56 metros with published figures, medians range from $46,410 in Manchester-Nashua, NH to $123,910 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

EDUCATION TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$39,530P25$53,770MEDIAN$75,350P75$97,590P90$126,860
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$123,910 · 240 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$121,520 · 430 jobs
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$105,730 · 1,330 jobs
  4. College Station-Bryan, TX$96,960 · 220 jobs
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$92,720 · 240 jobs
  6. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$90,940 · 300 jobs
  7. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$83,890 · 230 jobs
  8. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$83,400 · 240 jobs
  9. Charleston-North Charleston, SC$81,870 · 240 jobs
  10. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$80,640 · 5,120 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$80,640 · 5,120 jobs
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$61,350 · 2,650 jobs
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$79,980 · 1,680 jobs
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$61,970 · 1,450 jobs
  5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$105,730 · 1,330 jobs
  6. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$78,520 · 1,180 jobs
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$76,450 · 1,150 jobs
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,510 · 1,120 jobs
  9. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$74,910 · 960 jobs
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$65,880 · 920 jobs

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ALL METROS (A–Z)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · 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 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Questions

What is the median Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$75,350 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $53,770–$97,590.

Where do Education Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($123,910), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,520), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($105,730). 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.