Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach students in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies at the secondary level in public or private schools. May be designated according to subject matter specialty. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School" (25-2032) and "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
1,003,250 1.0 % (4) $61,420 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $38,180 $46,110 $58,030 $74,160 $92,920
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 992,690 11.78 (4) $61,450
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,230 0.07 (4) $56,720
State Government (OES Designation) 1,490 0.07 (4) $65,050
Educational Support Services 1,090 0.63 (4) $53,050
Employment Services 710 0.02 (8) (8)

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 992,690 11.78 (4) $61,450
Educational Support Services 1,090 0.63 (4) $53,050
Other Residential Care Facilities 440 0.27 (4) $49,430
State Government (OES Designation) 1,490 0.07 (4) $65,050
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,230 0.07 (4) $56,720

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 1,490 0.07 (4) $65,050
Technical and Trade Schools (8) (8) (4) $62,970
Elementary and Secondary Schools 992,690 11.78 (4) $61,450
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 140 0.06 (4) $60,120
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,230 0.07 (4) $56,720


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 106,870 9.10 1.27 (4) $55,500
California 104,530 6.55 0.92 (4) $74,940
New York 65,880 7.24 1.01 (4) $81,410
Ohio 52,750 9.88 1.38 (4) $59,610
Pennsylvania 45,070 7.84 1.10 (4) $64,320




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ohio 52,750 9.88 1.38 (4) $59,610
Maine 5,860 9.83 1.38 (4) $52,410
Missouri 26,800 9.72 1.36 (4) $47,680
Texas 106,870 9.10 1.27 (4) $55,500
Connecticut 14,890 8.94 1.25 (4) $76,260




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 2,250 6.95 0.97 (4) $82,020
New York 65,880 7.24 1.01 (4) $81,410
Connecticut 14,890 8.94 1.25 (4) $76,260
New Jersey 30,310 7.66 1.07 (4) $75,250
California 104,530 6.55 0.92 (4) $74,940





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 42,000 6.38 0.89 (4) $85,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 30,020 7.11 1.00 (4) $76,850
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 23,430 6.44 0.90 (4) $77,660
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 23,100 7.87 1.10 (4) $60,060
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 17,540 7.22 1.01 (4) $58,890
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 15,670 6.29 0.88 (4) $76,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 14,680 5.75 0.80 (4) $57,470
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 13,420 7.02 0.98 (4) $68,220
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 13,190 9.82 1.37 (4) $64,260
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 11,470 8.92 1.25 (4) $99,090




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hinesville, GA 400 23.61 3.30 (4) $69,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 720 17.85 2.50 (4) $78,410
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 2,450 17.82 2.49 (4) $52,880
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 4,330 17.36 2.43 (4) $56,420
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 880 16.51 2.31 (4) $49,690
Warner Robins, GA 1,130 16.39 2.29 (4) $56,310
Mansfield, OH 810 16.07 2.25 (4) $52,020
Springfield, OH 770 16.04 2.24 (4) $51,030
Waterbury, CT 980 14.38 2.01 (4) $76,180
Racine, WI 1,060 14.26 2.00 (4) $59,920




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 11,470 8.92 1.25 (4) $99,090
Anchorage, AK 990 5.61 0.78 (4) $89,960
Fairbanks, AK (8) (8) (8) (4) $88,630
Kingston, NY 410 6.90 0.97 (4) $85,650
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 42,000 6.38 0.89 (4) $85,070
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 7,000 4.48 0.63 (4) $84,420
Danbury, CT 710 8.88 1.24 (4) $83,890
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 3,780 9.02 1.26 (4) $83,760
Yuba City, CA 460 11.49 1.61 (4) $83,520
Leominster-Gardner, MA 490 9.85 1.38 (4) $82,630

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 4,590 13.89 1.94 (4) $57,070
North Texas nonmetropolitan area 4,100 15.39 2.15 (4) $47,470
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 3,850 24.52 3.43 (4) $46,520
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 3,530 16.95 2.37 (4) $52,570
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 3,170 12.55 1.76 (4) $51,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 240 26.74 3.74 (4) $53,080
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 3,850 24.52 3.43 (4) $46,520
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 800 23.79 3.33 (4) $67,470
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 920 21.77 3.05 (4) $55,990
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 960 21.13 2.96 (4) $47,200

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 220 12.51 1.75 (4) $83,860
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area 90 7.24 1.01 (4) $77,410
Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan area 740 10.08 1.41 (4) $72,920
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $69,400
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 460 11.58 1.62 (4) $68,000


About May 2016 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017