Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2026)

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

63 metro areas · National average: $105,152 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Physics Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 63 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
San Francisco, CA	$162,540	$138,210	$72,610	N/A
San Diego, CA	$160,030	$135,370	$77,140	N/A
Los Angeles, CA	$142,790	$128,190	$63,270	$219,610
College Station, TX	$138,670	$126,200	$61,920	N/A
Ann Arbor, MI	$134,520	$135,700	$80,750	$165,910
Knoxville, TN	$129,580	$139,180	$62,950	$229,520
Riverside, CA	$127,110	$128,580	$61,040	$208,920
Minneapolis, MN	$126,050	$125,430	$70,540	$206,030
Albany, NY	$124,500	$99,650	$65,060	$212,030
New York, NY	$122,570	$107,470	$62,280	$203,720
South Bend, IN	$120,650	$107,230	$63,800	$167,960
San Jose, CA	$120,270	$125,570	$83,090	$162,900
Amherst Town, MA	$117,290	$100,760	$68,590	$167,960
Boston, MA	$116,960	$98,220	$60,560	$199,780
Sacramento, CA	$115,980	$127,080	$63,280	$127,080
Milwaukee, WI	$115,390	$110,620	$64,710	$154,130
Hartford, CT	$114,740	$108,430	$64,930	$169,950
Phoenix, AZ	$113,680	$107,480	$64,950	$151,650
Buffalo, NY	$113,410	$117,110	$60,950	$155,410
Austin, TX	$112,460	$101,740	$61,770	$203,690
Lincoln, NE	$112,240	$104,040	$50,700	$172,430
Birmingham, AL	$111,820	$86,070	$57,930	$171,320
Santa Maria, CA	$111,030	$103,700	$62,900	$161,260
Raleigh, NC	$110,980	$105,310	$59,990	$175,540
Philadelphia, PA	$110,030	$103,070	$53,090	$174,570
Atlanta, GA	$107,800	$103,520	$60,980	$164,980
Dallas, TX	$106,620	$100,130	$60,290	$169,400
Syracuse, NY	$104,680	$101,870	$61,440	$156,160
Charlotte, NC	$103,660	$104,500	$63,500	$127,610
El Paso, TX	$102,560	$100,920	$53,260	$141,540
Rochester, NY	$102,390	$97,460	$59,290	$161,090
Houston, TX	$101,960	$100,680	$60,480	$155,160
San Antonio, TX	$101,760	$95,040	$59,930	$131,990
Greenville, SC	$101,280	$82,190	$65,540	$180,720
Seattle, WA	$101,080	$98,900	$63,190	$173,670
Washington, DC	$100,200	$93,090	$60,060	$153,190
Nashville, TN	$99,690	$79,350	$57,730	$173,010
McAllen, TX	$99,520	$93,480	$61,090	$162,510
Salt Lake City, UT	$99,030	$108,880	$47,010	$172,020
St. Louis, MO	$98,860	$92,490	$50,460	$176,180
Oklahoma City, OK	$98,290	$101,720	$58,050	$127,390
Richmond, VA	$97,750	$100,200	$51,750	$161,240
Detroit, MI	$96,370	$100,640	$51,600	$125,230
Denver, CO	$96,130	$84,350	$47,470	$134,650
Portland, OR	$95,390	$97,990	$53,490	$138,010
Chicago, IL	$94,700	$78,020	$59,110	$148,960
Harrisonburg, VA	$92,800	$85,650	$52,010	$139,300
Worcester, MA	$92,730	$95,200	$63,360	$127,190
Pittsburgh, PA	$92,350	$75,250	$52,090	$162,170
Virginia Beach, VA	$92,110	$100,050	$50,170	$133,610
Miami, FL	$89,100	$64,440	$51,880	$174,170
Charleston, SC	$88,870	$82,630	$66,040	$107,210
Blacksburg, VA	$88,830	$81,410	$52,780	$127,690
Bridgeport, CT	$84,370	$75,950	$58,560	$128,300
Trenton, NJ	$83,920	$79,760	$48,200	$125,290
Cleveland, OH	$82,150	$79,410	$40,370	$131,180
San Juan, PR	$80,870	$81,520	$66,320	$94,460
Indianapolis, IN	$80,760	$75,980	$54,590	$120,780
Auburn, AL	$80,160	$79,650	$53,000	$98,040
Memphis, TN	$79,710	$78,370	$49,890	$106,140
Greensboro, NC	$78,930	$72,870	$54,850	$123,780
Cincinnati, OH	$77,850	$78,970	$21,740	$124,660
Orlando, FL	$64,040	$55,810	$50,830	$81,090