Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

El Centro, CA	$117,020
San Jose, CA	$109,140
Mount Vernon, WA	$106,790
Seattle, WA	$103,680
Bremerton, WA	$102,020
Riverside, CA	$101,660
Napa, CA	$100,500
Modesto, CA	$98,910
Bellingham, WA	$98,070
Olympia, WA	$96,680
New York, NY	$96,560
Kennewick, WA	$96,050
Kingston, NY	$95,490
Oxnard, CA	$94,810
Merced, CA	$94,430

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary by state

Washington pays middle school teachers (except special and career/technical education) the most statewide, $99,330 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington	$99,330	$102,140	10,510	11	$106,790	$88,430
New York	$95,960	$94,840	38,670	12	$96,560	$71,460
California	$94,680	$98,950	37,300	23	$117,020	$84,460
Massachusetts	$87,300	$89,450	16,570	6	$91,270	$74,760
Connecticut	$86,920	$93,610	7,920	5	$92,990	$82,300
Washington, D.C.	$84,060	$79,900	1,540	1	$80,560	$80,560
Maryland	$83,070	$78,510	14,530	4	$82,530	$68,270
New Jersey	$81,690	$78,770	23,650	3	$83,570	$75,860
Alaska	$81,140	$78,940	1,150	2	$83,140	$77,550
Rhode Island	$80,970	$92,760	2,370	1	$81,570	$81,570
Utah	$80,660	$79,180	5,960	5	$88,030	$74,580
Oregon	$77,690	$78,350	6,940	7	$87,380	$68,940
Pennsylvania	$77,630	$77,930	22,720	13	$84,350	$64,440
Illinois	$75,870	$76,110	24,770	8	$81,000	$58,300
Ohio	$73,280	$77,090	30,450	11	$79,960	$66,710
New Mexico	$73,110	$75,240	4,260	3	$73,450	$69,560
Vermont	$72,710	$73,940	1,620	1	$80,330	$80,330
Hawaii	$71,870	$69,230	2,480	2	$72,300	$71,710
Delaware	$71,270	$67,780	2,350	1	$67,760	$67,760
Colorado	$70,440	$63,760	13,280	7	$87,770	$60,290
Minnesota	$70,420	$62,640	8,890	5	$71,980	$66,800
Virginia	$69,870	$63,520	18,290	8	$73,010	$59,540
Georgia	$69,780	$64,780	23,610	13	$77,640	$60,280
New Hampshire	$69,030	$71,140	3,120	1	$68,990	$68,990
Nevada	$68,810	$66,300	3,910	2	$69,030	$68,830
Michigan	$68,160	$63,790	15,420	13	$70,420	$66,070
Maine	$66,830	$63,590	2,780	3	$69,860	$64,730
Wyoming	$65,560	$62,480	1,290	2	$64,340	$64,060
Wisconsin	$65,220	$61,960	14,460	13	$70,820	$59,440
Texas	$64,480	$63,390	80,160	25	$67,980	$52,370
Nebraska	$63,630	$62,510	4,150	3	$66,610	$56,770
Indiana	$63,170	$60,700	11,700	10	$66,540	$58,690
Idaho	$62,940	$60,930	2,360	3	$74,380	$62,150
South Carolina	$62,580	$60,810	9,750	7	$67,020	$57,070
Arizona	$62,000	$59,710	9,020	7	$64,060	$49,410
Missouri	$61,510	$59,310	11,330	8	$69,120	$51,850
Montana	$61,240	$61,550	1,980	5	$66,820	$57,530
Tennessee	$61,030	$60,690	13,060	10	$68,370	$56,180
North Dakota	$60,780	$60,100	1,400	4	$64,990	$62,480
Alabama	$60,320	$61,770	10,000	9	$63,050	$58,530
Kentucky	$60,150	$61,120	8,040	6	$65,690	$57,990
Iowa	$60,080	$60,450	6,270	7	$66,660	$58,380
Florida	$60,040	$58,940	31,370	16	$66,040	$53,060
Kansas	$59,840	$60,580	6,230	4	$60,580	$54,700
Louisiana	$59,040	$58,760	5,560	9	$69,260	$49,100
Arkansas	$58,830	$59,570	6,140	5	$63,240	$57,890
West Virginia	$56,210	$57,210	4,090	6	$63,170	$55,220
Puerto Rico	$55,460	$52,530	3,490	6	$58,610	$53,960
Oklahoma	$53,920	$48,440	7,620	4	$59,010	$50,140
North Carolina	$53,350	$52,010	20,650	12	$58,270	$48,800
South Dakota	$53,290	$50,980	2,130	2	$56,010	$52,080
Mississippi	$52,930	$50,790	6,260	3	$54,160	$52,740

