US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $72,040. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$72,040

Mean annual salary

$76,320

Employment estimate

1,065,210

National annual salary percentiles

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$107,600
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$48,780
P25$59,980
P50$72,040
P75$92,570
P90$107,600
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$48,780
25th percentile$59,980
50th percentile$72,040
75th percentile$92,570
90th percentile$107,600

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$108,230
  2. 2. Sacramento, CA$105,060
  3. 3. San Francisco, CA$102,880
  4. 4. Seattle, WA$102,670
  5. 5. Los Angeles, CA$100,960
  6. 6. New York, NY$100,800
  7. 7. Riverside, CA$100,130
  8. 8. Chicago, IL$98,970
  9. 9. Boston, MA$98,850
  10. 10. Portland, OR$84,120

Largest employment markets