Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary
SOC 25-1194 · BLS OEWS May 2025
What the range looks like
A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.
- 10th
- $41,960
- 25th
- $50,320
- Median
- $63,820
- 75th
- $82,360
- 90th
- $108,620
Getting in
- Typical education to enter
- Bachelor's degree
- Related work experience
- Less than 5 years
- On-the-job training
- None
Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.
Where career/technical education teachers, postsecondary earn the most
Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | State | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | $82,620 | 94.1 | 2,000 | 0.93× |
| 2 | South Carolina | $79,610 | 93.7 | 1,980 | 1.17× |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $78,780 | 105.8 | 1,660 | 0.62× |
| 4 | Washington | $77,530 | 107.0 | 3,610 | 1.39× |
| 5 | Alaska | $77,310 | 102.4 | 1,120 | 4.70× |
| 6 | Minnesota | $76,920 | 98.6 | 1,510 | 0.70× |
| 7 | California | $76,630 | 110.7 | 11,040 | 0.83× |
| 8 | New York | $75,170 | 107.9 | 5,250 | 0.74× |
| 9 | Wyoming | $74,210 | 92.7 | 360 | 1.74× |
| 10 | North Dakota | $73,570 | 89.0 | 430 | 1.36× |
| 11 | South Dakota | $72,940 | 88.6 | 350 | 1.04× |
| 12 | New Jersey | $72,440 | 108.8 | 2,590 | 0.82× |
| 13 | Colorado | $70,130 | 103.1 | 2,060 | 0.98× |
| 14 | Oklahoma | $67,060 | 87.8 | 3,040 | 2.43× |
| 15 | Oregon | $65,430 | 103.4 | 1,140 | 0.79× |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $65,210 | 102.3 | 310 | 0.85× |
| 17 | West Virginia | $65,200 | 89.5 | 300 | 0.59× |
| 18 | Texas | $65,180 | 97.1 | 12,620 | 1.22× |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $65,040 | 104.2 | 220 | 0.44× |
| 20 | Arizona | $64,930 | 100.7 | 2,190 | 0.92× |
| 21 | Michigan | $63,440 | 96.2 | 3,480 | 1.08× |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $63,160 | 97.6 | 4,780 | 1.07× |
| 23 | Alabama | $62,580 | 88.8 | 2,350 | 1.51× |
| 24 | Illinois | $62,480 | 100.0 | 4,420 | 0.99× |
| 25 | Vermont | $62,450 | 98.0 | 210 | 0.94× |
| 26 | Delaware | $62,400 | 99.8 | 190 | 0.53× |
| 27 | North Carolina | $62,390 | 94.3 | 6,510 | 1.80× |
| 28 | Tennessee | $62,310 | 91.9 | 2,140 | 0.89× |
| 29 | Iowa | $62,270 | 87.8 | 1,170 | 1.02× |
| 30 | Maryland | $62,060 | 105.0 | 780 | 0.38× |
| 31 | Nevada | $61,740 | 100.0 | 950 | 0.83× |
| 32 | Maine | $61,740 | 97.0 | 510 | 1.08× |
| 33 | Kentucky | $61,080 | 90.2 | 1,560 | 1.07× |
| 34 | Ohio | $60,600 | 92.8 | 3,440 | 0.84× |
| 35 | New Mexico | $60,490 | 92.2 | 1,070 | 1.68× |
| 36 | Nebraska | $60,490 | 90.1 | 470 | 0.62× |
| 37 | Georgia | $60,320 | 96.3 | 3,920 | 1.09× |
| 38 | Florida | $59,990 | 103.4 | 7,600 | 1.04× |
| 39 | Idaho | $59,730 | 95.5 | 570 | 0.91× |
| 40 | Missouri | $59,640 | 90.8 | 1,630 | 0.75× |
| 41 | Connecticut | $59,420 | 103.6 | 1,130 | 0.90× |
| 42 | District of Columbia | $59,220 | 109.9 | — | — |
| 43 | Indiana | $57,820 | 93.3 | 2,250 | 0.96× |
| 44 | Virginia | $57,820 | 101.1 | 1,860 | 0.62× |
| 45 | Montana | $57,270 | 94.6 | 430 | 1.14× |
| 46 | Louisiana | $56,480 | 88.2 | 780 | 0.55× |
| 47 | Hawaii | $51,990 | 110.0 | 70 | 0.15× |
| 48 | Utah | $50,740 | 98.9 | 2,280 | 1.79× |
| 49 | Mississippi | $50,670 | 87.0 | 1,030 | 1.21× |
| 50 | Arkansas | $50,120 | 86.9 | 1,550 | 1.62× |
| 51 | Kansas | $48,790 | 90.1 | 1,160 | 1.10× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where career/technical education teachers, postsecondary wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
Best paying metro areas for career/technical education teachers, postsecondary
