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Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Education Teachers, Postsecondarys in the United States earn a median salary of $72,090/year ($null/hr). Salaries range from $38,650 to $126,450 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$39K
10th percentile
$51K
25th percentile
$72K
Median
$96K
75th percentile
$126K
90th percentile

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
California$86K$/hr3,180
New York$83K$/hr5,390
Louisiana$81K$/hr540
Alaska$80K$/hr-
Rhode Island$79K$/hr180
Virginia$79K$/hr1,500
District of Columbia$79K$/hr220
Connecticut$78K$/hr770
Massachusetts$77K$/hr2,180
Vermont$76K$/hr230

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$103K30
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$103K330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$103K200
Ann Arbor, MI$102K170
Wilmington, NC$102K100
Fresno, CA$101K50
Fargo, ND-MN$100K70
Eugene-Springfield, OR$96K80
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$95K4,490
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$86K260
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