Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City

Top 15 cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary by average salary

Riverside, CA	$158,450
Ann Arbor, MI	$155,450
Sacramento, CA	$141,550
San Francisco, CA	$140,530
Augusta, GA	$132,080
Fresno, CA	$131,390
San Diego, CA	$130,050
Baltimore, MD	$129,850
Santa Rosa, CA	$129,300
San Jose, CA	$125,950
Eugene, OR	$122,100
College Station, TX	$119,630
Lansing, MI	$118,080
Los Angeles, CA	$117,560
New York, NY	$112,360

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by state

California pays psychology teachers, postsecondary the most statewide, $126,620 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
California	$126,620	$107,340	4,410	9	$158,450	$102,640
Maryland	$121,600	$101,430	640	1	$129,850	$129,850
New Hampshire	$117,160	$95,030	110	0	n/a	n/a
Delaware	$114,090	$102,340	n/a	0	n/a	n/a
New York	$110,220	$100,720	4,070	7	$112,360	$77,930
Michigan	$103,940	$99,900	920	4	$155,450	$85,740
Washington, D.C.	$103,860	$101,250	340	1	$106,560	$106,560
North Dakota	$102,870	$97,110	60	1	$102,620	$102,620
New Mexico	$98,170	$83,600	100	0	n/a	n/a
Connecticut	$97,770	$84,500	920	5	$107,250	$88,570
Minnesota	$97,470	$82,640	760	4	$106,090	$74,750
Rhode Island	$97,280	$94,360	180	1	$94,350	$94,350
Massachusetts	$96,600	$82,930	2,640	4	$100,170	$87,290
Oregon	$96,340	$80,060	660	2	$122,100	$98,820
New Jersey	$95,070	$80,790	1,630	1	$81,060	$81,060
Utah	$94,540	$93,090	200	0	n/a	n/a
Vermont	$93,850	$81,100	100	1	$90,630	$90,630
Alaska	$93,630	$79,040	70	0	n/a	n/a
Kansas	$92,990	$79,730	230	0	n/a	n/a
Louisiana	$92,100	$91,340	140	1	$88,830	$88,830
Iowa	$90,260	$78,450	320	3	$70,610	$63,930
Virginia	$90,010	$77,950	1,050	4	$87,440	$63,920
Maine	$89,640	$81,660	110	2	$90,890	$89,280
Missouri	$88,690	$79,240	590	4	$93,450	$84,670
Nebraska	$88,660	$77,340	170	2	$101,620	$83,940
Indiana	$88,350	$77,820	760	3	$89,590	$85,790
Georgia	$86,400	$79,440	820	2	$132,080	$91,890
Wisconsin	$86,320	$77,580	630	3	$84,710	$66,750
Texas	$86,210	$77,060	3,380	11	$119,630	$68,470
Arizona	$85,540	$78,610	940	2	$86,620	$86,580
Idaho	$85,520	$83,010	180	1	$86,300	$86,300
Tennessee	$85,010	$76,010	790	4	$92,870	$64,960
Montana	$84,960	$77,120	90	0	n/a	n/a
Nevada	$83,500	$81,300	140	1	$84,460	$84,460
Colorado	$83,460	$76,810	960	4	$88,520	$78,860
Alabama	$83,370	$75,340	610	6	$100,980	$65,490
Illinois	$82,470	$77,860	2,260	2	$83,070	$78,760
Pennsylvania	$81,800	$75,960	2,120	7	$90,990	$76,090
South Carolina	$81,520	$74,890	390	3	$97,690	$73,820
North Carolina	$80,900	$75,260	1,100	6	$102,170	$63,880
Washington	$80,470	$78,330	840	4	$87,280	$74,790
West Virginia	$80,130	$74,280	150	1	$65,280	$65,280
Ohio	$80,080	$78,530	1,500	6	$86,200	$73,270
Kentucky	$78,020	$74,520	590	2	$82,530	$77,690
South Dakota	$75,780	$65,020	70	0	n/a	n/a
Florida	$74,740	$69,050	1,120	5	$79,410	$70,310
Wyoming	$73,400	$65,050	80	0	n/a	n/a
Arkansas	$72,630	$60,730	190	1	$97,480	$97,480
Puerto Rico	$70,800	$66,580	400	2	$72,090	$71,110
Mississippi	$70,380	$62,590	260	1	$64,930	$64,930
Oklahoma	$69,860	$61,720	410	2	$71,960	$65,020

