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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary by City

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn the most in San Francisco, CA (average $112,550 a year), followed by Santa Maria, CA ($111,070) and Fresno, CA ($106,750), among the 247 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $72,680 and the median $66,270, for 111,420 workers (May 2025).

$72,680U.S. average
$113Khighest: San Francisco, CA
$50Klowest: South Bend, IN
247metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Francisco, CA$112,550
Santa Maria, CA$111,070
Fresno, CA$106,750
Bremerton, WA$105,290
San Jose, CA$103,580
Bellingham, WA$102,820
Seattle, WA$102,730
Mount Vernon, WA$102,280
Olympia, WA$101,170
Norwich, CT$97,980
New Haven, CT$97,800
Chicago, IL$97,480
San Diego, CA$97,480
New York, NY$96,960
Bridgeport, CT$96,720
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by state

Washington pays career/technical education teachers, secondary school the most statewide, $98,310 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Washington$98,310$101,1803,46011$105,290$86,210
Connecticut$96,750$100,8101,9105$97,980$94,010
Massachusetts$93,230$98,0203,1306$95,860$81,100
California$89,160$80,6203,26016$112,550$73,600
New York$87,100$79,8207,61013$96,960$67,390
Washington, D.C.n/an/an/a1$86,960$86,960
New Jersey$86,430$83,7702,3203$87,500$76,890
Illinois$85,750$77,9502,7806$97,480$62,230
Maryland$84,450$78,3206902$85,190$64,400
Rhode Island$82,630$81,820901$89,350$89,350
Vermont$79,560$79,2202201$91,400$91,400
Ohio$79,000$79,2305,1309$85,900$70,910
Delaware$78,570$79,2305601$73,630$73,630
Alaska$78,420$78,1301700n/an/a
Georgia$77,190$78,7601,6804$80,580$66,710
Virginia$75,850$75,5803,5005$79,290$67,490
Oregon$75,840$78,3807504$90,940$73,570
Pennsylvania$74,810$75,7604,84012$84,700$65,970
Michigan$74,710$77,4001,80011$79,530$69,390
South Carolina$73,760$72,1201,1505$77,450$68,210
Maine$73,670$78,0501701$75,530$75,530
New Hampshire$73,010$76,3204501$73,250$73,250
Colorado$72,880$72,7501,2506$81,660$60,830
Minnesota$72,460$71,6508804$79,310$67,300
Wisconsin$71,990$74,3101,4208$81,710$67,550
Utah$70,410$72,3807304$75,920$63,500
Arizona$69,120$62,9806602$80,070$74,790
Nevada$67,990$64,5101501$66,890$66,890
New Mexico$67,290$66,7501000n/an/a
Texas$66,370$64,61032,25024$75,670$58,150
Wyoming$66,120$62,5702100n/an/a
Nebraska$64,990$63,1801,3103$68,620$62,920
Florida$64,760$62,1406,8209$75,730$55,060
Idaho$64,350$60,5101,1401$64,870$64,870
Kentucky$63,870$61,1303303$78,270$64,870
Louisiana$63,650$61,3001,5306$69,100$59,850
Arkansas$63,110$61,7801,0004$66,520$61,760
North Dakota$62,660$61,5006404$70,710$60,490
Tennessee$62,030$61,7002,9409$65,700$59,590
Oklahoma$61,940$58,8001,1702$69,390$57,250
Missouri$61,890$59,3002,0006$73,770$53,130
Montana$61,610$55,1902601$66,750$66,750
Alabama$60,110$59,470n/a0n/an/a
West Virginia$58,540$57,7601,0005$63,400$57,630
Indiana$58,480$56,3901,3104$64,740$50,060
Iowa$58,090$57,6606403$70,440$61,580
Kansas$57,650$58,3001,0502$64,460$57,340
