Teachers and Instructors, All Other Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 419 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Teachers and Instructors, All Other

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Rhode Island $125,420 450
Kiryas Joel, NY $119,060 370
Salinas, CA $110,760 2,240
Napa, CA $108,980 90
North Coast Region of California $102,230 190
Los Angeles, CA $100,780 8,930

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $81,950 40
      Anchorage, AK $69,990 100
      Alaska $61,610 220
      Alaska $53,130 90
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Alabama $77,940 330
      Huntsville, AL $75,440 130
      Anniston, AL $68,580 70
      Daphne, AL $68,320 40
      Decatur, AL $66,490 40
      Montgomery, AL $64,480 160
      Birmingham, AL $64,170 350
      Mobile, AL $63,990 120
      Alabama $63,350 1,950
      Auburn, AL $63,260 40
      Tuscaloosa, AL $62,130 80
      Gadsden, AL $59,660 40
      Florence, AL $59,220 60
      Northwest Alabama $58,720 110
      Northeast Alabama $56,650 260
      Southwest Alabama $56,650 60
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $67,220 30
      East Arkansas $63,860 50
      Little Rock, AR $48,700 150
      Arkansas $48,090 550
      Fayetteville, AR $48,090 210
      North Arkansas $39,430 40
      West Arkansas $24,300 90
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $80,970 50
      Arizona $77,790 790
      Tucson, AZ $73,840 110
      Phoenix, AZ $64,340 360
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salinas, CA $110,760 2,240
      Napa, CA $108,980 90
      North Coast Region of California $102,230 190
      Los Angeles, CA $100,780 8,930
      Merced, CA $100,390 370
      Santa Cruz, CA $98,940 260
      El Centro, CA $98,350 140
      Modesto, CA $97,040 390
      Riverside, CA $96,970 1,870
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $96,920 110
      Stockton, CA $95,380 460
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $94,750 300
      Fresno, CA $92,700 —
      Bakersfield, CA $92,620 710
      Hanford, CA $92,140 70
      California $89,010 34,370
      Santa Rosa, CA $83,220 310
      Yuba City, CA $82,890 150
      San Diego, CA $81,400 2,690
      Santa Maria, CA $81,300 380
      San Luis Obispo, CA $81,220 210
      Visalia, CA $80,040 730
      Vallejo, CA $79,510 360
      San Jose, CA $78,990 1,760
      Sacramento, CA $78,590 3,890
      San Francisco, CA $77,980 3,450
      Chico, CA $77,870 110
      Redding, CA $76,920 100
      Oxnard, CA $75,870 490
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $98,770 170
      Greeley, CO $78,970 40
      Colorado $77,810 1,660
      Denver, CO $77,630 630
      Colorado Springs, CO $76,380 240
      Grand Junction, CO $74,960 100
      Southwest Colorado $74,460 70
      Fort Collins, CO $74,310 80
      Northwest Colorado $60,900 90
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $52,660 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waterbury, CT $77,000 110
      Bridgeport, CT $65,110 440
      New Haven, CT $61,800 210
      Connecticut $60,980 90
      Connecticut $60,690 1,610
      Norwich, CT $59,930 60
      Hartford, CT $48,060 660
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $88,280 3,500
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $61,140 90
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wildwood, FL $93,100 50
      Naples, FL $81,940 150
      Panama City, FL $78,300 100
      Gainesville, FL $76,540 250
      North Port, FL $75,670 310
      Deltona, FL $72,860 190
      Pensacola, FL $72,550 280
      Tampa, FL $69,890 1,230
      Crestview, FL $69,460 210
      South Florida $63,580 100
      Tallahassee, FL $62,770 260
      North Florida $61,400 60
      Florida $57,930 8,730
      Miami, FL $57,890 2,550
      Lakeland, FL $56,540 220
      Jacksonville, FL $56,380 620
      Punta Gorda, FL $55,680 60
      Palm Bay, FL $55,120 200
      Ocala, FL $53,110 150
      Port St. Lucie, FL $51,310 110
      Orlando, FL $47,490 980
      Cape Coral, FL $46,090 70
