SOC 25-1121 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers salary (2025)

$78,620

median per year

$94,700

mean per year

93,560

jobs

Percentile	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Annual	$47,570	$61,620	$78,620	$103,850	$163,350

Postsecondary Art, Drama & Music Teachers pay by state

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Mean hourly	Jobs
Delaware	—	$103,320	—	150
California	—	$99,410	—	9,820
New York	—	$98,850	—	14,920
Vermont	—	$97,980	—	180
Rhode Island	—	$97,580	—	440
District of Columbia	—	$96,900	—	350
Massachusetts	—	$85,820	—	4,960
Maryland	—	$85,590	—	1,280
Michigan	—	$82,990	—	2,410
New Jersey	—	$80,100	—	3,300
Georgia	—	$79,870	—	1,910
Maine	—	$79,860	—	340
New Hampshire	—	$79,090	—	440
Louisiana	—	$78,710	—	720
Connecticut	—	$78,600	—	1,430
Montana	—	$78,420	—	190
Ohio	—	$78,050	—	3,940
Washington	—	$77,950	—	1,400
Minnesota	—	$77,760	—	1,310
Iowa	—	$77,740	—	910
Texas	—	$77,560	—	6,730
Wisconsin	—	$77,560	—	1,840
Pennsylvania	—	$77,280	—	4,170
Oregon	—	$76,770	—	1,440
New Mexico	—	$76,240	—	380
Indiana	—	$76,050	—	1,920
Missouri	—	$75,960	—	1,450
Nebraska	—	$75,200	—	490
Virginia	—	$74,870	—	2,840
North Carolina	—	$73,800	—	2,880
West Virginia	—	$73,280	—	340
Idaho	—	$72,300	—	250
Arizona	—	$72,060	—	1,040
Tennessee	—	$72,030	—	1,370
Colorado	—	$70,060	—	1,950
North Dakota	—	$67,190	—	130
Utah	—	$66,220	—	790
Kentucky	—	$64,440	—	900
Florida	—	$63,820	—	2,490
Alabama	—	$63,540	—	900
Puerto Rico	—	$63,500	—	110
South Dakota	—	$63,380	—	200
Illinois	—	$62,960	—	4,170
South Carolina	—	$62,420	—	1,290
Oklahoma	—	$62,200	—	760
Kansas	—	$61,260	—	640
Arkansas	—	$60,650	—	360
Mississippi	—	$60,580	—	540
Wyoming	—	$59,190	—	180
Nevada	—	$52,870	—	260

Metro areas with the most postsecondary art, drama & music teachers

Metro area	Jobs	Median hourly	Median annual
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	13,080	—	$100,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,200	—	$91,490
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	3,820	—	$96,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,950	—	$62,960
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,770	—	$76,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,750	—	$78,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,200	—	$80,190
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,100	—	$96,050
Cleveland, OH	1,070	—	$81,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,050	—	$127,800
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1,020	—	$75,660
Pittsburgh, PA	970	—	$79,610
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	960	—	$80,000
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	860	—	$85,590
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	840	—	$70,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	830	—	$79,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	820	—	$79,550
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	770	—	$101,010
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	740	—	$76,710
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	740	—	$77,060
St. Louis, MO-IL	720	—	$78,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	700	—	$81,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	690	—	$94,370
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	680	—	$83,550
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	680	—	$71,230
Ithaca, NY	670	—	$102,910
Columbus, OH	650	—	$80,700
Richmond, VA	610	—	$73,940
New Haven, CT	600	—	$78,600
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	590	—	$61,290
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	580	—	$94,490
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	560	—	$163,750
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	560	—	$71,500
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	540	—	$84,060
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	530	—	$60,700
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	510	—	$72,970
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	480	—	$66,980
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	470	—	$84,190
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	470	—	$58,390
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	470	—	$78,910
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	450	—	$82,480
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	420	—	$78,140
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	410	—	$82,030
Bloomington, IN	370	—	$84,830
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	370	—	$79,720
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	370	—	$124,680
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	370	—	$67,330
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	350	—	$82,750
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	350	—	$77,970
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	350	—	$74,800
Syracuse, NY	320	—	$81,420
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	310	—	$65,470
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	310	—	$61,600
Toledo, OH	310	—	$76,350
Worcester, MA	300	—	$81,670
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	300	—	$62,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC	280	—	$77,340
Raleigh-Cary, NC	270	—	$84,140
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	260	—	$62,130
El Paso, TX	260	—	$60,440

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages exclude self-employed workers. Dancers' pay is published as hourly rates because many jobs are part-time or seasonal; “—” means the estimate was suppressed for reliability.