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

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondarys in the United States earn a median salary of $87,710/year ($null/hr). Salaries range from $50,670 to $164,290 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$51K
10th percentile
$64K
25th percentile
$88K
Median
$125K
75th percentile
$164K
90th percentile

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Kentucky$110K$/hr90
Montana$110K$/hr90
California$110K$/hr470
Oklahoma$109K$/hr30
Michigan$108K$/hr240
Maryland$107K$/hr200
New Mexico$107K$/hr30
New York$103K$/hr620
Nevada$102K$/hr40
Massachusetts$102K$/hr300

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$130K90
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$122K50
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$117K100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$111K100
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$106K40
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$104K620
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$102K220
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$102K60
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$101K190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$101K180
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