25 Series · SOC 25-1112

Law Teachers, Postsecondary

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$126,650

per year

Median Hourly

N/A

per hour

Mean Salary

$139,950

average

Employment

22,800

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$58,330

25th Percentile

$84,540

Median

$126,650

75th Percentile

$173,580

90th Percentile

N/A

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Tennessee $171,280 2. Iowa $170,810 3. Michigan $167,560 4. Massachusetts $164,000 5. South Carolina $160,370

Lowest Paying States

31. Mississippi $65,880 32. Ohio $69,770 33. Illinois $99,880 34. Idaho $102,500 35. Pennsylvania $104,820

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Tennessee	$171,280	$170,840	190	+35% above national
2	Iowa	$170,810	$165,580	N/A	+35% above national
3	Michigan	$167,560	$173,710	350	+32% above national
4	Massachusetts	$164,000	$174,240	910	+29% above national
5	South Carolina	$160,370	$151,670	100	+27% above national
6	Oregon	$158,110	$141,000	300	+25% above national
7	Texas	$153,880	$160,050	660	+22% above national
8	Alabama	$139,880	$148,160	70	+10% above national
9	Utah	$138,020	$157,220	100	+9% above national
10	New Hampshire	$137,900	$155,700	130	+9% above national
11	Maryland	$134,320	$147,190	220	+6% above national
12	Minnesota	$132,610	$152,180	90	+5% above national
13	Wisconsin	$130,530	$148,770	N/A	+3% above national
14	Indiana	$129,880	$150,470	N/A	+3% above national
15	New Jersey	$129,550	$146,830	N/A	+2% above national
16	Louisiana	$129,470	$143,100	N/A	+2% above national
17	Maine	$128,910	$157,650	30	+2% above national
18	District of Columbia	$128,490	$129,180	620	+1% above national
19	New York	$128,430	$153,640	2,540	+1% above national
20	Kentucky	$128,380	$126,030	120	+1% above national
21	California	$126,640	$132,800	N/A	same as national
22	Virginia	$125,670	$146,290	480	1% below national
23	Florida	$124,330	$144,680	950	2% below national
24	Washington	$115,850	$127,700	160	9% below national
25	Connecticut	$110,220	$140,840	N/A	13% below national
26	Arkansas	$107,890	$117,840	110	15% below national
27	Vermont	$107,210	$150,840	220	15% below national
28	Arizona	$106,510	$138,150	220	16% below national
29	Missouri	$105,880	$137,500	N/A	16% below national
30	North Carolina	$105,490	$140,840	430	17% below national
31	Pennsylvania	$104,820	$123,910	760	17% below national
32	Idaho	$102,500	$105,270	50	19% below national
33	Illinois	$99,880	$127,740	450	21% below national
34	Ohio	$69,770	$90,150	280	45% below national
35	Mississippi	$65,880	$65,800	70	48% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Lansing-East Lansing, MI $174,710 2. Knoxville, TN $171,280 3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $167,680 4. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $165,340 5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $164,000

Lowest Paying Metros

31. Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $65,880 32. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $66,560 33. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $85,520 34. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $95,540 35. Greensboro-High Point, NC $96,510

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$174,710	N/A	+38% above national
2	Knoxville, TN	$171,280	80	+35% above national
3	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$167,680	50	+32% above national
4	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$165,340	60	+31% above national
5	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$164,000	850	+29% above national
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$153,730	200	+21% above national
7	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$138,020	100	+9% above national
8	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$135,520	60	+7% above national
9	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$134,540	80	+6% above national
10	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$134,320	160	+6% above national
11	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$131,450	230	+4% above national
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$130,580	N/A	+3% above national
13	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$130,150	1,260	+3% above national
14	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$129,880	110	+3% above national
15	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$129,470	N/A	+2% above national
16	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$129,440	2,750	+2% above national
17	Portland-South Portland, ME	$128,910	30	+2% above national
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$128,490	760	+1% above national
19	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$127,190	140	same as national
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$126,650	N/A	same as national
21	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$125,740	50	1% below national
22	Richmond, VA	$125,670	N/A	1% below national
23	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$124,330	N/A	2% below national
24	New Haven, CT	$110,220	N/A	13% below national
25	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$107,220	450	15% below national
26	Fresno, CA	$106,610	N/A	16% below national
27	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$106,510	180	16% below national
28	St. Louis, MO-IL	$105,880	N/A	16% below national
29	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$103,530	60	18% below national
30	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$102,320	40	19% below national
31	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$96,510	50	24% below national
32	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$95,540	40	25% below national
33	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$85,520	290	32% below national
34	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$66,560	130	47% below national
35	Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$65,880	40	48% below national

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