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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City (2026)
68 metro areas · National average: $104,148 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary salaries across 68 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 $166,410
$158,290
$95,800
N/A
Ann Arbor, MI $160,020
$131,880
$77,830
N/A
New York, NY $147,540
$132,700
$62,510
N/A
Sacramento, CA $143,850
$126,510
$98,520
N/A
San Francisco, CA $142,960
$131,120
$74,710
N/A
San Jose, CA $139,760
$124,780
$66,190
$189,640
College Station, TX $134,750
$122,120
$49,860
N/A
Boston, MA $130,790
$122,650
$64,470
$220,590
St. Louis, MO $130,010
$106,260
$64,330
$232,490
Austin, TX $126,680
$121,380
$60,940
$211,690
Ithaca, NY $125,800
$95,040
$62,650
N/A
Rochester, NY $124,010
$92,490
$61,040
N/A
Los Angeles, CA $123,450
$107,490
$61,440
$207,940
Milwaukee, WI $121,010
$103,690
$61,190
$227,260
Syracuse, NY $119,940
$92,090
$61,030
N/A
McAllen, TX $119,850
$99,190
$50,050
N/A
Minneapolis, MN $116,270
$99,490
$74,980
$162,230
Hartford, CT $115,640
$104,080
$62,490
$172,070
Baltimore, MD $114,830
$97,680
$50,450
$202,420
Houston, TX $114,810
$98,790
$63,630
$208,930
El Paso, TX $114,000
$134,510
$48,770
$144,230
San Diego, CA $109,010
$99,930
$44,550
$206,220
Columbia, SC $108,600
$95,460
$58,310
$164,390
Harrisburg, PA $108,030
$101,540
$57,210
$156,190
Amherst Town, MA $107,500
$100,730
$60,420
$165,660
San Antonio, TX $105,450
$104,760
$57,200
$134,210
Washington, DC $104,250
$100,070
$60,730
$164,340
Richmond, VA $103,610
$101,140
$47,200
$164,900
Virginia Beach, VA $102,780
$96,750
$49,850
$161,460
Albany, NY $102,710
$100,150
$62,970
$132,840
Providence, RI $101,670
$99,700
$61,170
$153,930
Buffalo, NY $101,100
$82,370
$49,990
$165,710
Seattle, WA $100,650
$92,170
$56,590
$171,790
Phoenix, AZ $99,750
$111,080
$49,540
$158,880
Dallas, TX $99,460
$98,430
$39,330
$163,850
Burlington, VT $98,770
$92,560
$62,900
$127,330
Philadelphia, PA $98,330
$85,980
$51,080
$160,600
Springfield, MO $97,600
$83,600
$46,160
$138,570
South Bend, IN $97,530
$80,410
$49,220
$172,170
Chicago, IL $97,160
$93,930
$62,460
$135,930
Knoxville, TN $97,030
$104,190
$52,910
$133,860
Lubbock, TX $96,700
$87,000
$46,230
$117,770
Worcester, MA $96,260
$97,870
$47,860
$129,960
Atlanta, GA $96,170
$82,100
$47,860
$165,050
Trenton, NJ $95,250
$81,690
$60,910
$141,440
Indianapolis, IN $94,490
$79,250
$49,580
$162,140
Pittsburgh, PA $94,190
$93,010
$56,860
$132,450
Lincoln, NE $93,600
$80,680
$50,470
$188,480
Detroit, MI $92,830
$96,860
$54,740
$126,940
Kansas City, MO $92,280
$75,900
$49,290
$151,620
Columbus, OH $90,430
$78,590
$50,690
$124,680
Las Vegas, NV $89,790
$82,060
$49,490
$138,200
Bridgeport, CT $89,480
$78,700
$64,480
$134,640
Charlotte, NC $87,370
$99,810
$43,860
$142,970
Bloomington, IL $86,380
$79,160
$63,560
$140,820
Miami, FL $86,050
$63,320
$50,740
$172,160
Columbia, MO $85,230
$82,120
$50,580
$132,030
Portland, OR $83,970
$79,150
$69,210
$109,780
Harrisonburg, VA $83,140
$82,950
$51,170
$136,400
Salt Lake City, UT $80,320
$89,250
$40,610
$138,340
Oklahoma City, OK $80,270
$86,190
$49,860
$122,820
Cincinnati, OH $80,230
$79,960
$45,740
$101,700
Greensboro, NC $80,180
$77,650
$47,790
$101,720
Charleston, SC $80,110
$80,670
$40,290
$103,310
Cleveland, OH $75,410
$75,270
$39,770
$100,890
Little Rock, AR $72,650
$76,030
$56,430
$103,490
Orlando, FL $63,900
$60,780
$49,330
$78,230
Tampa, FL $62,040
$61,220
$49,670
$72,030
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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