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Whether you picture hard-working teachers buying school supplies for their students or genius professors shaping future leaders, it's fair to say education encompasses a wide variety of jobs. So much so that there's room to specialize and pursue your passion.

Historically, teachers' pay is a rather contentious topic. The average teacher salary is about $2,000 less than a decade ago after adjusting for inflation. Despite this, many of these jobs are rewarding in more ways than one. In other words, education can be very lucrative—particularly within specialty fields.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying education jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Keep reading to discover the highest and lowest paying education jobs in your city.

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#58. Teaching assistants, except postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $35,530
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 104,340

National
- Annual mean salary: $31,760
- Employment: 1,187,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($46,390)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,080)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($42,820)
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#57. Substitute teachers, short-term

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $38,100
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 31,010

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,410
- Employment: 374,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Prescott, AZ ($64,310)
--- Appleton, WI ($63,310)
--- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ($58,770)
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#56. Preschool teachers, except special education

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $45,300
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 27,430

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,460
- Employment: 391,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($49,990)
--- Ocean City, NJ ($49,720)
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($49,560)
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#55. Library technicians

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $46,700
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,540

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,070
- Employment: 73,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Olympia-Tumwater, WA ($61,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($59,950)
--- Napa, CA ($57,890)
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#54. Teaching assistants, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $52,630
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,430

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,170
- Employment: 121,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Arecibo, PR ($62,080)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($59,560)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($59,380)

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#53. Tutors

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $56,420
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 15,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,780
- Employment: 147,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Pittsfield, MA ($82,910)
--- Santa Fe, NM ($68,440)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($60,110)
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#52. Self-enrichment teachers

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $70,350
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 27,410

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,230
- Employment: 216,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($70,350)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($66,650)
--- Utica-Rome, NY ($63,470)
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#51. Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $75,390
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,840

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,650
- Employment: 38,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($96,640)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,740)
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#50. Archivists

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $75,800
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,880
- Employment: 6,120
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($84,080)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($79,270)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($75,800)
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#49. Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $77,310
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,530

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,130
- Employment: 105,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($116,850)
--- Champaign-Urbana, IL ($97,110)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($95,200)

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#48. Instructional coordinators

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $78,780
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 18,640

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,560
- Employment: 184,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salem, OR ($93,890)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($93,760)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,430)
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#47. Museum technicians and conservators

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $79,670
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,030
- Employment: 10,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,670)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($73,740)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($68,180)
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#46. Librarians and media collections specialists

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $80,540
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,550

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,180
- Employment: 127,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($94,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,990)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($89,220)
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#45. Kindergarten teachers, except special education

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $82,360
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,810

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,490
- Employment: 120,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($95,420)
--- Kingston, NY ($92,160)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,490)
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#44. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $83,950
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 19,690

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 187,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($102,210)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,730)
--- Chico, CA ($88,430)

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#43. Farm and home management educators

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $84,450
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,040
- Employment: 10,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Roanoke, VA ($109,110)
--- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC ($93,140)
--- Richmond, VA ($92,090)
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#42. Elementary school teachers, except special education

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $88,710
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 92,450

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,080
- Employment: 1,329,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($92,860)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,430)
--- Salinas, CA ($91,280)
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#41. Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $92,190
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 42,140

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,880
- Employment: 592,000
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bakersfield, CA ($109,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,280)
--- Yuba City, CA ($94,480)
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#40. Special education teachers, secondary school

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $93,110
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 14,700

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,100
- Employment: 145,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($110,320)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($106,590)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($103,540)
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#39. Special education teachers, middle school

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $94,140
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,860
- Employment: 79,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,940)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($94,630)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($94,140)

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#38. Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $94,960
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 75,550

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,530
- Employment: 1,020,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,010)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($101,980)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($97,490)
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#37. Career/technical education teachers, secondary school

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $95,400
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,110

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,960
- Employment: 84,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($122,160)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,490)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($115,060)
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#36. Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $96,960
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 960

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,730
- Employment: 13,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($161,540)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($152,830)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($132,020)
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#35. Curators

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $96,990
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,060

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,880
- Employment: 11,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($96,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($94,020)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,680)
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#34. Career/technical education teachers, middle school

