Pay by state · 50 states
Education Teacher, Postsecondary Salary by State (2026)
Education Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most in California at $111,850 a year and the least in New Hampshire at $49,250 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $75,350. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $111,850California
- National median
- $75,350BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $49,250New Hampshire
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Education Teacher, Postsecondary salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of education teachers, postsecondary OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $111,850 | $79,040 | $132,730 | 3,100 | $101,021 |
| 2 | LALouisiana | $83,710 | $59,780 | $106,290 | 460 | $94,902 |
| 3 | NYNew York | $82,020 | $65,580 | $107,710 | 5,430 | $76,000 |
| 4 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $80,810 | $64,800 | $104,330 | 230 | $73,530 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $80,620 | $62,720 | $101,030 | 900 | $77,811 |
| 6 | RIRhode Island | $80,030 | $62,810 | $103,170 | 190 | $78,246 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $79,980 | $65,160 | $104,760 | 2,050 | $75,626 |
| 8 | MIMichigan | $79,910 | $60,080 | $109,200 | 1,140 | $83,052 |
| 9 | MNMinnesota | $78,950 | $62,790 | $98,040 | 950 | $80,054 |
| 10 | NENebraska | $78,950 | $61,460 | $96,060 | 600 | $87,622 |
| 11 | MDMaryland | $78,820 | $50,740 | $97,460 | 870 | $75,096 |
| 12 | AZArizona | $78,520 | $64,500 | $104,910 | 1,590 | $77,992 |
| 13 | VTVermont | $78,100 | $64,890 | $97,740 | 170 | $79,728 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $77,600 | $49,910 | $101,990 | 2,580 | $71,320 |
| 15 | NDNorth Dakota | $77,540 | $59,430 | $97,720 | 230 | $87,164 |
| 16 | UTUtah | $77,090 | $58,280 | $94,570 | 330 | $77,976 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $77,060 | $54,380 | $97,620 | 1,630 | $76,219 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $77,050 | $60,620 | $86,770 | 190 | $79,392 |
| 19 | WAWashington | $75,170 | $60,110 | $86,890 | 1,270 | $70,244 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $74,910 | $49,460 | $96,950 | 3,390 | $76,774 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $74,790 | $61,650 | $83,190 | 1,540 | $79,484 |
| 22 | ARArkansas | $74,500 | $61,040 | $78,820 | 250 | $85,694 |
| 23 | NVNevada | $74,240 | $57,290 | $100,410 | 310 | $74,256 |
| 24 | OROregon | $73,880 | $65,790 | $95,810 | 1,240 | $71,478 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $72,390 | $57,760 | $83,350 | 950 | $78,796 |
| 26 | MTMontana | $70,320 | $48,130 | $78,490 | 130 | $74,299 |
| 27 | NCNorth Carolina | $70,050 | $51,980 | $84,490 | 2,130 | $74,264 |
| 28 | TXTexas | $68,280 | $49,650 | $97,610 | 6,400 | $70,350 |
| 29 | COColorado | $66,870 | $42,980 | $85,030 | 1,060 | $64,890 |
| 30 | SCSouth Carolina | $66,690 | $48,000 | $83,710 | 1,270 | $71,137 |
| 31 | WYWyoming | $66,350 | $52,150 | $80,160 | 80 | $71,582 |
| 32 | INIndiana | $66,150 | $52,320 | $83,060 | 1,830 | $70,878 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $65,910 | $50,580 | $83,230 | 1,140 | $72,575 |
| 34 | IDIdaho | $65,720 | $60,070 | $97,760 | 170 | $68,821 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $64,830 | $47,630 | $85,240 | 290 | $70,305 |
| 36 | PRPuerto Rico | $64,790 | $48,500 | $83,310 | 280 | N/A |
| 37 | ALAlabama | $63,730 | $51,850 | $78,350 | 840 | $71,749 |
| 38 | FLFlorida | $63,640 | $49,500 | $75,140 | 1,290 | $61,539 |
| 39 | SDSouth Dakota | $63,350 | $60,860 | $74,640 | 190 | $71,512 |
| 40 | WVWest Virginia | $63,270 | $49,630 | $78,440 | 320 | $70,695 |
| 41 | KSKansas | $63,010 | $49,540 | $84,040 | 590 | $69,958 |
| 42 | GAGeorgia | $62,510 | $15,080 | $78,070 | 1,750 | $64,916 |
| 43 | OHOhio | $62,400 | $50,130 | $83,810 | 2,120 | $67,260 |
| 44 | IAIowa | $62,090 | $45,060 | $86,750 | 690 | $70,748 |
| 45 | MSMississippi | $61,860 | $50,050 | $76,840 | 430 | $71,142 |
| 46 | ILIllinois | $61,560 | $47,140 | $78,810 | 3,930 | $61,586 |
| 47 | KYKentucky | $61,450 | $45,930 | $80,840 | 620 | $68,157 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $60,880 | $40,380 | $79,060 | 560 | $69,305 |
| 49 | HIHawaii | $49,800 | $48,790 | $64,530 | 460 | $45,293 |
| 50 | NHNew Hampshire | $49,250 | $46,410 | $67,200 | 630 | $47,281 |
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 Education Teachers, Postsecondary, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $111,850, while California leads once prices are taken into account at $101,021.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Education Teacher, Postsecondary pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Education Teachers, Postsecondary the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $111,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Louisiana ($83,710) and New York ($82,020).
Which state pays Education Teachers, Postsecondary the least?
New Hampshire reports the lowest median for Education Teachers, Postsecondary at $49,250 a year, $62,600 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Education 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 $101,021 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $111,850. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.