Best states for a Faculty

Q: What is the best state for faculties?

The best state to be a faculty is District of Columbia based on faculty salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for faculties?

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

Q: What is the worst state for faculties?

The worst state for faculties is Oklahoma, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you wonder which states in the U.S. are the best for faculties? If so, we have the full list of best to worst states for faculty jobs for you to check out and see if you think it's time to move and start anew. Not all states fare the same when it come to job opportunity and pay.Although there are abundant faculty jobs in the United States, a large number of them are in the South. District of Columbia is the best state in the country for faculty jobs.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for faculties. District of Columbia is the best state for faculties, where the median salary is $113,395.We found that the South is best for faculties, and the Northeast is the worst. Washington, DC is the best city in the country for faculty jobs, where as District of Columbia is the best state in the country.

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10 best states for faculties in 2025

1. District of Columbia
Total Faculty Jobs: 192
Average Annual Salary: $113,395
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $62,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $206,000
Location Quotient:
1.87
Faculty Jobs in District of Columbia
2. New Jersey
Total Faculty Jobs: 665
Average Annual Salary: $106,855
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $58,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $194,000
Location Quotient:
1.37
Faculty Jobs in New Jersey
3. New York
Total Faculty Jobs: 1,584
Average Annual Salary: $98,549
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $53,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $181,000
Location Quotient:
2.02
Faculty Jobs in New York
4. Oregon
Total Faculty Jobs: 462
Average Annual Salary: $83,180
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $47,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $144,000
Location Quotient:
1.83
Faculty Jobs in Oregon
5. California
Total Faculty Jobs: 1,251
Average Annual Salary: $108,622
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $59,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $197,000
Location Quotient:
0.7
Faculty Jobs in California
6. Rhode Island
Total Faculty Jobs: 69
Average Annual Salary: $83,962
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $45,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $155,000
Location Quotient:
0.93
Faculty Jobs in Rhode Island
7. Alabama
Total Faculty Jobs: 227
Average Annual Salary: $82,192
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $41,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $164,000
Location Quotient:
0.84
Faculty Jobs in Alabama
8. Pennsylvania
Total Faculty Jobs: 844
Average Annual Salary: $79,402
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $40,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $154,000
Location Quotient:
1.19
Faculty Jobs in Pennsylvania
9. Virginia
Total Faculty Jobs: 1,181
Average Annual Salary: $77,790
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $38,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $156,000
Location Quotient:
2.05
Faculty Jobs in Virginia
10. Michigan
Total Faculty Jobs: 414
Average Annual Salary: $80,857
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $43,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $151,000
Location Quotient:
0.87
Faculty Jobs in Michigan

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a faculty

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a faculty

Rank	State	Average Salary	Lowest 10% Earn	Population	Job Count
1	District of Columbia	$113,395	$62,000	693,972	192
2	New Jersey	$106,855	$58,000	9,005,644	665
3	New York	$98,549	$53,000	19,849,399	1,584
4	Oregon	$83,180	$47,000	4,142,776	462
5	California	$108,622	$59,000	39,536,653	1,251
6	Rhode Island	$83,962	$45,000	1,059,639	69
7	Alabama	$82,192	$41,000	4,874,747	227
8	Pennsylvania	$79,402	$40,000	12,805,537	844
9	Virginia	$77,790	$38,000	8,470,020	1,181
10	Michigan	$80,857	$43,000	9,962,311	414
11	Vermont	$78,196	$43,000	623,657	64
12	Massachusetts	$84,581	$46,000	6,859,819	428
13	Connecticut	$92,720	$50,000	3,588,184	91
14	Kansas	$85,958	$46,000	2,913,123	58
15	Ohio	$73,931	$37,000	11,658,609	511
16	Maryland	$77,338	$38,000	6,052,177	442
17	Montana	$68,020	$41,000	1,050,493	137
18	Louisiana	$69,358	$33,000	4,684,333	202
19	Alaska	$64,551	$41,000	739,795	129
20	Missouri	$71,710	$37,000	6,113,532	275
21	New Mexico	$71,614	$36,000	2,088,070	86
22	Indiana	$62,991	$32,000	6,666,818	524
23	New Hampshire	$74,518	$40,000	1,342,795	51
24	Idaho	$75,913	$44,000	1,716,943	30
25	North Dakota	$72,460	$45,000	755,393	23
26	Arizona	$71,773	$35,000	7,016,270	216
27	Maine	$68,790	$38,000	1,335,907	56
28	North Carolina	$64,381	$30,000	10,273,419	589
29	Kentucky	$58,006	$28,000	4,454,189	385
30	South Carolina	$59,946	$27,000	5,024,369	408
31	South Dakota	$63,413	$38,000	869,666	54
32	Washington	$70,210	$41,000	7,405,743	249
33	Hawaii	$77,826	$39,000	1,427,538	20
34	Iowa	$59,906	$33,000	3,145,711	233
35	Wisconsin	$63,718	$35,000	5,795,483	246
36	Utah	$59,008	$32,000	3,101,833	173
37	Florida	$63,791	$29,000	20,984,400	608
38	Colorado	$54,978	$31,000	5,607,154	673
39	Georgia	$59,931	$28,000	10,429,379	481
40	Illinois	$61,686	$32,000	12,802,023	482
41	Nebraska	$56,340	$31,000	1,920,076	118
42	Mississippi	$49,979	$23,000	2,984,100	152
43	West Virginia	$49,158	$23,000	1,815,857	120
44	Tennessee	$55,020	$26,000	6,715,984	233
45	Nevada	$58,120	$29,000	2,998,039	56
46	Texas	$44,094	$20,000	28,304,596	1,446
47	Minnesota	$47,642	$28,000	5,576,606	327
48	Delaware	$55,585	$27,000	961,939	34
49	Arkansas	$51,342	$25,000	3,004,279	47
50	Wyoming	$41,134	$24,000	579,315	22
51	Oklahoma	$44,999	$22,000	3,930,864	78

