Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Industry profile for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Geographic profile for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
National estimates for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 626,690 |
1.5 % |
(4) |
$ 71,460 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 47,490 |
$ 52,040 |
$ 64,290 |
$ 82,120 |
$ 104,410 |
(4)
Industry profile for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Top paying industries for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Geographic profile for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Middle 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 |
69,190 |
5.10 |
1.24 |
(4) |
$ 62,480 |
| California |
52,710 |
2.94 |
0.71 |
(4) |
$ 95,860 |
| New York |
41,820 |
4.45 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 95,170 |
| Florida |
33,180 |
3.47 |
0.84 |
(4) |
$ 59,060 |
| Pennsylvania |
28,820 |
4.85 |
1.17 |
(4) |
$ 74,370 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Middle 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 Jersey |
27,950 |
6.65 |
1.61 |
(4) |
$ 81,920 |
| Georgia |
26,100 |
5.48 |
1.33 |
(4) |
$ 74,720 |
| Maryland |
14,380 |
5.37 |
1.30 |
(4) |
$ 80,460 |
| Connecticut |
8,750 |
5.27 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$ 85,770 |
| Texas |
69,190 |
5.10 |
1.24 |
(4) |
$ 62,480 |
Top paying states for Middle 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 |
52,710 |
2.94 |
0.71 |
(4) |
$ 95,860 |
| New York |
41,820 |
4.45 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 95,170 |
| Washington |
11,470 |
3.28 |
0.80 |
(4) |
$ 91,920 |
| Massachusetts |
14,720 |
4.04 |
0.98 |
(4) |
$ 87,930 |
| Connecticut |
8,750 |
5.27 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$ 85,770 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Middle 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 |
49,520 |
5.21 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$ 95,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
18,040 |
2.92 |
0.71 |
(4) |
$ 92,280 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
17,370 |
4.38 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$ 64,500 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,570 |
5.21 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$ 65,680 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
16,180 |
5.23 |
1.27 |
(4) |
$ 80,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
15,600 |
3.46 |
0.84 |
(4) |
$ 77,450 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
15,230 |
5.38 |
1.30 |
(4) |
$ 78,100 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
14,510 |
5.15 |
1.25 |
(4) |
$ 81,990 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
10,890 |
3.94 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$ 89,600 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,670 |
3.55 |
0.86 |
(4) |
$ 57,680 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Middle 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) |
| Hinesville, GA |
270 |
13.46 |
3.26 |
(4) |
$ 63,720 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA |
570 |
10.43 |
2.53 |
(4) |
$ 80,060 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
1,520 |
9.86 |
2.39 |
(4) |
$ 58,680 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
2,690 |
9.42 |
2.28 |
(4) |
$ 59,500 |
| Dover, DE |
620 |
9.37 |
2.27 |
(4) |
$ 72,420 |
| Morristown, TN |
430 |
9.10 |
2.21 |
(4) |
$ 56,780 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
1,360 |
8.80 |
2.13 |
(4) |
$ 51,510 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR |
490 |
8.60 |
2.08 |
(4) |
$ 57,010 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
310 |
8.39 |
2.03 |
(4) |
$ 59,020 |
| Midland, TX |
940 |
8.18 |
1.98 |
(4) |
$ 65,900 |
United States Department of Labor
