Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$71,470
National average
Salary Range
$45,640 – $143,130
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $214,870 | $75,610 | N/A |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $164,500 | $76,160 | N/A |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $163,770 | $76,410 | N/A |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $162,810 | $76,630 | $220,120 |
| California | $136,240 | $65,240 | N/A |
| Madison, WI | $133,630 | $98,750 | $210,630 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $128,040 | $50,650 | $143,130 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $104,550 | $78,390 | $133,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $103,940 | $62,960 | $213,580 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $102,000 | $31,200 | $128,660 |
| Colorado | $101,880 | $49,040 | $143,130 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $101,740 | $42,990 | $201,320 |
| El Paso, TX | $100,170 | $48,920 | $136,430 |
| Wisconsin | $97,290 | $61,280 | $133,630 |
| Maryland | $95,410 | $31,200 | $128,660 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $89,020 | $34,320 | $174,770 |
| Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $83,550 | $63,270 | $105,450 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $83,030 | $57,780 | $104,800 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $82,980 | $47,860 | $132,080 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $82,600 | $49,600 | $201,190 |
| Oregon | $82,400 | $32,170 | $170,830 |
| Springfield, MO | $81,680 | $44,310 | $130,520 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $81,240 | $62,570 | $128,090 |
| New York | $80,960 | $48,730 | $201,190 |
| Minnesota | $80,700 | $54,590 | $105,780 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $80,360 | $48,620 | $168,490 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $79,880 | $57,810 | $125,570 |
| Utah | $79,700 | $57,820 | $98,500 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $79,690 | $48,890 | $135,890 |
| Puerto Rico | $79,630 | $43,020 | $100,740 |
| New Hampshire | $79,620 | $46,810 | $116,030 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $79,500 | $62,280 | $126,920 |
| Louisiana | $79,470 | $54,360 | $118,950 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $79,310 | $46,270 | $127,850 |
| Massachusetts | $78,900 | $48,430 | $135,890 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $78,630 | $50,410 | $143,110 |
| Rhode Island | $78,520 | $48,890 | $126,660 |
| Mississippi | $78,280 | $49,650 | $131,450 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $77,920 | $48,500 | $97,680 |
| Wyoming | $77,910 | $60,550 | $99,160 |
| Columbus, OH | $77,880 | $21,740 | $126,040 |
| Delaware | $77,530 | $50,220 | $107,790 |
| Missouri | $77,410 | $37,760 | $130,520 |
| Nevada | $76,760 | $50,770 | $105,760 |
| Texas | $76,580 | $40,840 | $133,750 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $76,540 | $49,180 | $84,400 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $76,530 | $50,760 | $127,700 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,360 | $53,540 | $99,120 |
| New Jersey | $76,290 | $39,120 | $130,000 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $76,070 | $59,870 | $139,910 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $76,050 | $29,120 | $131,490 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $75,990 | $60,040 | $138,670 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $74,960 | $21,740 | $119,330 |
| Virginia | $74,940 | $41,860 | $158,150 |
| Rochester, NY | $74,510 | $57,090 | $120,580 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $74,380 | $46,980 | $119,660 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $73,280 | $43,720 | $124,160 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $72,970 | $58,350 | $127,930 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $72,450 | $31,200 | $186,410 |
| Idaho | $72,150 | $36,450 | $116,590 |
| Connecticut | $71,990 | $49,040 | $127,250 |
| Springfield, MA | $71,540 | $47,880 | $102,710 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $71,260 | $63,180 | $88,050 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $70,920 | $43,630 | $94,820 |
| Syracuse, NY | $70,330 | $60,030 | $84,480 |
| Pennsylvania | $69,960 | $45,900 | $130,700 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $68,350 | $55,500 | $131,110 |
| Arizona | $68,350 | $55,500 | $152,890 |
| Ohio | $67,490 | $34,210 | $124,980 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $67,180 | $42,090 | $106,990 |
| Washington | $66,680 | $48,160 | $99,120 |
| Worcester, MA | $66,560 | $46,920 | $99,550 |
| South Carolina | $66,090 | $48,070 | $120,970 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $65,950 | $45,590 | $122,860 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $65,880 | $48,730 | $112,640 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $65,590 | $44,870 | $89,880 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $65,440 | $45,670 | $129,920 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $65,430 | $40,020 | $118,570 |
| Illinois | $65,390 | $40,020 | $118,260 |
| West Virginia | $65,350 | $39,880 | $109,100 |
| Vermont | $65,280 | $51,870 | $87,580 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $64,750 | $34,710 | $102,860 |
| Nebraska | $64,710 | $47,130 | $120,810 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $64,520 | $46,890 | $136,650 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $64,480 | $51,190 | $80,600 |
| District of Columbia | $64,360 | $49,790 | $173,430 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $64,160 | $48,600 | $129,030 |
| Richmond, VA | $64,020 | $42,810 | $130,840 |
| Alabama | $64,020 | $44,470 | $102,080 |
| New Haven, CT | $63,910 | $49,040 | $127,250 |
| New Mexico | $63,850 | $37,810 | $93,040 |
| Cleveland, OH | $63,840 | $39,630 | $91,050 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $63,430 | $49,030 | $79,790 |
| South Dakota | $63,290 | $56,630 | $84,330 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $63,120 | $49,390 | $75,870 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,790 | $31,120 | $82,290 |
| Oklahoma | $62,730 | $30,350 | $70,600 |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $62,730 | $30,350 | $70,600 |
| Michigan | $62,210 | $40,550 | $129,030 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,930 | $49,270 | $109,950 |
| Maine | $61,720 | $48,130 | $96,910 |
| Georgia | $61,540 | $43,740 | $100,690 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $61,410 | $47,680 | $166,610 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $61,280 | $53,600 | $62,250 |
| Tennessee | $60,780 | $44,870 | $81,630 |
| North Carolina | $60,080 | $38,030 | $78,390 |
| Asheville, NC | $60,080 | $51,720 | $68,850 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $60,050 | $50,140 | $105,760 |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $59,730 | $41,130 | $131,570 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $59,660 | $49,460 | $103,450 |
| Florida | $59,660 | $47,440 | $82,230 |
| Greenville, NC | $59,610 | $49,720 | $79,190 |
| Indiana | $58,620 | $47,940 | $97,810 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $58,390 | $46,230 | $75,870 |
| Kentucky | $58,320 | $15,530 | $97,680 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $57,850 | $53,450 | $59,690 |
| Arkansas | $57,610 | $46,440 | $73,910 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $57,330 | $48,520 | $96,230 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $55,010 | $48,220 | $67,350 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $54,660 | $48,260 | $78,710 |
| Iowa | $52,500 | $51,920 | $89,290 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $52,500 | $51,920 | $83,990 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $51,540 | $49,340 | $82,040 |
| Kansas | $48,410 | $35,710 | $78,580 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,410 | $35,700 | $78,580 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $38,030 | $38,030 | $78,480 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary make?▾
The median annual salary for a Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary is $71,470, with a typical range of $45,640 – $143,130 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary?▾
Entry-level Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary positions typically start around $45,640 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondarys earn the most?▾
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement 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.