The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | Metro area | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chico, CA | $162,300 | 101.2 | 50 | 0.89× |
| 2 | Ann Arbor, MI | $108,400 | 100.9 | 250 | 1.53× |
| 3 | El Centro, CA | $106,620 | 95.2 | 60 | 1.24× |
| 4 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $106,370 | 98.0 | 120 | 2.00× |
| 5 | Lebanon, PA | $105,090 | 93.2 | 130 | 3.37× |
| 6 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $104,190 | 108.6 | 50 | 0.60× |
| 7 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $97,440 | 100.4 | 130 | 1.38× |
| 8 | Appleton, WI | $96,900 | 92.4 | 180 | 2.00× |
| 9 | Worcester, MA | $96,840 | 102.5 | 180 | 0.71× |
| 10 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $96,780 | 92.9 | 40 | 0.53× |
| 11 | Bismarck, ND | $95,740 | 91.0 | 140 | 2.66× |
| 12 | New Haven, CT | $95,730 | 104.6 | 160 | 0.77× |
| 13 | Williamsport, PA | $91,330 | 92.3 | — | — |
| 14 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $90,970 | 109.4 | 310 | 1.59× |
| 15 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $89,110 | 110.4 | 310 | 0.37× |
| 16 | Madison, WI | $89,070 | 97.3 | 230 | 0.76× |
| 17 | Peoria, IL | $88,380 | 91.2 | 60 | 0.50× |
| 18 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $86,980 | 115.6 | 1,410 | 0.81× |
| 19 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $84,410 | 105.6 | 100 | 1.51× |
| 20 | Spartanburg, SC | $83,440 | 91.1 | 340 | 2.77× |
| 21 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $83,370 | 96.9 | 550 | 0.92× |
| 22 | Redding, CA | $82,660 | 100.7 | 110 | 2.18× |
| 23 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $82,490 | 93.3 | 320 | 1.02× |
| 24 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $82,420 | 108.3 | 850 | 0.43× |
| 25 | Fayetteville, NC | $82,010 | 92.0 | 770 | 8.03× |
| 26 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $81,400 | 91.0 | 520 | 5.29× |
| 27 | Evansville, IN | $81,220 | 91.5 | 100 | 1.00× |
| 28 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $81,010 | 111.1 | 2,070 | 1.35× |
| 29 | Wausau, WI | $80,480 | 92.7 | 70 | 1.38× |
| 30 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $80,370 | 104.8 | 890 | 0.62× |
| 31 | Kenosha, WI | $80,170 | 101.1 | 40 | 0.70× |
| 32 | Columbia, SC | $79,860 | 93.7 | 380 | 1.33× |
| 33 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $79,610 | 93.6 | 340 | 3.12× |
| 34 | Johnstown, PA | $79,460 | 85.9 | 50 | 1.46× |
| 35 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $79,370 | 91.8 | 60 | 0.89× |
| 36 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $79,060 | 89.4 | 100 | 0.85× |
| 37 | Syracuse, NY | $78,810 | 95.7 | 120 | 0.52× |
| 38 | Lima, OH | $78,770 | 89.7 | 90 | 2.53× |
| 39 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $78,540 | 112.6 | 4,820 | 0.69× |
| 40 | Barnstable Town, MA | $78,520 | 98.4 | 80 | 1.21× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where career/technical education teachers, postsecondary wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
Similar occupations
Other jobs in the same field, with what each pays nationally.
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,310
- Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$77,640
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,620
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,080
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,250
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,350
- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,760
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,620