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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary earn the most in Chico, CA (average $129,060 a year), followed by Appleton, WI ($107,550) and San Francisco, CA ($103,870), among the 270 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $72,860 (May 2025).

$72,860U.S. metro average
$129Khighest: Chico, CA
$35Klowest: St. George, UT
270metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Chico, CA$129,060
Appleton, WI$107,550
San Francisco, CA$103,870
San Luis Obispo, CA$100,320
El Centro, CA$99,940
San Jose, CA$99,710
Oshkosh, WI$96,790
Ann Arbor, MI$96,150
Madison, WI$94,890
Redding, CA$93,830
San Diego, CA$92,850
Milwaukee, WI$92,680
Lebanon, PA$92,600
Bremerton, WA$91,310
Worcester, MA$90,510
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
California19$129,060$61,630
Wisconsin8$107,550$72,230
Michigan8$96,150$66,030
Pennsylvania11$92,600$60,740
Washington9$91,310$62,690
Massachusetts5$90,510$61,640
South Carolina6$90,460$66,800
New York9$90,010$68,500
Connecticut5$85,410$61,660
New Hampshire1$85,160$85,160
Alaska1$84,700$84,700
Texas19$84,020$58,250
Vermont1$83,720$83,720
Florida15$83,200$50,130
Ohio10$82,460$60,110
Minnesota4$82,240$75,120
Nebraska2$81,950$61,470
Oregon5$81,920$65,880
Illinois6$81,240$59,850
New Mexico3$80,850$72,630
North Dakota2$79,840$62,400
Colorado7$79,430$48,590
New Jersey3$78,170$73,410
Oklahoma4$78,010$58,070
Arizona4$77,490$66,730
Tennessee7$77,150$54,140
Wyoming1$75,420$75,420
North Carolina13$74,220$57,360
Georgia9$73,600$58,480
Kentucky5$73,490$54,430
Iowa4$73,480$53,280
Indiana8$71,860$54,250
Maine2$71,810$66,500
Rhode Island1$71,080$71,080
Washington, D.C.1$70,480$70,480
Missouri5$68,640$54,670
Alabama9$68,130$54,550
West Virginia2$65,770$59,000
Idaho3$65,280$60,650
Virginia5$64,030$52,230
Maryland2$62,970$61,680
Montana2$62,560$60,210
Delaware1$61,760$61,760
Utah5$61,690$35,180
Puerto Rico4$61,660$46,250
Nevada2$61,170$60,840
Kansas1$60,650$60,650
Mississippi3$59,690$50,990
Louisiana3$59,370$55,260
South Dakota1$58,920$58,920
Arkansas3$58,740$54,400
Hawaii1$52,670$52,670
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Chico, CA$129,060$162,300$62.0550
Appleton, WI$107,550$96,900$51.71180
San Francisco, CA$103,870$86,980$49.941,410
San Luis Obispo, CA$100,320$104,190$48.2350
El Centro, CA$99,940$106,620$48.0560
San Jose, CA$99,710$89,110$47.94310
Oshkosh, WI$96,790$96,780$46.5440
Ann Arbor, MI$96,150$108,400$46.22250
Madison, WI$94,890$89,070$45.62230
Redding, CA$93,830$82,660$45.11110
San Diego, CA$92,850$76,660$44.641,400
Milwaukee, WI$92,680$83,370$44.56550
Lebanon, PA$92,600$105,090$44.52130
Bremerton, WA$91,310$84,410$43.90100
Worcester, MA$90,510$96,840$43.51180
Salinas, CA$90,470$76,960$43.50130
Hilton Head Island, SC$90,460$106,370$43.49120
Kiryas Joel, NY$90,010$90,970$43.27310
Seattle, WA$89,650$81,010$43.102,070
Los Angeles, CA$89,480$75,450$43.023,670
Spartanburg, SC$88,850$83,440$42.72340
Riverside, CA$88,380$74,230$42.49990
Sacramento, CA$88,200$76,670$42.40780
Williamsport, PA$85,870$91,330$41.28n/a
Boston, MA$85,780$82,420$41.24850
Wausau, WI$85,530$80,480$41.1270
