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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
991,000 |
1.3 % |
(4) |
$ 67,340 |
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) |
$ 41,330 |
$ 49,990 |
$ 62,870 |
$ 81,410 |
$ 102,130 |
(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 |
979,330 |
11.88 |
(4) |
$ 67,360 |
Educational Support Services |
1,830 |
0.99 |
(4) |
$ 60,000 |
Religious Organizations |
1,720 |
0.92 |
(4) |
$ 70,580 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,260 |
0.04 |
(4) |
$ 57,520 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,200 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$ 59,240 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Top paying industries for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
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.
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) |
California |
103,830 |
6.32 |
0.89 |
(4) |
$ 86,900 |
Texas |
97,060 |
8.02 |
1.13 |
(4) |
$ 58,040 |
New York |
67,810 |
7.80 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$ 88,890 |
Pennsylvania |
50,450 |
9.15 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$ 69,530 |
Ohio |
50,010 |
9.74 |
1.37 |
(4) |
$ 66,010 |
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) |
Missouri |
30,850 |
11.46 |
1.61 |
(4) |
$ 48,570 |
Vermont |
3,030 |
10.78 |
1.51 |
(4) |
$ 66,370 |
Connecticut |
15,850 |
10.29 |
1.44 |
(4) |
$ 78,510 |
Arkansas |
12,030 |
10.21 |
1.43 |
(4) |
$ 52,540 |
Rhode Island |
4,400 |
9.93 |
1.39 |
(4) |
$ 76,270 |
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) |
New York |
67,810 |
7.80 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$ 88,890 |
California |
103,830 |
6.32 |
0.89 |
(4) |
$ 86,900 |
Massachusetts |
25,730 |
7.68 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 84,130 |
New Jersey |
29,860 |
7.89 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$ 78,900 |
Connecticut |
15,850 |
10.29 |
1.44 |
(4) |
$ 78,510 |
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 |
68,630 |
7.77 |
1.09 |
(4) |
$ 91,390 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
32,970 |
5.66 |
0.79 |
(4) |
$ 87,230 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
30,780 |
7.06 |
0.99 |
(4) |
$ 82,610 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
26,490 |
7.38 |
1.04 |
(4) |
$ 58,770 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
24,640 |
9.14 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$ 72,690 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
22,430 |
7.56 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$ 60,700 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
18,480 |
6.12 |
0.86 |
(4) |
$ 86,470 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
18,120 |
6.97 |
0.98 |
(4) |
$ 83,060 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
14,890 |
5.94 |
0.83 |
(4) |
$ 66,060 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
13,760 |
5.23 |
0.73 |
(4) |
$ 63,610 |
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) |
Springfield, OH |
1,060 |
23.61 |
3.31 |
(4) |
$ 66,450 |
Columbia, MO |
1,590 |
18.01 |
2.53 |
(4) |
$ 53,830 |
Johnstown, PA |
810 |
17.37 |
2.44 |
(4) |
$ 56,790 |
El Centro, CA |
870 |
15.17 |
2.13 |
(4) |
$ 86,480 |
Santa Fe, NM |
870 |
15.12 |
2.12 |
(4) |
$ 62,580 |
Glens Falls, NY |
700 |
14.87 |
2.09 |
(4) |
$ 78,070 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
760 |
14.58 |
2.05 |
(4) |
$ 52,820 |
Waterbury, CT |
900 |
14.35 |
2.01 |
(4) |
$ 75,240 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
3,710 |
14.27 |
2.00 |
(4) |
$ 58,660 |
Yuba City, CA |
630 |
14.26 |
2.00 |
(4) |
$ 87,130 |
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