Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary
The median pay for career/technical education teachers, middle school in the United States is $65,030 a year. About 16,870 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $49,200
- 25th percentile
- $58,690
- Median percentile
- $65,030
- 75th percentile
- $79,990
- 90th percentile
- $101,890
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $103,290
- Rhode Island $97,240
- Connecticut $95,680
- Ohio $86,560
- New York $86,450
- Maryland $84,160
- Minnesota $81,460
- Illinois $80,700
- Pennsylvania $77,980
- Wisconsin $76,860
- Georgia $73,020
- Virginia $67,460
- Colorado $66,310
- Texas $63,330
- Wyoming $62,710
- Nebraska $62,580
- South Carolina $62,160
- Tennessee $61,950
- Arkansas $60,760
- Florida $58,760
- Kansas $58,560
- Alabama $58,410
- Louisiana $56,440
- Mississippi $55,210
- Indiana $54,960
- Oklahoma $54,090
- Missouri $52,630
- North Carolina $52,270
- North Dakota $46,530
By metro area
- Spokane, WA $107,960
- Kennewick, WA $107,620
- Portland, OR $105,240
- Seattle, WA $103,490
- Wenatchee, WA $100,450
- Pittsburgh, PA $100,030
- Yakima, WA $99,550
- Bridgeport, CT $99,040
- New York, NY $98,950
- Olympia, WA $98,430
- Providence, RI $97,240
- Hartford, CT $96,950
- Kiryas Joel, NY $96,880
- Cincinnati, OH $94,870
- Minneapolis, MN $88,000
- Albany, NY $83,050
- Utica, NY $82,900
- Chicago, IL $80,860
- Atlanta, GA $79,690
- Virginia Beach, VA $79,020
- Denver, CO $78,510
- Boulder, CO $78,410
- Philadelphia, PA $78,040
- Syracuse, NY $77,470
- Washington, DC $77,320
- Jacksonville, FL $76,410
- Rochester, NY $76,020
- Birmingham, AL $73,790
- Binghamton, NY $72,750
- Buffalo, NY $69,210
- Omaha, NE $69,080
- Houston, TX $67,290
- Dallas, TX $65,310
- Chattanooga, TN $65,190
- Green Bay, WI $64,660
- Richmond, VA $63,990
- El Paso, TX $63,770
- Killeen, TX $62,660
- McAllen, TX $62,320
- San Antonio, TX $62,310
- Austin, TX $62,230
- Brownsville, TX $62,210
- Corpus Christi, TX $62,040
- Nashville, TN $61,710
- Tyler, TX $61,160
- Lincoln, NE $60,870
- Sherman, TX $60,860
- College Station, TX $60,730
- Waco, TX $60,690
- Erie, PA $60,210
- Texarkana, TX $59,910
- Amarillo, TX $59,580
- Huntsville, AL $59,580
- Little Rock, AR $59,280
- Longview, TX $59,100
- Lubbock, TX $58,210
- Miami, FL $58,160
- Colorado Springs, CO $58,000
- Jackson, MS $57,940
- Durham, NC $57,650
- Charlotte, NC $57,100
- Dayton, OH $56,830
- Beaumont, TX $55,280
- Baton Rouge, LA $53,180
- Raleigh, NC $50,420
- New Orleans, LA $49,720
- Mobile, AL $49,650
- Oklahoma City, OK $49,300
- Toledo, OH $46,990
- Greensboro, NC $46,980