Pay by state · 52 states
Career/Technical Education Teacher, Postsecondary Salary by State (2026)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most in Wisconsin at $82,620 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $42,470 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $63,820. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $82,620Wisconsin
- National median
- $63,820BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $42,470Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Career/Technical Education Teacher, Postsecondary salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of career/technical education teachers, postsecondary OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIWisconsin | $82,620 | $77,320 | $99,930 | 2,000 | $87,805 |
| 2 | SCSouth Carolina | $79,610 | $57,740 | $92,310 | 1,980 | $84,918 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $78,780 | $62,120 | $99,150 | 1,660 | $74,492 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $77,530 | $58,410 | $97,760 | 3,610 | $72,449 |
| 5 | AKAlaska | $77,310 | $76,590 | $99,070 | 1,120 | $75,528 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $76,920 | $61,790 | $92,350 | 1,510 | $77,996 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $76,630 | $52,110 | $116,450 | 11,040 | $69,211 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $75,170 | $58,160 | $95,880 | 5,250 | $69,653 |
| 9 | WYWyoming | $74,210 | $52,210 | $104,370 | 360 | $80,062 |
| 10 | NDNorth Dakota | $73,570 | $54,580 | $95,740 | 430 | $82,701 |
| 11 | SDSouth Dakota | $72,940 | $60,940 | $77,200 | 350 | $82,338 |
| 12 | NJNew Jersey | $72,440 | $59,950 | $82,400 | 2,590 | $66,578 |
| 13 | COColorado | $70,130 | $49,070 | $78,710 | 2,060 | $68,053 |
| 14 | OKOklahoma | $67,060 | $59,680 | $80,360 | 3,040 | $76,341 |
| 15 | OROregon | $65,430 | $50,570 | $98,550 | 1,140 | $63,302 |
| 16 | RIRhode Island | $65,210 | $55,000 | $78,030 | 310 | $63,756 |
| 17 | WVWest Virginia | $65,200 | $49,790 | $77,320 | 300 | $72,852 |
| 18 | TXTexas | $65,180 | $49,990 | $89,210 | 12,620 | $67,156 |
| 19 | NHNew Hampshire | $65,040 | $58,180 | $110,770 | 220 | $62,439 |
| 20 | AZArizona | $64,930 | $49,490 | $77,500 | 2,190 | $64,493 |
| 21 | MIMichigan | $63,440 | $51,600 | $83,740 | 3,480 | $65,934 |
| 22 | PAPennsylvania | $63,160 | $50,060 | $85,830 | 4,780 | $64,732 |
| 23 | ALAlabama | $62,580 | $49,510 | $85,580 | 2,350 | $70,455 |
| 24 | ILIllinois | $62,480 | $48,980 | $88,380 | 4,420 | $62,506 |
| 25 | VTVermont | $62,450 | $55,270 | $78,720 | 210 | $63,752 |
| 26 | DEDelaware | $62,400 | $62,400 | $75,730 | 190 | $62,520 |
| 27 | NCNorth Carolina | $62,390 | $51,840 | $74,820 | 6,510 | $66,143 |
| 28 | TNTennessee | $62,310 | $50,070 | $77,550 | 2,140 | $67,824 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $62,270 | $50,560 | $79,580 | 1,170 | $70,953 |
| 30 | MDMaryland | $62,060 | $46,790 | $79,680 | 780 | $59,128 |
| 31 | MEMaine | $61,740 | $57,290 | $81,890 | 510 | $63,617 |
| 32 | NVNevada | $61,740 | $48,350 | $66,400 | 950 | $61,753 |
| 33 | KYKentucky | $61,080 | $49,670 | $63,860 | 1,560 | $67,747 |
| 34 | OHOhio | $60,600 | $48,590 | $81,870 | 3,440 | $65,320 |
| 35 | NENebraska | $60,490 | $57,260 | $75,940 | 470 | $67,134 |
| 36 | NMNew Mexico | $60,490 | $47,960 | $83,200 | 1,070 | $65,599 |
| 37 | GAGeorgia | $60,320 | $50,780 | $67,000 | 3,920 | $62,642 |
| 38 | FLFlorida | $59,990 | $48,190 | $81,630 | 7,600 | $58,010 |
| 39 | IDIdaho | $59,730 | $46,560 | $78,480 | 570 | $62,548 |
| 40 | MOMissouri | $59,640 | $49,320 | $74,700 | 1,630 | $65,671 |
| 41 | CTConnecticut | $59,420 | $49,600 | $83,620 | 1,130 | $57,350 |
| 42 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $59,220 | $48,170 | $81,830 | N/A | $53,885 |
| 43 | INIndiana | $57,820 | $48,140 | $81,610 | 2,250 | $61,953 |
| 44 | VAVirginia | $57,820 | $43,120 | $68,570 | 1,860 | $57,189 |
| 45 | MTMontana | $57,270 | $47,690 | $76,300 | 430 | $60,510 |
| 46 | LALouisiana | $56,480 | $46,500 | $61,090 | 780 | $64,031 |
| 47 | HIHawaii | $51,990 | $41,470 | $58,800 | 70 | $47,285 |
| 48 | UTUtah | $50,740 | $36,810 | $67,600 | 2,280 | $51,323 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $50,670 | $41,510 | $61,820 | 1,030 | $58,273 |
| 50 | ARArkansas | $50,120 | $40,510 | $70,470 | 1,550 | $57,651 |
| 51 | KSKansas | $48,790 | $46,540 | $64,280 | 1,160 | $54,170 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $42,470 | $31,290 | $61,200 | 1,530 | N/A |
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 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary, that changes the ranking: Wisconsin leads on raw pay at $82,620, while Wisconsin leads once prices are taken into account at $87,805.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Career/Technical Education Teacher, Postsecondary pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary the most?
Wisconsin reports the highest median wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $82,620 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by South Carolina ($79,610) and Massachusetts ($78,780).
Which state pays Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $42,470 a year, $40,150 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Wisconsin first at $87,805 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $82,620. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.