Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$86,220
National average
Salary Range
$52,870 – $171,600
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison, WI | $174,050 | $73,730 | $216,040 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $152,150 | $86,330 | N/A |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $136,670 | $81,120 | N/A |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $134,290 | $74,290 | $201,440 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $132,790 | $62,970 | $216,810 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $132,750 | $79,970 | $217,710 |
| California | $132,250 | $75,880 | $221,850 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $131,800 | $78,420 | $206,320 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $130,750 | $65,670 | $219,060 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $127,620 | $65,120 | $202,460 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $125,460 | $75,680 | $209,860 |
| Fresno, CA | $124,280 | $96,650 | $159,070 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $122,420 | $62,830 | $151,470 |
| New Haven, CT | $110,890 | $74,840 | N/A |
| Kansas | $110,810 | $50,130 | $171,480 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $106,710 | $56,670 | $209,200 |
| North Dakota | $106,540 | $50,020 | $165,290 |
| Arizona | $106,430 | $62,740 | $161,030 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $105,440 | $64,860 | $210,650 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $105,430 | $63,280 | $180,480 |
| Utah | $105,090 | $62,230 | $216,810 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $104,140 | $63,800 | $202,330 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $104,140 | $62,030 | $205,650 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $104,070 | $64,260 | N/A |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $103,810 | $65,280 | $210,550 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $102,640 | $51,460 | $123,710 |
| Knoxville, TN | $102,590 | $64,950 | $173,020 |
| Birmingham, AL | $102,430 | $51,100 | $224,310 |
| Wilmington, NC | $102,360 | $33,180 | $164,260 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $102,220 | $58,170 | $168,110 |
| Nevada | $101,910 | $63,220 | $153,310 |
| New Jersey | $101,800 | $48,110 | $202,440 |
| New York | $101,610 | $61,960 | $187,280 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $101,300 | $57,040 | $204,860 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $101,140 | $59,110 | $198,590 |
| Minnesota | $100,000 | $63,100 | $202,460 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $99,930 | $56,570 | $205,240 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $99,550 | $59,400 | $200,780 |
| District of Columbia | $99,550 | $62,560 | $200,540 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $99,410 | $57,460 | $169,730 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $98,950 | $54,350 | $171,340 |
| Michigan | $98,910 | $52,520 | $174,610 |
| Rhode Island | $98,630 | $57,460 | $176,940 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $98,450 | $46,940 | $133,420 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $98,290 | $51,410 | $169,840 |
| Massachusetts | $98,050 | $61,890 | $196,780 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $98,050 | $60,620 | $208,640 |
| Oregon | $97,550 | $60,360 | $160,730 |
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $97,430 | $61,090 | $127,120 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $97,310 | $48,490 | $146,890 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $96,860 | $51,480 | $170,250 |
| Columbia, SC | $96,860 | $59,480 | $195,380 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $96,780 | $61,660 | $160,180 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $96,490 | $58,500 | $154,270 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $95,500 | $63,660 | $166,030 |
| Illinois | $95,270 | $56,720 | $159,630 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $94,750 | $59,860 | $177,220 |
| El Paso, TX | $94,700 | $52,060 | $141,540 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $94,200 | $58,480 | $159,630 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $92,480 | $60,620 | $118,060 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $92,270 | $60,690 | $115,430 |
| Maryland | $88,590 | $51,190 | $202,390 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $88,310 | $61,830 | $165,660 |
| Pennsylvania | $87,590 | $52,240 | $169,170 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $87,360 | $62,500 | $157,560 |
| Connecticut | $86,650 | $62,070 | $183,730 |
| Montana | $85,920 | $59,530 | $167,130 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $85,900 | $58,360 | $107,370 |
| New Hampshire | $85,860 | $57,820 | $199,490 |
| Worcester, MA | $85,830 | $64,170 | $132,660 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $85,660 | $47,130 | $109,050 |
| Syracuse, NY | $85,640 | $63,360 | $121,670 |
| Columbia, MO | $85,630 | $52,840 | $168,290 |
| Wisconsin | $84,910 | $54,060 | $174,050 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $84,520 | $52,490 | $104,650 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $84,180 | $60,480 | $138,500 |
| Delaware | $84,170 | $51,480 | $130,690 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $84,160 | $61,680 | $118,930 |
