25 Series · SOC 25-1121

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$78,620
Median / year
$163,350
Top 10% earn
+1.7%
Growth '23–'33
93,560
US workers

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary earn a median of $78,620 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $78,620, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $47,570 (10th percentile) to $163,350 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 93,560 US workers. Delaware pays the most ($103,320), since pay varies by state and metro area.

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The pay verdict

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary earn a median of $78,620, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 71% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #28 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.7% by 2033.

$78,620
Median annual wage
Top 29%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#28 of 64
in Educational Instruction and Library
3.4×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Delaware at $103,320. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1121) pays a national median of $78,620 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $47,570 at the 10th percentile to $163,350 at the 90th, with a mean of $94,700 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 93,560 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 208 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 9,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Master's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Delaware pays the highest state median at $103,320, which is +31% above the national figure. The top metro is Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA at $163,750 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.

BLS OEWS May 2025 93,560 jobs Median $78,620/yr

Median Salary

$78,620

per year

Median Hourly

N/A

per hour

Mean Salary

$94,700

average

Employment

93,560

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$78,620 Top 29% higher than 71% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $200,000 every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary sits on the slower-growing side at +1.7% growth and $78,620 median pay.

Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary sits on the slower-growing side at +1.7% growth and $78,620 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $20000$40000$60000$80000$100000$120000 -5%0%5%10%15%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage
Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary sits on the slower-growing side at +1.7% growth and $78,620 median pay.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+1.7%

Slower than average

Annual Openings

9,000

per year (projected)

Typical Education

Master's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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A

Very Safe

Safety Grade (BLS 2023)

Fatality Rate

0.3/100K

Injury Rate

0.8/100

Danger Index

3.4/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Speaking 4.6
Instructing 4.4
Learning Strategies 4.1
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Active Learning 4.0
Writing 3.9
Monitoring 3.8
Critical Thinking 3.6
Social Perceptiveness 3.6

Knowledge Areas

Fine Arts 4.9
Education and Training 4.7
English Language 4.3
Communications and Media 3.6
Psychology 3.4
History and Archeology 3.4
Philosophy and Theology 3.2
Computers and Electronics 3.2
Sociology and Anthropology 3.1
Customer and Personal Service 3.0

Key Tasks

  • Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Organize performance groups and direct their rehearsals.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$47,570$61,620$78,620$103,850$163,350
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$47,570

