Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$76,590
10th percentile
$45,000
90th percentile
$140,240
Employment
13,150
- CAMedian $139,720 · Employment 1,460
- NCMedian $63,020 · Employment 1,220
- TXMedian $77,270 · Employment 1,150
- New York, NYMedian $86,690 · Employment 920
- NYMedian $82,770 · Employment 880
- FLMedian $61,550 · Employment 840
- PAMedian $94,710 · Employment 790
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $103,870 · Employment 660
- NJMedian $71,610 · Employment 530
- ILMedian $66,040 · Employment 480
- OHMedian $76,610 · Employment 420
- MAMedian $79,500 · Employment 380
- COMedian $122,050 · Employment 370
- MIMedian $76,770 · Employment 360
- MOMedian $70,500 · Employment 360
- Chicago, ILMedian $66,040 · Employment 340
- GAMedian $71,510 · Employment 320
- AZMedian $71,230 · Employment 310
- WIMedian $81,890 · Employment 300
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $83,930 · Employment 270
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.