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
El Centro, CA	$117,020	$104,140	—	250
San Jose, CA	$109,140	$105,030	—	3,330
Mount Vernon, WA	$106,790	$106,920	—	160
Seattle, WA	$103,680	$102,560	—	5,230
Bremerton, WA	$102,020	$104,320	—	300
Riverside, CA	$101,660	$100,810	—	4,860
Napa, CA	$100,500	$95,590	—	130
Modesto, CA	$98,910	$101,250	—	740
Bellingham, WA	$98,070	$100,430	—	330
Olympia, WA	$96,680	$104,410	—	420
New York, NY	$96,560	$96,500	—	39,310
Kennewick, WA	$96,050	$101,390	—	600
Kingston, NY	$95,490	$98,660	—	360
Oxnard, CA	$94,810	$103,880	—	530
Merced, CA	$94,430	$101,770	—	180
Kiryas Joel, NY	$94,260	$97,900	—	2,390
Bridgeport, CT	$92,990	$99,360	—	2,340
San Francisco, CA	$92,730	$81,100	—	4,310
Fresno, CA	$92,720	$104,250	—	850
Los Angeles, CA	$92,660	$98,370	—	12,780
Hanford, CA	$92,650	$92,040	—	120
Vallejo, CA	$92,520	$93,680	—	270
Santa Rosa, CA	$92,020	$98,020	—	380
Yakima, WA	$91,920	$98,760	—	470
Visalia, CA	$91,770	$79,740	—	770
Barnstable, MA	$91,270	$99,600	—	480
Sacramento, CA	$91,090	$99,360	—	1,570
Bakersfield, CA	$91,020	$93,480	—	n/a
Spokane, WA	$90,940	$97,850	—	920
Wenatchee, WA	$90,320	$100,900	—	180
Longview, WA	$90,190	$94,190	—	150
San Luis Obispo, CA	$89,660	$90,870	—	310
Stockton, CA	$88,860	$82,030	—	1,110
Boston, MA	$88,780	$94,170	—	11,530
Walla Walla, WA	$88,430	$101,540	—	80
Salt Lake City, UT	$88,030	$98,880	—	1,860
Boulder, CO	$87,770	$79,830	—	850
Portland, OR	$87,380	$89,590	—	3,540
Santa Cruz, CA	$87,380	$79,490	—	200
Yuba City, CA	$87,030	$78,760	—	170
Hartford, CT	$86,050	$96,030	—	2,490
New Haven, CT	$85,020	$89,100	—	1,080
Waterbury, CT	$85,000	$80,960	—	900
Santa Maria, CA	$84,680	$80,100	—	220
San Diego, CA	$84,530	$78,460	—	2,310
Chico, CA	$84,460	$79,300	—	230
Pittsburgh, PA	$84,350	$84,800	—	4,390
Buffalo, NY	$83,920	$89,950	—	2,870
Worcester, MA	$83,820	$82,380	—	1,990
Atlantic City, NJ	$83,570	$82,760	—	860
Anchorage, AK	$83,140	$78,940	—	590
Albany, NY	$82,580	$80,760	—	1,890
Baltimore, MD	$82,530	$79,360	—	6,420
Norwich, CT	$82,300	$82,160	—	630
Providence, RI	$81,570	$89,450	—	3,810
Salisbury, MD	$81,520	$78,690	—	330
Chicago, IL	$81,000	$78,000	—	17,300
Ithaca, NY	$80,730	$79,520	—	180
Lexington Park, MD	$80,710	$80,760	—	310
Trenton, NJ	$80,560	$77,740	—	1,280
Utica, NY	$80,560	$79,120	—	630
Washington, DC	$80,560	$77,350	—	14,890
Burlington, VT	$80,330	$78,240	—	580
Cleveland, OH	$79,960	$80,580	—	6,750
York, PA	$79,820	$81,830	—	810
Allentown, PA	$79,720	$79,620	—	1,460
Reading, PA	$79,660	$81,120	—	780
Springfield, MA	$79,490	$79,920	—	1,170
St. George, UT	$79,130	$77,550	—	460
Lancaster, PA	$78,280	$80,960	—	740
Glens Falls, NY	$78,230	$78,580	—	340
Syracuse, NY	$78,080	$78,500	—	2,210
Scranton, PA	$78,010	$80,030	—	1,560
Brunswick, GA	$77,640	$76,400	—	340
Fairbanks, AK	$77,550	$78,660	—	120
Ogden, UT	$77,300	$79,360	—	1,610
Philadelphia, PA	$76,870	$78,130	—	13,090
Amherst, MA	$76,710	$80,750	—	310
