Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 440 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Francisco, CA $127,680 240
Santa Maria, CA $117,500 60
Olympia, WA $105,610 120
San Jose, CA $103,180 170
Fresno, CA $102,240 250
Modesto, CA $101,970 120

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $77,510 90
      Alaska $75,200 200
      Anchorage, AK $75,200 100
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $85,400 120
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $63,630 80
      Fayetteville, AR $62,630 220
      Little Rock, AR $60,860 180
      Arkansas $60,060 1,050
      Jonesboro, AR $60,060 70
      West Arkansas $59,800 100
      East Arkansas $58,430 80
      South Arkansas $55,500 140
      North Arkansas $53,660 150
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $62,840 340
      Arizona $54,130 590
      Arizona $52,180 50
      Tucson, AZ $50,780 90
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $44,610 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $127,680 240
      Santa Maria, CA $117,500 60
      San Jose, CA $103,180 170
      Fresno, CA $102,240 250
      Modesto, CA $101,970 120
      Santa Rosa, CA $100,400 50
      Los Angeles, CA $98,720 590
      Merced, CA $94,470 40
      San Diego, CA $92,140 270
      Stockton, CA $88,990 70
      Oxnard, CA $86,620 —
      El Centro, CA $85,680 40
      Redding, CA $82,070 40
      California $81,860 3,420
      Sacramento, CA $81,450 110
      North Coast Region of California $80,250 50
      Santa Cruz, CA $80,100 50
      Visalia, CA $79,420 80
      Bakersfield, CA $77,980 —
      Yuba City, CA $74,590 40
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $60,830 80
      Riverside, CA $60,770 —
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $78,300 60
      Boulder, CO $76,510 60
      Pueblo, CO $76,490 50
      Denver, CO $76,140 480
      Colorado $62,940 1,010
      Greeley, CO $60,910 60
      Colorado Springs, CO $57,910 110
      Northwest Colorado $55,890 30
      Southwest Colorado $50,660 70
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $48,150 70
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $98,080 320
      Norwich, CT $98,070 270
      Connecticut $97,150 170
      Connecticut $97,020 1,760
      Hartford, CT $97,020 460
      Waterbury, CT $96,540 230
      Bridgeport, CT $95,910 300
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $77,390 1,370
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $76,930 560
      Sussex Delaware $74,840 170
      Dover, DE $74,150 100
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $76,800 110
      South Florida $75,730 50
      Jacksonville, FL $73,590 650
      Miami, FL $64,250 1,430
      North Port, FL $64,210 550
      Panama City, FL $63,070 120
      Florida $61,290 10,770
      Tampa, FL $61,210 1,570
      Cape Coral, FL $59,560 360
      Orlando, FL $52,770 4,050
      Pensacola, FL $49,160 330
      North Florida $47,120 120
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $72,000 1,460
      Gainesville, GA $68,500 110
      Albany, GA $65,840 70
      Georgia $65,060 3,740
      North Georgia $64,680 180
      Rome, GA $64,630 80
      Athens, GA $64,000 80
      East Georgia $64,000 260
      Augusta, GA-SC $63,310 220
      South Georgia $63,000 310
      Savannah, GA $62,460 170
      Warner Robins, GA $62,100 140
      Columbus, GA-AL $62,000 120
      Middle Georgia $60,640 180
      Macon, GA $58,970 140
      Valdosta, GA $57,370 130
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $64,880 190
      Davenport, IA-IL $63,640 100
      Northeast Iowa $63,150 70
      Waterloo, IA $60,640 40
      Iowa City, IA $59,730 30
      Iowa $59,420 910
      Des Moines, IA $58,960 180
      Northwest Iowa $58,340 100
      Southeast Iowa $57,890 110
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $55,550 30
      Southwest Iowa $54,830 40
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $63,900 340
      Idaho $62,280 720
      Northwestern Idaho $57,910 50
      Southeast-Central Idaho $53,460 110
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $91,170 1,370
