Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary salary by location
National median: $77,570 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | state | $133,340 | +71.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $125,770 | +62.1% | — | 2025 |
| KS | state | $108,610 | +40.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $100,550 | +29.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $100,400 | +29.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $98,700 | +27.2% | 1,840 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $98,700 | +27.2% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $98,590 | +27.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $97,110 | +25.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $94,990 | +22.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $91,900 | +18.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $87,920 | +13.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $84,480 | +8.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $83,440 | +7.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $83,300 | +7.4% | — | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $83,200 | +7.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $83,160 | +7.2% | 470 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $82,890 | +6.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $82,880 | +6.8% | — | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $82,540 | +6.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $82,470 | +6.3% | 360 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $81,850 | +5.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $81,500 | +5.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $80,300 | +3.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $80,250 | +3.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $80,220 | +3.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $80,110 | +3.3% | — | 2025 |
| CT | state | $79,960 | +3.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $79,710 | +2.8% | 650 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $78,840 | +1.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $78,250 | +0.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $77,970 | +0.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $77,920 | +0.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $77,570 | +0.0% | 450 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $77,180 | −0.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $77,060 | −0.7% | 150 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $77,020 | −0.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $77,010 | −0.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $76,680 | −1.1% | 610 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $76,420 | −1.5% | 400 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $76,320 | −1.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $75,920 | −2.1% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | metropolitan | $75,920 | −2.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $75,550 | −2.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $75,500 | −2.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $75,190 | −3.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $74,950 | −3.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $74,900 | −3.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $74,320 | −4.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $74,320 | −4.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $74,240 | −4.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $74,180 | −4.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $73,820 | −4.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $72,890 | −6.0% | 380 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $71,690 | −7.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $71,690 | −7.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Juan, PR | metropolitan | $70,760 | −8.8% | — | 2025 |
| NM | state | $69,950 | −9.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $68,660 | −11.5% | 580 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $68,660 | −11.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| PR | state | $66,990 | −13.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $66,640 | −14.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $66,570 | −14.2% | 220 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $66,520 | −14.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $66,470 | −14.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $65,780 | −15.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $65,350 | −15.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $65,260 | −15.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $65,090 | −16.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $64,910 | −16.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $64,740 | −16.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $64,480 | −16.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $64,460 | −16.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $64,190 | −17.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $64,040 | −17.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $63,680 | −17.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $63,680 | −17.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $63,430 | −18.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $62,390 | −19.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $62,250 | −19.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $62,230 | −19.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $62,230 | −19.8% | — | 2025 |
| NE | state | $61,430 | −20.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $60,930 | −21.5% | 670 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $60,910 | −21.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $60,900 | −21.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $60,580 | −21.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $60,470 | −22.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $60,100 | −22.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $59,610 | −23.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $55,570 | −28.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $51,870 | −33.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $43,010 | −44.6% | — | 2025 |