Vineland, NJ	$75,860	$76,690	—	450
Williamsport, PA	$75,630	$81,760	—	230
Binghamton, NY	$75,550	$76,290	—	700
Provo, UT	$75,520	$76,730	—	820
State College, PA	$75,090	$78,280	—	220
Denver, CO	$74,890	$77,340	—	6,600
Pittsfield, MA	$74,760	$77,780	—	270
Salem, OR	$74,580	$77,340	—	1,010
Logan, UT	$74,580	$76,340	—	380
Eugene, OR	$74,470	$79,580	—	800
Lewiston, ID	$74,380	$79,430	—	120
Chambersburg, PA	$74,190	$75,840	—	310
Bend, OR	$73,980	$78,780	—	510
Albuquerque, NM	$73,450	$75,640	—	1,890
Akron, OH	$73,280	$76,460	—	1,040
Atlanta, GA	$73,160	$75,490	—	13,650
Columbus, OH	$73,150	$64,410	—	6,640
Farmington, NM	$73,050	$76,820	—	280
Virginia Beach, VA	$73,010	$65,300	—	3,790
Watertown, NY	$73,000	$78,600	—	320
Harrisburg, PA	$72,970	$76,140	—	1,190
Rockford, IL	$72,790	$76,920	—	750
Springfield, IL	$72,670	$75,570	—	540
Kahului, HI	$72,300	$67,010	—	250
Corvallis, OR	$72,040	$75,100	—	140
Minneapolis, MN	$71,980	$62,800	—	6,660
Altoona, PA	$71,890	$74,730	—	190
Honolulu, HI	$71,710	$71,000	—	1,790
Rochester, NY	$71,460	$76,160	—	2,320
Cincinnati, OH	$71,460	$67,180	—	4,480
Dayton, OH	$71,340	$74,420	—	2,280
Fort Collins, CO	$71,230	$68,930	—	670
Canton, OH	$70,890	$76,000	—	900
Medford, OR	$70,880	$61,210	—	260
Madison, WI	$70,820	$63,320	—	1,200
Springfield, OH	$70,650	$75,230	—	390
Harrisonburg, VA	$70,540	$76,830	—	340
Traverse City, MI	$70,420	$76,580	—	200
Niles, MI	$69,990	$65,850	—	290
Detroit, MI	$69,940	$65,140	—	6,900
Portland, ME	$69,860	$67,630	—	1,470
Las Cruces, NM	$69,560	$72,170	—	400
Bloomington, IL	$69,520	$63,110	—	370
Muskegon, MI	$69,460	$71,790	—	240
Lima, OH	$69,410	$73,060	—	320
Shreveport, LA	$69,260	$63,390	—	310
Dalton, GA	$69,180	$67,380	—	340
Toledo, OH	$69,170	$75,130	—	1,370
St. Louis, MO	$69,120	$62,180	—	5,650
Las Vegas, NV	$69,030	$66,300	—	2,570
Manchester, NH	$68,990	$72,880	—	910
Albany, OR	$68,940	$63,910	—	280
Milwaukee, WI	$68,840	$64,360	—	3,310
Reno, NV	$68,830	$63,770	—	950
Mansfield, OH	$68,760	$73,710	—	400
Boise, ID	$68,700	$63,620	—	640
Battle Creek, MI	$68,680	$63,100	—	210
Mankato, MN	$68,590	$61,850	—	140
Johnson City, TN	$68,370	$63,010	—	370
Hagerstown, MD	$68,270	$63,420	—	730
Flint, MI	$68,220	$63,360	—	430
St. Cloud, MN	$68,050	$73,750	—	320
Lansing, MI	$68,040	$62,520	—	640
Athens, GA	$68,040	$65,210	—	320
Midland, TX	$67,980	$64,300	—	1,170
Dallas, TX	$67,760	$65,660	—	21,590
Dover, DE	$67,760	$61,100	—	520
Jackson, MI	$67,690	$65,580	—	310
Monroe, MI	$67,670	$64,670	—	280
Janesville, WI	$67,610	$61,350	—	490
Odessa, TX	$67,420	$63,390	—	450
Kalamazoo, MI	$67,370	$69,460	—	270
Saginaw, MI	$67,320	$64,550	—	210
Houston, TX	$67,300	$65,830	—	19,340
Staunton, VA	$67,150	$64,560	—	310
Rochester, MN	$67,080	$64,390	—	150
Charleston, SC	$67,020	$62,530	—	810
Ann Arbor, MI	$66,850	$62,520	—	520
Billings, MT	$66,820	$64,130	—	280
Duluth, MN	$66,800	$62,420	—	330
Youngstown, OH	$66,710	$72,850	—	1,060
