Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 268 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Diego, CA $165,530 570
San Francisco, CA $139,280 750
Madison, WI $136,740 200
Riverside, CA $131,540 250
Charlottesville, VA $130,450 130
Bakersfield, CA $128,910 30

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $107,230 60
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $106,290 370
      Tuscaloosa, AL $80,860 —
      Huntsville, AL $80,500 100
      Auburn, AL $78,380 230
      Alabama $77,940 1,170
      Montgomery, AL $76,970 60
      Southeast Alabama $69,770 40
      Mobile, AL $63,310 60
      Northeast Alabama $61,600 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $76,610 80
      Little Rock, AR $74,710 90
      Arkansas $64,610 370
      West Arkansas $62,040 40
      South Arkansas $61,380 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $112,970 50
      Arizona $77,650 2,520
      Phoenix, AZ $77,030 —
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Diego, CA $165,530 570
      San Francisco, CA $139,280 750
      Riverside, CA $131,540 250
      Bakersfield, CA $128,910 30
      California $125,670 3,670
      Fresno, CA $125,220 90
      Sacramento, CA $123,280 250
      San Jose, CA $118,390 210
      Los Angeles, CA $103,680 1,060
      Santa Maria, CA $101,040 80
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $106,690 210
      Denver, CO $80,490 240
      Colorado $79,760 840
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $65,380 50
      Southwest Colorado $63,810 40
      Colorado Springs, CO $63,010 —
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $102,280 200
      Norwich, CT $86,460 40
      Connecticut $85,310 730
      Hartford, CT $85,090 340
      Bridgeport, CT $75,730 110
      Waterbury, CT $71,840 30
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $82,540 1,000
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $79,850 140
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $95,040 610
      Jacksonville, FL $84,470 240
      Florida $83,740 3,090
      Tampa, FL $78,130 450
      North Port, FL $77,950 30
      Deltona, FL $77,750 40
      Orlando, FL $77,600 440
      Lakeland, FL $72,660 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $99,610 600
      Georgia $81,540 1,080
      South Georgia $77,350 50
      Augusta, GA-SC $77,110 90
      Middle Georgia $76,550 60
      East Georgia $75,910 50
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $76,260 —
      Urban Honolulu, HI $76,220 560
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $78,400 580
      Davenport, IA-IL $74,320 40
      Southeast Iowa $74,200 40
      Cedar Rapids, IA $71,890 40
      Northwest Iowa $62,980 30
      Des Moines, IA $61,550 80
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $81,180 240
      Boise City, ID $72,390 80
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Illinois $101,040 60
      Bloomington, IL $84,080 —
      Illinois $83,580 1,700
      Chicago, IL-IN $79,100 1,210
      East Central Illinois $77,520 30
      West Central Illinois $71,950 40
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $82,850 230
      Indiana $82,220 1,080
      Central Indiana $80,250 120
      Evansville, IN $79,270 40
      South Bend, IN-MI $77,780 110
      Fort Wayne, IN $61,770 50
      Terre Haute, IN $59,240 30
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $80,120 420
      Kansas $60,680 100
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Kentucky $81,500 80
      Lexington, KY $80,730 140
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $75,620 40
      Kentucky $67,110 490
      South Central Kentucky $60,960 60
      East Kentucky $57,290 50
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, LA $100,290 30
      Louisiana $80,610 270
      New Orleans, LA $74,920 120
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amherst Town, MA $100,810 —
      Boston, MA-NH $83,560 —
      Massachusetts $83,560 —
      Worcester, MA $82,800 —
      Springfield, MA $79,140 —
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $84,440 60
      Maryland $81,630 990
      Baltimore, MD $80,770 550
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Maine $122,850 30
      Southwest Maine $84,470 50
      Maine $81,290 320
      Bangor, ME $81,230 —
      Portland, ME $76,850 120
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $105,640 370
      Lansing, MI $105,190 170
      Ann Arbor, MI $103,200 300
      Michigan $100,110 1,520
      Kalamazoo, MI $95,150 60
      Mid Michigan $94,660 100
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $94,550 80
      Flint, MI $82,820 40
      Grand Rapids, MI $82,460 200
      Southern Michigan $73,320 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $98,670 490
      Minnesota $84,310 800
      Southeast Minnesota $81,570 60
      Northwest Minnesota $79,770 40
      Mankato, MN $79,400 —
      St. Cloud, MN $78,910 40
      Duluth, MN-WI $76,170 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $100,420 260
      St. Louis, MO-IL $86,420 520
      Missouri $83,170 1,120
      Springfield, MO $82,280 110
      Columbia, MO $82,030 170
      Joplin, MO-KS $81,190 30
      North Missouri $69,250 70
      Central Missouri $62,650 50
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $83,030 300
      Mississippi $66,960 520
      Lower East Mississippi $64,370 40
      Jackson, MS $63,590 70
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $97,620 160
