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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary

The BLS estimates 114,110 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $63,820 (May 2025, SOC 25-1194). Across 129 metros with published figures, medians range from $22,520 in St. George, UT to $108,400 in Ann Arbor, MI.

CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$41,960P25$50,320MEDIAN$63,820P75$82,360P90$108,620
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Ann Arbor, MI$108,400 · 250 jobs
  2. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$90,970 · 310 jobs
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$89,110 · 310 jobs
  4. Madison, WI$89,070 · 230 jobs
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$86,980 · 1,410 jobs
  6. Spartanburg, SC$83,440 · 340 jobs
  7. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$83,370 · 550 jobs
  8. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$82,490 · 320 jobs
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$82,420 · 850 jobs
  10. Fayetteville, NC$82,010 · 770 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$78,540 · 4,820 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$75,450 · 3,670 jobs
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$63,100 · 3,160 jobs
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$61,360 · 3,110 jobs
  5. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$63,420 · 2,490 jobs
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$74,570 · 2,440 jobs
  7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$81,010 · 2,070 jobs
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$64,530 · 1,900 jobs
  9. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$63,250 · 1,710 jobs
  10. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$86,980 · 1,410 jobs

EMPLOYERS WITH THE MOST VISA-SPONSORED FILINGS FOR THIS JOB

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Oklahoma City, OK · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Questions

What is the median Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in the U.S.?

$63,820 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $50,320–$82,360.

Where do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Ann Arbor, MI ($108,400), Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ($90,970), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($89,110). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.