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,660	$63,040	—	780
Omaha, NE	$66,610	$63,750	—	1,930
Elkhart, IN	$66,540	$63,190	—	490
Davenport, IA	$66,530	$62,800	—	790
Hilton Head Island, SC	$66,440	$64,600	—	370
Eau Claire, WI	$66,080	$64,660	—	320
Grand Rapids, MI	$66,070	$61,660	—	2,610
Jacksonville, FL	$66,040	$62,630	—	2,620
Grand Island, NE	$65,970	$65,480	—	180
Racine, WI	$65,920	$60,950	—	400
Charlottesville, VA	$65,830	$62,800	—	510
Green Bay, WI	$65,730	$63,620	—	1,320
Louisville, KY	$65,690	$61,610	—	2,350
Port St. Lucie, FL	$65,660	$58,660	—	860
Bozeman, MT	$65,570	$65,160	—	200
Gainesville, GA	$65,550	$60,500	—	600
Kansas City, MO	$65,290	$62,570	—	4,010
Lexington, KY	$65,270	$65,150	—	1,130
Richmond, VA	$65,160	$61,350	—	2,760
Indianapolis, IN	$65,110	$61,430	—	4,160
Minot, ND	$64,990	$62,750	—	170
Lewiston, ME	$64,960	$63,090	—	100
Greeley, CO	$64,950	$60,430	—	790
Bangor, ME	$64,730	$62,090	—	210
McAllen, TX	$64,650	$62,560	—	2,730
El Paso, TX	$64,530	$64,480	—	2,270
Savannah, GA	$64,460	$62,970	—	800
Erie, PA	$64,440	$62,330	—	600
Casper, WY	$64,340	$63,830	—	140
Roanoke, VA	$64,260	$61,530	—	640
Ames, IA	$64,250	$63,200	—	250
Waterloo, IA	$64,240	$60,460	—	400
Killeen, TX	$64,140	$63,250	—	1,290
Helena, MT	$64,070	$64,760	—	170
Cheyenne, WY	$64,060	$60,550	—	220
Oshkosh, WI	$64,060	$60,980	—	380
Phoenix, AZ	$64,060	$61,330	—	6,550
Lafayette, IN	$64,020	$60,700	—	310
Sarasota, FL	$64,020	$63,380	—	980
Fort Wayne, IN	$63,970	$61,970	—	660
Nashville, TN	$63,800	$61,090	—	4,010
Baton Rouge, LA	$63,760	$59,900	—	1,340
Grand Forks, ND	$63,530	$61,150	—	210
Blacksburg, VA	$63,430	$62,700	—	260
Pueblo, CO	$63,410	$62,190	—	350
Spartanburg, SC	$63,340	$62,270	—	1,060
Fayetteville, AR	$63,240	$62,020	—	1,180
Kenosha, WI	$63,230	$60,560	—	310
Sheboygan, WI	$63,210	$61,810	—	250
Weirton, WV	$63,170	$59,220	—	330
Brownsville, TX	$63,060	$62,000	—	1,220
Huntsville, AL	$63,050	$62,140	—	760
Hinesville, GA	$63,040	$64,170	—	250
Fargo, ND	$63,030	$61,090	—	450
Fond du Lac, WI	$62,960	$60,120	—	190
La Crosse, WI	$62,920	$62,210	—	440
Laredo, TX	$62,890	$62,340	—	810
Iowa City, IA	$62,610	$61,380	—	410
San Antonio, TX	$62,570	$62,050	—	6,700
Wheeling, WV	$62,520	$60,360	—	440
Bismarck, ND	$62,480	$60,680	—	90
Greenville, SC	$62,470	$58,360	—	1,840
Peoria, IL	$62,200	$61,220	—	920
Idaho Falls, ID	$62,150	$60,080	—	240
Chattanooga, TN	$62,110	$63,030	—	1,060
Rome, GA	$62,070	$61,700	—	230
Naples, FL	$62,050	$60,410	—	530
Austin, TX	$61,690	$61,380	—	5,730
Decatur, AL	$61,640	$61,950	—	360
Corpus Christi, TX	$61,570	$61,370	—	1,150
Birmingham, AL	$61,530	$62,580	—	3,770
Augusta, GA	$61,510	$60,060	—	1,590
Knoxville, TN	$61,470	$63,410	—	1,830
Missoula, MT	$61,360	$62,030	—	180
Cleveland, TN	$61,220	$61,760	—	240
Tampa, FL	$61,170	$58,940	—	3,120
Colorado Springs, CO	$61,110	$60,680	—	1,740
Wausau, WI	$61,000	$59,130	—	300
Albany, GA	$60,800	$62,160	—	380