25th Percentile

$61,620

Median

$78,620

75th Percentile

$103,850

90th Percentile

$163,350

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Delaware $103,320 +31% above national
2 California $99,410 +26% above national
3 New York $98,850 +26% above national
4 Vermont $97,980 +25% above national
5 Rhode Island $97,580 +24% above national
6 District of Columbia $96,900 +23% above national
7 Massachusetts $85,820 +9% above national
8 Maryland $85,590 +9% above national
9 Michigan $82,990 +6% above national
10 New Jersey $80,100 +2% above national
11 Georgia $79,870 +2% above national
12 Maine $79,860 +2% above national
13 New Hampshire $79,090 +1% above national
14 Louisiana $78,710 same as national
15 Connecticut $78,600 same as national
16 Montana $78,420 same as national
17 Ohio $78,050 1% below national
18 Washington $77,950 1% below national
19 Minnesota $77,760 1% below national
20 Iowa $77,740 1% below national
21 Texas $77,560 1% below national
22 Wisconsin $77,560 1% below national
23 Pennsylvania $77,280 2% below national
24 Oregon $76,770 2% below national
25 New Mexico $76,240 3% below national
26 Indiana $76,050 3% below national
27 Missouri $75,960 3% below national
28 Nebraska $75,200 4% below national
29 Virginia $74,870 5% below national
30 North Carolina $73,800 6% below national
31 West Virginia $73,280 7% below national
32 Idaho $72,300 8% below national
33 Arizona $72,060 8% below national
34 Tennessee $72,030 8% below national
35 Colorado $70,060 11% below national
36 North Dakota $67,190 15% below national
37 Utah $66,220 16% below national
38 Kentucky $64,440 18% below national
39 Florida $63,820 19% below national
40 Alabama $63,540 19% below national
41 Puerto Rico $63,500 19% below national
42 South Dakota $63,380 19% below national
43 Illinois $62,960 20% below national
44 South Carolina $62,420 21% below national
45 Oklahoma $62,200 21% below national
46 Kansas $61,260 22% below national
47 Arkansas $60,650 23% below national
48 Mississippi $60,580 23% below national
49 Wyoming $59,190 25% below national
50 Nevada $52,870 33% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $163,750 +108% above national
2 Fresno, CA $135,970 +73% above national
3 Visalia, CA $128,910 +64% above national
4 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $127,800 +63% above national
5 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $124,680 +59% above national
6 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $104,910 +33% above national
7 Charlottesville, VA $104,570 +33% above national
8 Ithaca, NY $102,910 +31% above national
9 Eugene-Springfield, OR $101,270 +29% above national
10 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $101,010 +28% above national
11 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $100,950 +28% above national
12 Pittsfield, MA $100,490 +28% above national
13 Lincoln, NE $98,800 +26% above national
14 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $96,170 +22% above national
15 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $96,050 +22% above national
16 Binghamton, NY $95,160 +21% above national
17 College Station-Bryan, TX $94,740 +21% above national
18 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $94,490 +20% above national
19 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $94,370 +20% above national
20 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $91,490 +16% above national
21 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $87,760 +12% above national
22 Salem, OR $86,800 +10% above national
23 St. Cloud, MN $85,820 +9% above national
24 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $85,590 +9% above national
25 Bloomington, IN $84,830 +8% above national
26 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $84,190 +7% above national
27 Raleigh-Cary, NC $84,140 +7% above national
28 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $84,060 +7% above national
29 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $83,550 +6% above national
30 Amarillo, TX $83,280 +6% above national
31 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $83,140 +6% above national
32 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $82,750 +5% above national
33 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $82,480 +5% above national
34 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $82,270 +5% above national
35 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $82,030 +4% above national
36 Cleveland, OH $81,810 +4% above national
37 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $81,790 +4% above national
38 Worcester, MA $81,670 +4% above national
39 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $81,520 +4% above national
40 Syracuse, NY $81,420 +4% above national
41 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $81,050 +3% above national
42 Utica-Rome, NY $80,990 +3% above national
43 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $80,860 +3% above national
44 Columbus, OH $80,700 +3% above national
45 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $80,340 +2% above national
46 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $80,190 +2% above national
47 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $80,000 +2% above national
48 Bangor, ME $79,910 +2% above national
49 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $79,720 +1% above national
50 Pittsburgh, PA $79,610 +1% above national
51 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $79,550 +1% above national
52 Terre Haute, IN $79,130 +1% above national
53 Manchester-Nashua, NH $79,080 +1% above national
54 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $79,010 same as national
55 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $79,010 same as national
56 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $78,970 same as national
57 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $78,950 same as national
58 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $78,910 same as national
59 Columbia, SC $78,880 same as national
60 Abilene, TX $78,630 same as national
61 New Haven, CT $78,600 same as national
62 Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area $78,560 same as national
63 Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $78,550 same as national
64 St. Louis, MO-IL $78,510 same as national
65 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $78,510 same as national
66 Cedar Rapids, IA $78,500 same as national
67 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $78,420 same as national
68 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,380 same as national
69 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $78,140 1% below national
70 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $78,090 1% below national
71 Knoxville, TN $78,080 1% below national
72 Springfield, MA $78,010 1% below national
73 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $78,000 1% below national
74 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $77,970 1% below national
75 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $77,910 1% below national
76 Birmingham, AL $77,850 1% below national
77 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $77,600 1% below national
78 Lafayette, LA $77,510 1% below national
79 Harrisonburg, VA $77,480 1% below national
80 Fayetteville, NC $77,430 2% below national
81 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $77,380 2% below national
82 Greensboro-High Point, NC $77,340 2% below national
83 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $77,280 2% below national
84 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $77,210 2% below national
85 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $77,060 2% below national
86 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $76,810 2% below national
87 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $76,710 2% below national
88 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $76,680 2% below national
89 Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $76,460 3% below national
90 Lancaster, PA $76,450 3% below national
91 Toledo, OH $76,350 3% below national
92 Mankato, MN $76,320 3% below national
93 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $76,190 3% below national
94 Walla Walla, WA $76,130 3% below national
95 Wilmington, NC $76,110 3% below national
96 Peoria, IL $75,960 3% below national
97 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $75,940 3% below national
98 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $75,910 3% below national
99 Columbia, MO $75,810 4% below national
100 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $75,730 4% below national
101 Pueblo, CO $75,730 4% below national
102 Portland-South Portland, ME $75,680 4% below national
103 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $75,660 4% below national
