Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 592,000 |
1.8 % |
(4) |
$ 66,880 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 45,510 |
$ 48,540 |
$ 61,320 |
$ 77,640 |
$ 99,470 |
(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 |
65,830 |
5.38 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$ 59,080 |
| California |
37,600 |
2.27 |
0.54 |
(4) |
$ 92,350 |
| New York |
34,810 |
4.02 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$ 94,690 |
| Florida |
32,700 |
3.80 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$ 60,280 |
| Pennsylvania |
26,680 |
4.78 |
1.14 |
(4) |
$ 68,850 |
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) |
| West Virginia |
4,460 |
6.79 |
1.62 |
(4) |
$ 50,190 |
| New Jersey |
24,980 |
6.49 |
1.54 |
(4) |
$ 74,390 |
| Alabama |
11,060 |
5.74 |
1.37 |
(4) |
$ 54,870 |
| Georgia |
24,990 |
5.71 |
1.36 |
(4) |
$ 64,460 |
| Maine |
3,330 |
5.63 |
1.34 |
(4) |
$ 59,760 |
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 |
34,810 |
4.02 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$ 94,690 |
| California |
37,600 |
2.27 |
0.54 |
(4) |
$ 92,350 |
| Massachusetts |
13,730 |
4.05 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$ 85,740 |
| Washington |
10,230 |
3.19 |
0.76 |
(4) |
$ 83,460 |
| Connecticut |
7,790 |
4.95 |
1.18 |
(4) |
$ 82,790 |
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 |
42,140 |
4.86 |
1.16 |
(4) |
$ 92,190 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
18,220 |
4.30 |
1.02 |
(4) |
$ 70,770 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
16,990 |
4.74 |
1.13 |
(4) |
$ 61,000 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,880 |
5.83 |
1.39 |
(4) |
$ 62,760 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
16,320 |
5.56 |
1.32 |
(4) |
$ 87,090 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
14,740 |
5.55 |
1.32 |
(4) |
$ 68,450 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
14,410 |
5.57 |
1.33 |
(4) |
$ 69,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
11,860 |
2.07 |
0.49 |
(4) |
$ 93,910 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
11,100 |
4.53 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 68,280 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
9,920 |
3.84 |
0.91 |
(4) |
$ 85,940 |
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) |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
2,540 |
9.70 |
2.31 |
(4) |
$ 56,730 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI |
580 |
9.02 |
2.15 |
(4) |
$ 61,280 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
1,240 |
8.75 |
2.08 |
(4) |
$ 53,750 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA |
440 |
8.28 |
1.97 |
(4) |
$ 74,850 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
1,150 |
8.23 |
1.96 |
(4) |
$ 59,430 |
| St. George, UT |
620 |
8.17 |
1.94 |
(4) |
$ 54,960 |
| Erie, PA |
920 |
8.02 |
1.91 |
(4) |
$ 60,330 |
| Sumter, SC |
280 |
8.01 |
1.91 |
(4) |
$ 52,270 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX |
370 |
7.78 |
1.85 |
(4) |
$ 57,700 |
| Laredo, TX |
760 |
7.77 |
1.85 |
(4) |
$ 55,600 |
United States Department of Labor
