Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary
The median pay for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in the United States is $66,270 a year. About 111,420 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $50,040
- 25th percentile
- $60,590
- Median percentile
- $66,270
- 75th percentile
- $80,060
- 90th percentile
- $101,340
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 $101,180
- Connecticut $100,810
- Massachusetts $98,020
- New Jersey $83,770
- Rhode Island $81,820
- California $80,620
- New York $79,820
- Delaware $79,230
- Ohio $79,230
- Vermont $79,220
- Georgia $78,760
- Oregon $78,380
- Maryland $78,320
- Alaska $78,130
- Maine $78,050
- Illinois $77,950
- Michigan $77,400
- New Hampshire $76,320
- Pennsylvania $75,760
- Virginia $75,580
- Wisconsin $74,310
- Colorado $72,750
- Utah $72,380
- South Carolina $72,120
- Minnesota $71,650
- New Mexico $66,750
- Texas $64,610
- Nevada $64,510
- Nebraska $63,180
- Arizona $62,980
- Wyoming $62,570
- Florida $62,140
- Arkansas $61,780
- Tennessee $61,700
- North Dakota $61,500
- Louisiana $61,300
- Kentucky $61,130
- Idaho $60,510
- Missouri $59,300
- Oklahoma $58,800
- North Carolina $58,600
- Kansas $58,300
- Mississippi $57,910
- West Virginia $57,760
- Iowa $57,660
- Indiana $56,390
- South Dakota $56,070
- Montana $55,190
By metro area
- Fresno, CA $105,570
- Olympia, WA $103,580
- Bremerton, WA $103,240
- New Haven, CT $102,990
- Kennewick, WA $102,420
- Seattle, WA $102,180
- Hartford, CT $101,620
- Boston, MA $101,250
- Norwich, CT $100,720
- Amherst Town, MA $100,690
- Wenatchee, WA $100,560
- Waterbury, CT $100,290
- Mount Vernon, WA $99,950
- Spokane, WA $99,940
- New York, NY $99,830
- Bridgeport, CT $99,730
- Burlington, VT $99,730
- Yakima, WA $99,720
- Walla Walla, WA $99,420
- Bellingham, WA $98,380
- Providence, RI $98,260
- Chicago, IL $98,170
- Barnstable Town, MA $97,100
- Modesto, CA $96,940
- San Jose, CA $96,250
- Worcester, MA $95,780
- Kiryas Joel, NY $93,830
- Merced, CA $93,780
- Trenton, NJ $90,990
- Portland, OR $86,420
- El Centro, CA $85,680
- Kingston, NY $85,500
- Columbus, OH $84,820
- York, PA $84,300
- Lexington, KY $83,320
- Grand Rapids, MI $82,520
- Hilton Head Island, SC $82,310
- Los Angeles, CA $81,950
- Jackson, MI $81,860
- Milwaukee, WI $81,730
- Akron, OH $81,640
- Dayton, OH $81,630
- Allentown, PA $81,200
- Washington, DC $81,120
- Atlanta, GA $81,090
- Pittsfield, MA $80,840
- Detroit, MI $80,810
- Fort Collins, CO $80,790
- Longview, WA $80,690
- Cleveland, OH $80,350
- San Diego, CA $80,210
- Bend, OR $80,150
- Santa Cruz, CA $80,100
- Philadelphia, PA $80,070
- Cincinnati, OH $80,060
- Lebanon, PA $80,060
- Sacramento, CA $80,060
- Baltimore, MD $79,710
- Tucson, AZ $79,530
- Valdosta, GA $79,490
- Stockton, CA $79,470
- Denver, CO $79,400
- Springfield, MA $79,350
- Utica, NY $79,230
- Boulder, CO $79,140
- Muskegon, MI $79,120
- Atlantic City, NJ $79,100
- Ithaca, NY $79,080
- Portland, ME $78,810
- Buffalo, NY $78,700
- Albany, NY $78,420
- Midland, TX $78,250
- St. Louis, MO $78,130
- Vineland, NJ $78,100
- Minneapolis, MN $77,950
- Salem, OR $77,940
- Virginia Beach, VA $77,940
- Visalia, CA $77,920
- Manchester, NH $77,760
- Reading, PA $77,740
- Janesville, WI $77,640
- Niles, MI $77,630
- Syracuse, NY $77,590
- Lansing, MI $77,410
- Toledo, OH $77,380
- Madison, WI $77,160
- Kenosha, WI $77,100
- Glens Falls, NY $76,910
- Dover, DE $76,880
- Naples, FL $76,800
- Salt Lake City, UT $76,730
- Florence, SC $76,600
- Springfield, OH $76,590
- Pueblo, CO $76,490
- Springfield, IL $76,450
- Saginaw, MI $76,440
- Blacksburg, VA $76,390
- Jacksonville, FL $76,190
- Eugene, OR $75,820
- Chambersburg, PA $75,610
- Oxnard, CA $75,460
- Scranton, PA $75,440
- Riverside, CA $75,030
- Bismarck, ND $74,930
- Phoenix, AZ $74,630
- Mankato, MN $74,620
- Youngstown, OH $74,620
- Racine, WI $74,580
- Charlottesville, VA $74,190
- Rockford, IL $73,830
- Green Bay, WI $73,440
- Ann Arbor, MI $73,310
- Mansfield, OH $72,540
- Erie, PA $72,190
- Spartanburg, SC $71,490
- Greenville, SC $71,290
- Appleton, WI $71,180
- Traverse City, MI $70,850
- St. Cloud, MN $70,310
- Bakersfield, CA $70,250