Best states for an education professor

Q: What is the best state for education professors?

The best state to be an education professor is Mississippi based on education professor salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for education professors?

The highest paying state for education professors is Wyoming based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for education professors?

The worst state for education professors is Wyoming, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Job opportunities vary from state to state, and education, training, and library careers are no different. Because we know how difficult it can be to know which states are the best when it comes to education professor jobs, we decided to crunch some numbers to bring you the best states for education professors.Our research found that Mississippi is the best state for education professors, while California and Nevada are ranked highest in terms of median salary. Mississippi has a median salary of $62,610 and California has the highest median salary among all 50 states for education professors.

To do that, we looked at the most recent data we have available for the following criteria -- average annual wages, and availability of jobs for education professors.Mississippi is the best state, and Eureka is the city with the highest pay for education professors.

10 best states for education professors in 2026

1. Mississippi
Total education professor jobs: 123
Average annual salary: $62,610
Lowest 10 percent earn: $40,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $96,000
Location Quotient:
1.3
Education professor jobs in Mississippi
2. New York
Total education professor jobs: 1,115
Average annual salary: $64,536
Lowest 10 percent earn: $34,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $121,000
Location Quotient:
1.95
Education professor jobs in New York
3. New Jersey
Total education professor jobs: 520
Average annual salary: $64,665
Lowest 10 percent earn: $34,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $121,000
Location Quotient:
1.47
Education professor jobs in New Jersey
4. Utah
Total education professor jobs: 160
Average annual salary: $63,990
Lowest 10 percent earn: $42,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $97,000
Location Quotient:
1.12
Education professor jobs in Utah
5. Tennessee
Total education professor jobs: 182
Average annual salary: $63,966
Lowest 10 percent earn: $40,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $101,000
Location Quotient:
0.69
Education professor jobs in Tennessee
6. Connecticut
Total education professor jobs: 237
Average annual salary: $61,585
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $116,000
Location Quotient:
1.6
Education professor jobs in Connecticut
7. Nebraska
Total education professor jobs: 130
Average annual salary: $55,655
Lowest 10 percent earn: $36,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $85,000
Location Quotient:
1.31
Education professor jobs in Nebraska
8. Rhode Island
Total education professor jobs: 60
Average annual salary: $60,883
Lowest 10 percent earn: $32,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $115,000
Location Quotient:
1.1
Education professor jobs in Rhode Island
9. Nevada
Total education professor jobs: 47
Average annual salary: $66,738
Lowest 10 percent earn: $44,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $101,000
Location Quotient:
0.5
Education professor jobs in Nevada
10. Arizona
Total education professor jobs: 377
Average annual salary: $56,819
Lowest 10 percent earn: $38,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $83,000
Location Quotient:
1.44
Education professor jobs in Arizona

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How Zippia determines the best states to be an education professor

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Detailed list of the best states for an education professor

