Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 43 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median social work teachers, postsecondary in the US earns $77,570 per year (12,610 employed). Gross pay is highest in Hawaii ($133,340) and lowest in Montana ($43,010) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Hawaii	$133,340	$93,792	$7,816	70.3%	50
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Kansas	$108,610	$79,977	$6,665	73.6%	50
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Delaware	$100,550	$74,272	$6,189	73.9%	50
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in South Carolina	$100,400	$74,595	$6,216	74.3%	80
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in New York	$98,700	$73,483	$6,124	74.5%	1,840
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Maryland	$97,110	$72,898	$6,075	75.1%	230
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Texas	$83,440	$67,530	$5,628	80.9%	90
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Minnesota	$82,470	$62,763	$5,230	76.1%	360
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Utah	$81,850	$62,728	$5,227	76.6%	100
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in California	$81,500	$62,815	$5,235	77.1%	230
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Maine	$80,250	$61,044	$5,087	76.1%	90
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Connecticut	$79,960	$62,259	$5,188	77.9%	150
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Massachusetts	$79,710	$61,141	$5,095	76.7%	650
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Washington	$77,920	$63,647	$5,304	81.7%	200
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in New Jersey	$77,570	$60,648	$5,054	78.2%	450
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Virginia	$77,180	$59,503	$4,959	77.1%	390
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Illinois	$77,010	$59,339	$4,945	77.1%	510
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Michigan	$76,680	$59,766	$4,981	77.9%	610
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Wisconsin	$76,420	$59,922	$4,993	78.4%	400
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in West Virginia	$76,320	$59,778	$4,981	78.3%	80
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Pennsylvania	$75,920	$59,909	$4,992	78.9%	1,050
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in New Hampshire	$75,500	$61,944	$5,162	82%	50
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Tennessee	$75,190	$61,726	$5,144	82.1%	240
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Oregon	$74,320	$55,441	$4,620	74.6%	220
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Indiana	$74,240	$58,897	$4,908	79.3%	440
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Nevada	$74,180	$61,016	$5,085	82.3%	70
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Arizona	$71,690	$57,681	$4,807	80.5%	140
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in New Mexico	$69,950	$55,918	$4,660	79.9%	210
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in North Carolina	$68,660	$54,902	$4,575	80%	580
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Alabama	$66,520	$52,566	$4,380	79%	240
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Missouri	$66,470	$53,402	$4,450	80.3%	150
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Georgia	$65,350	$51,920	$4,327	79.4%	90
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Kentucky	$65,260	$52,450	$4,371	80.4%	280
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Iowa	$64,190	$51,969	$4,331	81%	140
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Mississippi	$63,680	$51,532	$4,294	80.9%	200
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Idaho	$62,230	$49,992	$4,166	80.3%	80
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Nebraska	$61,430	$49,624	$4,135	80.8%	50
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Ohio	$60,930	$50,244	$4,187	82.5%	670
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Oklahoma	$60,910	$48,926	$4,077	80.3%	80
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Florida	$60,580	$50,856	$4,238	83.9%	90
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Arkansas	$60,470	$48,622	$4,052	80.4%	70
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in South Dakota	$60,100	$50,470	$4,206	84%	100
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary in Montana	$43,010	$35,474	$2,956	82.5%	—

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