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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level. Excludes “Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School” (25-2032), “Special Education Teachers” (25-2050), and “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term” (25-3031).
National estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Industry profile for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Geographic profile for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
National estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Mean wage RSE (3) |
1,020,240 |
1.0 % |
(4) |
$ 69,530 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 46,090 |
$ 48,830 |
$ 61,820 |
$ 78,780 |
$ 100,310 |
(4)
Industry profile for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Secondary 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 |
1,010,710 |
12.49 |
(4) |
$ 69,580 |
Educational Support Services |
1,840 |
0.94 |
(4) |
$ 61,430 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,610 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$ 60,340 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,380 |
0.03 |
(4) |
$ 56,920 |
Religious Organizations |
1,010 |
0.56 |
(4) |
$ 59,110 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Top paying industries for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
Geographic profile for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Secondary 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 |
102,360 |
8.37 |
1.16 |
(4) |
$ 60,470 |
California |
91,340 |
5.53 |
0.76 |
(4) |
$ 94,600 |
New York |
74,510 |
8.60 |
1.19 |
(4) |
$ 92,660 |
Ohio |
58,040 |
11.16 |
1.54 |
(4) |
$ 71,180 |
Pennsylvania |
53,780 |
9.63 |
1.33 |
(4) |
$ 73,800 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Secondary 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) |
Mississippi |
12,840 |
11.65 |
1.61 |
(4) |
$ 48,030 |
Rhode Island |
5,160 |
11.28 |
1.56 |
(4) |
$ 72,270 |
Ohio |
58,040 |
11.16 |
1.54 |
(4) |
$ 71,180 |
Oklahoma |
16,700 |
10.72 |
1.48 |
(4) |
$ 55,950 |
Arkansas |
11,950 |
10.03 |
1.39 |
(4) |
$ 53,570 |
Top paying states for Secondary 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) |
California |
91,340 |
5.53 |
0.76 |
(4) |
$ 94,600 |
New York |
74,510 |
8.60 |
1.19 |
(4) |
$ 92,660 |
Massachusetts |
24,900 |
7.33 |
1.01 |
(4) |
$ 85,360 |
Washington |
13,670 |
4.26 |
0.59 |
(4) |
$ 85,260 |
Connecticut |
15,370 |
9.77 |
1.35 |
(4) |
$ 79,530 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Secondary 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 |
75,550 |
8.71 |
1.20 |
(4) |
$ 94,960 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
29,490 |
6.97 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$ 78,530 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
28,130 |
7.84 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 62,640 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
25,830 |
9.73 |
1.34 |
(4) |
$ 74,940 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
25,220 |
4.41 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$ 96,660 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
22,570 |
7.79 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 63,410 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
18,240 |
6.22 |
0.86 |
(4) |
$ 86,780 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
18,000 |
6.96 |
0.96 |
(4) |
$ 86,600 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
16,360 |
6.67 |
0.92 |
(4) |
$ 69,140 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
12,800 |
6.05 |
0.83 |
(4) |
$ 58,220 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Secondary 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) |
East Stroudsburg, PA |
1,040 |
19.59 |
2.71 |
(4) |
$ 76,090 |
Springfield, OH |
840 |
18.83 |
2.60 |
(4) |
$ 69,000 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
4,700 |
17.96 |
2.48 |
(4) |
$ 59,020 |
Mansfield, OH |
820 |
17.19 |
2.37 |
(4) |
$ 67,530 |
Merced, CA |
1,090 |
15.21 |
2.10 |
(4) |
$ 93,220 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
760 |
14.50 |
2.00 |
(4) |
$ 55,240 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
1,990 |
14.11 |
1.95 |
(4) |
$ 54,990 |
Lebanon, PA |
690 |
14.09 |
1.95 |
(4) |
$ 69,270 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
2,720 |
14.08 |
1.94 |
(4) |
$ 74,740 |
Toledo, OH |
3,830 |
13.76 |
1.90 |
(4) |
$ 69,160 |
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