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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Full art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary overview →U.S. mean $94,700 · median $78,620
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #1 | $128,810 | $98,850 | $62 | +36% | $58,140–$272,120 |
| California | #2 | $114,430 | $99,410 | $55 | +20.8% | $60,420–$202,740 |
| Maryland | #3 | $106,790 | $85,590 | $51 | +12.8% | $50,900–$170,120 |
| New Jersey | #4 | $106,020 | $80,100 | $51 | +12% | $32,220–$205,050 |
| Maine | #5 | $105,660 | $79,860 | $51 | +11.6% | $52,570–$166,410 |
| Delaware | #6 | $105,430 | $103,320 | $51 | +11.3% | $31,200–$158,900 |
| Massachusetts | #7 | $102,790 | $85,820 | $49 | +8.5% | $59,920–$156,070 |
| Oregon | #8 | $100,640 | $76,770 | $48 | +6.3% | $48,580–$206,120 |
| District of Columbia | #9 | $100,300 | $96,900 | $48 | +5.9% | $63,380–$131,090 |
| Rhode Island | #10 | $99,410 | $97,580 | $48 | +5% | $62,820–$158,850 |
| Connecticut | #11 | $98,780 | $78,600 | $47 | +4.3% | $49,420–$165,200 |
| Vermont | #12 | $98,590 | $97,980 | $47 | +4.1% | $53,190–$134,690 |
| Louisiana | #13 | $92,510 | $78,710 | $44 | -2.3% | $45,640–$190,640 |
| Iowa | #14 | $90,180 | $77,740 | $43 | -4.8% | $47,290–$159,410 |
| Michigan | #15 | $89,290 | $82,990 | $43 | -5.7% | $48,820–$136,690 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | $88,570 | $79,090 | $43 | -6.5% | $48,200–$132,250 |
| Indiana | #17 | $87,730 | $76,050 | $42 | -7.4% | $49,080–$140,900 |
| Nebraska | #18 | $85,880 | $75,200 | $41 | -9.3% | $45,820–$123,620 |
| Texas | #19 | $84,800 | $77,560 | $41 | -10.5% | $40,170–$128,210 |
| Ohio | #20 | $84,700 | $78,050 | $41 | -10.6% | $37,970–$129,520 |
| Montana | #21 | $84,390 | $78,420 | $41 | -10.9% | $48,460–$127,950 |
| New Mexico | #22 | $82,990 | $76,240 | $40 | -12.4% | $49,330–$133,480 |
| Missouri | #23 | $82,760 | $75,960 | $40 | -12.6% | $46,730–$126,520 |
| Virginia | #24 | $81,160 | $74,870 | $39 | -14.3% | $43,520–$124,260 |
| Arizona | #25 | $80,770 | $72,060 | $39 | -14.7% | $62,150–$110,050 |
| Minnesota | #26 | $80,340 | $77,760 | $39 | -15.2% | $48,840–$123,150 |
| Tennessee | #27 | $80,020 | $72,030 | $38 | -15.5% | $49,000–$108,110 |
| Georgia | #28 | $79,880 | $79,870 | $38 | -15.6% | $45,860–$120,790 |
| Washington | #29 | $79,670 | $77,950 | $38 | -15.9% | $52,230–$103,170 |
| Pennsylvania | #30 | $79,170 | $77,280 | $38 | -16.4% | $38,460–$122,210 |
| Florida | #31 | $77,190 | $63,820 | $37 | -18.5% | $52,830–$114,310 |
| Arkansas | #32 | $76,950 | $60,650 | $37 | -18.7% | $46,640–$100,340 |
| Wisconsin | #33 | $76,750 | $77,560 | $37 | -19% | $51,280–$99,530 |
| Idaho | #34 | $76,400 | $72,300 | $37 | -19.3% | $47,650–$101,160 |
| Kansas | #35 | $75,220 | $61,260 | $36 | -20.6% | $42,930–$129,520 |
| North Carolina | #36 | $74,820 | $73,800 | $36 | -21% | $45,460–$104,620 |
| Colorado | #37 | $74,780 | $70,060 | $36 | -21% | $30,910–$120,380 |
| Utah | #38 | $74,560 | $66,220 | $36 | -21.3% | $47,210–$107,130 |
| West Virginia | #39 | $73,830 | $73,280 | $36 | -22% | $51,280–$99,250 |
| North Dakota | #40 | $73,000 | $67,190 | $35 | -22.9% | $50,790–$107,570 |
| Illinois | #41 | $72,810 | $62,960 | $35 | -23.1% | $31,200–$118,270 |
| Alabama | #42 | $71,270 | $63,540 | $34 | -24.7% | $51,000–$96,320 |
| South Carolina | #43 | $69,230 | $62,420 | $33 | -26.9% | $29,160–$104,440 |
| Kentucky | #44 | $68,910 | $64,440 | $33 | -27.2% | $35,470–$104,850 |
| Nevada | #45 | $67,220 | $52,870 | $32 | -29% | $49,850–$107,470 |
| South Dakota | #46 | $66,920 | $63,380 | $32 | -29.3% | $51,360–$81,890 |
| Wyoming | #47 | $63,900 | $59,190 | $31 | -32.5% | $47,960–$79,030 |
| Mississippi | #48 | $61,940 | $60,580 | $30 | -34.6% | $40,350–$79,820 |
| Oklahoma | #49 | $60,230 | $62,200 | $29 | -36.4% | $34,570–$83,650 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.