Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 137 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Riverside, CA	$214,870	150
Sacramento, CA	$164,500	60
San Francisco, CA	$163,770	130
San Diego, CA	$162,810	120
California	$136,240	1,300
Madison, WI	$133,630	50

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AL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Alabama	$64,020	170

AR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Arkansas	$57,610	110

AZ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Arizona	$68,350	400
Phoenix, AZ	$68,350	320

CA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Riverside, CA	$214,870	150
Sacramento, CA	$164,500	60
San Francisco, CA	$163,770	130
San Diego, CA	$162,810	120
California	$136,240	1,300
Bakersfield, CA	$122,730	50
Los Angeles, CA	$103,940	510

CO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Denver, CO	$128,040	280
Colorado	$101,880	510
Eastern and Southern Colorado	$83,550	40
Colorado Springs, CO	$81,240	60

CT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Connecticut	$71,990	—
New Haven, CT	$63,910	—

DC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$72,450	230

DE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Delaware	$77,530	30

FL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Miami, FL	$64,480	170
Jacksonville, FL	$60,990	80
Lakeland, FL	$60,370	80
Florida	$59,660	850
Tampa, FL	$59,660	110
Orlando, FL	$54,660	90

GA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Atlanta, GA	$74,380	80
Georgia	$61,540	180
East Georgia	$60,210	30

IA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Des Moines, IA	$52,500	170
Iowa	$52,500	260

ID

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Idaho	$72,150	30

IL

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Chicago, IL-IN	$65,430	220
Illinois	$65,390	370
South Illinois	$59,730	40

IN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Indiana	$58,620	230
Indianapolis, IN	$57,330	60
Terre Haute, IN	$51,540	30

KS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Kansas	$48,410	90
Kansas	$48,410	60

KY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Central Kentucky	$77,920	30
Kentucky	$58,320	90

LA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Louisiana	$79,470	70

MA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Boston, MA-NH	$80,360	260
Massachusetts	$78,900	390
Springfield, MA	$71,540	50
Worcester, MA	$66,560	60

MD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Baltimore, MD	$102,000	120
Maryland	$95,410	230

ME

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Maine	$61,720	40

MI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Upper Peninsula of Michigan	$76,540	50
Detroit, MI	$76,530	50
Grand Rapids, MI	$64,160	50
Michigan	$62,210	330
Lansing, MI	$61,410	80

MN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Minneapolis, MN-WI	$83,030	40
Minnesota	$80,700	90

MO

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Columbia, MO	$82,000	60
Springfield, MO	$81,680	50
Missouri	$77,410	250
St. Louis, MO-IL	$76,050	130
Central Missouri	$62,830	30
Kansas City, MO-KS	$61,930	30

MS

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Jackson, MS	$82,610	30
Mississippi	$78,280	130

NC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Durham, NC	$71,260	50
Charlotte, NC-SC	$70,920	180
Greensboro, NC	$63,430	170
Eastern North Carolina	$63,120	180
Hickory, NC	$61,280	70
Asheville, NC	$60,080	100
North Carolina	$60,080	1,470
Greenville, NC	$59,610	50
Western North Carolina	$58,390	210
Rocky Mount, NC	$57,850	50
Central North Carolina	$55,010	120
Raleigh, NC	$38,030	110

NE

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Nebraska	$64,710	110

NH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Hampshire	$79,620	50

NJ

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Jersey	$76,290	380

NM

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New Mexico	$63,850	40

NV

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Nevada	$76,760	70
Las Vegas, NV	$60,050	50

NY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
New York, NY-NJ	$82,600	870
New York	$80,960	1,050
Albany, NY	$79,500	60
Rochester, NY	$74,510	50
Syracuse, NY	$70,330	40
Buffalo, NY	$65,880	110
Capital/Northern New York	$64,750	40

OH

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Columbus, OH	$77,880	110
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$74,960	110
Ohio	$67,490	510
Cleveland, OH	$63,840	120
Dayton, OH	$46,650	50

OK

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Northwest Oklahoma	$62,730	40
Oklahoma	$62,730	80

OR

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Portland, OR-WA	$101,740	40
Oregon	$82,400	90

Other

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
District of Columbia	$64,360	—

PA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Harrisburg, PA	$82,980	—
Southwestern Pennsylvania	$75,990	80
Allentown, PA-NJ	$73,280	30
Pennsylvania	$69,960	810
Pittsburgh, PA	$65,950	110
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$65,440	450

RI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Providence, RI-MA	$79,690	100
Rhode Island	$78,520	70

SC

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Charleston, SC	$79,410	40
Columbia, SC	$77,120	40
South Carolina	$66,090	120

SD

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
South Dakota	$63,290	30

TN

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$78,630	30
Nashville, TN	$65,590	50
Tennessee	$60,780	160

TX

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
El Paso, TX	$100,170	50
Hill Country Region of Texas	$89,020	110
Houston, TX	$79,880	180
Dallas, TX	$79,310	320
Texas	$76,580	1,150
Austin, TX	$76,070	60
San Antonio, TX	$72,970	60
College Station, TX	$67,180	40
Coastal Plains Region of Texas	$62,790	30
North Region of Texas	$62,380	50

UT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Utah	$79,700	80

VA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Virginia	$74,940	280
West Virginia	$65,350	80
Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$65,260	50
Richmond, VA	$64,020	50

VT

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Vermont	$65,280	30

WA

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Seattle, WA	$76,360	60
Washington	$66,680	150

WI

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Madison, WI	$133,630	50
Milwaukee, WI	$104,550	80
Wisconsin	$97,290	300
South Central Wisconsin	$64,520	50

WY

Metro area	Median salary	Employed
Wyoming	$77,910	30