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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondarys in the United States earn a median salary of $71,470/year ($null/hr). Salaries range from $45,640 to $143,130 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$46K
10th percentile
$56K
25th percentile
$71K
Median
$100K
75th percentile
$143K
90th percentile

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
California$136K$/hr1,300
Wisconsin$97K$/hr300
Maryland$95K$/hr230
Oregon$82K$/hr90
New York$81K$/hr1,050
Minnesota$81K$/hr90
Utah$80K$/hr80
New Hampshire$80K$/hr50
Louisiana$79K$/hr70
Massachusetts$79K$/hr390

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$215K150
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$165K60
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$164K130
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$163K120
Madison, WI$134K50
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$105K80
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$104K510
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$102K120
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$102K40
El Paso, TX$100K50
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