North Carolina$57,540$58,6002,6508$60,880$51,820
Mississippi$57,060$57,9101,7703$59,920$56,420
Puerto Rico$55,440$53,1601,1105$58,410$54,860
South Dakota$55,040$56,0703602$56,820$53,580
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Francisco, CA$112,550$101,800—n/a
Santa Maria, CA$111,070$126,160—n/a
Fresno, CA$106,750$105,570—260
Bremerton, WA$105,290$103,240—120
San Jose, CA$103,580$96,250—110
Bellingham, WA$102,820$98,380—100
Seattle, WA$102,730$102,180—1,430
Mount Vernon, WA$102,280$99,950—90
Olympia, WA$101,170$103,580—130
Norwich, CT$97,980$100,720—270
New Haven, CT$97,800$102,990—300
Chicago, IL$97,480$98,170—1,640
San Diego, CA$97,480$80,210—280
New York, NY$96,960$99,830—5,030
Bridgeport, CT$96,720$99,730—400
Hartford, CT$96,610$101,620—510
Kennewick, WA$95,980$102,420—190
Boston, MA$95,860$101,250—1,730
Kiryas Joel, NY$94,150$93,830—280
Waterbury, CT$94,010$100,290—260
Modesto, CA$93,810$96,940—120
Yakima, WA$93,370$99,720—200
Merced, CA$92,330$93,780—40
Spokane, WA$91,860$99,940—250
Worcester, MA$91,670$95,780—410
Kingston, NY$91,580$85,500—80
Barnstable, MA$91,480$97,100—120
Burlington, VT$91,400$99,730—80
Portland, OR$90,940$86,420—530
Amherst, MA$90,680$100,690—60
Oxnard, CA$89,820$75,460—50
El Centro, CA$89,710$85,680—40
Wenatchee, WA$89,700$100,560—100
Providence, RI$89,350$98,260—570
Walla Walla, WA$88,030$99,420—30
Trenton, NJ$87,500$90,990—80
Washington, DC$86,960$81,120—1,360
Visalia, CA$86,650$77,920—50
Longview, WA$86,210$80,690—40
Akron, OH$85,900$81,640—360
Los Angeles, CA$85,310$81,950—810
Baltimore, MD$85,190$79,710—560
York, PA$84,700$84,300—160
Stockton, CA$84,520$79,470—50
Columbus, OH$84,320$84,820—230
Sacramento, CA$83,910$80,060—110
Pittsfield, MA$83,480$80,840—90
Santa Cruz, CA$82,970$80,100—50
Philadelphia, PA$82,430$80,070—2,070
Allentown, PA$81,780$81,200—550
Milwaukee, WI$81,710$81,730—290
Boulder, CO$81,660$79,140—60
Denver, CO$81,440$79,400—590
Springfield, MA$81,100$79,350—310
Atlanta, GA$80,580$81,090—880
Dayton, OH$80,110$81,630—480
Tucson, AZ$80,070$79,530—70
Albany, NY$79,880$78,420—620
Cleveland, OH$79,540$80,350—1,420
Detroit, MI$79,530$80,810—600
Bend, OR$79,410$80,150—50
Grand Rapids, MI$79,370$82,520—180
Minneapolis, MN$79,310$77,950—460
Atlantic City, NJ$79,300$79,100—190
Virginia Beach, VA$79,290$77,940—630
Reading, PA$78,690$77,740—210
Cincinnati, OH$78,350$80,060—730
Lexington, KY$78,270$83,320—40
Toledo, OH$77,830$77,380—310
Lebanon, PA$77,750$80,060—70
Buffalo, NY$77,490$78,700—560
Hilton Head Island, SC$77,450$82,310—70
Riverside, CA$77,110$75,030—650
Springfield, OH$77,110$76,590—120
Vineland, NJ$76,890$78,100—40
Springfield, IL$76,810$76,450—40
Jackson, MI$76,770$81,860—50
Eugene, OR$76,300$75,820—60
Saginaw, MI$76,290$76,440—40
Ithaca, NY$75,990$79,080—70
Salt Lake City, UT$75,920$76,730—320
Greenville, SC$75,860$71,290—260
Jacksonville, FL$75,730$76,190—550
Midland, TX$75,670$78,250—130
Utica, NY$75,650$79,230—170
Portland, ME$75,530$78,810—80
Syracuse, NY$75,520$77,590—380
Harrisburg, PA$74,940$76,640—n/a
Phoenix, AZ$74,790$74,630—390