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Riverside, CA	$158,450	$137,810	—	400
Ann Arbor, MI	$155,450	$142,840	—	140
Sacramento, CA	$141,550	$133,880	—	230
San Francisco, CA	$140,530	$129,610	—	330
Augusta, GA	$132,080	$109,140	—	60
Fresno, CA	$131,390	$133,490	—	150
San Diego, CA	$130,050	$126,690	—	360
Baltimore, MD	$129,850	$97,580	—	360
Santa Rosa, CA	$129,300	$126,080	—	40
San Jose, CA	$125,950	$105,720	—	440
Eugene, OR	$122,100	$101,670	—	70
College Station, TX	$119,630	$100,450	—	170
Lansing, MI	$118,080	$104,480	—	130
Los Angeles, CA	$117,560	$101,980	—	1,830
New York, NY	$112,360	$102,740	—	3,950
McAllen, TX	$112,100	$100,190	—	70
Hartford, CT	$107,250	$101,810	—	310
Washington, DC	$106,560	$100,980	—	710
Minneapolis, MN	$106,090	$92,190	—	480
Austin, TX	$103,070	$87,780	—	350
Santa Maria, CA	$102,640	$103,780	—	110
Fargo, ND	$102,620	$104,560	—	40
Wilmington, NC	$102,170	$105,420	—	80
Albany, NY	$101,720	$100,780	—	170
Lincoln, NE	$101,620	$82,430	—	70
Auburn, AL	$100,980	$98,250	—	80
Worcester, MA	$100,170	$86,300	—	260
Portland, OR	$98,820	$81,780	—	460
Birmingham, AL	$98,740	$78,590	—	140
Detroit, MI	$98,520	$99,900	—	190
Boston, MA	$98,400	$82,930	—	1,690
Buffalo, NY	$98,050	$93,160	—	210
Columbia, SC	$97,690	$100,260	—	90
Little Rock, AR	$97,480	$78,100	—	60
Ithaca, NY	$96,490	$93,500	—	110
New Haven, CT	$95,170	$77,740	—	400
Rochester, NY	$95,130	$81,120	—	190
Syracuse, NY	$94,680	$79,210	—	120
Providence, RI	$94,350	$94,360	—	280
Amherst, MA	$94,020	$97,110	—	300
Columbia, MO	$93,450	$78,980	—	60
Knoxville, TN	$92,870	$81,030	—	110
Atlanta, GA	$91,890	$82,450	—	440
Memphis, TN	$91,320	$76,190	—	130
Philadelphia, PA	$90,990	$77,840	—	860
Bangor, ME	$90,890	$81,660	—	n/a
Raleigh, NC	$90,850	$80,190	—	90
Nashville, TN	$90,710	$78,660	—	220
Burlington, VT	$90,630	$81,100	—	60
Houston, TX	$90,300	$77,950	—	560
St. Louis, MO	$90,090	$81,030	—	300
Norwich, CT	$89,910	$72,800	—	40
Mankato, MN	$89,620	$79,420	—	n/a
Evansville, IN	$89,590	$76,330	—	30
Portland, ME	$89,280	$77,440	—	30
New Orleans, LA	$88,830	$81,630	—	60
Indianapolis, IN	$88,820	$83,670	—	220
Waterbury, CT	$88,630	$85,170	—	30
Bridgeport, CT	$88,570	$78,530	—	130
Boulder, CO	$88,520	$81,250	—	n/a
Harrisburg, PA	$88,500	$78,920	—	70
Killeen, TX	$88,310	$80,000	—	n/a
Tuscaloosa, AL	$88,280	$75,340	—	80
St. Cloud, MN	$88,170	$83,190	—	50
Dallas, TX	$88,030	$77,980	—	680
Fort Collins, CO	$87,920	$82,790	—	60
Richmond, VA	$87,440	$81,870	—	150
Springfield, MA	$87,290	$80,340	—	220
Seattle, WA	$87,280	$79,400	—	440
Phoenix, AZ	$86,620	$77,430	—	690
Flagstaff, AZ	$86,580	$81,990	—	50
Boise, ID	$86,300	$78,210	—	60
Virginia Beach, VA	$86,200	$78,770	—	210
Akron, OH	$86,200	$77,920	—	60
Greenville, NC	$86,100	$86,110	—	40
Denver, CO	$85,820	$83,690	—	340
South Bend, IN	$85,790	$75,960	—	110
Grand Rapids, MI	$85,740	$89,160	—	130
Kansas City, MO	$85,160	$79,570	—	130
Toledo, OH	$84,730	$77,970	—	110
Milwaukee, WI	$84,710	$77,440	—	270
Springfield, MO	$84,670	$75,250	—	90
