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Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary Salary by State (2026)
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most in Utah at $168,060 a year and the least in West Virginia at $60,300 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $107,310. The table below covers 49 states, DC and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $168,060Utah
- National median
- $107,310BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $60,300West Virginia
- Areas reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
Top and bottom
Highest- and lowest-paying states for health specialties teachers, postsecondary
Ranked on the state median among the 49 reporting states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.
Highest median pay
- 1Utah$168,060
- 2District of Columbia$167,520
- 3California$165,110
- 4Washington$137,520
- 5Mississippi$137,220
Lowest median pay
- 1West Virginia$60,300
- 2Alaska$73,890
- 3Ohio$74,720
- 4Oklahoma$76,450
- 5Nevada$77,160
All states
Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of health specialties teachers, postsecondary OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTUtah | $168,060 | $80,870 | $214,350 | 3,520 | $169,991 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $167,520 | $101,730 | $217,750 | 1,460 | $152,428 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $165,110 | $99,960 | $357,220 | 17,350 | $149,124 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $137,520 | $99,620 | $216,120 | 4,510 | $128,508 |
| 5 | MSMississippi | $137,220 | $80,440 | $273,410 | 1,890 | $157,809 |
| 6 | COColorado | $136,930 | $103,260 | $218,230 | 7,800 | $132,875 |
| 7 | NMNew Mexico | $134,600 | $81,590 | $355,560 | 1,430 | $145,968 |
| 8 | MAMassachusetts | $134,520 | $96,890 | $216,590 | 10,250 | $127,197 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $131,220 | $87,090 | $215,620 | 21,410 | $121,589 |
| 10 | MOMissouri | $130,490 | $80,930 | $212,880 | 5,700 | $143,685 |
| 11 | IAIowa | $128,490 | $85,520 | $214,560 | 3,230 | $146,407 |
| 12 | LALouisiana | $125,130 | $78,980 | $178,500 | 2,250 | $141,859 |
| 13 | ARArkansas | $124,890 | $77,130 | $394,880 | 2,080 | $143,656 |
| 14 | MIMichigan | $108,970 | $71,300 | $175,370 | 3,430 | $113,254 |
| 15 | MDMaryland | $108,160 | $67,350 | $183,250 | 7,460 | $103,050 |
| 16 | TXTexas | $108,150 | $78,410 | $213,270 | 18,960 | $111,429 |
| 17 | PAPennsylvania | $107,920 | $71,070 | $212,620 | 14,890 | $110,606 |
| 18 | VTVermont | $107,500 | $65,770 | $175,330 | 1,170 | $109,741 |
| 19 | GAGeorgia | $106,960 | $68,330 | $222,060 | 4,860 | $111,078 |
| 20 | VAVirginia | $106,880 | $69,580 | $178,530 | 5,040 | $105,713 |
| 21 | DEDelaware | $105,780 | $79,720 | $126,480 | 260 | $105,983 |
| 22 | RIRhode Island | $103,780 | $78,640 | $169,590 | 480 | $101,467 |
| 23 | MNMinnesota | $103,510 | $59,320 | $168,570 | 3,050 | $104,957 |
| 24 | NCNorth Carolina | $103,220 | $76,110 | $181,290 | 9,240 | $109,429 |
| 25 | OROregon | $103,180 | $71,980 | $163,190 | 2,170 | $99,825 |
| 26 | MEMaine | $103,090 | $67,340 | $215,250 | 730 | $106,224 |
| 27 | IDIdaho | $101,910 | $66,560 | $163,880 | N/A | $106,719 |
| 28 | MTMontana | $101,220 | $68,450 | $165,220 | 370 | $106,947 |
| 29 | NDNorth Dakota | $100,760 | $76,380 | $132,950 | 510 | $113,266 |
| 30 | AZArizona | $99,000 | $71,230 | $163,470 | 3,620 | $98,334 |
| 31 | TNTennessee | $98,870 | $68,720 | $131,490 | 4,400 | $107,619 |
| 32 | INIndiana | $98,170 | $66,620 | $152,970 | 4,880 | $105,187 |
| 33 | NJNew Jersey | $96,630 | $64,140 | $152,620 | 2,960 | $88,810 |
| 34 | WYWyoming | $93,480 | $52,150 | $105,250 | 230 | $100,851 |
| 35 | ILIllinois | $92,860 | $63,170 | $132,950 | 7,740 | $92,899 |
| 36 | ALAlabama | $92,310 | $61,270 | $128,720 | 3,360 | $103,926 |
| 37 | FLFlorida | $88,710 | $63,670 | $201,280 | 8,500 | $85,781 |
| 38 | KSKansas | $86,700 | $60,490 | $140,740 | 1,060 | $96,261 |
| 39 | PRPuerto Rico | $85,320 | $57,800 | $101,780 | 1,480 | N/A |
| 40 | NHNew Hampshire | $85,250 | $74,310 | $166,170 | 430 | $81,841 |
| 41 | KYKentucky | $83,680 | $65,110 | $137,770 | 1,380 | $92,814 |
| 42 | SCSouth Carolina | $82,480 | $63,830 | $103,260 | 1,030 | $87,980 |
| 43 | WIWisconsin | $81,500 | $63,130 | $107,540 | 4,410 | $86,615 |
| 44 | HIHawaii | $81,480 | $60,020 | $177,820 | 290 | $74,106 |
| 45 | NENebraska | $80,960 | $65,990 | $138,700 | 2,760 | $89,853 |
| 46 | SDSouth Dakota | $78,720 | $64,110 | $104,950 | 270 | $88,863 |
| 47 | NVNevada | $77,160 | $62,330 | $104,810 | 1,230 | $77,176 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $76,450 | $61,780 | $114,740 | 950 | $87,030 |
| 49 | OHOhio | $74,720 | $49,020 | $116,800 | 5,670 | $80,540 |
| 50 | AKAlaska | $73,890 | $60,700 | $93,890 | N/A | $72,187 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $60,300 | $46,960 | $97,530 | 2,400 | $67,377 |
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 health specialties teachers, postsecondary, the adjustment does not change the leader: Utah is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $169,991.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays health specialties teachers, postsecondary the most?
Utah reports the highest median wage for health specialties teachers, postsecondary at $168,060 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($167,520) and California ($165,110).
Which state pays health specialties teachers, postsecondary the least?
Among the 49 reporting states and DC, West Virginia reports the lowest median for health specialties teachers, postsecondary at $60,300 a year, $107,760 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Puerto Rico reports $85,320.
In which states do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn over $100,000?
29 of the 49 reporting states and DC have a median of $100,000 or more (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The highest is Utah; the lowest of them is North Dakota at $100,760. The rest report less, down to $60,300 in West Virginia.
Is the highest-paying state the best for health specialties teachers, postsecondary after cost of living?
Yes. Utah stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $169,991 in national-average dollars from a raw $168,060. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.