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Mississippi	$62,610	$40,000	2,984,100	123
2	New York	$64,536	$34,000	19,849,399	1,115
3	New Jersey	$64,665	$34,000	9,005,644	520
4	Utah	$63,990	$42,000	3,101,833	160
5	Tennessee	$63,966	$40,000	6,715,984	182
6	Connecticut	$61,585	$32,000	3,588,184	237
7	Nebraska	$55,655	$36,000	1,920,076	130
8	Rhode Island	$60,883	$32,000	1,059,639	60
9	Nevada	$66,738	$44,000	2,998,039	47
10	Arizona	$56,819	$38,000	7,016,270	377
11	Delaware	$62,138	$33,000	961,939	51
12	Alaska	$62,273	$50,000	739,795	45
13	Michigan	$56,614	$32,000	9,962,311	396
14	Louisiana	$55,754	$37,000	4,684,333	171
15	Pennsylvania	$54,915	$29,000	12,805,537	691
16	Florida	$61,064	$40,000	20,984,400	400
17	District of Columbia	$60,865	$33,000	693,972	145
18	Oklahoma	$56,479	$37,000	3,930,864	103
19	California	$66,833	$45,000	39,536,653	827
20	West Virginia	$51,869	$29,000	1,815,857	117
21	Maryland	$61,387	$33,000	6,052,177	272
22	Alabama	$53,697	$34,000	4,874,747	175
23	Georgia	$57,729	$36,000	10,429,379	218
24	Minnesota	$52,978	$33,000	5,576,606	363
25	Oregon	$53,227	$34,000	4,142,776	295
26	New Hampshire	$56,207	$29,000	1,342,795	86
27	Vermont	$52,753	$28,000	623,657	82
28	Massachusetts	$59,364	$31,000	6,859,819	317
29	Virginia	$55,248	$30,000	8,470,020	493
30	New Mexico	$53,037	$35,000	2,088,070	92
31	Texas	$52,727	$35,000	28,304,596	1,000
32	North Carolina	$52,885	$31,000	10,273,419	286
33	Ohio	$52,335	$30,000	11,658,609	250
34	Kansas	$51,644	$33,000	2,913,123	112
35	Washington	$54,440	$36,000	7,405,743	238
36	Indiana	$51,522	$31,000	6,666,818	168
37	Maine	$47,655	$25,000	1,335,907	82
38	Illinois	$49,731	$30,000	12,802,023	682
39	Missouri	$52,016	$33,000	6,113,532	147
40	South Dakota	$46,655	$30,000	869,666	56
41	Kentucky	$48,213	$29,000	4,454,189	190
42	Colorado	$46,423	$30,000	5,607,154	480
43	North Dakota	$50,392	$33,000	755,393	24
44	South Carolina	$49,228	$30,000	5,024,369	185
45	Wisconsin	$48,976	$29,000	5,795,483	221
46	Montana	$46,823	$31,000	1,050,493	58
47	Hawaii	$53,622	$46,000	1,427,538	13
48	Iowa	$45,309	$28,000	3,145,711	155
49	Idaho	$45,805	$30,000	1,716,943	39
50	Arkansas	$45,330	$29,000	3,004,279	60
51	Wyoming	$38,529	$25,000	579,315	28

Highest paying states for education professors

Rank	State	Avg. Education Professor Salary
1	Mississippi	$62,610
2	New York	$64,536
3	New Jersey	$64,665
4	Utah	$63,990
5	Tennessee	$63,966
6	Connecticut	$61,585
7	Nebraska	$55,655
8	Rhode Island	$60,883
9	Nevada	$66,738
10	Arizona	$56,819
11	Delaware	$62,138
12	Alaska	$62,273
13	Michigan	$56,614
14	Louisiana	$55,754
15	Pennsylvania	$54,915
16	Florida	$61,064
17	District of Columbia	$60,865
18	Oklahoma	$56,479
19	California	$66,833
20	West Virginia	$51,869
21	Maryland	$61,387
22	Alabama	$53,697
23	Georgia	$57,729
24	Minnesota	$52,978
25	Oregon	$53,227
26	New Hampshire	$56,207
27	Vermont	$52,753
28	Massachusetts	$59,364
29	Virginia	$55,248
30	New Mexico	$53,037
31	Texas	$52,727
32	North Carolina	$52,885
33	Ohio	$52,335
34	Kansas	$51,644
35	Washington	$54,440
36	Indiana	$51,522
37	Maine	$47,655
38	Illinois	$49,731
39	Missouri	$52,016
40	South Dakota	$46,655
41	Kentucky	$48,213
42	Colorado	$46,423
43	North Dakota	$50,392
44	South Carolina	$49,228
45	Wisconsin	$48,976
46	Montana	$46,823
47	Hawaii	$53,622
48	Iowa	$45,309
49	Idaho	$45,805
50	Arkansas	$45,330
51	Wyoming	$38,529

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Total education professor jobs:	123
Average annual salary:	$62,610
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$40,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$96,000
Location Quotient:	1.3

Best states for an education professor

10 best states for education professors in 2026

1. Mississippi

2. New York

3. New Jersey

4. Utah

5. Tennessee

6. Connecticut

7. Nebraska

8. Rhode Island

9. Nevada

10. Arizona