Norwich, CT$85,410$97,440$41.06130
Manchester, NH$85,160$59,560$40.94100
Anchorage, AK$84,700$77,310$40.72480
Bakersfield, CA$84,380$64,460$40.57240
Santa Maria, CA$84,310$76,250$40.54160
College Station, TX$84,020$81,400$40.39520
Burlington, VT$83,720$76,240$40.25100
New York, NY$83,210$78,540$40.004,820
Tampa, FL$83,200$61,210$40.00880
Fresno, CA$83,110$72,140$39.96280
Lima, OH$82,460$78,770$39.6490
Minneapolis, MN$82,240$80,370$39.54890
Mount Vernon, WA$82,100$75,420$39.47110
Omaha, NE$81,950$65,730$39.40240
Eugene, OR$81,920$75,490$39.3950
Kennewick, WA$81,630$68,980$39.24120
Rochester, MN$81,530$67,350$39.2050
Champaign, IL$81,240$66,890$39.0680
Medford, OR$81,200$78,010$39.0440
Kenosha, WI$81,040$80,170$38.9640
Portland, OR$81,010$65,790$38.95810
Santa Fe, NM$80,850$74,430$38.8750
La Crosse, WI$80,370$79,370$38.6460
New Haven, CT$80,130$95,730$38.53160
Bismarck, ND$79,840$95,740$38.39140
Greeley, CO$79,430$74,550$38.19130
Myrtle Beach, SC$79,380$79,610$38.16340
Duluth, MN$78,990$70,150$37.98110
Springfield, MA$78,430$70,850$37.7180
Barnstable, MA$78,370$78,520$37.6880
Kalamazoo, MI$78,270$65,620$37.63130
Vineland, NJ$78,170$76,770$37.58130
Oklahoma City, OK$78,010$73,410$37.501,350
Phoenix, AZ$77,490$71,230$37.251,340
Kingston, NY$77,360$70,310$37.1950
Johnson City, TN$77,150$75,010$37.09100
Bellingham, WA$77,130$76,470$37.08150
Flagstaff, AZ$76,590$75,330$36.8240
Johnstown, PA$76,450$79,460$36.7650
Canton, OH$76,120$79,060$36.60100
Chicago, IL$75,800$63,100$36.443,160
Corpus Christi, TX$75,780$76,040$36.43370
Toledo, OH$75,660$65,660$36.38450
Greenville, SC$75,560$82,490$36.33320
Salem, OR$75,500$59,420$36.3060
Casper, WY$75,420$64,380$36.2660
Stockton, CA$75,250$66,570$36.1870
St. Cloud, MN$75,120$77,590$36.1240
Houston, TX$74,770$74,570$35.952,440
Bridgeport, CT$74,500$72,490$35.82110
Peoria, IL$74,450$88,380$35.7960
Boulder, CO$74,250$63,780$35.7060
Fayetteville, NC$74,220$82,010$35.68770
Atlantic City, NJ$74,060$72,700$35.6160
Battle Creek, MI$74,010$73,720$35.5850
Rochester, NY$73,910$64,640$35.53220
Syracuse, NY$73,820$78,810$35.49120
Austin, TX$73,770$76,810$35.471,260
Philadelphia, PA$73,700$64,530$35.431,900
Albuquerque, NM$73,610$60,490$35.39350
Rome, GA$73,600$76,200$35.3960
Paducah, KY$73,490$77,170$35.3380
Waterloo, IA$73,480$69,920$35.3390
Lake Havasu City, AZ$73,450$76,210$35.3170
Trenton, NJ$73,410$63,890$35.29330
Detroit, MI$73,240$63,250$35.211,710
Ithaca, NY$72,760$70,160$34.9830
Kankakee, IL$72,630$65,950$34.9250
Las Cruces, NM$72,630$60,910$34.92100
Pensacola, FL$72,580$56,890$34.89120
Janesville, WI$72,230$77,950$34.7360
Vallejo, CA$72,130$62,810$34.68110
Beaumont, TX$71,910$64,350$34.57160
Terre Haute, IN$71,860$65,270$34.5560
Bangor, ME$71,810$60,260$34.5370
Port St. Lucie, FL$71,680$60,860$34.46220
Utica, NY$71,290$62,900$34.2770
Waco, TX$71,160$67,520$34.21270
Miami, FL$71,120$63,420$34.192,490
Olympia, WA$71,090$59,600$34.18110
Providence, RI$71,080$64,990$34.17370
Abilene, TX$70,490$66,460$33.89130
Washington, DC$70,480$60,290$33.89770
Dallas, TX$70,420$61,360$33.863,110
Des Moines, IA$70,410$62,420$33.85260
Durham, NC$70,350$66,290$33.82210
Evansville, IN$70,340$81,220$33.82100
