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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
611,120 1.6 % (4) $ 67,790 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) $ 45,910 $ 49,320 $ 61,810 $ 78,970 $ 100,570
  (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. For a list of all industries with employment in Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Middle 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 609,830 7.26 (4) $ 67,820
Religious Organizations 580 0.31 (4) $ 48,030
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 180 0.01 (4) $ 57,670
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 140 0.00 (4) $ 58,250
Educational Support Services 90 0.04 (4) $ 46,280

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Middle 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 609,830 7.26 (4) $ 67,820
Religious Organizations 580 0.31 (4) $ 48,030
Educational Support Services 90 0.04 (4) $ 46,280
Other Residential Care Facilities 50 0.03 (4) $ 41,390
Other Schools and Instruction 80 0.02 (4) $ 53,350

Top paying industries for Middle 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 609,830 7.26 (4) $ 67,820
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 140 (7) (4) $ 58,250
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 180 0.01 (4) $ 57,670
Other Schools and Instruction 80 0.02 (4) $ 53,350
Religious Organizations 580 0.31 (4) $ 48,030


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.



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


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 66,580 5.12 1.24 (4) $ 59,800
New York 39,670 4.36 1.05 (4) $ 93,380
California 39,000 2.21 0.54 (4) $ 93,000
Florida 34,130 3.71 0.90 (4) $ 58,700
Georgia 28,010 6.07 1.47 (4) $ 67,470


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


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 27,500 6.69 1.62 (4) $ 77,260
Georgia 28,010 6.07 1.47 (4) $ 67,470
West Virginia 4,060 5.98 1.45 (4) $ 49,580
Maine 3,540 5.79 1.40 (4) $ 59,370
Missouri 16,010 5.68 1.37 (4) $ 58,940


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


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)
New York 39,670 4.36 1.05 (4) $ 93,380
California 39,000 2.21 0.54 (4) $ 93,000
Washington 11,100 3.26 0.79 (4) $ 86,000
Massachusetts 13,780 3.87 0.94 (4) $ 85,460
Connecticut 8,450 5.18 1.25 (4) $ 82,600



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


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 47,860 5.21 1.26 (4) $ 91,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 17,450 4.59 1.11 (4) $ 61,250
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 16,620 3.76 0.91 (4) $ 71,510
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 16,110 5.28 1.28 (4) $ 63,850
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 15,570 5.71 1.38 (4) $ 72,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 13,750 2.25 0.55 (4) $ 91,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 13,470 4.86 1.18 (4) $ 72,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 12,960 4.28 1.04 (4) $ 81,650
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 11,130 4.24 1.03 (4) $ 64,210
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 10,110 3.74 0.91 (4) $ 87,210


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


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)
Morristown, TN 480 10.28 2.49 (4) $ 54,320
Asheville, NC 1,840 9.36 2.26 (4) $ 48,210
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 2,540 9.22 2.23 (4) $ 57,860
Spartanburg, SC 1,330 8.46 2.05 (4) $ 54,880
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 1,260 8.44 2.04 (4) $ 55,730
Texarkana, TX-AR 460 8.23 1.99 (4) $ 53,580
Valdosta, GA 440 8.20 1.98 (4) $ 54,330
St. George, UT 650 8.18 1.98 (4) $ 53,830
Sherman-Denison, TX 390 8.15 1.97 (4) $ 60,090
Las Cruces, NM 560 7.75 1.88 (4) $ 78,510


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


Top paying metropolitan areas for 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)
Napa, CA 140 1.90 0.46 (4) $ 105,450
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,900 1.78 0.43 (4) $ 102,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,830 2.44 0.59 (4) $ 100,530
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,680 2.39 0.58 (4) $ 96,390
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,700 1.14 0.28 (4) $ 95,250
El Centro, CA 170 2.67 0.65 (4) $ 94,050
Visalia-Porterville, CA 370 2.28 0.55 (4) $ 93,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 940 3.00 0.72 (4) $ 93,580
Salinas, CA 580 3.16 0.77 (4) $ 93,480
Bakersfield, CA 1,110 3.44 0.83 (4) $ 93,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,090 7.63 1.85 (4) $ 54,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,040 11.27 2.73 (4) $ 66,410
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,990 5.19 1.26 (4) $ 52,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 1,760 9.34 2.26 (4) $ 59,110
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,750 5.43 1.31 (4) $ 67,550

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 2,040 11.27 2.73 (4) $ 66,410
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 650 10.22 2.47 (4) $ 52,440
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 1,760 9.34 2.26 (4) $ 59,110
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 790 9.25 2.24 (4) $ 66,010
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 1,200 9.05 2.19 (4) $ 48,420

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 430 4.13 1.00 (4) $ 87,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 180 3.00 0.73 (4) $ 86,480
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 480 3.86 0.93 (4) $ 83,200
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 500 5.03 1.22 (4) $ 80,100
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 370 3.64 0.88 (4) $ 80,090


About May 2022 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023