Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary Data
Compare middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education pay across 319 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
States ranked by average salary across 319 cities.
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salaries by city
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay across 51 states and 340 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL9 cities
AZ7 cities
CA23 cities
- San Jose$105,030
- Fresno$104,250
- El Centro$104,140
- Oxnard$103,880
- Merced$101,770
- Modesto$101,250
- Riverside$100,810
- Sacramento$99,360
- Los Angeles$98,370
- Santa Rosa$98,020
- Napa$95,590
- Vallejo$93,680
- Bakersfield$93,480
- Hanford$92,040
- San Luis Obispo$90,870
- Stockton$82,030
- San Francisco$81,100
- Santa Maria$80,100
- Visalia$79,740
- Santa Cruz$79,490
- Chico$79,300
- Yuba City$78,760
- San Diego$78,460
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL15 cities
GA13 cities
HI1 cities
IA7 cities
ID2 cities
IL8 cities
IN10 cities
LA9 cities
MI13 cities
MO6 cities
NC12 cities
NH1 cities
NV2 cities
NY11 cities
OH11 cities
OR7 cities
PA13 cities
RI1 cities
SC7 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX26 cities
- Houston$65,830
- Dallas$65,660
- El Paso$64,480
- Midland$64,300
- Odessa$63,390
- Killeen$63,250
- McAllen$62,560
- Laredo$62,340
- San Antonio$62,050
- Brownsville$62,000
- Austin$61,380
- Corpus Christi$61,370
- Wichita Falls$61,250
- Sherman$60,920
- Tyler$60,800
- Beaumont$60,780
- Longview$60,240
- Lubbock$60,210
- Abilene$59,510
- Abilene$59,510
- Waco$59,340
- Amarillo$58,870
- Victoria$58,420
- College Station$57,550
- San Angelo$51,750
- Texarkana$51,230
VA8 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV6 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn a national median of $67,778, based on data from 319 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is WA at $101,206 average.
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