Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary by location
National median: $72,040 (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 | $121,190 | +68.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $108,850 | +51.1% | 2,210 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $108,230 | +50.2% | 4,130 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $105,200 | +46.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $105,060 | +45.8% | 6,040 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $104,940 | +45.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $104,180 | +44.6% | 420 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $104,110 | +44.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $102,880 | +42.8% | 11,520 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $102,840 | +42.8% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $102,810 | +42.7% | 6,690 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $102,670 | +42.5% | 14,880 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $102,670 | +42.5% | 7,720 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $102,600 | +42.4% | 720 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $102,590 | +42.4% | 800 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $102,510 | +42.3% | 300 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $102,160 | +41.8% | 430 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $102,010 | +41.6% | 730 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $101,890 | +41.4% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $101,730 | +41.2% | 1,040 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $101,590 | +41.0% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $101,370 | +40.7% | 99,230 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $101,300 | +40.6% | 560 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $101,120 | +40.4% | 750 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $101,010 | +40.2% | 260 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $100,960 | +40.1% | 32,250 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $100,800 | +39.9% | 75,780 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $100,750 | +39.9% | 3,210 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $100,590 | +39.6% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $100,560 | +39.6% | 600 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $100,170 | +39.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $100,130 | +39.0% | 12,450 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $99,600 | +38.3% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $99,560 | +38.2% | 410 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $99,440 | +38.0% | 780 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $99,410 | +38.0% | 1,180 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $99,150 | +37.6% | 3,300 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $98,970 | +37.4% | 32,790 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $98,850 | +37.2% | 20,600 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $98,810 | +37.2% | 560 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $98,210 | +36.3% | 400 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $97,610 | +35.5% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $97,070 | +34.7% | 70,660 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $95,260 | +32.2% | 28,460 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $94,950 | +31.8% | 860 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $92,610 | +28.6% | 4,910 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $92,110 | +27.9% | 6,770 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $90,070 | +25.0% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $89,320 | +24.0% | 2,370 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $87,050 | +20.8% | 3,640 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $84,120 | +16.8% | 6,790 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $83,680 | +16.2% | 520 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $82,960 | +15.2% | 4,220 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $82,750 | +14.9% | 2,800 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $82,490 | +14.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $82,200 | +14.1% | 38,140 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $81,820 | +13.6% | 3,960 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $81,660 | +13.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $81,450 | +13.1% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $81,400 | +13.0% | 9,210 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $81,350 | +12.9% | 9,600 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $81,070 | +12.5% | 1,420 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $81,050 | +12.5% | 610 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $81,040 | +12.5% | 620 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $80,970 | +12.4% | 14,800 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $80,870 | +12.3% | 990 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $80,820 | +12.2% | 1,900 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $80,710 | +12.0% | 4,430 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $80,620 | +11.9% | 3,500 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $80,560 | +11.8% | 25,460 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $80,300 | +11.5% | 20,400 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $80,250 | +11.4% | 1,350 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $80,100 | +11.2% | 740 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $79,990 | +11.0% | 44,670 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $79,990 | +11.0% | 3,750 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $79,900 | +10.9% | 810 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $79,800 | +10.8% | 2,900 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $79,760 | +10.7% | 1,710 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $79,650 | +10.6% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $79,650 | +10.6% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $79,610 | +10.5% | 8,560 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $79,570 | +10.5% | 11,730 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $79,280 | +10.0% | 3,160 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $79,230 | +10.0% | 9,070 | 2025 |
| Lebanon, PA | metropolitan | $79,170 | +9.9% | 620 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $79,100 | +9.8% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $79,010 | +9.7% | 9,840 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $78,980 | +9.6% | 560 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $78,970 | +9.6% | 3,040 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $78,950 | +9.6% | 1,250 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $78,800 | +9.4% | 49,540 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $78,800 | +9.4% | 52,240 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $78,760 | +9.3% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $78,740 | +9.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $78,670 | +9.2% | 450 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $78,670 | +9.2% | 16,640 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $78,500 | +9.0% | 880 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $78,350 | +8.8% | 9,300 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $78,300 | +8.7% | 400 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $77,960 | +8.2% | 5,360 | 2025 |