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Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by State and Metro Area

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondaries in the United States earn a median salary of $77,570/year. Salaries range from $48,200 to $126,790 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 43 states and 30 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$48K
10th percentile
$61K
25th percentile
$78K
Median
$100K
75th percentile
$127K
90th percentile

Where Social Work Teachers, Postsecondaries have the most money left over after rent

Median pay minus estimated federal + state + FICA taxes, minus 12 months of rent at HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over each year. Hover any state for the breakdown.

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary disposable income by state, after taxes and rentUS map showing how much money is left over each year for a median-paid social work teachers, postsecondary after estimated federal + state + FICA taxes and a 2-bedroom apartment at HUD Fair Market Rent. Darker green means more money left over. Click any state for its full profile.AlabamaMedian pay$67KTake-home (after tax)$52KRent (2BR)$1,085/moLeft over after rent$39K/yr#26th nationally →AlaskaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →ArizonaMedian pay$72KTake-home (after tax)$57KRent (2BR)$1,437/moLeft over after rent$40K/yr#24th nationally →ColoradoStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →FloridaMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,658/moLeft over after rent$31K/yr#42nd nationally →GeorgiaMedian pay$65KTake-home (after tax)$51KRent (2BR)$1,434/moLeft over after rent$34K/yr#39th nationally →IndianaMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$58KRent (2BR)$1,144/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#12th nationally →KansasMedian pay$109KTake-home (after tax)$79KRent (2BR)$1,066/moLeft over after rent$66K/yr#1st nationally →MaineMedian pay$80KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,281/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#13th nationally →MassachusettsMedian pay$80KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$2,347/moLeft over after rent$32K/yr#40th nationally →MinnesotaMedian pay$82KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,384/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#10th nationally →New JerseyMedian pay$78KTake-home (after tax)$60KRent (2BR)$2,067/moLeft over after rent$35K/yr#38th nationally →North CarolinaMedian pay$69KTake-home (after tax)$54KRent (2BR)$1,284/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#29th nationally →North DakotaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →OklahomaMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,081/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#35th nationally →PennsylvaniaMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,351/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#18th nationally →South DakotaMedian pay$60KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,017/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#30th nationally →TexasMedian pay$83KTake-home (after tax)$67KRent (2BR)$1,415/moLeft over after rent$50K/yr#7th nationally →WyomingStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →ConnecticutMedian pay$80KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,679/moLeft over after rent$41K/yr#22nd nationally →MissouriMedian pay$66KTake-home (after tax)$53KRent (2BR)$1,097/moLeft over after rent$40K/yr#23rd nationally →West VirginiaMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,008/moLeft over after rent$47K/yr#9th nationally →IllinoisMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,407/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#19th nationally →New MexicoMedian pay$70KTake-home (after tax)$55KRent (2BR)$1,119/moLeft over after rent$42K/yr#20th nationally →ArkansasMedian pay$60KTake-home (after tax)$48KRent (2BR)$1,021/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#37th nationally →CaliforniaMedian pay$82KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$2,471/moLeft over after rent$32K/yr#41st nationally →DelawareMedian pay$101KTake-home (after tax)$74KRent (2BR)$1,448/moLeft over after rent$56K/yr#4th nationally →District of ColumbiaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →HawaiiMedian pay$133KTake-home (after tax)$92KRent (2BR)$2,240/moLeft over after rent$65K/yr#2nd nationally →IowaMedian pay$64KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,064/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#27th nationally →KentuckyMedian pay$65KTake-home (after tax)$52KRent (2BR)$1,110/moLeft over after rent$38K/yr#28th nationally →MarylandMedian pay$97KTake-home (after tax)$72KRent (2BR)$1,795/moLeft over after rent$51K/yr#5th nationally →MichiganMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,272/moLeft over after rent$44K/yr#15th nationally →MississippiMedian pay$64KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,077/moLeft over after rent$37K/yr#31st nationally →MontanaMedian pay$43KTake-home (after tax)$35KRent (2BR)$1,129/moLeft over after rent$22K/yr#43rd nationally →New HampshireMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,528/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#17th nationally →New YorkMedian pay$99KTake-home (after tax)$73KRent (2BR)$1,917/moLeft over after rent$50K/yr#6th nationally →OhioMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$50KRent (2BR)$1,188/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#34th nationally →OregonMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$55KRent (2BR)$1,555/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#36th nationally →TennesseeMedian pay$75KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,215/moLeft over after rent$47K/yr#8th nationally →UtahMedian pay$82KTake-home (after tax)$62KRent (2BR)$1,350/moLeft over after rent$46K/yr#11th nationally →VirginiaMedian pay$77KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,646/moLeft over after rent$39K/yr#25th nationally →WashingtonMedian pay$78KTake-home (after tax)$63KRent (2BR)$1,830/moLeft over after rent$41K/yr#21st nationally →WisconsinMedian pay$76KTake-home (after tax)$59KRent (2BR)$1,202/moLeft over after rent$45K/yr#14th nationally →NebraskaMedian pay$61KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,113/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#33rd nationally →South CarolinaMedian pay$100KTake-home (after tax)$74KRent (2BR)$1,263/moLeft over after rent$59K/yr#3rd nationally →IdahoMedian pay$62KTake-home (after tax)$49KRent (2BR)$1,136/moLeft over after rent$36K/yr#32nd nationally →NevadaMedian pay$74KTake-home (after tax)$61KRent (2BR)$1,501/moLeft over after rent$43K/yr#16th nationally →VermontStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →LouisianaStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →Rhode IslandStatusAwaiting dataView state profile →Annual $ left after rent ($K)$22K$41K (median)$66KSource: BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, federal + state tax brackets · AffordMap.com
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StateMedian (nominal)Rent/mo (2BR)Left after rent
Kansas$109K$1,066$66K
Hawaii$133K$2,240$65K
South Carolina$100K$1,263$59K
Delaware$101K$1,448$56K
Maryland$97K$1,795$51K
New York$99K$1,917$50K
Texas$83K$1,415$50K
Tennessee$75K$1,215$47K
West Virginia$76K$1,008$47K
Minnesota$82K$1,384$46K
Utah$82K$1,350$46K
Indiana$74K$1,144$45K
Maine$80K$1,281$45K
Wisconsin$76K$1,202$45K
Michigan$77K$1,272$44K
Nevada$74K$1,501$43K
New Hampshire$76K$1,528$43K
Pennsylvania$76K$1,351$43K
Illinois$77K$1,407$42K
New Mexico$70K$1,119$42K
Washington$78K$1,830$41K
Connecticut$80K$1,679$41K
Missouri$66K$1,097$40K
Arizona$72K$1,437$40K
Virginia$77K$1,646$39K
Alabama$67K$1,085$39K
Iowa$64K$1,064$38K
Kentucky$65K$1,110$38K
North Carolina$69K$1,284$38K
South Dakota$60K$1,017$38K
Mississippi$64K$1,077$37K
Idaho$62K$1,136$36K
Nebraska$61K$1,113$36K
Ohio$61K$1,188$36K
Oklahoma$61K$1,081$36K
Oregon$74K$1,555$36K
Arkansas$60K$1,021$36K
New Jersey$78K$2,067$35K
Georgia$65K$1,434$34K
Massachusetts$80K$2,347$32K
California$82K$2,471$32K
Florida$61K$1,658$31K
Montana$43K$1,129$22K

