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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is less common here than nationally: 0.1 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.79).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $77,860
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, median $99,910
- AR, Arkansas, median $58,350
- CA, California, median $124,890
- CO, Colorado, not published
- CT, Connecticut, median $100,230
- DE, Delaware, not published
- DC, District of Columbia, median $102,310
- FL, Florida, median $77,860
- GA, Georgia, median $79,870
- HI, Hawaii, not published
- ID, Idaho, not published
- IL, Illinois, median $100,700
- IN, Indiana, median $83,770
- IA, Iowa, median $80,160
- KS, Kansas, median $78,800
- KY, Kentucky, median $78,670
- LA, Louisiana, median $88,090
- ME, Maine, median $96,760
- MD, Maryland, median $105,630
- MA, Massachusetts, median $128,150
- MI, Michigan, median $107,060
- MN, Minnesota, median $97,170
- MS, Mississippi, median $59,270
- MO, Missouri, median $94,500
- MT, Montana, median $109,050
- NE, Nebraska, median $86,380
- NV, Nevada, median $93,300
- NH, New Hampshire, median $124,110
- NJ, New Jersey, median $100,260
- NM, New Mexico, median $80,640
- NY, New York, median $104,050
- NC, North Carolina, median $78,760
- ND, North Dakota, not published
- OH, Ohio, median $80,090
- OK, Oklahoma, median $63,400
- OR, Oregon, median $83,580
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $97,230
- RI, Rhode Island, median $101,320
- SC, South Carolina, median $78,650
- SD, South Dakota, median $72,580
- TN, Tennessee, median $81,330
- TX, Texas, median $86,950
- UT, Utah, median $80,610
- VT, Vermont, median $107,490
- VA, Virginia, median $101,430
- WA, Washington, median $101,140
- WV, West Virginia, median $77,420
- WI, Wisconsin, median $83,190
- WY, Wyoming, median $84,750
- PR, Puerto Rico, not published
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