Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary

Median Salary
$72,040
per year
Employment
1,065,210
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$48,780
25th percentile
$59,980
Median
$72,040
75th percentile
$92,570
90th percentile
$107,600

💰 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$102,670+42.5%
California$101,370+40.7%
New York$97,070+34.7%
Massachusetts$95,260+32.2%
Rhode Island$92,610+28.6%
District of Columbia$82,750+14.9%
New Jersey$82,200+14.1%
Connecticut$80,970+12.4%
Illinois$79,990+11.0%
Alaska$79,650+10.6%
Oregon$79,570+10.5%
Ohio$78,800+9.4%
Pennsylvania$78,800+9.4%
Maryland$78,670+9.2%
Delaware$77,960+8.2%
New Hampshire$77,060+7.0%
Minnesota$76,460+6.1%
Utah$76,330+6.0%
Vermont$76,220+5.8%
New Mexico$75,900+5.4%
Georgia$75,480+4.8%
Hawaii$74,310+3.2%
Colorado$72,900+1.2%
Virginia$72,170+0.2%
Michigan$66,030-8.3%
Nevada$65,520-9.1%
Maine$64,880-9.9%
Texas$63,590-11.7%
Nebraska$63,450-11.9%
Wisconsin$62,870-12.7%
Wyoming$62,690-13.0%
South Carolina$62,580-13.1%
Alabama$61,990-14.0%
Indiana$61,880-14.1%
Tennessee$61,860-14.1%
Idaho$61,690-14.4%
Kentucky$61,560-14.5%
North Dakota$61,210-15.0%
Iowa$61,200-15.0%
Montana$60,990-15.3%
Florida$60,410-16.1%
Kansas$59,920-16.8%
Louisiana$59,850-16.9%
Arkansas$59,660-17.2%
Missouri$59,240-17.8%
Arizona$58,360-19.0%
North Carolina$57,650-20.0%
West Virginia$56,610-21.4%
South Dakota$51,050-29.1%
Mississippi$50,980-29.2%
Oklahoma$48,710-32.4%

🏙️ Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$121,190+68.2%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$108,850+51.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$108,230+50.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$105,200+46.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$105,060+45.8%
Walla Walla, WA$104,940+45.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$104,180+44.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$104,110+44.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$102,880+42.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$102,840+42.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$102,810+42.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,670+42.5%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$102,600+42.4%
Vallejo, CA$102,590+42.4%
Napa, CA$102,510+42.3%
Bellingham, WA$102,160+41.8%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$102,010+41.6%
Modesto, CA$101,890+41.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$101,730+41.2%
Salinas, CA$101,590+41.0%
Kingston, NY$101,300+40.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$101,120+40.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$101,010+40.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,960+40.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$100,800+39.9%
Fresno, CA$100,750+39.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$100,590+39.6%
Yakima, WA$100,560+39.6%
Yuba City, CA$100,170+39.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$100,130+39.0%
Merced, CA$99,600+38.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$99,560+38.2%
El Centro, CA$99,440+38.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$99,410+38.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$99,150+37.6%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$98,970+37.4%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$98,850+37.2%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$98,810+37.2%
Chico, CA$98,210+36.3%
Visalia, CA$97,610+35.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$94,950+31.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$92,110+27.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$90,070+25.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$89,320+24.0%
Worcester, MA$87,050+20.8%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$84,120+16.8%
Vineland, NJ$83,680+16.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$82,960+15.2%
Grants Pass, OR$82,490+14.5%
Akron, OH$81,820+13.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$81,660+13.4%
Boulder, CO$81,450+13.1%
Columbus, OH$81,400+13.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$81,350+12.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$81,070+12.5%
Lexington Park, MD$81,050+12.5%
Bend, OR$81,040+12.5%
York-Hanover, PA$80,870+12.3%
Lancaster, PA$80,820+12.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$80,710+12.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$80,620+11.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$80,560+11.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,300+11.5%
Reading, PA$80,250+11.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$80,100+11.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$79,990+11.0%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,900+10.9%
New Haven, CT$79,800+10.8%
Springfield, MA$79,760+10.7%
Anchorage, AK$79,650+10.6%
Cleveland, OH$79,610+10.5%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$79,280+10.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$79,230+10.0%
Lebanon, PA$79,170+9.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$79,100+9.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,010+9.7%
Pittsfield, MA$78,980+9.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$78,970+9.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$78,950+9.6%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$78,760+9.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$78,740+9.3%
Glens Falls, NY$78,670+9.2%
Rockford, IL$78,500+9.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$78,350+8.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$78,300+8.7%
Toledo, OH$77,930+8.2%
Syracuse, NY$77,900+8.1%
Salem, OR$77,810+8.0%
Chambersburg, PA$77,700+7.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$77,690+7.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$77,520+7.6%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$77,490+7.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$77,470+7.5%
