Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by location
National median: $66,270 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $126,160 | +90.4% | — | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $105,570 | +59.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $103,580 | +56.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $103,240 | +55.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $102,990 | +55.4% | 300 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $102,420 | +54.5% | 190 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $102,180 | +54.2% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $101,800 | +53.6% | — | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $101,620 | +53.3% | 510 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $101,250 | +52.8% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $101,180 | +52.7% | 3,460 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $100,810 | +52.1% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $100,720 | +52.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $100,690 | +51.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $100,560 | +51.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $100,290 | +51.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $99,950 | +50.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $99,940 | +50.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $99,830 | +50.6% | 5,030 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $99,730 | +50.5% | 400 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $99,730 | +50.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $99,720 | +50.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $99,420 | +50.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $98,380 | +48.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $98,260 | +48.3% | 570 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $98,170 | +48.1% | 1,640 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $98,020 | +47.9% | 3,130 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $97,100 | +46.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $96,940 | +46.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $96,250 | +45.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $95,780 | +44.5% | 410 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $93,830 | +41.6% | 280 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $93,780 | +41.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $90,990 | +37.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $86,420 | +30.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $85,680 | +29.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $85,500 | +29.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $84,820 | +28.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $84,300 | +27.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $83,770 | +26.4% | 2,320 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $83,320 | +25.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $82,520 | +24.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $82,310 | +24.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $81,950 | +23.7% | 810 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $81,860 | +23.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $81,820 | +23.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $81,730 | +23.3% | 290 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $81,640 | +23.2% | 360 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $81,630 | +23.2% | 480 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $81,200 | +22.5% | 550 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $81,120 | +22.4% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $81,090 | +22.4% | 880 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $80,840 | +22.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $80,810 | +21.9% | 600 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $80,790 | +21.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $80,690 | +21.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $80,620 | +21.7% | 3,260 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $80,350 | +21.2% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $80,210 | +21.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $80,150 | +20.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $80,100 | +20.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $80,070 | +20.8% | 2,070 | 2025 |
| Lebanon, PA | metropolitan | $80,060 | +20.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $80,060 | +20.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $80,060 | +20.8% | 730 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $79,820 | +20.4% | 7,610 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $79,710 | +20.3% | 560 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $79,530 | +20.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Valdosta, GA | metropolitan | $79,490 | +19.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $79,470 | +19.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $79,400 | +19.8% | 590 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $79,350 | +19.7% | 310 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $79,230 | +19.6% | 560 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $79,230 | +19.6% | 5,130 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $79,230 | +19.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $79,220 | +19.5% | 220 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $79,140 | +19.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $79,120 | +19.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $79,100 | +19.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $79,080 | +19.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $78,810 | +18.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $78,760 | +18.8% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $78,700 | +18.8% | 560 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $78,420 | +18.3% | 620 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $78,380 | +18.3% | 750 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $78,320 | +18.2% | 690 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $78,250 | +18.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $78,130 | +17.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $78,130 | +17.9% | 870 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $78,100 | +17.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $78,050 | +17.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $77,950 | +17.6% | 2,780 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $77,950 | +17.6% | 460 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $77,940 | +17.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $77,940 | +17.6% | 630 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $77,920 | +17.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $77,800 | +17.4% | — | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $77,760 | +17.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $77,740 | +17.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $77,640 | +17.2% | 40 | 2025 |