Pay by state · 53 states
Self-Enrichment Teacher Salary by State (2026)
Self-Enrichment Teachers earn the most in District of Columbia at $66,430 a year and the least in Arkansas at $30,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $46,800. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $66,430District of Columbia
- National median
- $46,800BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $30,810Arkansas
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Self-Enrichment Teacher salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of self-enrichment teachers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $66,430 | $60,960 | $82,120 | 600 | $60,445 |
| 2 | NHNew Hampshire | $59,880 | $43,890 | $78,520 | 1,820 | $57,486 |
| 3 | NYNew York | $57,790 | $42,200 | $83,920 | 31,120 | $53,548 |
| 4 | CTConnecticut | $55,240 | $44,920 | $76,680 | 5,080 | $53,315 |
| 5 | OROregon | $53,790 | $39,650 | $61,860 | 5,580 | $52,041 |
| 6 | NJNew Jersey | $53,780 | $43,640 | $75,750 | 13,380 | $49,428 |
| 7 | VTVermont | $53,190 | $45,150 | $84,720 | 1,190 | $54,299 |
| 8 | GAGeorgia | $52,320 | $34,320 | $74,410 | 10,030 | $54,334 |
| 9 | HIHawaii | $51,960 | $45,090 | $76,630 | 1,730 | $47,257 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $51,630 | $37,160 | $81,070 | 6,570 | $49,191 |
| 11 | SDSouth Dakota | $49,720 | $38,360 | $64,540 | 140 | $56,126 |
| 12 | CACalifornia | $49,570 | $40,480 | $74,640 | 60,260 | $44,771 |
| 13 | MAMassachusetts | $49,430 | $39,430 | $78,380 | 11,950 | $46,739 |
| 14 | VAVirginia | $49,160 | $36,210 | $76,350 | 8,730 | $48,623 |
| 15 | WAWashington | $48,020 | $40,280 | $62,760 | 12,890 | $44,873 |
| 16 | AKAlaska | $47,710 | $42,550 | $64,480 | 190 | $46,610 |
| 17 | NVNevada | $47,020 | $33,990 | $61,360 | 1,690 | $47,030 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $46,720 | $37,440 | $59,470 | 1,120 | $48,140 |
| 19 | WYWyoming | $46,640 | $36,730 | $62,740 | 610 | $50,318 |
| 20 | NMNew Mexico | $45,890 | $37,440 | $63,830 | 1,840 | $49,766 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $45,830 | $35,060 | $61,410 | 11,800 | $44,317 |
| 22 | MNMinnesota | $45,660 | $37,090 | $59,760 | 9,050 | $46,298 |
| 23 | MTMontana | $45,050 | $34,060 | $56,650 | 1,070 | $47,599 |
| 24 | WVWest Virginia | $45,010 | $31,470 | $55,500 | 540 | $50,292 |
| 25 | COColorado | $44,710 | $36,430 | $56,460 | 9,700 | $43,386 |
| 26 | ILIllinois | $44,230 | $35,710 | $58,910 | 15,030 | $44,249 |
| 27 | AZArizona | $44,110 | $37,230 | $56,510 | 2,330 | $43,813 |
| 28 | UTUtah | $43,580 | $30,630 | $53,790 | 5,180 | $44,081 |
| 29 | MOMissouri | $43,090 | $33,700 | $56,180 | 5,010 | $47,447 |
| 30 | RIRhode Island | $41,960 | $37,280 | $47,350 | 1,400 | $41,025 |
| 31 | PAPennsylvania | $41,740 | $32,500 | $54,060 | 15,270 | $42,779 |
| 32 | NCNorth Carolina | $41,710 | $30,650 | $60,510 | 9,320 | $44,219 |
| 33 | KSKansas | $41,290 | $31,200 | $47,550 | 1,070 | $45,843 |
| 34 | MIMichigan | $40,350 | $31,300 | $55,850 | 7,190 | $41,936 |
| 35 | KYKentucky | $39,990 | $28,270 | $55,240 | 1,630 | $44,355 |
| 36 | SCSouth Carolina | $39,800 | $30,160 | $54,950 | 3,430 | $42,454 |
| 37 | MSMississippi | $38,770 | $24,020 | $58,550 | 690 | $44,587 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $38,730 | $31,770 | $54,600 | 3,530 | $42,157 |
| 39 | ALAlabama | $38,430 | $28,230 | $51,670 | 2,130 | $43,266 |
| 40 | NENebraska | $38,240 | $29,280 | $60,070 | 3,360 | $42,440 |
| 41 | OKOklahoma | $38,010 | $27,770 | $59,280 | 2,710 | $43,270 |
| 42 | WIWisconsin | $37,820 | $31,200 | $49,160 | 5,140 | $40,193 |
| 43 | LALouisiana | $37,760 | $29,790 | $62,560 | 3,030 | $42,808 |
| 44 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $37,590 | $31,570 | $48,320 | 50 | N/A |
| 45 | OHOhio | $37,360 | $28,660 | $47,980 | 8,860 | $40,270 |
| 46 | INIndiana | $36,980 | $28,860 | $46,920 | 3,710 | $39,623 |
| 47 | IDIdaho | $36,490 | $29,070 | $45,090 | 2,190 | $38,212 |
| 48 | TXTexas | $36,140 | $28,910 | $53,660 | 16,680 | $37,236 |
| 49 | PRPuerto Rico | $36,110 | $22,760 | $51,720 | 880 | N/A |
| 50 | IAIowa | $35,670 | $28,090 | $50,020 | 2,910 | $40,644 |
| 51 | NDNorth Dakota | $35,100 | $29,600 | $45,700 | 470 | $39,456 |
| 52 | DEDelaware | $34,730 | $31,380 | $60,060 | 260 | $34,797 |
| 53 | ARArkansas | $30,810 | $25,950 | $40,220 | 900 | $35,439 |
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 Self-Enrichment Teachers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $66,430, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $60,445.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Self-Enrichment Teacher pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Self-Enrichment Teachers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Self-Enrichment Teachers at $66,430 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New Hampshire ($59,880) and New York ($57,790).
Which state pays Self-Enrichment Teachers the least?
Arkansas reports the lowest median for Self-Enrichment Teachers at $30,810 a year, $35,620 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Self-Enrichment Teachers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $60,445 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $66,430. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.