Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2026)

Name: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City - BLS OEWS
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

55 metro areas · National average: $129,727 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 55 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
College Station, TX	$188,790	$168,620	$76,730	N/A
Austin, TX	$170,960	$162,440	$82,230	N/A
Riverside, CA	$170,500	$186,670	$84,830	N/A
Boston, MA	$168,810	$162,050	$78,920	N/A
San Jose, CA	$168,300	$153,130	$86,720	N/A
Providence, RI	$168,160	$131,980	$80,320	N/A
Tuscaloosa, AL	$164,200	$137,140	$74,230	N/A
Phoenix, AZ	$163,550	$131,710	$71,000	N/A
Washington, DC	$161,820	$155,870	$65,700	N/A
San Francisco, CA	$161,760	$145,190	$92,110	N/A
New York, NY	$156,140	$157,180	$65,110	$225,300
Baltimore, MD	$153,360	$123,520	$58,360	N/A
Raleigh, NC	$150,480	$133,600	$104,940	$216,080
Trenton, NJ	$149,980	$135,020	$72,320	$209,070
Los Angeles, CA	$147,770	$132,130	$79,330	$217,690
San Diego, CA	$146,290	$133,230	$78,220	N/A
Bridgeport, CT	$145,410	$126,410	$77,100	$208,520
Amherst Town, MA	$142,720	$134,700	$78,010	$210,770
Rochester, NY	$138,900	$100,040	$71,250	N/A
Minneapolis, MN	$137,710	$102,130	$66,830	N/A
Richmond, VA	$137,110	$129,470	$75,240	$217,250
Atlanta, GA	$134,950	$128,450	$52,260	$223,820
Syracuse, NY	$132,370	$114,880	$83,050	$207,460
Albany, NY	$132,120	$124,640	$77,430	$174,630
Milwaukee, WI	$131,390	$129,170	$78,970	$173,140
Houston, TX	$131,200	$104,030	$76,180	$210,510
Pittsburgh, PA	$128,550	$125,950	$73,960	$197,010
Hartford, CT	$128,080	$105,440	$75,170	$188,260
Philadelphia, PA	$126,890	$107,220	$62,570	$208,500
Dallas, TX	$126,180	$106,260	$47,460	$215,080
Virginia Beach, VA	$125,980	$125,050	$60,580	$210,540
Nashville, TN	$125,520	$130,570	$72,730	$165,470
Knoxville, TN	$125,200	$140,180	$61,670	$171,250
Chicago, IL	$124,940	$124,770	$61,890	$202,840
Greenville, SC	$123,330	$137,910	$61,110	$170,720
Indianapolis, IN	$119,670	$102,260	$61,950	$196,950
Memphis, TN	$118,620	$125,790	$65,130	$157,960
Worcester, MA	$117,420	$106,810	$82,300	$165,740
San Antonio, TX	$117,370	$108,900	$58,270	$165,360
South Bend, IN	$116,140	$102,780	$61,380	$171,160
Pittsfield, MA	$114,420	$107,890	$53,560	$169,700
Columbus, OH	$112,380	$104,030	$28,840	$170,900
Sacramento, CA	$111,300	$99,330	$99,330	$127,390
Seattle, WA	$110,430	$95,070	$66,470	$171,770
Denver, CO	$108,270	$95,810	$62,590	$174,890
Charleston, SC	$108,010	$101,110	$50,970	$170,700
Cincinnati, OH	$107,960	$107,290	$23,120	$171,040
Charlotte, NC	$104,350	$81,670	$43,630	$161,710
Portland, OR	$99,760	$99,300	$66,440	$170,260
Detroit, MI	$95,260	$102,640	$41,900	$128,210
Miami, FL	$83,540	$57,260	$52,890	$158,900
Greensboro, NC	$81,950	$78,280	$46,010	$126,820
Salt Lake City, UT	$79,780	$63,200	$31,400	$132,220
Athens, GA	$78,950	$62,250	$30,370	$119,320
Jacksonville, FL	$60,000	$57,290	$50,770	$89,030