      Sebastian, FL $45,240 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Georgia $80,440 890
      Dalton, GA $76,420 120
      Warner Robins, GA $66,610 240
      Rome, GA $64,670 220
      Columbus, GA-AL $63,850 560
      Brunswick, GA $62,670 230
      Athens, GA $61,330 400
      Middle Georgia $61,020 1,050
      South Georgia $60,920 1,030
      East Georgia $60,040 530
      Georgia $60,010 16,460
      Atlanta, GA $59,890 8,850
      Augusta, GA-SC $57,180 680
      Savannah, GA $56,590 310
      Macon, GA $54,700 180
      Valdosta, GA $51,250 120
      Hinesville, GA $48,810 150
      Gainesville, GA $47,590 310
      Albany, GA $44,550 120
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $32,410 170
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $75,000 360
      Hawaii $74,660 460
      Hawaii / Kauai $45,760 90
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Davenport, IA-IL $78,520 40
      Des Moines, IA $62,380 40
      Iowa $55,990 190
      Northeast Iowa $49,990 30
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $63,990 120
      Idaho $62,720 330
      Northwestern Idaho $62,720 120
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Illinois $88,790 60
      West Central Illinois $84,430 130
      Illinois $62,940 1,550
      Chicago, IL-IN $62,170 1,100
      Peoria, IL $46,550 40
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Bend, IN-MI $49,830 130
      Lafayette, IN $47,240 70
      Indiana $43,150 1,260
      Northern Indiana $42,440 70
      Indianapolis, IN $40,960 520
      Bloomington, IN $38,990 40
      Fort Wayne, IN $38,730 70
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $81,850 890
      Wichita, KS $81,850 200
      Topeka, KS $58,490 40
      Kansas $32,790 50
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $66,960 290
      Central Kentucky $59,480 240
      South Central Kentucky $58,040 260
      West Kentucky $57,970 150
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $54,950 820
      Kentucky $54,230 2,740
      Elizabethtown, KY $48,670 220
      East Kentucky $46,950 310
      Owensboro, KY $39,460 50
      Bowling Green, KY $28,680 170
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $65,150 90
      Northeast Louisiana $61,690 100
      New Orleans, LA $60,800 390
      Lafayette, LA $60,520 100
      Southwest Louisiana $57,810 50
      Louisiana $57,630 2,040
      Monroe, LA $57,630 170
      Shreveport, LA $57,070 250
      Baton Rouge, LA $55,450 420
      Alexandria, LA $55,030 80
      Central Louisiana $52,210 110
      Lake Charles, LA $49,850 60
      Houma, LA $46,810 100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $93,780 1,230
      Massachusetts $85,500 1,910
      Springfield, MA $78,810 30
      Worcester, MA $66,490 280
      Amherst Town, MA $63,290 120
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $98,760 70
      Baltimore, MD $87,840 1,580
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $73,440 140
      Maryland $72,820 3,440
      Maryland $50,870 220
      Lexington Park, MD $33,900 180
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $90,150 190
      Maine $75,640 290
      Southwest Maine $44,390 60
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Muskegon, MI $61,620 40
      Northern Michigan $57,970 30
      Ann Arbor, MI $56,570 150
      Jackson, MI $49,980 50
      Detroit, MI $49,560 1,280
      Flint, MI $48,610 210
      Southern Michigan $48,090 80
      Michigan $46,940 3,060
      Mid Michigan $46,750 100
      Saginaw, MI $46,690 60
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $46,160 60
      Grand Rapids, MI $44,720 350
      Kalamazoo, MI $34,980 90
      Lansing, MI $30,270 350
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Minnesota $63,260 40
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $61,720 740
      Duluth, MN-WI $61,100 60
      St. Cloud, MN $60,970 60
      Rochester, MN $60,210 40
      Minnesota $59,880 1,360
      Southeast Minnesota $59,240 140
      Northwest Minnesota $58,090 210
      Southwest Minnesota $48,240 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Missouri $77,940 400
