Pay by state · 52 states
Business Teacher, Postsecondary Salary by State (2026)
Business Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most in Alaska at $168,930 a year and the least in Arkansas at $64,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $99,080. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $168,930Alaska
- National median
- $99,080BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $64,620Arkansas
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Business Teacher, Postsecondary salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of business teachers, postsecondary OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $168,930 | $94,560 | $331,040 | 130 | $165,037 |
| 2 | DEDelaware | $130,370 | $79,650 | $167,870 | 280 | $130,621 |
| 3 | LALouisiana | $129,040 | $81,690 | $176,570 | 640 | $146,292 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $128,470 | $80,600 | $176,570 | 5,290 | $116,031 |
| 5 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $128,370 | $81,170 | $172,370 | 630 | $116,805 |
| 6 | MDMaryland | $126,560 | $86,220 | $165,080 | 2,280 | $120,580 |
| 7 | UTUtah | $115,870 | $95,540 | $165,540 | 460 | $117,201 |
| 8 | MIMichigan | $111,190 | $64,730 | $163,360 | 2,240 | $115,562 |
| 9 | NDNorth Dakota | $110,050 | $71,780 | $161,610 | 250 | $123,709 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $104,490 | $77,230 | $162,800 | 7,480 | $96,821 |
| 11 | WVWest Virginia | $104,480 | $77,240 | $161,640 | 420 | $116,741 |
| 12 | VAVirginia | $103,860 | $64,450 | $177,770 | 2,450 | $102,726 |
| 13 | RIRhode Island | $103,820 | $83,350 | $162,750 | 360 | $101,506 |
| 14 | CTConnecticut | $103,750 | $78,090 | $168,350 | 1,310 | $100,135 |
| 15 | MAMassachusetts | $103,110 | $80,430 | $169,010 | 4,190 | $97,497 |
| 16 | PAPennsylvania | $101,760 | $74,100 | $150,080 | 4,630 | $104,292 |
| 17 | TXTexas | $101,210 | $61,280 | $159,440 | 7,710 | $104,279 |
| 18 | VTVermont | $101,170 | $73,440 | $137,250 | 110 | $103,279 |
| 19 | WAWashington | $100,390 | $67,150 | $154,370 | 1,190 | $93,811 |
| 20 | MOMissouri | $100,310 | $64,380 | $167,370 | 1,720 | $110,453 |
| 21 | OROregon | $100,180 | $78,190 | $129,620 | 940 | $96,922 |
| 22 | NVNevada | $98,920 | $66,500 | $142,920 | 400 | $98,941 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $96,680 | $78,770 | $132,340 | 1,940 | $102,747 |
| 24 | MNMinnesota | $95,820 | $79,320 | $134,990 | 980 | $97,160 |
| 25 | ILIllinois | $94,770 | $58,130 | $141,710 | 3,580 | $94,810 |
| 26 | NENebraska | $88,690 | $65,480 | $136,480 | 530 | $98,432 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $86,640 | $66,000 | $134,320 | 2,030 | $92,833 |
| 28 | TNTennessee | $85,950 | $65,060 | $132,980 | 1,260 | $93,556 |
| 29 | NJNew Jersey | $85,250 | $52,750 | $137,070 | 3,190 | $78,351 |
| 30 | IDIdaho | $84,190 | $62,680 | $143,810 | 240 | $88,163 |
| 31 | NMNew Mexico | $83,980 | $51,030 | $135,750 | 410 | $91,073 |
| 32 | KSKansas | $83,310 | $61,090 | $140,190 | 660 | $92,497 |
| 33 | MEMaine | $83,250 | $61,300 | $114,710 | 300 | $85,781 |
| 34 | IAIowa | $83,200 | $61,120 | $129,830 | 890 | $94,802 |
| 35 | NHNew Hampshire | $83,070 | $63,250 | $142,010 | 580 | $79,748 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $82,820 | $56,880 | $127,970 | 1,940 | $86,008 |
| 37 | ALAlabama | $82,170 | $62,710 | $128,810 | 1,260 | $92,510 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $82,060 | $52,500 | $107,470 | 770 | $93,417 |
| 39 | AZArizona | $81,600 | $71,230 | $127,690 | 1,240 | $81,051 |
| 40 | MTMontana | $81,490 | $62,520 | $129,880 | 170 | $86,101 |
| 41 | KYKentucky | $80,140 | $59,180 | $127,800 | 760 | $88,887 |
| 42 | OHOhio | $79,770 | $58,280 | $132,980 | 3,100 | $85,983 |
| 43 | NCNorth Carolina | $79,600 | $61,720 | $131,980 | 2,960 | $84,388 |
| 44 | FLFlorida | $78,870 | $61,630 | $103,220 | 2,900 | $76,266 |
| 45 | SCSouth Carolina | $78,830 | $49,990 | $129,380 | 1,500 | $84,086 |
| 46 | COColorado | $78,210 | $55,620 | $126,190 | 2,080 | $75,894 |
| 47 | HIHawaii | $76,860 | $40,220 | $102,100 | 390 | $69,904 |
| 48 | MSMississippi | $75,680 | $56,330 | $107,940 | 530 | $87,036 |
| 49 | SDSouth Dakota | $72,650 | $62,150 | $101,240 | 260 | $82,011 |
| 50 | WYWyoming | $69,550 | $47,380 | $119,520 | 150 | $75,034 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $66,340 | $59,270 | $82,030 | 450 | N/A |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $64,620 | $53,280 | $114,270 | 450 | $74,330 |
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 Business Teachers, Postsecondary, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $168,930, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $165,037.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Business Teacher, Postsecondary pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Business Teachers, Postsecondary the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $168,930 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Delaware ($130,370) and Louisiana ($129,040).
Which state pays Business Teachers, Postsecondary the least?
Arkansas reports the lowest median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $64,620 a year, $104,310 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Business Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $165,037 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $168,930. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.