Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary
The median pay for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in the United States is $72,040 a year. About 1,065,210 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,780
- 25th percentile
- $59,980
- Median percentile
- $72,040
- 75th percentile
- $92,570
- 90th percentile
- $107,600
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 $102,670
- California $101,370
- New York $97,070
- Massachusetts $95,260
- Rhode Island $92,610
- District of Columbia $82,750
- New Jersey $82,200
- Connecticut $80,970
- Illinois $79,990
- Alaska $79,650
- Oregon $79,570
- Ohio $78,800
- Pennsylvania $78,800
- Maryland $78,670
- Delaware $77,960
- New Hampshire $77,060
- Minnesota $76,460
- Utah $76,330
- Vermont $76,220
- New Mexico $75,900
- Georgia $75,480
- Hawaii $74,310
- Colorado $72,900
- Virginia $72,170
- Michigan $66,030
- Nevada $65,520
- Maine $64,880
- Texas $63,590
- Nebraska $63,450
- Wisconsin $62,870
- Wyoming $62,690
- South Carolina $62,580
- Alabama $61,990
- Indiana $61,880
- Tennessee $61,860
- Idaho $61,690
- Kentucky $61,560
- North Dakota $61,210
- Iowa $61,200
- Montana $60,990
- Florida $60,410
- Kansas $59,920
- Louisiana $59,850
- Arkansas $59,660
- Missouri $59,240
- Arizona $58,360
- North Carolina $57,650
- West Virginia $56,610
- South Dakota $51,050
- Mississippi $50,980
- Oklahoma $48,710
By metro area
- Mount Vernon, WA $121,190
- Oxnard, CA $108,850
- San Jose, CA $108,230
- Olympia, WA $105,200
- Sacramento, CA $105,060
- Walla Walla, WA $104,940
- Bremerton, WA $104,180
- Longview, WA $104,110
- San Francisco, CA $102,880
- Santa Maria, CA $102,840
- San Diego, CA $102,810
- Seattle, WA $102,670
- Kennewick, WA $102,600
- Vallejo, CA $102,590
- Napa, CA $102,510
- Bellingham, WA $102,160
- Hanford, CA $102,010
- Modesto, CA $101,890
- Santa Rosa, CA $101,730
- Salinas, CA $101,590
- Kingston, NY $101,300
- Barnstable Town, MA $101,120
- Wenatchee, WA $101,010
- Los Angeles, CA $100,960
- New York, NY $100,800
- Fresno, CA $100,750
- Stockton, CA $100,590
- Yakima, WA $100,560
- Yuba City, CA $100,170
- Riverside, CA $100,130
- Merced, CA $99,600
- San Luis Obispo, CA $99,560
- El Centro, CA $99,440
- Spokane, WA $99,410
- Bakersfield, CA $99,150
- Chicago, IL $98,970
- Boston, MA $98,850
- Santa Cruz, CA $98,810
- Chico, CA $98,210
- Visalia, CA $97,610
- Norwich, CT $94,950
- Providence, RI $92,110
- Atlantic City, NJ $90,070
- Kiryas Joel, NY $89,320
- Worcester, MA $87,050
- Portland, OR $84,120
- Vineland, NJ $83,680
- Bridgeport, CT $82,960
- Grants Pass, OR $82,490
- Akron, OH $81,820
- Amherst Town, MA $81,660
- Boulder, CO $81,450
- Columbus, OH $81,400
- Pittsburgh, PA $81,350
- Waterbury, CT $81,070
- Lexington Park, MD $81,050
- Bend, OR $81,040
- York, PA $80,870
- Lancaster, PA $80,820
- Hartford, CT $80,710
- Albany, NY $80,620
- Philadelphia, PA $80,560
- Washington, DC $80,300
- Reading, PA $80,250
- Burlington, VT $80,100
- Allentown, PA $79,990
- Eugene, OR $79,900
- New Haven, CT $79,800
- Springfield, MA $79,760
- Anchorage, AK $79,650
- Cleveland, OH $79,610
- Buffalo, NY $79,280
- Denver, CO $79,230
- Lebanon, PA $79,170
- Trenton, NJ $79,100
- Minneapolis, MN $79,010
- Pittsfield, MA $78,980
- Dayton, OH $78,970
- Utica, NY $78,950
- Fort Collins, CO $78,760
- Fairbanks, AK $78,740
- Glens Falls, NY $78,670
- Rockford, IL $78,500
- Baltimore, MD $78,350
- Harrisonburg, VA $78,300
- Toledo, OH $77,930
- Syracuse, NY $77,900
- Salem, OR $77,810
- Chambersburg, PA $77,700
- Canton, OH $77,690
- Detroit, MI $77,520
- Salt Lake City, UT $77,490
- Portland, ME $77,470
- Santa Fe, NM $77,260
- Atlanta, GA $77,210
- Manchester, NH $77,180
- Medford, OR $77,180
- Watertown, NY $77,180
- Sandusky, OH $77,160
- Gettysburg, PA $77,150
- Albuquerque, NM $76,960
- Virginia Beach, VA $76,790
- Farmington, NM $76,770
- Kahului, HI $76,750
- Dover, DE $76,710
- Rochester, NY $76,190
- St. Cloud, MN $76,170
- Warner Robins, GA $75,990
- Lima, OH $75,760
- Corvallis, OR $75,730
- Lewiston, ID $75,550
- Milwaukee, WI $75,370
- Athens, GA $75,350
- Las Cruces, NM $75,250
- Provo, UT $75,230
- Scranton, PA $75,050
- Binghamton, NY $74,970
- Youngstown, OH $74,720
- Albany, OR $74,450
- Urban Honolulu, HI $74,310