Harrisonburg, VA	$84,590	$76,710	—	80
Las Vegas, NV	$84,460	$79,240	—	50
Columbus, OH	$84,230	$81,220	—	320
Omaha, NE	$83,940	$80,040	—	50
Chicago, IL	$83,070	$77,860	—	1,620
Charleston, SC	$82,940	$76,600	—	100
Lexington, KY	$82,530	$76,680	—	110
Bellingham, WA	$81,650	$78,820	—	40
San Antonio, TX	$81,200	$77,380	—	270
Trenton, NJ	$81,060	$77,100	—	110
Charlotte, NC	$81,010	$78,210	—	210
Erie, PA	$80,970	$76,170	—	50
Miami, FL	$79,410	$77,720	—	340
Greeley, CO	$78,860	$59,990	—	40
Cleveland, OH	$78,780	$79,840	—	220
Bloomington, IL	$78,760	$84,110	—	70
La Crosse, WI	$78,590	$78,480	—	40
Pittsburgh, PA	$78,580	$72,110	—	470
Deltona, FL	$77,990	$76,320	—	50
Utica, NY	$77,930	$80,420	—	50
Louisville, KY	$77,690	$78,670	—	80
Allentown, PA	$77,490	$77,000	—	170
Laredo, TX	$77,350	$82,260	—	60
Scranton, PA	$76,210	$79,860	—	70
Reading, PA	$76,090	$74,840	—	50
Greensboro, NC	$75,550	$78,950	—	90
Walla Walla, WA	$74,990	$73,070	—	30
Spokane, WA	$74,790	$64,200	—	90
Duluth, MN	$74,750	$76,470	—	50
Greenville, SC	$73,820	$63,530	—	40
Tampa, FL	$73,780	$69,930	—	200
Dayton, OH	$73,670	$64,670	—	160
Cincinnati, OH	$73,270	$77,380	—	280
Jacksonville, FL	$72,860	$69,250	—	80
Montgomery, AL	$72,450	$63,080	—	50
San Juan, PR	$72,090	$75,680	—	190
Oklahoma City, OK	$71,960	$73,670	—	130
Ponce, PR	$71,110	$65,570	—	70
Cedar Rapids, IA	$70,610	$67,710	—	40
Mobile, AL	$70,410	$62,950	—	50
Orlando, FL	$70,310	$69,050	—	120
Davenport, IA	$70,000	$64,490	—	40
Abilene, TX	$69,920	$61,940	—	60
El Paso, TX	$68,980	$59,960	—	200
Amarillo, TX	$68,470	$60,730	—	40
Green Bay, WI	$66,750	$68,580	—	n/a
Huntsville, AL	$65,490	$61,430	—	40
Huntington, WV	$65,280	$63,820	—	50
Tulsa, OK	$65,020	$59,330	—	40
Jackson, TN	$64,960	$65,180	—	50
Jackson, MS	$64,930	$61,570	—	n/a
Des Moines, IA	$63,930	$63,920	—	40
Roanoke, VA	$63,920	$65,080	—	40
Asheville, NC	$63,880	$63,560	—	40

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary: questions

Where do psychology teachers, postsecondary make the most money?

In Riverside, CA, with an average of $158,450 a year, among the 136 metro areas we cover.

What is the average psychology teachers, postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$93,860 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $80,340, so half of psychology teachers, postsecondary earn more than that and half less.

What salary should psychology teachers, postsecondary ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary nationwide earn between $63,400 (25th percentile) and $105,920 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays psychology teachers, postsecondary the most?

California, with a statewide average of $126,620 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is psychology teachers, postsecondary pay the lowest?

Asheville, NC, at $63,880 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1066.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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