SOC 25-2032 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Jacksonville, Florida is $75,730 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,190: half of the 550 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

$75,730average per year

Median $76,190Take-home ≈ $62,106

  • $48K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

550people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 9Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,710 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Jacksonville earn between $62,850 and $78,370.

  • $48K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $104K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,730$6,311—
Median$76,190$6,349—
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,850$5,238—
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,370$6,531—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay in Jacksonville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Jacksonville earn 17% more than the Florida average ($64,760) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($72,680). At the median the gap is +15% against the U.S. median of $66,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Jacksonville$75,730$76,190$48,300$103,710550
Florida$64,760$62,140$49,540$78,8606,820
United States$72,680$66,270$50,040$101,340111,420

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $75,730, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $62,106 a year, or $5,176 a month and $2,389 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Jacksonville a good place for career/technical education teachers, secondary school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $75,730 buys what about $76,123 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 1st of 9 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, secondary school

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($112,550).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Jacksonville: questions

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, secondary school salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,850, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, secondary school take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $62,106 a year ($5,176 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,730. Florida has no state income tax.

Do career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-2032; area Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.01, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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