      Kansas City, MO-KS $76,130 690
      Southeast Missouri $57,470 110
      Jefferson City, MO $56,350 80
      St. Louis, MO-IL $55,310 420
      Missouri $53,100 1,830
      Springfield, MO $50,780 60
      Columbia, MO $47,280 30
      North Missouri $47,280 90
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $74,960 300
      Mississippi $72,550 530
      Jackson, MS $56,090 120
      Lower East Mississippi $50,580 50
      Upper East Mississippi $36,410 70
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Montana $54,790 60
      Montana $50,130 370
      Helena, MT $49,420 —
      Billings, MT $43,610 —
      Missoula, MT $42,880 30
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, NC $84,360 510
      Eastern North Carolina $61,960 60
      Central North Carolina $55,510 —
      Jacksonville, NC $50,700 270
      Durham, NC $49,760 120
      Burlington, NC $49,710 40
      North Carolina $48,550 2,430
      Asheville, NC $47,550 —
      Wilmington, NC $47,030 70
      Western North Carolina $46,850 120
      Raleigh, NC $46,690 400
      Goldsboro, NC $46,600 80
      Hickory, NC $45,970 —
      Charlotte, NC-SC $45,520 340
      Greensboro, NC $45,240 60
      Winston, NC $37,290 60
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East North Dakota $68,610 90
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $61,650 40
      North Dakota $61,420 230
      West North Dakota $60,020 40
      Fargo, ND-MN $58,680 60
      Bismarck, ND $49,190 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $66,580 60
      Nebraska $53,240 110
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $76,270 180
      Manchester, NH $76,090 50
      Northern New Hampshire $75,630 40
      Central New Hampshire $44,230 40
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $74,910 1,290
      Trenton, NJ $72,940 170
      Atlantic City, NJ $55,750 50
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $69,800 100
      Albuquerque, NM $66,300 400
      New Mexico $66,020 700
      Santa Fe, NM $64,830 50
      Eastern New Mexico $62,330 60
      Las Cruces, NM $60,270 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Carson City, NV $98,230 60
      Balance of Nevada $67,580 190
      Las Vegas, NV $52,710 1,590
      Nevada $52,710 2,010
      Reno, NV $50,890 160
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kiryas Joel, NY $119,060 370
      Buffalo, NY $80,810 110
      New York, NY-NJ $80,580 2,840
      New York $76,440 3,080
      Capital/Northern New York $76,020 70
      Southwest New York $73,360 70
      Central East New York $72,990 60
      Utica, NY $70,770 50
      Syracuse, NY $65,770 40
      Albany, NY $65,260 50
      Rochester, NY $64,890 120
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $81,080 120
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $59,460 40
      Ohio $51,320 910
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $50,890 230
      Cleveland, OH $49,610 280
      Youngstown, OH $48,730 100
      Columbus, OH $46,880 50
      Akron, OH $44,870 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawton, OK $81,330 290
      Southwest Oklahoma $75,940 50
      Oklahoma $69,950 610
      Tulsa, OK $52,100 30
      Oklahoma City, OK $51,640 170
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $91,080 100
      Salem, OR $80,660 150
      Portland, OR-WA $77,130 660
      Oregon $71,200 1,230
      Central Oregon $65,390 30
      Coast Oregon $64,800 60
      Eugene, OR $49,070 170
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $88,280 1,050
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $99,420 50
      Central Pennsylvania $95,760 60
      Harrisburg, PA $70,430 40
      Lancaster, PA $70,240 50
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $56,100 850
      Pittsburgh, PA $52,990 160
      Pennsylvania $50,180 1,500
      York, PA $47,490 50
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $47,420 30
      Scranton, PA $47,230 50
      Erie, PA $46,350 30
      Allentown, PA-NJ $43,430 70
