The highest-paying states for postsecondary engineering teachers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of postsecondary engineering teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $130,710, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for postsecondary engineering teachers. It is followed by Iowa (average annual salary $127,570). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of postsecondary engineering teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $130,710 |
$67,720 | 200 |
| 2 | Iowa | $127,570 |
$50,620 | 440 |
| 3 | California | $125,910 |
$65,010 | 1,940 |
| 4 | New York | $120,540 |
$67,070 | 3,370 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $117,500 |
$88,780 | 80 |
| 6 | Illinois | $116,930 |
$61,570 | 860 |
| 7 | Idaho | $110,790 |
$60,720 | 240 |
| 8 | Virginia | $110,150 |
$54,150 | 1,260 |
| 9 | Oregon | $109,840 |
$68,990 | 390 |
| 10 | Nevada | $108,310 |
$79,630 | 180 |
| 11 | Michigan | $107,730 |
$64,570 | 1,830 |
| 12 | New Mexico | $107,060 |
$86,190 | 120 |
| 13 | Kansas | $106,570 |
$63,570 | 230 |
| 14 | Texas | $106,460 |
$54,440 | 2,910 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $106,230 |
$61,970 | 3,640 |
| 16 | Indiana | $105,880 |
$51,790 | 1,440 |
| 17 | Maryland | $104,590 |
$62,240 | 910 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $104,190 |
$62,820 | 1,040 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $104,150 |
$63,220 | 590 |
| 20 | Tennessee | $103,020 |
$61,720 | 720 |
| 21 | Montana | $103,010 |
$76,940 | 160 |
| 22 | Washington | $102,900 |
$62,120 | 770 |
| 23 | Ohio | $102,540 |
$52,070 | 1,230 |
| 24 | Alabama | $101,940 |
$63,090 | 690 |
| 25 | Alaska | $101,540 |
$75,530 | 60 |
| 26 | District of Columbia | $100,670 |
$61,890 | 110 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $100,270 |
$57,580 | 150 |
| 28 | Wyoming | $100,070 |
$61,240 | 110 |
| 29 | Utah | $99,710 |
$37,000 | 350 |
| 30 | Missouri | $99,430 |
$58,580 | 500 |
| 31 | Vermont | $98,720 |
$37,380 | 80 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $98,620 |
$50,630 | 280 |
| 33 | West Virginia | $98,260 |
$49,110 | 310 |
| 34 | Arizona | $97,980 |
$61,540 | 650 |
| 35 | New Jersey | $97,860 |
$61,410 | 600 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $97,800 |
$49,680 | 320 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $97,500 |
$66,920 | 100 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $97,360 |
$59,780 | 100 |
| 39 | Mississippi | $95,760 |
$48,600 | 330 |
| 40 | Georgia | $88,100 |
$58,880 | 290 |
| 41 | Maine | $85,560 |
$56,280 | 120 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $85,360 |
$62,790 | 100 |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | $85,130 |
$41,200 | 450 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $85,000 |
$51,550 | 580 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $84,810 |
$44,930 | 1,290 |
| 46 | Connecticut | $82,850 |
$61,870 | 490 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $81,170 |
$48,070 | 890 |
| 48 | Colorado | $77,620 |
$26,120 | 1,160 |
| 49 | Delaware | $77,170 |
$68,550 | 230 |
| 50 | Florida | $73,330 |
$47,060 | 1,230 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $72,810 |
$51,410 | 190 |
| 52 | Kentucky | $66,840 |
$47,900 | 170 |