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.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$72,040

Mean annual salary

$76,320

Employment estimate

1,065,210

Annual salary percentiles

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$48,780
P25 — lower quartile	$59,980
P50 — median	$72,040
P75 — upper quartile	$92,570
P90 — 90th percentile	$107,600

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$48,780
P25 — lower quartile	$59,980
P50 — median	$72,040
P75 — upper quartile	$92,570
P90 — 90th percentile	$107,600

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $50,650
Middle covered median: $70,115
Highest covered median: $108,230

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

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

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	San Jose, CA	$108,230
#2	Sacramento, CA	$105,060
#3	San Francisco, CA	$102,880
#4	Seattle, WA	$102,670
#5	Los Angeles, CA	$100,960
#6	New York, NY	$100,800
#7	Riverside, CA	$100,130
#8	Chicago, IL	$98,970
#9	Boston, MA	$98,850
#10	Portland, OR	$84,120

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$48,780
P25 — lower quartile	$59,980
P50 — median	$72,040
P75 — upper quartile	$92,570
P90 — 90th percentile	$107,600

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	New York, NY	75,780
#2	Chicago, IL	32,790
#3	Los Angeles, CA	32,250
#4	Dallas, TX	28,000
#5	Houston, TX	26,260
#6	Philadelphia, PA	25,460
#7	Boston, MA	20,600
#8	Washington, DC	20,400
#9	Atlanta, GA	14,830
#10	Phoenix, AZ	14,730

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$48,780
P25 — lower quartile	$59,980
P50 — median	$72,040
P75 — upper quartile	$92,570
P90 — 90th percentile	$107,600

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salaries by metro

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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
San Jose, CA	$108,230	$111,240	$89,170–$131,140	4,130
Sacramento, CA	$105,060	$101,820	$80,260–$125,000	6,040
San Francisco, CA	$102,880	$119,470	$80,000–$126,750	11,520
Seattle, WA	$102,670	$101,680	$82,360–$127,290	7,720
Los Angeles, CA	$100,960	$106,820	$81,430–$126,650	32,250
New York, NY	$100,800	$100,020	$78,760–$130,570	75,780
Riverside, CA	$100,130	$99,640	$77,160–$128,810	12,450
Chicago, IL	$98,970	$97,150	$76,440–$126,420	32,790
Boston, MA	$98,850	$92,430	$78,620–$103,660	20,600
Portland, OR	$84,120	$86,120	$66,140–$100,910	6,790
Columbus, OH	$81,400	$85,780	$62,560–$102,190	9,210
Pittsburgh, PA	$81,350	$79,730	$62,070–$94,000	9,600
Philadelphia, PA	$80,560	$81,030	$62,200–$99,590	25,460
Washington, DC	$80,300	$84,940	$65,050–$102,320	20,400
Denver, CO	$79,230	$78,560	$63,130–$98,460	9,070
Minneapolis, MN	$79,010	$85,250	$62,070–$101,090	9,840
Baltimore, MD	$78,350	$79,240	$62,440–$98,570	9,300
Detroit, MI	$77,520	$74,170	$60,580–$91,450	9,080
Atlanta, GA	$77,210	$73,690	$61,630–$79,460	14,830
Virginia Beach, VA	$76,790	$74,870	$61,270–$82,640	5,520
Urban Honolulu, HI	$74,310	$72,700	$59,080–$80,700	3,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$74,040	$70,730	$61,040–$80,060	3,960
Cincinnati, OH	$66,190	$72,370	$59,420–$82,690	8,450
Dallas, TX	$65,890	$68,930	$63,450–$75,770	28,000
Houston, TX	$65,540	$67,740	$61,950–$74,670	26,260
Las Vegas, NV	$65,520	$67,870	$54,850–$83,190	6,760
Nashville, TN	$64,710	$66,390	$60,240–$76,550	6,080
Birmingham, AL	$62,650	$63,730	$61,210–$74,310	2,850
Jacksonville, FL	$62,650	$68,750	$61,570–$77,880	3,720
El Paso, TX	$62,570	$64,030	$62,040–$66,230	3,620
Indianapolis, IN	$62,570	$70,430	$60,110–$79,330	6,160
Austin, TX	$62,320	$64,230	$61,080–$64,240	8,160
Memphis, TN	$62,230	$62,280	$52,870–$69,020	4,860
San Antonio, TX	$61,840	$64,640	$60,600–$72,690	10,130
Kansas City, MO	$61,200	$62,830	$50,370–$72,100	7,750
Tampa, FL	$61,030	$62,070	$50,840–$74,570	8,180
New Orleans, LA	$60,750	$61,660	$58,780–$64,070	2,860
Baton Rouge, LA	$60,690	$67,090	$51,260–$77,950	3,110
Orlando, FL	$60,540	$61,450	$57,700–$64,770	8,650
Miami, FL	$60,410	$62,190	$53,230–$66,470	12,010
Raleigh, NC	$60,380	$58,330	$49,560–$62,890	4,210
Charlotte, NC	$60,300	$59,940	$48,740–$62,590	8,500
Phoenix, AZ	$59,570	$67,590	$50,090–$77,750	14,730
Oklahoma City, OK	$50,650	$59,100	$47,940–$61,450	5,530