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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

25-2022 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level. Excludes “Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School” (25-2023), “Special Education Teachers” (25-2050), and “Substitute Teachers, Short Term” (25-3031).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
622,330 1.4 % (4) $63,550 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $39,990 $47,850 $59,660 $76,430 $96,280
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 618,640 7.19 (4) $63,530
Educational Support Services 300 0.15 (4) $53,800
Religious Organizations 290 0.14 (4) $62,910
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 250 0.00 (4) $62,190
Individual and Family Services 150 0.01 (4) $75,640

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 618,640 7.19 (4) $63,530
Educational Support Services 300 0.15 (4) $53,800
Religious Organizations 290 0.14 (4) $62,910
Other Residential Care Facilities 40 0.03 (4) $47,600
Individual and Family Services 150 0.01 (4) $75,640

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services 150 0.01 (4) $75,640
Elementary and Secondary Schools 618,640 7.19 (4) $63,530
Religious Organizations 290 0.14 (4) $62,910
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 250 (7) (4) $62,190
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (8) (8) (4) $57,930


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 64,340 5.18 1.22 (4) $56,290
New York 42,010 4.41 1.04 (4) $87,050
California 39,780 2.29 0.54 (4) $80,160
Florida 33,600 3.82 0.90 (4) $56,640
Ohio 30,880 5.67 1.34 (4) $63,510




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia 5,160 7.35 1.73 (4) $47,570
New Jersey 26,590 6.50 1.53 (4) $73,380
Georgia 28,440 6.36 1.50 (4) $58,830
Ohio 30,880 5.67 1.34 (4) $63,510
Maryland 14,890 5.51 1.30 (4) $74,400




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 42,010 4.41 1.04 (4) $87,050
Alaska 1,160 3.66 0.86 (4) $80,730
Massachusetts 15,910 4.40 1.04 (4) $80,520
California 39,780 2.29 0.54 (4) $80,160
Connecticut 8,320 5.00 1.18 (4) $79,510





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 48,650 5.04 1.19 (4) $85,780
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 16,620 4.54 1.07 (4) $58,120
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 16,150 5.89 1.39 (4) $60,950
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 16,010 5.04 1.19 (4) $83,220
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 15,780 3.37 0.80 (4) $66,380
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14,940 5.19 1.23 (4) $74,300
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 14,700 4.82 1.14 (4) $58,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 11,230 4.01 0.95 (4) $80,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,000 1.76 0.42 (4) $85,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,810 3.33 0.79 (4) $59,530




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Yuba City, CA 600 13.43 3.17 (8) (8)
Morristown, TN 580 12.86 3.04 (4) $53,380
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 3,100 11.74 2.77 (4) $55,220
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 670 11.44 2.70 (4) $69,070
Mansfield, OH 560 11.22 2.65 (4) $62,800
Fond du Lac, WI 490 10.73 2.53 (4) $60,040
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 1,460 10.51 2.48 (4) $53,540
Kokomo, IN 390 10.18 2.40 (4) $53,950
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 400 9.95 2.35 (4) $50,760
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1,290 9.95 2.35 (4) $49,600




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kingston, NY 330 5.56 1.31 (4) $91,610
Bakersfield, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $91,350
El Centro, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $89,610
Redding, CA 630 9.39 2.22 (4) $86,890
Barnstable Town, MA 360 3.50 0.83 (4) $86,820
Glens Falls, NY (8) (8) (8) (4) $86,210
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,560 6.20 1.46 (4) $86,100
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 48,650 5.04 1.19 (4) $85,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,000 1.76 0.42 (4) $85,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,610 2.34 0.55 (4) $85,340

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,380 13.90 3.28 (4) $56,980
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,370 12.56 2.96 (4) $56,460
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,220 5.64 1.33 (4) $47,700
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,090 7.56 1.78 (4) $46,230
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 2,030 12.41 2.93 (4) $44,750

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,380 13.90 3.28 (4) $56,980
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 680 13.87 3.27 (4) $52,740
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,370 12.56 2.96 (4) $56,460
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 2,030 12.41 2.93 (4) $44,750
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,660 11.30 2.67 (4) $51,730

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 230 3.72 0.88 (4) $83,190
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $79,560
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 520 4.78 1.13 (4) $79,130
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 270 8.41 1.99 (4) $77,730
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $75,270


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020