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $97,750
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,410
- Employment: 11,840
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($139,720)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,750)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,790)

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#33. Special education teachers, preschool

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $100,010
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,150

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,970
- Employment: 21,130
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($101,190)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($100,010)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($97,900)
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#32. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $100,970
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,760

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,040
- Employment: 68,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($146,700)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($109,450)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($109,310)
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#31. Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $102,000
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,080
- Employment: 13,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($136,830)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($123,660)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($121,590)
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#30. Library science teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $102,320
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,850
- Employment: 4,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($154,890)
--- Tuscaloosa, AL ($104,810)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($102,320)
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#29. Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $102,540
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,430

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,990
- Employment: 19,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($149,170)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($130,560)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($129,250)

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#28. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $103,110
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,100

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,260
- Employment: 20,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($147,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($129,190)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($127,730)
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#27. Social work teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $106,460
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,850

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,650
- Employment: 12,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($112,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($106,460)
--- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA ($96,040)
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#26. Communications teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $106,640
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,900

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,580
- Employment: 27,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($149,400)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($127,260)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($124,320)
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#25. History teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $108,120
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,460
- Employment: 18,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($148,420)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($129,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($126,560)
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#24. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $108,510
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,890

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,680
- Employment: 58,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($162,660)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,980)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($132,320)

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#23. Geography teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $109,680
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,150
- Employment: 3,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($140,130)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($122,200)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($116,120)
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#22. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $111,290
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,440

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,390
- Employment: 36,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($141,130)
--- Iowa City, IA ($131,770)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($117,020)
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#21. Education teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $112,130
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,930

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,990
- Employment: 58,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($119,140)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($112,130)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($110,160)
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#20. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $112,600
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,010

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,610
- Employment: 37,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($152,280)
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($145,360)
--- Tuscaloosa, AL ($144,170)
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#19. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $114,370
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,880

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,240
- Employment: 94,720
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($180,910)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($160,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($151,060)

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#18. Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $114,450
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $93,230
- Employment: 2,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($157,890)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($140,800)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($139,060)
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#17. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $115,420
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,540

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,060
- Employment: 20,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($140,550)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($136,870)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($135,160)
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#16. Environmental science teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $115,570
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,210
- Employment: 5,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($133,560)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($126,820)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($120,840)
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#15. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $116,580
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,230

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,980
- Employment: 44,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($157,340)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($149,220)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($138,090)
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#14. Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $117,700
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,400

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,680
- Employment: 9,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($160,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($137,790)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($119,510)

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#13. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $119,830
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,300

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,850
- Employment: 12,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($143,100)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($139,630)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($119,830)
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#12. Physics teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $120,010
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

National
- Annual mean salary: $99,480
- Employment: 12,460
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($148,140)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($144,580)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($142,450)
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#11. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $120,370
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,410

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,840
- Employment: 10,250
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($152,120)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($149,790)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($147,770)
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#10. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $121,470
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,560

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,710
- Employment: 47,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($181,560)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($166,470)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($152,140)
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#9. Business teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $126,200
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,220

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,720
- Employment: 79,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($175,640)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($175,080)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($154,600)

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#8. Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $127,760
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,110
- Employment: 5,010
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($137,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($130,530)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($128,760)
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#7. Political science teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $129,840
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,320

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,980
- Employment: 14,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($155,350)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($150,290)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($140,340)
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#6. Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $131,040
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,520
- Employment: 8,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($131,040)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($114,930)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($105,250)
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#5. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $131,820
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,730

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,590
- Employment: 35,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($157,030)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($154,130)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,050)
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#4. Economics teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $137,380
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,300

National
- Annual mean salary: $124,090
- Employment: 11,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($180,550)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($180,490)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($172,600)

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#3. Architecture teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $142,180
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 980

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,600
- Employment: 5,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($155,970)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,550)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($142,180)
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#2. Law teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $144,440
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,250

National
- Annual mean salary: $130,820
- Employment: 14,110
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($165,990)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($152,750)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($152,190)
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#1. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Annual mean salary: $145,270
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 14,470

National
- Annual mean salary: $133,310
- Employment: 191,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($226,440)
--- Jackson, MS ($202,690)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($183,250)

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