Highest paying states for faculties

Rank	State	Avg. Faculty Salary
1	District of Columbia	$113,395
2	New Jersey	$106,855
3	New York	$98,549
4	Oregon	$83,180
5	California	$108,622
6	Rhode Island	$83,962
7	Alabama	$82,192
8	Pennsylvania	$79,402
9	Virginia	$77,790
10	Michigan	$80,857
11	Vermont	$78,196
12	Massachusetts	$84,581
13	Connecticut	$92,720
14	Kansas	$85,958
15	Ohio	$73,931
16	Maryland	$77,338
17	Montana	$68,020
18	Louisiana	$69,358
19	Alaska	$64,551
20	Missouri	$71,710
21	New Mexico	$71,614
22	Indiana	$62,991
23	New Hampshire	$74,518
24	Idaho	$75,913
25	North Dakota	$72,460
26	Arizona	$71,773
27	Maine	$68,790
28	North Carolina	$64,381
29	Kentucky	$58,006
30	South Carolina	$59,946
31	South Dakota	$63,413
32	Washington	$70,210
33	Hawaii	$77,826
34	Iowa	$59,906
35	Wisconsin	$63,718
36	Utah	$59,008
37	Florida	$63,791
38	Colorado	$54,978
39	Georgia	$59,931
40	Illinois	$61,686
41	Nebraska	$56,340
42	Mississippi	$49,979
43	West Virginia	$49,158
44	Tennessee	$55,020
45	Nevada	$58,120
46	Texas	$44,094
47	Minnesota	$47,642
48	Delaware	$55,585
49	Arkansas	$51,342
50	Wyoming	$41,134
51	Oklahoma	$44,999

Expert opinions on the best states for faculties

Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Facultys to find work opportunities?
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Douglas Milbauer
Lecturer, Stephen F. Austin State University
Are we talking about graduates in the near term? There are shifts taking place due to COVID, such as loss of jobs due to businesses closing. But there will be other opportunities that arise from this creative destruction. And when you say "places," are you asking about geography or industry sectors? I am not sure that geography will be a factor, and it may become less a factor, since everyone is learning how to manage their business remotely. There will continue to be marketing opportunities, especially for those who can quickly grasp and apply new technologies to the marketing mix.

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Total Faculty Jobs:	192
Average Annual Salary:	$113,395
Lowest 10 Percent Earn:	$62,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn:	$206,000
Location Quotient:	1.87

Best states for a Faculty

If you're looking for a Faculty job, here are five companies hiring now:

10 best states for faculties in 2025

1. District of Columbia

2. New Jersey

3. New York

4. Oregon

5. California

6. Rhode Island

7. Alabama

8. Pennsylvania

9. Virginia

10. Michigan