104 Omaha, NE-IA $75,650 4% below national
105 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $75,490 4% below national
106 Flagstaff, AZ $75,430 4% below national
107 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $75,370 4% below national
108 Reading, PA $75,200 4% below national
109 Janesville-Beloit, WI $74,950 5% below national
110 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $74,850 5% below national
111 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $74,800 5% below national
112 Greenville, NC $74,200 6% below national
113 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $73,990 6% below national
114 Richmond, VA $73,940 6% below national
115 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $73,620 6% below national
116 Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $73,110 7% below national
117 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $72,970 7% below national
118 Colorado Springs, CO $72,750 7% below national
119 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $72,030 8% below national
120 Duluth, MN-WI $71,950 8% below national
121 Kansas City, MO-KS $71,870 9% below national
122 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $71,500 9% below national
123 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $71,430 9% below national
124 Auburn-Opelika, AL $71,290 9% below national
125 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $71,230 9% below national
126 Springfield, MO $70,130 11% below national
127 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $70,060 11% below national
128 Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area $69,500 12% below national
129 Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $67,890 14% below national
130 Tulsa, OK $67,680 14% below national
131 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $67,500 14% below national
132 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $67,330 14% below national
133 Fort Wayne, IN $67,210 15% below national
134 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $66,980 15% below national
135 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $66,770 15% below national
136 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $66,600 15% below national
137 Lexington-Fayette, KY $66,570 15% below national
138 Bloomington, IL $66,300 16% below national
139 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $66,180 16% below national
140 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $66,150 16% below national
141 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,950 16% below national
142 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $65,800 16% below national
143 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $65,780 16% below national
144 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $65,780 16% below national
145 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $65,630 17% below national
146 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $65,470 17% below national
147 Killeen-Temple, TX $65,190 17% below national
148 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $64,570 18% below national
149 Greeley, CO $64,220 18% below national
150 Laredo, TX $63,830 19% below national
151 Jacksonville, FL $63,820 19% below national
152 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $63,780 19% below national
153 South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $63,740 19% below national
154 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $63,500 19% below national
155 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,300 19% below national
156 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $62,960 20% below national
157 Montgomery, AL $62,930 20% below national
158 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $62,870 20% below national
159 Mobile, AL $62,840 20% below national
160 Erie, PA $62,760 20% below national
161 Oklahoma City, OK $62,720 20% below national
162 Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $62,670 20% below national
163 Huntsville, AL $62,620 20% below national
164 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $62,300 21% below national
165 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,200 21% below national
166 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $62,170 21% below national
167 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $62,160 21% below national
168 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $62,130 21% below national
169 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $62,130 21% below national
170 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $62,070 21% below national
171 Chattanooga, TN-GA $61,970 21% below national
172 Joplin, MO-KS $61,740 21% below national
173 Jackson, MS $61,650 22% below national
174 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $61,600 22% below national
175 Tuscaloosa, AL $61,380 22% below national
176 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,380 22% below national
177 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,290 22% below national
178 North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $61,260 22% below national
179 Tyler, TX $61,250 22% below national
180 Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $61,180 22% below national
181 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $61,140 22% below national
182 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,060 22% below national
183 West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $61,050 22% below national
184 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $60,700 23% below national
185 South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $60,580 23% below national
186 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $60,580 23% below national
187 Boise City, ID $60,480 23% below national
188 El Paso, TX $60,440 23% below national
189 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $59,980 24% below national
190 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $59,730 24% below national
191 Canton-Massillon, OH $59,590 24% below national
192 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $59,210 25% below national
193 Tallahassee, FL $58,970 25% below national
194 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $58,830 25% below national
195 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $58,700 25% below national
196 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $58,390 26% below national
197 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $58,230 26% below national
198 West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $57,910 26% below national
199 East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $55,450 29% below national
200 Roanoke, VA $54,880 30% below national
201 Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,400 33% below national
202 Asheville, NC $50,920 35% below national
203 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,500 36% below national
204 Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,460 36% below national
205 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $49,580 37% below national
206 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $46,590 41% below national
207 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $36,880 53% below national
208 Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $34,570 56% below national

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary make?
The median annual salary for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary is $78,620 ($N/A/hour). The salary range spans from $47,570 at the 10th percentile to $163,350 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary the most?
Delaware pays the highest median salary for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at $103,320/year, which is +31% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?
The typical entry-level education for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary is Master's degree.
How dangerous is being a Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.
Is Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary a good career?
Employment for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary is projected to grow 1.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 9,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary pay vary by state?
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Delaware at $103,320/year, while Kansas pays the least at $61,260/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary?
The highest-paying metro area for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary is Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA at $163,750/year. BLS reports wage data for 208 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

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