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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
| 599,520 |
2.0 % |
(4) |
$ 64,990 |
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) |
$ 40,930 |
$ 48,870 |
$ 60,810 |
$ 77,880 |
$ 98,840 |
(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 |
65,580 |
5.42 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$ 57,010 |
| New York |
42,380 |
4.88 |
1.13 |
(4) |
$ 89,150 |
| California |
36,780 |
2.24 |
0.52 |
(4) |
$ 81,940 |
| Florida |
34,530 |
4.09 |
0.95 |
(4) |
$ 59,820 |
| Georgia |
30,420 |
7.06 |
1.64 |
(4) |
$ 61,150 |
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) |
| Georgia |
30,420 |
7.06 |
1.64 |
(4) |
$ 61,150 |
| New Jersey |
25,670 |
6.79 |
1.57 |
(4) |
$ 74,950 |
| West Virginia |
4,110 |
6.33 |
1.47 |
(4) |
$ 49,090 |
| Alabama |
10,760 |
5.65 |
1.31 |
(4) |
$ 52,720 |
| Ohio |
28,540 |
5.55 |
1.29 |
(4) |
$ 64,620 |
Top paying states for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
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 |
47,620 |
5.39 |
1.25 |
(4) |
$ 89,200 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
18,530 |
7.04 |
1.63 |
(4) |
$ 63,650 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
16,640 |
5.61 |
1.30 |
(4) |
$ 59,010 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
16,090 |
4.48 |
1.04 |
(4) |
$ 58,730 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
15,780 |
3.62 |
0.84 |
(4) |
$ 68,690 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
15,650 |
5.18 |
1.20 |
(4) |
$ 86,910 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
12,060 |
4.47 |
1.04 |
(4) |
$ 72,330 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
10,420 |
4.15 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$ 67,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
10,290 |
1.77 |
0.41 |
(4) |
$ 88,220 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
10,270 |
3.95 |
0.92 |
(4) |
$ 82,380 |
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) |
| Chico, CA |
990 |
13.50 |
3.13 |
(4) |
$ 84,200 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
1,480 |
10.96 |
2.54 |
(4) |
$ 54,760 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
2,840 |
10.92 |
2.53 |
(4) |
$ 56,880 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
350 |
10.43 |
2.42 |
(4) |
$ 53,030 |
| Fond du Lac, WI |
440 |
10.35 |
2.40 |
(4) |
$ 61,820 |
| Monroe, MI |
360 |
10.24 |
2.38 |
(4) |
$ 65,900 |
| Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA |
560 |
9.99 |
2.32 |
(4) |
$ 68,260 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI |
640 |
9.92 |
2.30 |
(4) |
$ 76,010 |
| Sebring, FL |
210 |
8.69 |
2.02 |
(4) |
$ 45,280 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
1,660 |
8.60 |
2.00 |
(4) |
$ 55,700 |
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United States Department of Labor
