Pay by state · 49 states
Communications Teacher, Postsecondary Salary by State (2026)
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most in California at $135,000 a year and the least in New Mexico at $49,880 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $78,580. All 49 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $135,000California
- National median
- $78,580BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $49,880New Mexico
- States reporting
- 49of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Communications Teacher, Postsecondary salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of communications teachers, postsecondary OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $135,000 | $102,290 | $186,490 | 3,140 | $121,929 |
| 2 | DEDelaware | $100,260 | $67,710 | $130,330 | 60 | $100,453 |
| 3 | OROregon | $98,900 | $72,280 | $123,280 | 490 | $95,684 |
| 4 | CTConnecticut | $97,210 | $75,930 | $119,310 | 280 | $93,823 |
| 5 | RIRhode Island | $95,910 | $78,750 | $104,890 | 110 | $93,772 |
| 6 | NHNew Hampshire | $95,760 | $83,690 | $109,250 | 40 | $91,931 |
| 7 | MIMichigan | $87,670 | $67,250 | $107,460 | 630 | $91,117 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $84,690 | $62,540 | $124,870 | 2,490 | $78,474 |
| 9 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $83,910 | $80,640 | $100,530 | 180 | $76,351 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $83,510 | $62,010 | $114,120 | 440 | $79,564 |
| 11 | MNMinnesota | $83,380 | $75,500 | $95,560 | 450 | $84,546 |
| 12 | PRPuerto Rico | $82,880 | $60,980 | $97,950 | 50 | N/A |
| 13 | MAMassachusetts | $82,610 | $65,920 | $100,940 | 1,110 | $78,113 |
| 14 | NVNevada | $82,020 | $64,540 | $102,270 | 70 | $82,037 |
| 15 | SCSouth Carolina | $79,810 | $61,840 | $97,220 | 320 | $85,132 |
| 16 | NENebraska | $79,180 | $61,940 | $107,120 | 90 | $87,877 |
| 17 | WIWisconsin | $78,780 | $64,620 | $100,500 | 640 | $83,724 |
| 18 | ILIllinois | $78,150 | $53,860 | $100,600 | 1,580 | $78,183 |
| 19 | NDNorth Dakota | $78,120 | $64,690 | $108,960 | 50 | $87,816 |
| 20 | MTMontana | $78,110 | $62,940 | $103,280 | 60 | $82,529 |
| 21 | MEMaine | $78,000 | $61,450 | $108,590 | 60 | $80,371 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $77,950 | $61,790 | $104,630 | 180 | $78,846 |
| 23 | WVWest Virginia | $77,880 | $61,660 | $78,950 | 110 | $87,020 |
| 24 | PAPennsylvania | $77,790 | $63,630 | $94,760 | 1,530 | $79,726 |
| 25 | NJNew Jersey | $77,780 | $49,970 | $101,790 | 1,380 | $71,486 |
| 26 | IAIowa | $77,700 | $61,240 | $97,200 | 320 | $88,535 |
| 27 | OHOhio | $77,660 | $53,650 | $82,580 | 1,390 | $83,709 |
| 28 | LALouisiana | $77,250 | $60,710 | $94,310 | 170 | $87,578 |
| 29 | TXTexas | $77,050 | $60,680 | $100,220 | 2,880 | $79,386 |
| 30 | WYWyoming | $76,760 | $61,640 | $83,150 | 50 | $82,813 |
| 31 | VTVermont | $76,120 | $67,100 | $95,790 | 60 | $77,707 |
| 32 | WAWashington | $75,330 | $58,730 | $94,950 | 420 | $70,393 |
| 33 | VAVirginia | $73,750 | $61,060 | $93,440 | 790 | $72,945 |
| 34 | GAGeorgia | $73,430 | $57,700 | $94,120 | 460 | $76,257 |
| 35 | MOMissouri | $71,830 | $62,440 | $96,320 | 480 | $79,093 |
| 36 | SDSouth Dakota | $71,300 | $60,520 | $75,030 | 80 | $80,487 |
| 37 | AZArizona | $71,230 | $71,230 | $96,700 | 630 | $70,751 |
| 38 | COColorado | $69,200 | $54,070 | $93,580 | 560 | $67,151 |
| 39 | OKOklahoma | $66,650 | $59,930 | $82,150 | 230 | $75,874 |
| 40 | TNTennessee | $66,630 | $59,400 | $79,060 | 440 | $72,526 |
| 41 | NCNorth Carolina | $65,850 | $55,780 | $81,420 | 950 | $69,811 |
| 42 | FLFlorida | $65,740 | $54,710 | $77,700 | 1,260 | $63,570 |
| 43 | INIndiana | $65,390 | $53,420 | $84,680 | 670 | $70,064 |
| 44 | KSKansas | $64,180 | $51,920 | $107,340 | 300 | $71,257 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $63,760 | $51,990 | $78,400 | 300 | $71,783 |
| 46 | KYKentucky | $62,380 | $48,590 | $83,050 | 470 | $69,189 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $61,290 | $49,600 | $77,850 | 180 | $70,486 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $59,810 | $56,320 | $75,000 | 140 | $68,797 |
| 49 | NMNew Mexico | $49,880 | $42,680 | $68,520 | 400 | $54,093 |
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 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $135,000, while California leads once prices are taken into account at $121,929.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Communications Teacher, Postsecondary pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Communications Teachers, Postsecondary the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at $135,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Delaware ($100,260) and Oregon ($98,900).
Which state pays Communications Teachers, Postsecondary the least?
New Mexico reports the lowest median for Communications Teachers, Postsecondary at $49,880 a year, $85,120 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Communications Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts California first at $121,929 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $135,000. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.