Daphne, AL	$60,630	$60,460	—	370
Sherman, TX	$60,620	$60,920	—	350
Champaign, IL	$60,580	$59,630	—	550
Wichita, KS	$60,580	$61,300	—	1,580
Valdosta, GA	$60,470	$60,020	—	300
Kokomo, IN	$60,400	$60,960	—	160
Owensboro, KY	$60,350	$63,070	—	250
Miami, FL	$60,340	$58,070	—	9,060
Columbus, GA	$60,310	$60,380	—	550
Grand Junction, CO	$60,290	$51,740	—	350
Macon, GA	$60,280	$60,090	—	350
Evansville, IN	$60,230	$58,560	—	510
Tyler, TX	$60,180	$60,800	—	680
Memphis, TN	$60,170	$58,380	—	1,750
Clarksville, TN	$60,150	$59,520	—	660
Amarillo, TX	$60,140	$58,870	—	740
Sierra Vista, AZ	$60,020	$50,180	—	120
Wichita Falls, TX	$59,970	$61,250	—	310
Columbia, SC	$59,940	$59,400	—	2,450
Orlando, FL	$59,880	$60,120	—	5,120
Tucson, AZ	$59,860	$57,460	—	1,040
Muncie, IN	$59,790	$59,690	—	170
Michigan City, IN	$59,720	$59,640	—	170
Kankakee, IL	$59,630	$59,800	—	280
Little Rock, AR	$59,630	$61,030	—	1,830
Crestview, FL	$59,600	$60,290	—	460
Beaumont, TX	$59,540	$60,780	—	800
Lynchburg, VA	$59,540	$60,310	—	370
Florence, SC	$59,460	$60,250	—	420
Fort Smith, AR	$59,450	$58,960	—	530
Appleton, WI	$59,440	$58,340	—	510
Hot Springs, AR	$59,320	$60,880	—	130
Elizabethtown, KY	$59,290	$61,220	—	240
Paducah, KY	$59,240	$62,470	—	220
Mobile, AL	$59,210	$62,060	—	810
Sioux City, IA	$59,210	$57,900	—	290
New Orleans, LA	$59,180	$60,830	—	920
Terre Haute, IN	$59,040	$59,000	—	250
Lawton, OK	$59,010	$61,240	—	270
Dothan, AL	$58,950	$58,750	—	210
Montgomery, AL	$58,880	$61,980	—	550
Kingsport, TN	$58,860	$60,600	—	590
Auburn, AL	$58,840	$60,850	—	n/a
South Bend, IN	$58,690	$57,080	—	490
Houma, LA	$58,690	$58,760	—	320
Fort Myers, FL	$58,660	$60,370	—	1,150
Lubbock, TX	$58,630	$60,210	—	1,030
Ponce, PR	$58,610	$61,080	—	280
Huntington, WV	$58,580	$57,390	—	950
Arecibo, PR	$58,570	$60,560	—	110
Tuscaloosa, AL	$58,530	$60,480	—	390
Longview, TX	$58,450	$60,240	—	940
Des Moines, IA	$58,380	$60,980	—	1,150
Waco, TX	$58,350	$59,340	—	830
Flagstaff, AZ	$58,310	$58,020	—	110
Decatur, IL	$58,300	$59,690	—	180
Charlotte, NC	$58,270	$59,110	—	6,270
Bowling Green, KY	$57,990	$61,600	—	310
Jonesboro, AR	$57,890	$59,430	—	280
Morristown, TN	$57,760	$60,180	—	390
Palm Bay, FL	$57,550	$59,950	—	670
Great Falls, MT	$57,530	$59,290	—	110
Mayaguez, PR	$57,480	$59,150	—	260
Lawrence, KS	$57,330	$59,400	—	230
Topeka, KS	$57,270	$59,520	—	520
College Station, TX	$57,180	$57,550	—	770
St. Joseph, MO	$57,090	$50,600	—	260
Sumter, SC	$57,070	$57,430	—	190
Lincoln, NE	$56,770	$61,960	—	1,010
Raleigh, NC	$56,460	$57,330	—	1,230
Slidell, LA	$56,330	$60,050	—	150
Jackson, TN	$56,180	$55,860	—	430
Morgantown, WV	$56,100	$56,740	—	270
Gainesville, FL	$56,040	$50,040	—	380
Cape Girardeau, MO	$56,020	$56,090	—	100
Rapid City, SD	$56,010	$60,020	—	330
Columbia, MO	$55,850	$48,590	—	300
Abilene, TX	$55,790	$59,510	—	430
San Angelo, TX	$55,630	$51,750	—	260
Charleston, WV	$55,620	$56,970	—	480
Beckley, WV	$55,220	$55,640	—	290
