History Teachers, Postsecondary Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for History Teachers, Postsecondary positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$81,500
National average
Salary Range
$47,730 – $158,140
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
History Teachers, Postsecondary Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $162,950 | $78,880 | N/A |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $133,070 | $81,840 | $219,400 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $131,090 | $86,230 | $214,120 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,460 | $62,780 | N/A |
| Fresno, CA | $127,360 | $77,560 | $177,020 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $122,400 | $46,610 | $209,540 |
| California | $121,020 | $60,710 | $223,170 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $119,920 | $82,890 | $196,430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $108,480 | $59,170 | N/A |
| Madison, WI | $108,310 | $49,400 | $171,900 |
| New Hampshire | $106,810 | $61,930 | $160,780 |
| Rhode Island | $106,240 | $63,900 | $219,620 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $105,390 | $62,450 | $134,760 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $105,280 | $45,460 | $187,050 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $105,230 | $56,490 | $162,180 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $104,300 | $55,010 | $202,160 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $103,970 | $61,370 | $161,070 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $102,520 | $63,270 | $167,430 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $102,120 | $48,390 | $152,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $101,520 | $62,390 | $177,230 |
| Arizona | $101,510 | $51,590 | $187,050 |
| New York | $101,180 | $60,700 | $193,170 |
| El Paso, TX | $101,140 | $48,650 | $141,540 |
| Massachusetts | $100,780 | $59,840 | $170,100 |
| Springfield, MA | $100,660 | $59,220 | $131,600 |
| New Jersey | $100,320 | $50,540 | $203,050 |
| Connecticut | $100,220 | $63,100 | $227,410 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $99,310 | $59,820 | $167,040 |
| Oregon | $97,680 | $54,700 | $126,270 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $96,680 | $54,680 | $131,670 |
| Ithaca, NY | $96,620 | $59,720 | $128,230 |
| Columbia, SC | $95,810 | $59,110 | $122,930 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $95,480 | $59,660 | $137,050 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $95,400 | $59,610 | $156,910 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $94,730 | $48,200 | $134,810 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $93,460 | $50,310 | $137,790 |
| Worcester, MA | $93,170 | $52,250 | $130,020 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $93,000 | $51,990 | $164,420 |
| Montana | $92,550 | $61,210 | $137,770 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $91,580 | $56,910 | $193,990 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $91,280 | $57,850 | $163,420 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $91,000 | $64,900 | $120,510 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $88,680 | $41,010 | $134,670 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $88,670 | $59,570 | $129,390 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $88,030 | $48,120 | $144,390 |
| Maryland | $87,520 | $50,640 | $152,280 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $87,080 | $50,620 | $132,180 |
| Michigan | $86,230 | $57,010 | $159,670 |
| Wilmington, NC | $86,020 | $32,720 | $126,500 |
| Maine | $85,950 | $51,890 | $137,790 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $85,660 | $48,080 | $172,000 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $85,630 | $42,090 | $133,920 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $85,390 | $56,460 | $131,080 |
| Knoxville, TN | $85,120 | $52,150 | $103,890 |
| Illinois | $84,620 | $51,320 | $131,270 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $84,530 | $34,280 | $128,250 |
| Rochester, NY | $84,310 | $61,730 | $139,120 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $84,210 | $50,530 | $100,890 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $83,640 | $50,500 | $133,700 |
| Boulder, CO | $83,320 | $53,100 | $83,320 |
| Richmond, VA | $83,220 | $49,980 | $155,510 |
| Virginia | $82,930 | $47,650 | $171,970 |
| Syracuse, NY | $82,820 | $62,130 | $133,110 |
| Wisconsin | $82,300 | $49,400 | $142,140 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $82,300 | $53,820 | $129,490 |
| Minnesota | $82,200 | $59,430 | $132,610 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $82,200 | $57,370 | $130,080 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $82,140 | $43,620 | $166,990 |
| Columbus, OH | $82,110 | $21,740 | $127,400 |
| Texas | $82,080 | $41,830 | $159,050 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $82,020 | $48,640 | $157,790 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,640 | $50,550 | $135,850 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $81,640 | $47,960 | $161,310 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $81,530 | $48,540 | $124,710 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $81,170 | $51,230 | $157,490 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $81,050 | $48,930 | $143,580 |
| New Mexico | $80,940 | $61,350 | $155,440 |
| Binghamton, NY | $80,920 | $66,380 | $176,690 |
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $80,790 | $48,530 | $85,780 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $80,780 | $53,680 | $103,900 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $80,760 | $50,370 | $155,550 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $80,700 | $48,070 | $153,970 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $80,540 | $58,760 | $109,820 |