| North Carolina | $83,390 | $51,690 | $163,210 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $83,370 | $51,510 | $170,730 |
| Toledo, OH | $83,160 | $53,280 | $171,770 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $82,600 | $55,630 | $134,920 |
| Iowa | $82,560 | $54,750 | $137,900 |
| Kentucky | $82,520 | $60,180 | $169,310 |
| Richmond, VA | $82,500 | $49,040 | $168,230 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $82,500 | $62,340 | $132,540 |
| Missouri | $82,390 | $52,200 | $168,620 |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $82,390 | $64,040 | $175,870 |
| Georgia | $82,200 | $51,100 | $161,920 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $82,030 | $45,770 | $132,930 |
| New Mexico | $81,800 | $59,870 | $135,120 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $81,760 | $59,730 | $140,140 |
| Washington | $81,680 | $61,050 | $122,350 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $81,580 | $60,520 | $102,030 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $81,550 | $53,860 | $106,040 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $81,480 | $45,540 | $168,660 |
| Puerto Rico | $81,430 | $57,400 | $101,900 |
| Reno, NV | $81,380 | $51,310 | $153,310 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $81,320 | $57,320 | $107,370 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $81,280 | $49,950 | $134,580 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $81,250 | $57,710 | $98,790 |
| Rochester, NY | $81,190 | $55,950 | $128,060 |
| Indiana | $81,010 | $52,740 | $154,880 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $80,830 | $44,670 | $124,180 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $80,680 | $60,650 | $134,830 |
| Tennessee | $80,650 | $53,250 | $136,420 |
| West Virginia | $80,560 | $53,460 | $133,850 |
| Louisiana | $80,540 | $61,620 | $121,830 |
| Springfield, MA | $80,360 | $66,810 | $122,960 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $80,330 | $50,610 | $97,950 |
| South Carolina | $80,310 | $56,300 | $148,400 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $80,310 | $50,100 | $129,950 |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $80,090 | $48,220 | $164,490 |
| Texas | $79,830 | $56,520 | $160,180 |
| Wyoming | $79,720 | $65,660 | $121,330 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $79,290 | $47,730 | $128,860 |
| Oklahoma | $79,180 | $48,520 | $130,900 |
| Ithaca, NY | $79,100 | $50,980 | $128,900 |
| Springfield, MO | $79,080 | $45,080 | $168,620 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $79,020 | $47,470 | $132,200 |
| Nebraska | $78,950 | $52,010 | $141,200 |
| Virginia | $78,780 | $48,880 | $160,340 |
| Columbus, OH | $78,690 | $34,090 | $124,520 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $78,580 | $47,410 | $122,400 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $78,490 | $55,070 | $127,570 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $78,300 | $21,740 | $118,620 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $78,260 | $58,690 | $133,290 |
| Idaho | $77,880 | $35,030 | $133,300 |
| Alabama | $77,200 | $51,970 | $133,740 |
| Mississippi | $77,100 | $47,130 | $109,050 |
| South Dakota | $76,770 | $56,300 | $107,370 |
| Colorado | $76,630 | $39,370 | $136,550 |
| Ohio | $75,920 | $38,090 | $124,520 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $75,650 | $63,900 | $128,380 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $75,640 | $51,330 | $175,670 |
| Cleveland, OH | $74,970 | $38,090 | $99,170 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $74,430 | $56,520 | $160,670 |
| Boise City, ID | $73,330 | $35,030 | $135,280 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $71,960 | $49,410 | $125,530 |
| Lafayette, LA | $69,620 | $69,620 | $101,410 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $67,870 | $50,080 | $80,800 |
| Arkansas | $67,450 | $49,160 | $106,000 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $66,410 | $51,270 | $100,610 |
| Vermont | $66,360 | $61,970 | $126,040 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $66,030 | $61,200 | $126,040 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $66,010 | $49,340 | $97,360 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $65,790 | $59,740 | $93,300 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,960 | $63,550 | $116,000 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $62,610 | $44,610 | $132,250 |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $62,270 | $52,200 | $89,660 |
| Mobile, AL | $61,860 | $51,070 | $134,990 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $60,440 | $47,880 | $76,420 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $57,660 | $43,660 | $103,920 |
| Florida | $56,230 | $42,450 | $100,590 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary make?▾
The median annual salary for a Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary is $86,220, with a typical range of $52,870 – $171,600 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary?▾
Entry-level Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary positions typically start around $52,870 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondarys earn the most?▾
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondarys tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.