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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2024)
148 metro areas · National average: $89,858 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 148 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
New York, NY $154,570
$126,100
$60,560
N/A
Ithaca, NY $142,900
$127,430
$60,240
N/A
Riverside, CA $142,360
$133,190
$47,220
N/A
San Francisco, CA $139,530
$126,880
$60,360
$225,400
Trenton, NJ $139,030
$101,020
$50,800
N/A
San Jose, CA $138,570
$130,660
$64,310
$209,280
Fresno, CA $134,920
$131,450
$62,260
$165,500
Visalia, CA $133,540
$126,680
$116,550
$159,600
New Orleans, LA $130,940
$79,410
$49,280
N/A
Manchester, NH $130,280
$96,730
$57,520
N/A
Eugene, OR $128,690
$101,310
$77,240
$201,620
Rome, GA $128,480
$107,180
$48,200
N/A
San Diego, CA $125,840
$105,610
$47,470
$213,810
Baltimore, MD $125,820
$81,800
$49,670
N/A
Santa Maria, CA $125,510
$113,660
$64,350
$217,110
Portland, ME $124,680
$83,770
$49,750
$208,520
Peoria, IL $122,270
$85,610
$65,070
$220,350
Los Angeles, CA $120,530
$102,370
$59,890
$202,290
Omaha, NE $119,290
$83,050
$50,680
$171,610
St. Louis, MO $117,940
$81,810
$46,750
$224,850
New Haven, CT $117,180
$104,960
$77,550
$134,170
South Bend, IN $114,420
$79,110
$49,200
$219,400
Hartford, CT $113,700
$83,990
$49,240
$171,130
Albany, NY $113,460
$97,210
$50,900
$202,590
Deltona, FL $112,050
$93,200
$62,730
$216,080
Abilene, TX $110,900
$74,800
$46,050
N/A
Sacramento, CA $110,670
$105,800
$56,490
$167,540
Urban Honolulu, HI $106,850
$129,330
$49,250
$156,680
Scranton, PA $106,610
$95,980
$42,470
$181,420
Des Moines, IA $106,570
$79,500
$50,660
$220,580
Cleveland, OH $106,370
$79,160
$39,410
N/A
Orlando, FL $106,320
$84,900
$49,860
$220,290
Norwich, CT $105,930
$107,020
$66,260
$129,850
Madison, WI $104,610
$82,460
$41,320
$201,870
Philadelphia, PA $103,930
$83,730
$47,020
$167,280
Ann Arbor, MI $102,870
$103,270
$53,090
$167,770
Lincoln, NE $102,770
$64,110
$48,840
$212,810
Boston, MA $102,500
$96,710
$60,770
$151,880
McAllen, TX $102,130
$76,270
$48,080
$201,170
Providence, RI $102,090
$90,990
$50,040
$164,900
Syracuse, NY $101,900
$86,360
$59,230
$208,160
Buffalo, NY $101,130
$81,260
$50,630
$162,800
Houston, TX $100,870
$94,560
$46,980
$160,710
College Station, TX $100,560
$79,630
$46,490
$192,140
Indianapolis, IN $99,780
$81,210
$47,530
$170,630
Gettysburg, PA $98,610
$78,550
$47,270
$163,390
Austin, TX $96,980
$97,470
$49,730
$155,790
Washington, DC $96,160
$78,100
$49,630
$159,800
Lansing, MI $95,260
$80,840
$62,230
$132,770
San Juan, PR $95,030
$79,060
$39,580
$155,410
San Antonio, TX $94,640
$84,590
$47,980
$130,540
Miami, FL $94,300
$84,200
$50,150
$151,260
Amherst Town, MA $93,510
$81,040
$50,800
$149,560
Harrisburg, PA $93,410
$77,640
$50,850
$162,250
Champaign, IL $93,350
$80,640
$63,740
$126,550
Rochester, NY $93,090
$78,300
$46,630
$160,550
Worcester, MA $92,280
$70,670
$47,410
$153,280
Salem, OR $92,000
$95,950
$61,750
$108,960
Bridgeport, CT $90,720
$76,450
$58,560
$126,430
Allentown, PA $90,610
$77,270
$44,840
$158,500
Lancaster, PA $89,560
$78,330
$43,440
$154,570
Kiryas Joel, NY $89,410
$82,420
$31,200
$166,320
Memphis, TN $89,380
$65,430
$50,870
$134,720
Tampa, FL $88,780
$62,710
$48,860
$156,090
Springfield, MA $88,150
$78,530
$48,090
$131,670
Columbia, SC $87,820
$76,610
$48,080
$121,700
Pittsburgh, PA $87,120
$74,840
$44,080
$137,770
Bangor, ME $86,720
$76,540
$47,850
$129,950
Chicago, IL $85,890
$65,060
$37,280
$128,790
North Port, FL $85,550
$58,590
$33,400
$148,340
Springfield, MO $85,510
$75,040
$45,180
$135,870
Knoxville, TN $85,330
$70,330
$37,370
$131,160
El Paso, TX $85,040