Merced, CA$70,090$57,720$33.7070
Columbus, OH$69,810$62,690$33.56530
Spokane, WA$69,400$57,360$33.37280
Modesto, CA$69,200$57,470$33.27190
El Paso, TX$69,090$68,380$33.21410
Tulsa, OK$68,920$65,400$33.14610
Buffalo, NY$68,740$55,700$33.05400
Jefferson City, MO$68,640$57,360$33.0080
Albany, NY$68,500$64,020$32.93200
Mansfield, OH$68,480$76,420$32.9240
Flint, MI$68,350$59,010$32.86150
Greenville, NC$68,320$64,700$32.8560
Denver, CO$68,240$73,810$32.81830
Nashville, TN$68,150$64,700$32.77570
Auburn, AL$68,130$75,910$32.7560
Lansing, MI$67,960$57,460$32.67200
South Bend, IN$67,910$63,440$32.65120
Fort Collins, CO$67,250$63,590$32.33100
Crestview, FL$67,230$51,500$32.3280
San Antonio, TX$67,190$62,810$32.31980
Columbia, SC$67,150$79,860$32.29380
St. Louis, MO$67,040$62,040$32.23970
Charleston, SC$66,800$64,430$32.11130
Tucson, AZ$66,730$60,450$32.08320
Tyler, TX$66,540$60,880$31.99120
Portland, ME$66,500$61,740$31.97160
Dayton, OH$66,260$60,390$31.86350
Victoria, TX$66,190$64,830$31.8260
Saginaw, MI$66,080$59,170$31.7740
Grand Rapids, MI$66,030$58,670$31.75240
Pueblo, CO$65,900$70,130$31.68220
Raleigh, NC$65,890$66,060$31.68470
Bend, OR$65,880$59,030$31.6780
Akron, OH$65,820$67,150$31.64250
Morgantown, WV$65,770$65,390$31.6250
Montgomery, AL$65,670$62,520$31.57120
Rockford, IL$65,640$62,290$31.5670
Cleveland, OH$65,580$59,940$31.53590
Pittsburgh, PA$65,420$58,110$31.45800
Boise, ID$65,280$58,000$31.39290
Davenport, IA$65,210$59,790$31.35140
Augusta, GA$64,990$64,620$31.24150
Scranton, PA$64,950$60,900$31.23250
Killeen, TX$64,410$59,470$30.97140
Palm Bay, FL$64,390$58,260$30.96220
Waterbury, CT$64,390$58,770$30.96190
Knoxville, TN$64,240$64,490$30.89190
Lakeland, FL$64,170$60,690$30.8580
Orlando, FL$64,170$56,820$30.851,360
Staunton, VA$64,030$66,880$30.7940
Lubbock, TX$63,910$61,520$30.73120
Greensboro, NC$63,700$61,170$30.63520
Goldsboro, NC$63,680$64,440$30.62190
Indianapolis, IN$63,490$50,460$30.52610
Tuscaloosa, AL$63,490$56,270$30.52180
Atlanta, GA$63,410$62,700$30.491,220
Asheville, NC$63,390$61,470$30.48240
Kokomo, IN$63,170$59,530$30.3750
Hagerstown, MD$62,970$59,980$30.2730
Fort Wayne, IN$62,920$54,440$30.25180
Birmingham, AL$62,890$63,380$30.24380
Longview, WA$62,850$59,280$30.2250
Huntsville, AL$62,820$62,640$30.20150
Winston-Salem, NC$62,810$64,690$30.20210
Jackson, TN$62,750$63,440$30.1760
Amarillo, TX$62,730$59,340$30.16170
Yakima, WA$62,690$56,140$30.14180
Longview, TX$62,650$63,800$30.12210
Lancaster, PA$62,630$57,970$30.1160
Bozeman, MT$62,560$57,270$30.0870
Fargo, ND$62,400$56,080$30.00100
Memphis, TN$62,360$60,670$29.98420
Enid, OK$62,270$63,510$29.9440
Columbus, GA$62,150$64,580$29.88200
Erie, PA$62,120$58,960$29.8790
Laredo, TX$61,920$65,290$29.7780
Dover, DE$61,760$62,400$29.69100
Ogden, UT$61,690$60,780$29.66480
Baltimore, MD$61,680$61,600$29.66340
Hartford, CT$61,660$52,460$29.65500
Ponce, PR$61,660$47,150$29.65230
Amherst, MA$61,640$58,770$29.63170
Visalia, CA$61,630$57,060$29.63140
Savannah, GA$61,630$62,300$29.63120
Brownsville, TX$61,560$64,420$29.60260
Lincoln, NE$61,470$57,260$29.56170
Idaho Falls, ID$61,450$61,810$29.5470
Chattanooga, TN$61,420$60,350$29.53240