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Hawaii$133K, 50
Kansas$109K, 50
Delaware$101K, 50
South Carolina$100K, 80
New York$99K, 1,840
Maryland$97K, 230
Texas$83K, 90
Minnesota$82K, 360
Utah$82K, 100
California$82K, 230
Maine$80K, 90
Connecticut$80K, 150
Massachusetts$80K, 650
Washington$78K, 200
New Jersey$78K, 450
Virginia$77K, 390
Illinois$77K, 510
Michigan$77K, 610
Wisconsin$76K, 400
West Virginia$76K, 80
Pennsylvania$76K, 1,050
New Hampshire$76K, 50
Tennessee$75K, 240
Oregon$74K, 220
Indiana$74K, 440
Nevada$74K, 70
Arizona$72K, 140
New Mexico$70K, 210
North Carolina$69K, 580
Alabama$67K, 240
Missouri$66K, 150
Georgia$65K, 90
Kentucky$65K, 280
Iowa$64K, 140
Mississippi$64K, 200
Idaho$62K, 80
Nebraska$61K, 50
Ohio$61K, 670
Oklahoma$61K, 80
Florida$61K, 90
Arkansas$60K, 70
South Dakota$60K, 100
Montana$43K, ,
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Showing 1–10 of 43 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$126K,
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$99K1,680
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$99K60
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$95K30
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$92K220
Ann Arbor, MI$88K150
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$84K70
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$83K,
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$83K170
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$83K470
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$83K90
Portland-South Portland, ME$83K,
Greensboro-High Point, NC$83K40
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$80K390
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$80K50
Mankato, MN$80K,
Springfield, MA$79K40
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$78K140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78K160
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$77K150
New Haven, CT$77K70
Erie, PA$76K40
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$76K90
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75K160
Pittsburgh, PA$75K160
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$74K40
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$74K60
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$73K380
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$72K80
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$71K,
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