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Highest-paying States for Postsecondary Political Science Teachers

The highest-paying states for postsecondary political science 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 political science teachers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $126,710, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for postsecondary political science teachers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $105,660). 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 political science teachers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Postsecondary Political Science Teachers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Rhode Island	$126,710	$74,760	100
2	New York	$105,660	$58,570	1,540
3	Maine	$104,930	$64,500	80
4	Vermont	$104,240	$78,530	80
5	New Jersey	$102,490	$57,940	520
6	Michigan	$102,300	$59,570	350
7	Massachusetts	$101,220	$60,750	810
8	Montana	$101,100	$59,330	40
9	California	$100,070	$50,480	840
10	New Hampshire	$99,340	$76,870	100
11	Connecticut	$98,790	$58,610	240
12	Minnesota	$96,120	$63,610	210
13	Texas	$92,140	$42,780	1,850
14	Oregon	$85,130	$50,900	250
15	Pennsylvania	$83,770	$60,200	820
16	Maryland	$83,720	$53,610	300
17	Arizona	$82,590	$49,300	180
18	Virginia	$82,430	$50,000	700
19	North Carolina	$82,420	$49,330	500
20	Nevada	$81,980	$61,350	40
21	South Carolina	$81,830	$60,880	120
22	Louisiana	$81,570	$53,210	50
23	Illinois	$81,290	$52,100	600
24	Idaho	$80,460	$46,670	40
25	District of Columbia	$80,060	$60,760	580
26	Ohio	$79,760	$51,880	390
27	Utah	$79,620	$38,260	80
28	Georgia	$79,390	$49,840	350
29	Iowa	$79,110	$57,420	110
30	Colorado	$79,080	$52,920	350
31	Tennessee	$78,820	$49,850	200
32	Alabama	$78,310	$48,620	170
33	Washington	$78,180	$51,170	330
34	Missouri	$77,790	$49,350	320
35	Nebraska	$76,990	$49,740	80
36	New Mexico	$76,980	$62,380	30
37	Indiana	$75,870	$47,180	280
38	West Virginia	$75,620	$41,030	60
39	Wisconsin	$74,360	$49,450	180
40	South Dakota	$73,510	$50,350	40
41	Kentucky	$69,360	$53,360	60
42	Wyoming	$68,150	$36,970	40
43	Oklahoma	$66,150	$41,950	100
44	Arkansas	$65,380	$47,370	110
45	Mississippi	$62,370	$34,520	130
46	Florida	$56,680	$45,430	550
47	Kansas	$55,660	$49,780	80
48	Hawaii	$47,490	$37,650	70

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of postsecondary political science teachers in those states is not available at this time.