Santa Fe, NM$77,260+7.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,210+7.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$77,180+7.1%
Medford, OR$77,180+7.1%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$77,180+7.1%
Sandusky, OH$77,160+7.1%
Gettysburg, PA$77,150+7.1%
Albuquerque, NM$76,960+6.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$76,790+6.6%
Farmington, NM$76,770+6.6%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$76,750+6.5%
Dover, DE$76,710+6.5%
Rochester, NY$76,190+5.8%
St. Cloud, MN$76,170+5.7%
Warner Robins, GA$75,990+5.5%
Lima, OH$75,760+5.2%
Corvallis, OR$75,730+5.1%
Lewiston, ID-WA$75,550+4.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$75,370+4.6%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$75,350+4.6%
Las Cruces, NM$75,250+4.5%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$75,230+4.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$75,050+4.2%
Binghamton, NY$74,970+4.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$74,720+3.7%
Albany, OR$74,450+3.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$74,310+3.2%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$74,040+2.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$74,030+2.8%
Ithaca, NY$73,960+2.7%
Ogden, UT$73,770+2.4%
Mansfield, OH$73,490+2.0%
State College, PA$73,250+1.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$72,990+1.3%
Reno, NV$72,960+1.3%
Logan, UT-ID$72,870+1.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$72,860+1.1%
Rochester, MN$72,790+1.0%
Johnstown, PA$72,780+1.0%
Springfield, IL$72,510+0.7%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$72,410+0.5%
St. George, UT$72,020-0.0%
Elmira, NY$71,640-0.6%
Salisbury, MD$71,400-0.9%
Odessa, TX$66,620-7.5%
Saginaw, MI$66,300-8.0%
Bloomington, IL$66,280-8.0%
Traverse City, MI$66,200-8.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$66,190-8.1%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$66,180-8.1%
Flint, MI$65,920-8.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$65,890-8.5%
Erie, PA$65,870-8.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$65,540-9.0%
Midland, TX$65,540-9.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$65,520-9.1%
Dalton, GA$65,500-9.1%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$65,290-9.4%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$65,280-9.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$65,100-9.6%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$64,970-9.8%
Laredo, TX$64,970-9.8%
Grand Island, NE$64,910-9.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$64,850-10.0%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$64,800-10.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$64,710-10.2%
Midland, MI$64,420-10.6%
Niles, MI$64,420-10.6%
Monroe, MI$64,390-10.6%
Huntsville, AL$64,220-10.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$64,110-11.0%
Madison, WI$64,080-11.0%
Grand Junction, CO$64,060-11.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$64,060-11.1%
Savannah, GA$63,960-11.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$63,900-11.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$63,900-11.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$63,900-11.3%
Ann Arbor, MI$63,780-11.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$63,730-11.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$63,650-11.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$63,650-11.6%
Battle Creek, MI$63,640-11.7%
Jackson, MI$63,590-11.7%
Billings, MT$63,550-11.8%
Twin Falls, ID$63,540-11.8%
Ames, IA$63,450-11.9%
Rome, GA$63,450-11.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$63,420-12.0%
Cleveland, TN$63,380-12.0%
Decatur, AL$63,350-12.1%
Bozeman, MT$63,330-12.1%
Mankato, MN$63,220-12.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$63,210-12.3%
Charlottesville, VA$63,200-12.3%
Knoxville, TN$63,130-12.4%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$63,110-12.4%
Springfield, OH$63,030-12.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$63,020-12.5%
Gainesville, GA$62,950-12.6%
Lincoln, NE$62,920-12.7%
Spartanburg, SC$62,910-12.7%
Green Bay, WI$62,890-12.7%
Guam$62,860-12.7%
Valdosta, GA$62,780-12.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$62,740-12.9%
Birmingham, AL$62,650-13.0%
Jacksonville, FL$62,650-13.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$62,590-13.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$62,580-13.1%
El Paso, TX$62,570-13.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$62,570-13.1%
Columbus, GA-AL$62,540-13.2%
Kenosha, WI$62,540-13.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$62,530-13.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$62,500-13.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$62,480-13.3%
Minot, ND$62,480-13.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$62,400-13.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$62,320-13.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$62,320-13.5%
Greeley, CO$62,310-13.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$62,230-13.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,180-13.7%
Owensboro, KY$62,150-13.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$62,130-13.8%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$62,110-13.8%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$62,110-13.8%
Iowa City, IA$62,100-13.8%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$62,080-13.8%
Lawrence, KS$62,080-13.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$62,040-13.9%
Decatur, IL$62,000-13.9%
Richmond, VA$62,000-13.9%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$61,990-14.0%
Cheyenne, WY$61,980-14.0%
Wichita Falls, TX$61,970-14.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,960-14.0%
Hot Springs, AR$61,850-14.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61,840-14.2%
Wichita, KS$61,840-14.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,780-14.2%
