Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 47 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$71,470

Highest

$136,240

California

Lowest

$48,410

Kansas

Total Employment

13,290

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	California	$136,240	1,300	+90.6%
2	Colorado	$101,880	510	+42.5%
3	Wisconsin	$97,290	300	+36.1%
4	Maryland	$95,410	230	+33.5%
5	Oregon	$82,400	90	+15.3%
6	New York	$80,960	1,050	+13.3%
7	Minnesota	$80,700	90	+12.9%
8	Utah	$79,700	80	+11.5%
9	New Hampshire	$79,620	50	+11.4%
10	Louisiana	$79,470	70	+11.2%
11	Massachusetts	$78,900	390	+10.4%
12	Rhode Island	$78,520	70	+9.9%
13	Mississippi	$78,280	130	+9.5%
14	Wyoming	$77,910	30	+9.0%
15	Delaware	$77,530	30	+8.5%
16	Missouri	$77,410	250	+8.3%
17	Nevada	$76,760	70	+7.4%
18	Texas	$76,580	1,150	+7.1%
19	New Jersey	$76,290	380	+6.7%
20	Virginia	$74,940	280	+4.9%
21	Idaho	$72,150	30	+1.0%
22	Connecticut	$71,990	0	+0.7%
23	Pennsylvania	$69,960	810	-2.1%
24	Arizona	$68,350	400	-4.4%
25	Ohio	$67,490	510	-5.6%
26	Washington	$66,680	150	-6.7%
27	South Carolina	$66,090	120	-7.5%
28	Illinois	$65,390	370	-8.5%
29	West Virginia	$65,350	80	-8.6%
30	Vermont	$65,280	30	-8.7%
31	Nebraska	$64,710	110	-9.5%
32	District of Columbia	$64,360	0	-9.9%
33	Alabama	$64,020	170	-10.4%
34	New Mexico	$63,850	40	-10.7%
35	South Dakota	$63,290	30	-11.4%
36	Oklahoma	$62,730	80	-12.2%
37	Michigan	$62,210	330	-13.0%
38	Maine	$61,720	40	-13.6%
39	Georgia	$61,540	180	-13.9%
40	Tennessee	$60,780	160	-15.0%
41	North Carolina	$60,080	1,470	-15.9%
42	Florida	$59,660	850	-16.5%
43	Indiana	$58,620	230	-18.0%
44	Kentucky	$58,320	90	-18.4%
45	Arkansas	$57,610	110	-19.4%
46	Iowa	$52,500	260	-26.5%
47	Kansas	$48,410	90	-32.3%