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ponce, PR $60,680 480
      Guayama, PR $60,200 70
      Mayaguez, PR $59,510 320
      Aguadilla, PR $59,250 240
      Puerto Rico $58,360 270
      Arecibo, PR $57,610 280
      San Juan, PR $49,770 2,850
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $125,420 450
      Providence, RI-MA $96,320 690
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeastern South Carolina $87,780 40
      Florence, SC $75,130 60
      Charleston, SC $62,800 140
      Columbia, SC $60,450 390
      Sumter, SC $57,790 120
      Northwestern South Carolina $55,120 160
      South Carolina $53,280 1,740
      Spartanburg, SC $49,890 110
      Greenville, SC $49,400 —
      Hilton Head Island, SC $31,300 70
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West South Dakota $74,460 50
      South Dakota $74,200 130
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $65,270 —
      East South Dakota $23,920 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $62,690 330
      Tennessee $59,850 1,110
      West Tennessee $58,660 30
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $58,310 100
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $58,160 200
      Knoxville, TN $51,180 130
      North Central Tennessee $48,370 30
      Kingsport, TN-VA $47,910 40
      Clarksville, TN-KY $37,020 300
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Killeen, TX $77,380 200
      San Angelo, TX $74,960 80
      Wichita Falls, TX $69,950 260
      Beaumont, TX $69,380 50
      San Antonio, TX $67,730 1,300
      Midland, TX $62,720 60
      McAllen, TX $62,400 120
      El Paso, TX $62,190 220
      Hill Country Region of Texas $61,610 70
      Lubbock, TX $61,040 140
      Brownsville, TX $55,640 150
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $53,800 50
      North Region of Texas $50,010 70
      Eastern Region of Texas $49,780 30
      Abilene, TX $48,630 30
      Northwestern Region of Texas $47,750 80
      Tyler, TX $47,520 170
      College Station, TX $44,040 100
      Texarkana, TX-AR $43,590 40
      Waco, TX $42,380 60
      Texas $41,040 9,430
      Austin, TX $39,350 820
      Dallas, TX $38,940 2,370
      Houston, TX $37,800 2,530
      Corpus Christi, TX $36,810 100
      Amarillo, TX $36,790 50
      Victoria, TX $31,680 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $72,550 160
      High Desert Utah $60,160 40
      Salt Lake City, UT $54,010 870
      Utah $54,010 1,130
      Provo, UT $43,160 60
      St. George, UT $39,000 30
      Logan, UT-ID $34,600 50
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $83,280 690
      Virginia $81,970 3,430
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $79,490 860
      Harrisonburg, VA $78,270 30
      Winchester, VA-WV $72,700 50
      Southwest Virginia $63,960 50
      Northern West Virginia $62,920 130
      Southern West Virginia $62,440 120
      West Virginia $62,440 680
      Southside Virginia $61,430 50
      Charlottesville, VA $59,940 50
      Northeast Virginia $51,280 50
      Roanoke, VA $51,190 70
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $53,720 50
      Northern Vermont $51,930 70
      Vermont $51,930 190
      Burlington, VT $50,660 70
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $76,090 380
      Washington $72,860 1,260
      Western Washington $69,610 60
      Olympia, WA $69,450 60
      Spokane, WA $66,990 240
      Kennewick, WA $64,870 30
      Yakima, WA $52,420 —
      Eastern Washington $47,000 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $62,610 230
      Appleton, WI $61,260 90
      Oshkosh, WI $60,670 170
      Green Bay, WI $60,270 50
      Eau Claire, WI $60,040 120
      Wisconsin $59,620 1,440
      Madison, WI $54,940 180
      Western Wisconsin $50,440 100
      Northeastern Wisconsin $47,890 110
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $61,780 70
      Beckley, WV $61,660 50
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $61,250 120
      Morgantown, WV $48,990 100
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $67,640 70
      Western Wyoming $66,980 30