Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 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) |
| 1,035,850 |
1.3 % |
(4) |
$65,930 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$40,540 |
$49,060 |
$61,660 |
$79,820 |
$99,660 |
(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 |
1,025,190 |
11.91 |
(4) |
$65,960 |
| Educational Support Services |
1,530 |
0.78 |
(4) |
$58,500 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,340 |
0.06 |
(4) |
$76,870 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,330 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$56,850 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,260 |
0.04 |
(4) |
$58,270 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,340 |
0.06 |
(4) |
$76,870 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,025,190 |
11.91 |
(4) |
$65,960 |
| Religious Organizations |
720 |
0.36 |
(4) |
$61,390 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
310 |
0.07 |
(4) |
$59,020 |
| Educational Support Services |
1,530 |
0.78 |
(4) |
$58,500 |
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) |
| California |
109,840 |
6.32 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$85,080 |
| Texas |
107,190 |
8.62 |
1.22 |
(4) |
$58,000 |
| New York |
75,360 |
7.91 |
1.12 |
(4) |
$87,240 |
| Florida |
50,640 |
5.76 |
0.82 |
(4) |
$57,880 |
| Ohio |
47,510 |
8.72 |
1.24 |
(4) |
$64,410 |
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) |
| Missouri |
30,640 |
10.86 |
1.54 |
(4) |
$50,980 |
| Rhode Island |
4,840 |
10.02 |
1.42 |
(4) |
$75,950 |
| Arkansas |
11,940 |
9.81 |
1.39 |
(4) |
$51,870 |
| Connecticut |
15,820 |
9.50 |
1.35 |
(4) |
$78,540 |
| Vermont |
2,770 |
9.04 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$66,660 |
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 |
75,360 |
7.91 |
1.12 |
(4) |
$87,240 |
| California |
109,840 |
6.32 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$85,080 |
| Massachusetts |
27,120 |
7.49 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$81,070 |
| Connecticut |
15,820 |
9.50 |
1.35 |
(4) |
$78,540 |
| New Jersey |
30,230 |
7.39 |
1.05 |
(4) |
$78,090 |
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 |
72,360 |
7.49 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$90,050 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
40,770 |
6.53 |
0.93 |
(4) |
$83,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
34,320 |
7.34 |
1.04 |
(4) |
$79,460 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
28,570 |
9.36 |
1.33 |
(4) |
$61,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
28,250 |
7.73 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$59,280 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
20,520 |
7.13 |
1.01 |
(4) |
$68,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
19,040 |
5.99 |
0.85 |
(4) |
$80,760 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
18,710 |
6.69 |
0.95 |
(4) |
$80,680 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
15,490 |
5.86 |
0.83 |
(4) |
$57,360 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
14,840 |
5.41 |
0.77 |
(4) |
$60,560 |
United States Department of Labor