Tulsa, OK	$55,190	$48,850	—	1,670
Oklahoma City, OK	$55,110	$48,440	—	2,480
Texarkana, TX	$55,070	$51,230	—	380
Pensacola, FL	$54,920	$50,340	—	940
Monroe, LA	$54,900	$49,660	—	120
Springfield, MO	$54,790	$48,990	—	1,350
Manhattan, KS	$54,700	$54,980	—	240
San Juan, PR	$54,630	$51,430	—	2,220
Tallahassee, FL	$54,590	$53,930	—	550
Lakeland, FL	$54,570	$50,360	—	1,420
Durham, NC	$54,320	$51,340	—	1,210
Greensboro, NC	$54,280	$56,800	—	2,380
Gulfport, MS	$54,160	$50,160	—	740
Hammond, LA	$53,980	$47,480	—	270
Aguadilla, PR	$53,970	$59,040	—	270
Guayama, PR	$53,960	$54,420	—	50
Joplin, MO	$53,880	$49,110	—	430
Yuma, AZ	$53,760	$48,770	—	200
Sebastian, FL	$53,630	$49,400	—	200
Wilmington, NC	$53,240	$52,310	—	680
Lake Charles, LA	$53,190	$52,220	—	450
Jackson, MS	$53,150	$50,820	—	1,310
Panama City, FL	$53,060	$51,860	—	350
Prescott Valley, AZ	$52,870	$47,590	—	260
Hattiesburg, MS	$52,740	$50,290	—	250
Asheville, NC	$52,550	$57,510	—	1,020
Victoria, TX	$52,370	$58,420	—	230
Winston-Salem, NC	$52,190	$54,720	—	n/a
Sioux Falls, SD	$52,080	$50,280	—	720
Jefferson City, MO	$51,850	$47,960	—	210
Hickory, NC	$51,840	$51,970	—	850
Greenville, NC	$50,600	$54,590	—	320
Enid, OK	$50,140	$46,460	—	130
Fayetteville, NC	$49,730	$49,080	—	560
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$49,410	$47,230	—	160
Alexandria, LA	$49,100	$47,280	—	200
Rocky Mount, NC	$48,920	$47,830	—	360
Goldsboro, NC	$48,800	$47,560	—	300

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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary: questions

Where do middle school teachers (except special and career/technical education) make the most money?

In El Centro, CA, with an average of $117,020 a year, among the 357 metro areas we cover.

What is the average middle school teachers (except special and career/technical education) salary in the U.S.?

$72,030 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $64,370, so half of middle school teachers (except special and career/technical education) earn more than that and half less.

What salary should middle school teachers (except special and career/technical education) ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of middle school teachers (except special and career/technical education) nationwide earn between $58,530 (25th percentile) and $80,490 (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 middle school teachers (except special and career/technical education) the most?

Washington, with a statewide average of $99,330 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is middle school teachers (except special and career/technical education) pay the lowest?

Goldsboro, NC, at $48,800 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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 25-2022.
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.

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