| Missouri | $80,430 | $42,230 | $134,670 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $80,430 | $40,520 | $128,350 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $80,220 | $60,310 | $80,220 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $80,170 | $51,700 | $125,770 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $80,130 | $50,040 | $166,700 |
| Vermont | $80,080 | $48,580 | $131,970 |
| Ohio | $79,870 | $24,550 | $101,960 |
| Cleveland, OH | $79,870 | $38,260 | $96,540 |
| Indiana | $79,860 | $50,040 | $130,210 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $79,630 | $55,930 | $128,110 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,560 | $38,470 | $109,160 |
| Washington | $79,470 | $51,800 | $109,850 |
| Kansas | $79,380 | $51,940 | $141,890 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $79,250 | $21,740 | $117,660 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $79,140 | $47,760 | $123,720 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $78,970 | $58,920 | $127,970 |
| Springfield, MO | $78,970 | $47,710 | $158,210 |
| District of Columbia | $78,880 | $59,150 | $127,360 |
| Nebraska | $78,820 | $44,860 | $106,470 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $78,780 | $46,130 | $132,690 |
| Reno, NV | $78,620 | $59,970 | $129,510 |
| Nevada | $78,620 | $42,100 | $129,510 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $78,470 | $27,280 | $99,660 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $78,150 | $54,250 | $134,180 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $78,110 | $48,780 | $133,090 |
| Utah | $78,110 | $50,400 | $105,670 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $78,030 | $57,580 | $102,750 |
| Colorado | $77,910 | $29,990 | $108,110 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $77,850 | $49,160 | $129,210 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $77,830 | $46,650 | $118,660 |
| Roanoke, VA | $77,500 | $44,600 | $94,780 |
| Georgia | $77,500 | $48,800 | $106,510 |
| Iowa | $77,460 | $49,240 | $127,380 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $77,270 | $49,950 | $106,160 |
| South Carolina | $77,150 | $48,870 | $109,820 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $77,150 | $51,770 | $102,690 |
| North Carolina | $76,870 | $43,620 | $125,900 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $76,660 | $50,520 | $93,910 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $76,370 | $45,190 | $162,560 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $76,100 | $49,530 | $114,360 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $76,040 | $44,990 | $97,540 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $75,670 | $45,890 | $128,610 |
| Puerto Rico | $75,010 | $30,260 | $101,470 |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $74,190 | $38,550 | $152,430 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $74,010 | $58,790 | $129,340 |
| Kentucky | $73,320 | $44,780 | $119,830 |
| Louisiana | $72,950 | $45,890 | $107,120 |
| Wyoming | $72,120 | $38,070 | $77,630 |
| Montgomery, AL | $68,960 | $43,230 | $99,020 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $67,350 | $41,610 | $101,970 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $67,110 | $48,370 | $104,930 |
| Tennessee | $66,770 | $47,750 | $103,890 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $66,660 | $46,770 | $123,790 |
| Idaho | $66,240 | $49,170 | $98,840 |
| Oklahoma | $65,600 | $33,240 | $99,120 |
| South Dakota | $65,370 | $50,260 | $96,300 |
| Alaska | $65,060 | $43,810 | $92,870 |
| West Virginia | $64,710 | $45,980 | $100,500 |
| Mississippi | $64,660 | $48,530 | $83,130 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $64,030 | $47,750 | $131,520 |
| Asheville, NC | $64,000 | $29,070 | $88,260 |
| Bloomington, IL | $63,650 | $36,450 | $102,210 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $63,280 | $29,720 | $98,660 |
| Jackson, MS | $63,080 | $51,500 | $75,510 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $62,710 | $44,740 | $81,870 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $62,490 | $24,830 | $124,580 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $62,430 | $39,180 | $94,470 |
| Alabama | $61,000 | $44,810 | $89,100 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $60,300 | $29,990 | $101,030 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $60,110 | $46,570 | $104,900 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $60,060 | $46,320 | $93,180 |
| Lubbock, TX | $59,980 | $57,010 | $104,420 |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $52,990 | $22,880 | $77,380 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $50,550 | $50,110 | $121,820 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $50,150 | $49,230 | $82,620 |
| Hawaii | $50,150 | $49,230 | $82,620 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $49,250 | $49,250 | $127,620 |
| Florida | $49,250 | $45,300 | $101,480 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $48,920 | $48,920 | $81,490 |
| Arkansas | $47,570 | $22,880 | $81,650 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $47,570 | $22,880 | $81,670 |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,930 | $22,880 | $77,460 |
| Huntsville, AL | $45,460 | $45,460 | $84,080 |
| Birmingham, AL | $44,880 | $44,810 | $89,100 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a History Teachers, Postsecondary make?▾
The median annual salary for a History Teachers, Postsecondary is $81,500, with a typical range of $47,730 – $158,140 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a History Teachers, Postsecondary?▾
Entry-level History Teachers, Postsecondary positions typically start around $47,730 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do History Teachers, Postsecondarys earn the most?▾
History 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.