Youngstown, OH$74,620$74,620—120
Niles, MI$74,500$77,630—30
Rockford, IL$74,410$73,830—110
Janesville, WI$74,210$77,640—40
Florence, SC$74,130$76,600—60
Ann Arbor, MI$74,010$73,310—110
Muskegon, MI$73,900$79,120—30
St. Louis, MO$73,770$78,130—870
Dover, DE$73,630$76,880—120
Naples, FL$73,610$76,800—110
Fort Collins, CO$73,610$80,790—70
Bakersfield, CA$73,600$70,250—50
Salem, OR$73,570$77,940—90
Glens Falls, NY$73,540$76,910—70
Madison, WI$73,250$77,160—120
Manchester, NH$73,250$77,760—140
Monroe, MI$73,090$65,260—40
Charlottesville, VA$72,800$74,190—90
Traverse City, MI$72,560$70,850—30
Chambersburg, PA$72,550$75,610—70
Rochester, NY$72,550$66,140—500
Lansing, MI$72,420$77,410—100
Binghamton, NY$72,340$66,480—150
Lancaster, PA$72,270$77,800—n/a
Columbia, SC$72,270$65,010—190
Valdosta, GA$72,000$79,490—50
Pueblo, CO$71,440$76,490—50
Bloomington, IL$71,330$64,620—50
Sarasota, FL$71,010$66,670—570
Kenosha, WI$70,950$77,100—30
Mansfield, OH$70,910$72,540—60
Scranton, PA$70,860$75,440—150
Bismarck, ND$70,710$74,930—90
Davenport, IA$70,440$60,370—100
Duluth, MN$70,420$68,910—40
Racine, WI$70,330$74,580—30
Blacksburg, VA$70,120$76,390—70
Dallas, TX$70,020$66,450—8,750
Elmira, NY$69,760$62,770—120
Appleton, WI$69,760$71,180—80
Houston, TX$69,630$67,200—6,070
Flint, MI$69,390$69,710—80
Oklahoma City, OK$69,390$63,760—470
New Orleans, LA$69,100$62,730—140
Macon, GA$68,860$61,000—n/a
Lincoln, NE$68,620$62,040—120
Richmond, VA$68,340$63,620—490
Spartanburg, SC$68,210$71,490—150
Shreveport, LA$68,190$61,300—460
Green Bay, WI$68,180$73,440—80
Mankato, MN$68,030$74,620—30
Killeen, TX$67,950$63,970—550
Elizabethtown, KY$67,920$65,420—40
Minot, ND$67,820$63,530—70
Sheboygan, WI$67,550$69,900—40
Greeley, CO$67,530$62,860—80
Roanoke, VA$67,490$65,520—140
Johnstown, PA$67,400$63,540—70
Watertown, NY$67,390$60,570—90
St. Cloud, MN$67,300$70,310—30
Fort Myers, FL$67,080$61,610—360
Las Vegas, NV$66,890$64,510—110
Erie, PA$66,870$72,190—90
Billings, MT$66,750$61,820—50
Augusta, GA$66,710$62,910—100
Miami, FL$66,660$62,140—1,120
Fayetteville, AR$66,520$62,360—190
Omaha, NE$66,130$63,530—460
Pittsburgh, PA$65,970$58,510—1,410
Peoria, IL$65,930$63,700—70
Memphis, TN$65,700$65,500—450
Orlando, FL$65,470$60,700—700
Sherman, TX$65,350$62,110—230
El Paso, TX$65,270$63,780—750
San Antonio, TX$65,250$62,390—2,140
Provo, UT$65,220$67,750—120
McAllen, TX$65,180$62,830—1,300
Little Rock, AR$65,090$60,730—180
Fort Smith, AR$65,020$66,310—80
Louisville, KY$64,870$60,910—40
Boise, ID$64,870$60,750—610
Fort Wayne, IN$64,740$62,860—n/a
Austin, TX$64,690$62,780—1,720
Grand Forks, ND$64,610$61,930—40
Wichita, KS$64,460$61,740—140
Nashville, TN$64,430$62,450—800
Hagerstown, MD$64,400$65,070—80
Ogden, UT$64,100$62,580—140
Corpus Christi, TX$63,950$62,840—450
Laredo, TX$63,600$64,580—360
Logan, UT$63,500$60,130—60
Brownsville, TX$63,470$62,260—570
Wheeling, WV$63,400$64,400—50
Baton Rouge, LA$63,380$61,490—210
Chattanooga, TN$63,330$64,270—280
Monroe, LA$63,280$58,580—30
Amarillo, TX$63,230$61,840—340
Grand Island, NE$62,920$66,050—70
