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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level. Excludes “Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School” (25-2032), “Special Education Teachers” (25-2050), and “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term” (25-3031).

National estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Industry profile for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Geographic profile for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

National estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Mean wage
RSE (3)
1,045,170 0.8 % (4) $ 73,800 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 48,040 $ 54,290 $ 65,220 $ 83,340 $ 106,380
  (4)

Industry profile for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,033,200 12.01 (4) $ 73,890
Educational Support Services 2,450 0.97 (4) $ 71,500
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,970 0.04 (4) $ 62,010
Religious Organizations 980 0.50 (4) $ 64,580
Other Schools and Instruction 610 0.12 (4) $ 54,560

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,033,200 12.01 (4) $ 73,890
Educational Support Services 2,450 0.97 (4) $ 71,500
Religious Organizations 980 0.50 (4) $ 64,580
Other Residential Care Facilities 390 0.25 (4) $ 49,780
Other Schools and Instruction 610 0.12 (4) $ 54,560

Top paying industries for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) (8) (8) (4) $ 99,120
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,033,200 12.01 (4) $ 73,890
Educational Support Services 2,450 0.97 (4) $ 71,500
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (8) (8) (4) $ 68,070
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 80 0.03 (4) $ 67,230

Geographic profile for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 107,680 7.94 1.15 (4) $ 64,120
California 92,830 5.17 0.75 (4) $ 105,540
New York 62,300 6.63 0.96 (4) $ 96,400
Ohio 59,360 10.85 1.58 (4) $ 76,070
Illinois 50,490 8.40 1.22 (4) $ 80,200


Map of location quotient of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 7,490 12.14 1.76 (4) $ 63,320
Ohio 59,360 10.85 1.58 (4) $ 76,070
Oklahoma 18,050 10.85 1.58 (4) $ 56,120
Rhode Island 4,930 10.10 1.47 (4) $ 77,870
Mississippi 11,330 9.85 1.43 (4) $ 52,220


Map of annual mean wages of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 92,830 5.17 0.75 (4) $ 105,540
New York 62,300 6.63 0.96 (4) $ 96,400
Washington 14,660 4.19 0.61 (4) $ 94,780
Massachusetts 26,630 7.31 1.06 (4) $ 87,000
Oregon 11,410 5.87 0.85 (4) $ 86,280



Map of employment of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 64,410 6.78 0.99 (4) $ 99,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 35,760 7.94 1.15 (4) $ 84,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 32,050 5.18 0.75 (4) $ 104,840
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 27,950 7.05 1.02 (4) $ 67,040
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 23,830 7.50 1.09 (4) $ 66,410
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 21,620 7.64 1.11 (4) $ 77,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 19,540 7.07 1.03 (4) $ 88,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,380 6.27 0.91 (4) $ 84,490
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 16,680 7.29 1.06 (4) $ 70,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 11,710 6.13 0.89 (4) $ 72,470


Map of location quotient of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 4,820 16.86 2.45 (4) $ 60,450
Mansfield, OH 730 15.37 2.23 (4) $ 72,860
East Stroudsburg, PA 780 14.19 2.06 (4) $ 77,640
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 2,110 13.63 1.98 (4) $ 58,440
Springfield, OH 630 13.32 1.94 (4) $ 73,940
Akron, OH 4,170 13.01 1.89 (4) $ 75,460
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 710 12.90 1.87 (4) $ 57,420
Pine Bluff, AR 370 12.74 1.85 (4) $ 52,590
Oklahoma City, OK 8,100 12.33 1.79 (4) $ 58,490
El Paso, TX 3,990 12.33 1.79 (4) $ 60,640