Roanoke, VA$61,760-14.3%
Montgomery, AL$61,720-14.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$61,710-14.3%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$61,690-14.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$61,680-14.4%
Terre Haute, IN$61,650-14.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,630-14.5%
Peoria, IL$61,620-14.5%
Appleton, WI$61,600-14.5%
Elizabethtown, KY$61,560-14.5%
Mobile, AL$61,550-14.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$61,540-14.6%
Bowling Green, KY$61,520-14.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$61,480-14.7%
Pueblo, CO$61,480-14.7%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$61,460-14.7%
Sheboygan, WI$61,460-14.7%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,430-14.7%
Missoula, MT$61,320-14.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$61,300-14.9%
Morristown, TN$61,300-14.9%
Bangor, ME$61,290-14.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$61,290-14.9%
Lubbock, TX$61,270-15.0%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$61,250-15.0%
Bismarck, ND$61,210-15.0%
Waco, TX$61,210-15.0%
Wheeling, WV-OH$61,210-15.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$61,200-15.0%
Dothan, AL$61,190-15.1%
Eau Claire, WI$61,180-15.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$61,180-15.1%
Boise City, ID$61,140-15.1%
Idaho Falls, ID$61,090-15.2%
Tyler, TX$61,060-15.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$61,030-15.3%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$60,960-15.4%
Florence, SC$60,950-15.4%
Longview, TX$60,950-15.4%
Jonesboro, AR$60,920-15.4%
Muncie, IN$60,890-15.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$60,880-15.5%
Great Falls, MT$60,850-15.5%
Altoona, PA$60,770-15.6%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$60,750-15.7%
Clarksville, TN-KY$60,720-15.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$60,690-15.8%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$60,600-15.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$60,590-15.9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$60,540-16.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$60,520-16.0%
Helena, MT$60,520-16.0%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,510-16.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$60,480-16.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$60,460-16.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$60,440-16.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$60,430-16.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$60,420-16.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$60,410-16.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,380-16.2%
Kokomo, IN$60,320-16.3%
Ponce, PR$60,320-16.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$60,300-16.3%
Columbia, SC$60,280-16.3%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$60,280-16.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,270-16.3%
Dubuque, IA$60,200-16.4%
Johnson City, TN$60,180-16.5%
Topeka, KS$60,130-16.5%
Arecibo, PR$60,110-16.6%
Sumter, SC$60,110-16.6%
Springfield, MO$60,060-16.6%
Abilene, TX$59,990-16.7%
Evansville, IN$59,850-16.9%
Texarkana, TX-AR$59,770-17.0%
Jackson, TN$59,700-17.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$59,570-17.3%
Wausau, WI$59,560-17.3%
Rapid City, SD$59,540-17.4%
Virgin Islands$59,520-17.4%
San Angelo, TX$59,470-17.4%
Asheville, NC$59,320-17.7%
Guayama, PR$59,290-17.7%
Amarillo, TX$59,240-17.8%
Aguadilla, PR$59,190-17.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$59,150-17.9%
Ocala, FL$59,140-17.9%
Puerto Rico$59,100-18.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$58,990-18.1%
Gadsden, AL$58,960-18.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$58,840-18.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,750-18.4%
Gainesville, FL$58,730-18.5%
Columbia, MO$58,720-18.5%
Bay City, MI$58,690-18.5%
Bloomington, IN$58,630-18.6%
Monroe, LA$58,590-18.7%
Victoria, TX$58,430-18.9%
Hammond, LA$58,410-18.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$58,400-18.9%
Lynchburg, VA$58,290-19.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$58,000-19.5%
Wilmington, NC$57,980-19.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$57,930-19.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$57,870-19.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,790-19.8%
Manhattan, KS$57,620-20.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$57,550-20.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$57,450-20.3%
Tallahassee, FL$57,250-20.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$57,240-20.5%
Greenville, NC$57,230-20.6%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$56,280-21.9%
Charleston, WV$55,800-22.5%
Beckley, WV$54,960-23.7%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$53,960-25.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$53,600-25.6%
Mayaguez, PR$52,220-27.5%
Goldsboro, NC$52,180-27.6%
Lake Charles, LA$52,140-27.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$52,070-27.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$51,630-28.3%
Lawton, OK$51,000-29.2%
Jackson, MS$50,980-29.2%
Jefferson City, MO$50,950-29.3%
Tucson, AZ$50,940-29.3%
Joplin, MO-KS$50,690-29.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$50,650-29.7%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,790-30.9%
Burlington, NC$49,680-31.0%
Yuma, AZ$49,670-31.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$49,590-31.2%
Fayetteville, NC$49,580-31.2%
Sebring, FL$49,450-31.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$49,350-31.5%
Alexandria, LA$48,740-32.3%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$48,590-32.6%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$48,570-32.6%
Kankakee, IL$48,500-32.7%
Tulsa, OK$48,410-32.8%
Rocky Mount, NC$47,770-33.7%
Lafayette, LA$47,750-33.7%
Enid, OK$47,430-34.2%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.