Pay by state · 40 states
Agricultural Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary Salary by State (2026)
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most in Michigan at $136,130 a year and the least in Ohio at $46,160 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $98,700. All 40 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $136,130Michigan
- National median
- $98,700BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $46,160Ohio
- States reporting
- 40of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Agricultural Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIMichigan | $136,130 | $91,370 | $175,400 | 240 | $141,482 |
| 2 | NJNew Jersey | $131,380 | $66,930 | $168,460 | 50 | $120,748 |
| 3 | MDMaryland | $129,920 | $102,350 | $163,350 | 90 | $123,782 |
| 4 | TNTennessee | $128,270 | $101,410 | $132,310 | 350 | $139,621 |
| 5 | DEDelaware | $126,770 | $106,970 | $165,700 | 70 | $127,014 |
| 6 | CTConnecticut | $125,350 | $80,130 | $125,350 | 80 | $120,983 |
| 7 | KSKansas | $112,480 | $65,690 | $135,280 | 200 | $124,883 |
| 8 | CACalifornia | $109,930 | $77,530 | $136,710 | 400 | $99,286 |
| 9 | NMNew Mexico | $108,290 | $84,540 | $137,100 | 80 | $117,436 |
| 10 | NDNorth Dakota | $108,130 | $82,550 | $134,000 | 90 | $121,550 |
| 11 | VTVermont | $106,680 | $59,320 | $134,060 | 60 | $108,904 |
| 12 | IDIdaho | $105,690 | $62,140 | $126,240 | 80 | $110,677 |
| 13 | ILIllinois | $105,440 | $76,970 | $128,380 | 340 | $105,484 |
| 14 | TXTexas | $105,370 | $80,590 | $126,330 | 1,170 | $108,565 |
| 15 | VAVirginia | $105,330 | $87,060 | $138,500 | 230 | $104,180 |
| 16 | GAGeorgia | $104,330 | $79,100 | $132,060 | 380 | $108,346 |
| 17 | NCNorth Carolina | $102,560 | $74,470 | $133,080 | 500 | $108,729 |
| 18 | IAIowa | $101,080 | $80,370 | $128,090 | 230 | $115,175 |
| 19 | OROregon | $100,930 | $79,450 | $101,570 | 290 | $97,648 |
| 20 | MNMinnesota | $100,410 | $78,690 | $130,480 | 280 | $101,814 |
| 21 | WYWyoming | $98,660 | $65,780 | $100,680 | 90 | $106,440 |
| 22 | SDSouth Dakota | $98,220 | $80,490 | $98,220 | 110 | $110,875 |
| 23 | NENebraska | $97,640 | $77,620 | $129,820 | 250 | $108,365 |
| 24 | MTMontana | $93,470 | $81,320 | $96,600 | 160 | $98,759 |
| 25 | MEMaine | $92,480 | $67,490 | $135,480 | 70 | $95,291 |
| 26 | PRPuerto Rico | $85,850 | $75,940 | $89,730 | 80 | N/A |
| 27 | KYKentucky | $84,100 | $65,210 | $130,900 | 200 | $93,280 |
| 28 | WAWashington | $82,960 | $64,420 | $129,010 | 160 | $77,523 |
| 29 | WIWisconsin | $82,950 | $77,700 | $109,270 | 370 | $88,156 |
| 30 | COColorado | $81,920 | $60,710 | $113,720 | 160 | $79,494 |
| 31 | ALAlabama | $80,030 | $59,210 | $99,720 | 280 | $90,101 |
| 32 | MOMissouri | $78,730 | $60,340 | $99,930 | 210 | $86,691 |
| 33 | INIndiana | $74,480 | $54,710 | $104,940 | 160 | $79,804 |
| 34 | ARArkansas | $74,340 | $57,940 | $90,030 | 170 | $85,510 |
| 35 | AZArizona | $73,500 | $61,250 | $105,260 | 80 | $73,006 |
| 36 | MSMississippi | $69,930 | $47,050 | $98,840 | 230 | $80,423 |
| 37 | UTUtah | $64,500 | $55,220 | $81,760 | 90 | $65,241 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $64,080 | $49,620 | $84,130 | 410 | $72,948 |
| 39 | FLFlorida | $62,420 | $50,240 | $76,970 | 120 | $60,359 |
| 40 | OHOhio | $46,160 | $36,820 | $97,370 | 60 | $49,755 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, that changes the ranking: Michigan leads on raw pay at $136,130, while Michigan leads once prices are taken into account at $141,482.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Agricultural Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary the most?
Michigan reports the highest median wage for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary at $136,130 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Jersey ($131,380) and Maryland ($129,920).
Which state pays Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary the least?
Ohio reports the lowest median for Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary at $46,160 a year, $89,970 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Michigan first at $141,482 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $136,130. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.