Logan, UT$61,180$59,950$29.41130
Reno, NV$61,170$56,950$29.41120
York, PA$61,140$52,210$29.4060
Deltona, FL$61,090$51,110$29.37250
Owensboro, KY$61,020$62,710$29.3450
Jacksonville, FL$60,990$60,290$29.32330
Harrisburg, PA$60,960$57,680$29.31500
Las Vegas, NV$60,840$61,740$29.25800
Daphne, AL$60,780$57,430$29.2270
Allentown, PA$60,740$59,370$29.20290
Twin Falls, ID$60,650$59,730$29.1660
Wichita, KS$60,650$48,710$29.16260
Charlotte, NC$60,620$60,380$29.141,150
Cincinnati, OH$60,490$56,490$29.08490
Sarasota, FL$60,460$61,790$29.0790
Lexington, KY$60,340$62,370$29.01160
Missoula, MT$60,210$49,290$28.9590
Youngstown, OH$60,110$50,830$28.90120
Springfield, IL$59,850$57,130$28.7790
Gainesville, GA$59,840$50,750$28.77150
Salt Lake City, UT$59,750$59,810$28.73n/a
Mayaguez, PR$59,730$45,210$28.7290
Hattiesburg, MS$59,690$61,820$28.70n/a
Hickory, NC$59,540$62,380$28.63360
Athens, GA$59,530$64,940$28.62170
Gainesville, FL$59,490$56,080$28.60200
Baton Rouge, LA$59,370$57,130$28.54180
Mobile, AL$59,030$57,210$28.38160
Huntington, WV$59,000$61,530$28.36120
Rapid City, SD$58,920$67,290$28.3350
Little Rock, AR$58,740$57,930$28.24360
Macon, GA$58,610$61,940$28.18150
New Orleans, LA$58,610$57,900$28.18160
Albany, GA$58,480$58,030$28.11120
Jacksonville, NC$58,270$62,940$28.02140
McAllen, TX$58,250$50,320$28.01300
Lawton, OK$58,070$62,070$27.9260
Joplin, MO$57,830$56,600$27.8180
Kansas City, MO$57,810$52,520$27.79670
Lafayette, IN$57,730$51,490$27.75240
Lynchburg, VA$57,630$59,600$27.7130
Fayetteville, AR$57,630$57,160$27.71220
Wilmington, NC$57,440$62,060$27.62230
Rocky Mount, NC$57,360$52,010$27.58120
Gulfport, MS$57,200$57,460$27.50120
Colorado Springs, CO$57,140$48,740$27.47250
Richmond, VA$57,030$57,820$27.42490
Virginia Beach, VA$56,070$56,750$26.96480
Provo, UT$55,770$50,950$26.81440
Florence, AL$55,320$56,310$26.6080
Lafayette, LA$55,260$55,900$26.5790
Louisville, KY$54,910$51,630$26.40180
Springfield, MO$54,670$52,000$26.28140
Gadsden, AL$54,550$57,380$26.23100
Bowling Green, KY$54,430$59,610$26.1740
Fort Smith, AR$54,400$57,080$26.1670
San Juan, PR$54,280$42,460$26.101,010
Bloomington, IN$54,250$49,140$26.0840
Kingsport, TN$54,140$60,360$26.0360
Ocala, FL$53,440$51,500$25.6970
Cedar Rapids, IA$53,280$49,020$25.6190
Honolulu, HI$52,670$50,770$25.3250
Roanoke, VA$52,230$46,850$25.1170
Jackson, MS$50,990$49,760$24.52240
Fort Myers, FL$50,800$46,710$24.42210
Tallahassee, FL$50,130$52,750$24.10170
Grand Junction, CO$48,590$44,720$23.3680
Arecibo, PR$46,250$35,780$22.2470
St. George, UT$35,180$22,520$16.92600

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary: questions

Where do career/technical education teachers, postsecondary make the most money?

In Chico, CA, with an average of $129,060 a year, among the 270 metro areas we cover.

What is the average career/technical education teachers, postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$72,860 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is career/technical education teachers, postsecondary pay the lowest?

St. George, UT, at $35,180 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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