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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
1,042,090 1.2 % (4) $ 69,480 0.6 %

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

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 46,480 $ 50,090 $ 62,360 $ 79,520 $ 101,710
  (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 1,033,420 12.31 (4) $ 69,520
Educational Support Services 2,260 1.02 (4) $ 65,100
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 1,210 0.04 (4) $ 60,380
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,170 0.02 (4) $ 53,710
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 960 0.05 (4) $ 98,120

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 1,033,420 12.31 (4) $ 69,520
Educational Support Services 2,260 1.02 (4) $ 65,100
Religious Organizations 610 0.32 (4) $ 58,950
Other Residential Care Facilities 260 0.17 (4) $ 47,270
Technical and Trade Schools 190 0.14 (4) $ 44,610

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) 960 0.05 (4) $ 98,120
Employment Services 470 0.01 (4) $ 91,720
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 60 0.02 (4) $ 73,760
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,033,420 12.31 (4) $ 69,520
Educational Support Services 2,260 1.02 (4) $ 65,100

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 2022


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 105,890 8.15 1.16 (4) $ 61,210
California 94,550 5.36 0.76 (4) $ 92,960
New York 66,360 7.29 1.03 (4) $ 91,290
Ohio 57,610 10.72 1.52 (4) $ 70,320
Florida 49,420 5.37 0.76 (4) $ 63,470


Map of location quotient of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by state, May 2022


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 9,800 16.47 2.34 (4) $ 60,790
Oklahoma 19,450 12.12 1.72 (4) $ 54,810
Vermont 3,200 10.92 1.55 (4) $ 62,320
Rhode Island 5,140 10.72 1.52 (4) $ 74,640
Ohio 57,610 10.72 1.52 (4) $ 70,320


Map of annual mean wages of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by state, May 2022


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 94,550 5.36 0.76 (4) $ 92,960
New York 66,360 7.29 1.03 (4) $ 91,290
Washington 14,740 4.33 0.61 (4) $ 88,530
Massachusetts 27,180 7.62 1.08 (4) $ 82,960
Connecticut 15,270 9.36 1.33 (4) $ 80,230



Map of employment of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by area, May 2022


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 67,710 7.37 1.05 (4) $ 94,100
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 31,360 7.10 1.01 (4) $ 77,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 30,060 4.93 0.70 (4) $ 90,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 27,580 7.25 1.03 (4) $ 63,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 25,670 9.27 1.32 (4) $ 74,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 23,960 7.84 1.11 (4) $ 63,740
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 20,370 7.54 1.07 (4) $ 84,410
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,480 6.44 0.91 (4) $ 83,890
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 16,510 6.29 0.89 (4) $ 66,290
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 14,180 6.39 0.91 (4) $ 62,540


Map of location quotient of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education by area, May 2022


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 5,140 18.67 2.65 (4) $ 59,640
Springfield, OH 800 17.27 2.45 (4) $ 70,680
Urban Honolulu, HI 7,270 17.18 2.44 (4) $ 61,040
Mansfield, OH 770 15.96 2.27 (4) $ 66,670
Oklahoma City, OK 9,510 15.16 2.15 (4) $ 56,170
East Stroudsburg, PA 810 14.96 2.12 (4) $ 78,590
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 2,090 13.98 1.98 (4) $ 55,130
Akron, OH 4,360 13.92 1.97 (4) $ 70,750
Lebanon, PA 690 13.71 1.95 (4) $ 69,430
Canton-Massillon, OH 2,200 13.64 1.94 (4) $ 68,090