Pay by state · 51 states
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. All 51 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $168,060Utah
- National median
- $107,310BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $60,300West Virginia
- States reporting
- 51of 54 OEWS areas
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.
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| 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, that changes the ranking: Utah leads on raw pay at $168,060, while Utah leads 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?
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).
Where do Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Utah first at $169,991 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $168,060. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.