Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary by location
National median: $64,370 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $106,920 | +66.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $105,030 | +63.2% | 3,330 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $104,410 | +62.2% | 420 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $104,320 | +62.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $104,250 | +62.0% | 850 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $104,140 | +61.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $103,880 | +61.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $102,560 | +59.3% | 5,230 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $102,140 | +58.7% | 10,510 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $101,770 | +58.1% | 180 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $101,540 | +57.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $101,390 | +57.5% | 600 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $101,250 | +57.3% | 740 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $100,900 | +56.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $100,810 | +56.6% | 4,860 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $100,430 | +56.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $99,600 | +54.7% | 480 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $99,360 | +54.4% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $99,360 | +54.4% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $98,950 | +53.7% | 37,300 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $98,880 | +53.6% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $98,760 | +53.4% | 470 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $98,660 | +53.3% | 360 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $98,370 | +52.8% | 12,780 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $98,020 | +52.3% | 380 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $97,900 | +52.1% | 2,390 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $97,850 | +52.0% | 920 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $96,500 | +49.9% | 39,310 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $96,030 | +49.2% | 2,490 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $95,590 | +48.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $94,840 | +47.3% | 38,670 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $94,190 | +46.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $94,170 | +46.3% | 11,530 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $93,680 | +45.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $93,610 | +45.4% | 7,920 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $93,480 | +45.2% | — | 2025 |
| RI | state | $92,760 | +44.1% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $92,040 | +43.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $90,870 | +41.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $89,950 | +39.7% | 2,870 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $89,590 | +39.2% | 3,540 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $89,450 | +39.0% | 16,570 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $89,450 | +39.0% | 3,810 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $89,100 | +38.4% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $84,800 | +31.7% | 4,390 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $82,760 | +28.6% | 860 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $82,380 | +28.0% | 1,990 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $82,160 | +27.6% | 630 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $82,030 | +27.4% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $81,830 | +27.1% | 810 | 2025 |
| Williamsport, PA | metropolitan | $81,760 | +27.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $81,120 | +26.0% | 780 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $81,100 | +26.0% | 4,310 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $80,960 | +25.8% | 900 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $80,960 | +25.8% | 740 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $80,760 | +25.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $80,760 | +25.5% | 1,890 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $80,750 | +25.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $80,580 | +25.2% | 6,750 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $80,100 | +24.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $80,030 | +24.3% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $79,920 | +24.2% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $79,900 | +24.1% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $79,830 | +24.0% | 850 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $79,740 | +23.9% | 770 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $79,620 | +23.7% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $79,580 | +23.6% | 800 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $79,520 | +23.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $79,490 | +23.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $79,430 | +23.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $79,360 | +23.3% | 1,610 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $79,360 | +23.3% | 6,420 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $79,300 | +23.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $79,180 | +23.0% | 5,960 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $79,120 | +22.9% | 630 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $78,940 | +22.6% | 590 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $78,940 | +22.6% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $78,780 | +22.4% | 510 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $78,770 | +22.4% | 23,650 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $78,760 | +22.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $78,690 | +22.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $78,660 | +22.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Watertown, NY | metropolitan | $78,600 | +22.1% | 320 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $78,580 | +22.1% | 340 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $78,510 | +22.0% | 14,530 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $78,500 | +22.0% | 2,210 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $78,460 | +21.9% | 2,310 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $78,350 | +21.7% | 6,940 | 2025 |
| State College, PA | metropolitan | $78,280 | +21.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $78,240 | +21.5% | 580 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $78,130 | +21.4% | 13,090 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $78,000 | +21.2% | 17,300 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $77,930 | +21.1% | 22,720 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $77,780 | +20.8% | 270 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $77,740 | +20.8% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| St. George, UT | metropolitan | $77,550 | +20.5% | 460 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $77,350 | +20.2% | 14,890 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $77,340 | +20.1% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $77,340 | +20.1% | 6,600 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $77,090 | +19.8% | 30,450 | 2025 |