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

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The median annual wage for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education is $65,220 nationally (2023 BLS OEWS). The 10th percentile is $48,040 and the 90th percentile is $106,380, showing the wide spread of wages in this occupation.

National Wage Distribution (2023)

Employment

1,045,170

P10

$48,040

P25

$54,290

Median

$65,220

P75

$83,340

P90

$106,380

National Wage Trend

How national median and mean wages for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education have moved across BLS OEWS release years.

National median and mean wage trend for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education across BLS OEWS release years.
Year Median Mean P10 P90 Employment YoY Median
2023 $65,220 $73,800 $48,040 $106,380 1,045,170
2022 $62,360 $69,480 $46,480 $101,710 1,042,090 -4.39%
2021 $61,820 $69,530 $46,090 $100,310 1,020,240 -0.87%
2020 $62,870 $67,340 $41,330 $102,130 991,000 +1.7%

Wages by State (2023)

State-level OEWS wage estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. The highest median is in California at $101,540, 56% above the U.S. median.

Median, mean, and percentile-vs-national annual wages by state for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area Median Annual vs National Mean Annual Employment
California $101,540 +55.7% $105,540 92,830
Washington $100,480 +54.1% $94,780 14,660
New York $94,690 +45.2% $96,400 62,300
Oregon $83,380 +27.8% $86,280 11,410
Massachusetts $83,340 +27.8% $87,000 26,630
Rhode Island $83,130 +27.5% $77,870 4,930
District of Columbia $82,120 +25.9% $84,180 3,240
Connecticut $81,790 +25.4% $84,290 14,790
Alaska $80,940 +24.1% $80,640 2,730
New Jersey $80,680 +23.7% $83,590 31,770
Maryland $78,690 +20.7% $78,580 15,240
Ohio $78,010 +19.6% $76,070 59,360
Delaware $77,810 +19.3% $72,960 4,430
Illinois $77,130 +18.3% $80,200 50,490
Pennsylvania $76,910 +17.9% $75,710 46,050
Utah $65,880 +1% $70,050 8,380
Minnesota $65,640 +0.6% $70,170 19,180
Georgia $65,350 +0.2% $71,310 20,110
Wyoming $65,290 +0.1% $66,640 1,790
New Mexico $65,210 -0% $68,400 6,910
New Hampshire $65,150 -0.1% $69,560 5,670
Michigan $64,470 -1.1% $69,230 27,010
Vermont $64,150 -1.6% $66,940 2,780
Texas $64,010 -1.9% $64,120 107,680
Colorado $63,760 -2.2% $66,050 17,970
Maine $63,740 -2.3% $64,000 5,350
Virginia $63,630 -2.4% $72,020 28,000
Nevada $62,970 -3.4% $67,570 7,990
Wisconsin $62,930 -3.5% $66,490 17,950
Florida $62,550 -4.1% $64,390 45,900
Nebraska $62,520 -4.1% $61,480 7,200
Hawaii $62,100 -4.8% $63,320 7,490
Kentucky $62,040 -4.9% $60,460 12,600
Idaho $61,450 -5.8% $62,100 6,090
Arizona $61,290 -6% $66,290 23,270
South Carolina $61,150 -6.2% $59,750 17,310
Tennessee $60,880 -6.7% $59,440 19,860
Alabama $60,870 -6.7% $58,460 18,010
Indiana $60,810 -6.8% $64,010 20,890
North Dakota $60,670 -7% $60,370 2,860
Missouri $60,580 -7.1% $63,500 22,620
Iowa $60,010 -8% $60,820 11,420
Kansas $59,380 -9% $57,350 11,670
West Virginia $57,770 -11.4% $55,590 4,690
Louisiana $56,730 -13% $59,000 15,090
Montana $52,730 -19.2% $57,900 3,850
Arkansas $52,620 -19.3% $57,420 12,330
North Carolina $51,060 -21.7% $53,920 31,600
Oklahoma $50,600 -22.4% $56,120 18,050
South Dakota $50,080 -23.2% $51,650 3,410
Mississippi $49,880 -23.5% $52,220 11,330