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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondarys in the United States earn a median salary of $80,190/year ($null/hr). Salaries range from $47,040 to $194,530 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$47K
10th percentile
$61K
25th percentile
$80K
Median
$122K
75th percentile
$195K
90th percentile

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Hawaii$129K$/hr570
New York$110K$/hr17,600
California$106K$/hr10,100
New Jersey$99K$/hr3,060
Rhode Island$99K$/hr450
Connecticut$98K$/hr970
Vermont$87K$/hr230
Massachusetts$83K$/hr5,780
New Hampshire$83K$/hr390
District of Columbia$83K$/hr330

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$133K700
Fresno, CA$131K150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$131K1,010
Urban Honolulu, HI$129K560
Ithaca, NY$127K1,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$127K1,260
Visalia, CA$127K40
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$126K15,040
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$114K110
Rome, GA$107K-
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