Clarksville, TN$62,890$61,780—60
Waco, TX$62,340$61,150—430
Champaign, IL$62,230$57,120—50
College Station, TX$62,050$61,850—230
Des Moines, IA$61,990$60,980—120
Johnson City, TN$61,930$60,600—100
Knoxville, TN$61,900$63,530—340
Jonesboro, AR$61,760$62,120—70
Cleveland, TN$61,720$62,560—60
Lake Charles, LA$61,650$63,420—100
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,580$62,100—60
Kingsport, TN$61,570$61,740—160
Huntington, WV$61,490$60,940—120
Pensacola, FL$61,360$59,340—110
Kansas City, MO$60,990$61,950—520
Charlotte, NC$60,880$60,140—710
Longview, TX$60,860$60,890—420
Colorado Springs, CO$60,830$59,310—180
Weirton, WV$60,660$60,470—50
Tyler, TX$60,620$60,930—280
Tampa, FL$60,590$63,320—1,560
Abilene, TX$60,580$60,930—190
Fargo, ND$60,490$62,440—130
Beaumont, TX$60,290$60,000—320
Lubbock, TX$60,120$60,850—410
Gulfport, MS$59,920$59,220—200
Lafayette, LA$59,850$58,700—50
San Angelo, TX$59,820$61,050—140
Jackson, TN$59,590$59,120—80
Wichita Falls, TX$59,550$58,180—240
Raleigh, NC$58,740$59,650—520
Texarkana, TX$58,670$61,210—210
Charleston, WV$58,620$58,490—90
Jackson, MS$58,470$60,110—230
Aguadilla, PR$58,410$57,840—90
Victoria, TX$58,150$58,050—110
Guayama, PR$57,960$58,720—50
Hickory, NC$57,720$58,610—40
Beckley, WV$57,630$59,170—60
Mayaguez, PR$57,360$59,140—80
Topeka, KS$57,340$57,550—50
Tulsa, OK$57,250$57,040—160
Columbia, MO$57,030$56,230—80
Rapid City, SD$56,820$59,800—40
Evansville, IN$56,790$49,680—70
Indianapolis, IN$56,470$49,030—390
Hattiesburg, MS$56,420$50,900—100
Ponce, PR$56,180$56,230—110
Jefferson City, MO$56,040$55,570—40
Winston-Salem, NC$55,600$56,260—180
Panama City, FL$55,060$51,910—60
San Juan, PR$54,860$52,450—540
Durham, NC$54,580$57,390—140
Springfield, MO$54,500$49,960—80
Wilmington, NC$54,440$56,130—80
Fayetteville, NC$53,870$55,230—110
Sioux Falls, SD$53,580$56,070—110
Joplin, MO$53,130$48,420—90
Rocky Mount, NC$51,820$54,390—n/a
South Bend, IN$50,060$44,020—n/a

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary: questions

Where do career/technical education teachers, secondary school make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $112,550 a year, among the 247 metro areas we cover.

What is the average career/technical education teachers, secondary school salary in the U.S.?

$72,680 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $66,270, so half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn more than that and half less.

What salary should career/technical education teachers, secondary school ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school nationwide earn between $60,590 (25th percentile) and $80,060 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays career/technical education teachers, secondary school the most?

Washington, with a statewide average of $98,310 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is career/technical education teachers, secondary school pay the lowest?

South Bend, IN, at $50,060 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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