$64,380
$38,070
$135,060
Virginia Beach, VA $84,990
$61,970
$43,940
$193,640
Portland, OR $84,520
$69,340
$51,300
$128,340
Burlington, VT $84,100
$79,310
$50,500
$128,710
Detroit, MI $83,410
$76,750
$47,000
$124,190
St. Cloud, MN $82,310
$77,820
$47,880
$125,590
Seattle, WA $81,850
$79,780
$59,700
$104,740
Kansas City, MO $81,790
$74,250
$46,570
$126,340
Minneapolis, MN $81,770
$74,450
$46,840
$122,180
Longview, TX $80,500
$57,020
$33,850
$138,220
Killeen, TX $80,400
$63,160
$38,440
$128,970
Erie, PA $79,550
$65,990
$40,600
$133,050
Jacksonville, FL $79,510
$62,320
$50,940
$145,600
Dallas, TX $79,470
$75,230
$40,550
$122,590
Reading, PA $79,360
$66,370
$43,740
$133,230
Lexington, KY $79,170
$67,930
$49,950
$101,710
Blacksburg, VA $79,050
$82,130
$48,600
$102,890
Bloomington, IN $78,370
$80,830
$49,950
$132,130
Phoenix, AZ $78,070
$68,350
$51,160
$129,910
Toledo, OH $78,000
$74,640
$38,800
$127,370
Richmond, VA $77,740
$63,660
$45,760
$129,570
Raleigh, NC $77,720
$79,250
$48,450
$100,210
Bloomington, IL $77,710
$80,750
$47,740
$105,660
Nashville, TN $77,690
$64,280
$47,020
$105,580
Jackson, TN $77,520
$60,130
$45,410
$99,890
Athens, GA $77,350
$80,560
$44,960
$122,470
Milwaukee, WI $77,040
$62,980
$51,460
$114,830
Atlanta, GA $76,680
$76,040
$37,910
$120,910
Durham, NC $76,620
$76,950
$48,480
$107,020
Greensboro, NC $76,520
$79,350
$48,070
$101,240
Boulder, CO $76,320
$83,550
$29,990
$104,360
Medford, OR $76,250
$70,270
$39,590
$100,650
Grand Rapids, MI $76,230
$64,370
$45,500
$116,710
Charlotte, NC $76,210
$75,690
$43,630
$106,240
Morristown, TN $76,140
$58,220
$49,050
$103,750
Joplin, MO $75,820
$75,950
$45,410
$113,790
La Crosse, WI $75,500
$63,210
$42,640
$103,740
Mankato, MN $75,360
$74,280
$49,000
$118,500
Spokane, WA $74,980
$81,670
$55,010
$97,790
Cedar Rapids, IA $74,480
$75,600
$47,670
$98,960
Terre Haute, IN $74,240
$60,810
$48,220
$123,910
Columbus, OH $74,070
$64,680
$21,740
$106,090
Auburn, AL $73,410
$66,700
$49,400
$100,600
Las Vegas, NV $73,170
$66,010
$49,260
$106,660
Greenville, SC $72,580
$66,220
$46,260
$107,650
Charleston, SC $72,570
$77,530
$39,520
$101,980
Davenport, IA $72,180
$61,690
$33,090
$95,490
Columbia, MO $71,700
$64,560
$45,570
$100,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $71,690
$64,720
$39,770
$101,990
Evansville, IN $71,000
$66,660
$49,540
$97,830
Harrisonburg, VA $70,320
$64,520
$47,840
$104,270
Huntington, WV $70,030
$64,170
$38,060
$106,090
Tuscaloosa, AL $69,850
$65,620
$55,450
$90,140
Birmingham, AL $69,360
$64,270
$46,670
$91,980
Augusta, GA $68,690
$62,950
$32,120
$104,440
Boise City, ID $68,560
$66,370
$49,840
$85,220
Winston, NC $68,320
$75,460
$47,470
$77,270
Tulsa, OK $67,290
$64,950
$49,100
$81,940
Fort Collins, CO $66,950
$63,480
$29,990
$98,510
Cincinnati, OH $66,670
$61,360
$21,740
$101,470
Denver, CO $66,630
$63,350
$29,990
$103,200
Duluth, MN $66,380
$63,040
$49,520
$91,490
Salt Lake City, UT $65,590
$63,500
$26,140
$103,980
Montgomery, AL $64,880
$60,570
$45,870
$77,240
Laredo, TX $64,200
$59,200
$38,630
$108,870
Colorado Springs, CO $64,130
$64,520
$29,990
$107,380
Huntsville, AL $63,980
$63,610
$50,200
$79,880
Fayetteville, NC $63,560
$62,430
$36,400
$77,600
Hickory, NC $62,090
$61,630
$51,940
$70,400
Oklahoma City, OK $61,990
$62,620
$34,440
$96,340
Pueblo, CO $61,990
$65,190
$39,530
$78,890
Jackson, MS $61,140
$60,580
$49,330
$74,420
Spartanburg, SC $59,230
$54,010
$47,410
$78,360
Roanoke, VA $59,070
$47,400
$37,760
$76,770
Asheville, NC $58,640
$60,410
$37,820
$81,280
Wichita, KS $50,640
$47,100
$47,100
$57,060
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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