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wilmington, NC $101,680 80
      Raleigh, NC $99,490 470
      Charlotte, NC-SC $79,160 230
      North Carolina $79,160 1,970
      Winston, NC $74,620 70
      Eastern North Carolina $64,470 60
      Asheville, NC $62,490 50
      Western North Carolina $62,270 160
      Hickory, NC $61,950 30
      Greensboro, NC $61,910 190
      Central North Carolina $61,470 —
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $103,720 100
      North Dakota $84,750 170
      East North Dakota $62,030 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $106,130 210
      Nebraska $84,110 460
      Omaha, NE-IA $81,420 150
      South Nebraska $65,500 60
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $107,180 —
      New Hampshire $85,980 210
      Manchester, NH $79,330 50
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $100,870 1,330
      Trenton, NJ $90,570 —
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $105,560 50
      Eastern New Mexico $95,190 40
      New Mexico $81,700 180
      Northern New Mexico $69,560 30
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $79,870 340
      Reno, NV $79,870 200
      Las Vegas, NV $78,390 130
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $107,070 3,100
      New York $100,110 3,900
      Kiryas Joel, NY $99,590 80
      Albany, NY $97,510 340
      Rochester, NY $97,430 280
      Buffalo, NY $93,460 230
      Syracuse, NY $85,300 230
      Ithaca, NY $82,000 110
      Central East New York $73,720 80
      Southwest New York $65,510 120
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $79,140 280
      Toledo, OH $78,650 80
      Dayton, OH $77,580 150
      Southern Ohio $76,250 70
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $76,110 280
      Ohio $75,320 1,350
      Akron, OH $74,990 70
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $73,850 60
      Canton, OH $67,460 50
      Cleveland, OH $60,320 220
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Oklahoma $80,710 210
      Tulsa, OK $79,190 40
      Oklahoma $64,340 450
      Oklahoma City, OK $62,450 110
      Southeast Oklahoma $48,250 40
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eugene, OR $99,410 60
      Oregon $97,520 590
      Portland, OR-WA $93,190 290
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $84,560 340
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $97,730 50
      Harrisburg, PA $97,520 110
      Central Pennsylvania $92,620 50
      Pennsylvania $81,760 2,570
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $81,760 1,300
      Reading, PA $81,580 40
      Erie, PA $76,930 60
      Pittsburgh, PA $76,170 470
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $75,360 30
      Allentown, PA-NJ $74,420 130
      Scranton, PA $72,480 60
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $83,240 270
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $101,800 240
      Providence, RI-MA $93,490 290
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, SC $96,260 150
      Greenville, SC $86,110 190
      Charleston, SC $78,620 240
      South Carolina $78,620 830
      Spartanburg, SC $77,080 50
      Northwestern South Carolina $57,450 40
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $85,350 90
      South Dakota $79,430 140
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $107,180 220
      Nashville, TN $94,060 280
      Tennessee $80,190 970
      North Central Tennessee $78,550 50
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $74,740 110
      West Tennessee $73,720 40
      Kingsport, TN-VA $64,860 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hill Country Region of Texas $108,220 70
      El Paso, TX $102,890 190
      Austin, TX $102,420 420
      Houston, TX $99,730 780
      Lubbock, TX $98,420 60
      College Station, TX $97,050 350
      San Antonio, TX $94,910 340
      McAllen, TX $94,870 110
      Texas $83,760 4,240
      Dallas, TX $79,890 1,010
      Laredo, TX $78,320 50
      Abilene, TX $77,120 40
      Killeen, TX $74,360 40
      North Region of Texas $70,100 110
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $63,980 60
      Northwestern Region of Texas $62,960 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $126,290 370
      Utah $103,830 610
      High Desert Utah $61,290 40
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $130,450 130
      Southern West Virginia $119,180 40
      Harrisonburg, VA $80,860 90
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $79,160 340
      Virginia $77,980 1,890
      Richmond, VA $77,680 300
      West Virginia $77,020 250
      Southside Virginia $61,310 60
      Roanoke, VA $58,170 60
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $86,100 50
      Burlington, VT $80,700 130
      Vermont $80,700 200
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spokane, WA $92,510 80
      Seattle, WA $82,930 530
      Washington $81,050 910
      Bellingham, WA $80,090 40
      Eastern Washington $66,020 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $136,740 200
      Milwaukee, WI $97,020 220
      Wisconsin $81,740 830
      South Central Wisconsin $67,920 40
      Northeastern Wisconsin $63,780 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $85,370 40
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $81,810 70
      Charleston, WV $74,030 30
      Wheeling, WV-OH $67,190 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $96,230 90
      Wyoming $79,820 140