Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2026)

Name: Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City - BLS OEWS
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

64 metro areas · National average: $86,150 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 64 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
Riverside, CA	$191,080	$214,870	$75,610	N/A
San Francisco, CA	$173,250	$163,770	$76,410	N/A
San Diego, CA	$162,720	$162,810	$76,630	$220,120
Sacramento, CA	$162,330	$164,500	$76,160	N/A
Madison, WI	$138,330	$133,630	$98,750	$210,630
Los Angeles, CA	$121,140	$103,940	$62,960	$213,580
Portland, OR	$118,090	$101,740	$42,990	$201,320
Denver, CO	$112,130	$128,040	$50,650	$143,130
Milwaukee, WI	$107,960	$104,550	$78,390	$133,440
New York, NY	$101,930	$82,600	$49,600	$201,190
Boston, MA	$98,870	$80,360	$48,620	$168,490
El Paso, TX	$98,530	$100,170	$48,920	$136,430
Harrisburg, PA	$93,760	$82,980	$47,860	$132,080
Providence, RI	$92,350	$79,690	$48,890	$135,890
Houston, TX	$90,760	$79,880	$57,810	$125,570
Albany, NY	$90,720	$79,500	$62,280	$126,920
Baltimore, MD	$90,490	$102,000	$31,200	$128,660
Lansing, MI	$90,300	$61,410	$47,680	$166,610
Austin, TX	$89,280	$76,070	$59,870	$139,910
Washington, DC	$88,740	$72,450	$31,200	$186,410
Dallas, TX	$87,970	$79,310	$46,270	$127,850
Detroit, MI	$87,120	$76,530	$50,760	$127,700
Minneapolis, MN	$86,050	$83,030	$57,780	$104,800
Colorado Springs, CO	$85,900	$81,240	$62,570	$128,090
San Antonio, TX	$85,200	$72,970	$58,350	$127,930
Springfield, MO	$83,370	$81,680	$44,310	$130,520
Springfield, MA	$80,870	$71,540	$47,880	$102,710
Richmond, VA	$80,690	$64,020	$42,810	$130,840
Memphis, TN	$80,200	$78,630	$50,410	$143,110
Rochester, NY	$79,450	$74,510	$57,090	$120,580
St. Louis, MO	$78,120	$76,050	$29,120	$131,490
Philadelphia, PA	$77,840	$65,440	$45,670	$129,920
Seattle, WA	$77,800	$76,360	$53,540	$99,120
Phoenix, AZ	$77,590	$68,350	$55,500	$131,110
Columbus, OH	$76,660	$77,880	$21,740	$126,040
Worcester, MA	$76,270	$66,560	$46,920	$99,550
Grand Rapids, MI	$76,240	$64,160	$48,600	$129,030
Chicago, IL	$75,890	$65,430	$40,020	$118,570
Allentown, PA	$75,880	$73,280	$43,720	$124,160
Pittsburgh, PA	$75,630	$65,950	$45,590	$122,860
Atlanta, GA	$75,470	$74,380	$46,980	$119,660
New Haven, CT	$74,350	$63,910	$49,040	$127,250
Las Vegas, NV	$74,160	$60,050	$50,140	$105,760
Buffalo, NY	$74,020	$65,880	$48,730	$112,640
College Station, TX	$73,590	$67,180	$42,090	$106,990
Durham, NC	$72,160	$71,260	$63,180	$88,050
Syracuse, NY	$71,530	$70,330	$60,030	$84,480
Cincinnati, OH	$71,360	$74,960	$21,740	$119,330
Charlotte, NC	$71,310	$70,920	$43,630	$94,820
Cleveland, OH	$69,330	$63,840	$39,630	$91,050
Tampa, FL	$67,400	$59,660	$49,460	$103,450
Kansas City, MO	$67,080	$61,930	$49,270	$109,950
Nashville, TN	$66,210	$65,590	$44,870	$89,880
Miami, FL	$65,880	$64,480	$51,190	$80,600
Indianapolis, IN	$65,640	$57,330	$48,520	$96,230
Asheville, NC	$62,360	$60,080	$51,720	$68,850
Greenville, NC	$61,800	$59,610	$49,720	$79,190
Orlando, FL	$61,480	$54,660	$48,260	$78,710
Terre Haute, IN	$61,270	$51,540	$49,340	$82,040
Greensboro, NC	$61,220	$63,430	$49,030	$79,790
Des Moines, IA	$59,010	$52,500	$51,920	$83,990
Hickory, NC	$58,070	$61,280	$53,600	$62,250
Rocky Mount, NC	$56,240	$57,850	$53,450	$59,690
Raleigh, NC	$55,190	$38,030	$38,030	$78,480