      Springfield, IL $76,450 40
      Illinois $75,090 2,300
      Rockford, IL $73,820 100
      Bloomington, IL $62,470 40
      Peoria, IL $61,590 70
      East Central Illinois $57,860 160
      Northwest Illinois $54,000 110
      West Central Illinois $53,830 140
      Champaign, IL $53,150 30
      South Illinois $50,030 120
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $60,510 200
      Fort Wayne, IN $60,500 —
      Indiana $60,500 910
      Central Indiana $59,440 90
      Terre Haute, IN $58,130 30
      Lafayette, IN $57,570 40
      Northern Indiana $55,280 130
      Evansville, IN $49,680 70
      Southern Indiana $49,570 —
      South Bend, IN-MI $44,020 —
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $60,930 110
      Kansas $57,910 750
      Topeka, KS $57,660 50
      Kansas $50,800 400
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $83,320 40
      Elizabethtown, KY $62,970 40
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $61,660 50
      Kentucky $60,210 320
      Central Kentucky $59,300 50
      South Central Kentucky $59,080 40
      West Kentucky $55,710 30
      East Kentucky $55,200 30
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Charles, LA $60,860 110
      New Orleans, LA $60,470 130
      Louisiana $59,500 1,530
      Shreveport, LA $59,500 440
      Baton Rouge, LA $59,180 200
      Northeast Louisiana $58,460 80
      Southwest Louisiana $58,200 100
      Monroe, LA $57,530 —
      Central Louisiana $53,040 170
      Lafayette, LA $51,820 60
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $97,740 1,820
      Amherst Town, MA $96,410 80
      Massachusetts $92,600 2,890
      Worcester, MA $92,600 340
      Massachusetts $84,910 30
      Springfield, MA $80,430 270
      Barnstable Town, MA $79,800 180
      Pittsfield, MA $78,150 90
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $79,930 350
      Maryland $79,930 450
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $63,910 80
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $74,630 60
      Maine $62,030 200
      Northeast Maine $61,910 60
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MI $81,860 50
      Grand Rapids, MI $79,470 200
      Muskegon, MI $79,120 30
      Saginaw, MI $76,440 40
      Detroit, MI $76,070 460
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $74,530 50
      Michigan $73,900 1,500
      Ann Arbor, MI $73,310 110
      Lansing, MI $72,800 80
      Mid Michigan $72,680 120
      Flint, MI $71,170 60
      Niles, MI $64,370 40
      Monroe, MI $62,610 30
      Southern Michigan $62,090 110
      Traverse City, MI $59,660 30
      Northern Michigan $57,420 80
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mankato, MN $74,620 30
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $73,570 560
      St. Cloud, MN $70,310 30
      Duluth, MN-WI $68,910 40
      Minnesota $65,070 870
      Southeast Minnesota $62,630 70
      Northwest Minnesota $59,040 70
      Southwest Minnesota $56,180 70
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missouri $76,240 —
      St. Louis, MO-IL $76,240 —
      Kansas City, MO-KS $62,380 280
      Joplin, MO-KS $62,280 40
      Columbia, MO $60,070 50
      Central Missouri $59,100 130
      Southeast Missouri $56,330 180
      Jefferson City, MO $55,570 40
      Springfield, MO $49,960 80
      Southwest Missouri $49,260 50
      North Missouri $45,460 70
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $59,220 230
      Gulfport, MS $58,730 200
      Hattiesburg, MS $57,120 100
      Mississippi $56,990 1,730
      Lower East Mississippi $53,580 280
      Lower West Mississippi $51,720 180
      Upper East Mississippi $50,120 370
      West Delta Mississippi $48,760 220
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East-Central Montana $63,190 110
      Billings, MT $62,750 60
      Missoula, MT $62,310 40
      Montana $59,970 320
      West Montana $55,040 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $64,080 160
      Charlotte, NC-SC $59,300 990
      Raleigh, NC $58,260 650
      Winston, NC $58,080 220
      North Carolina $57,380 3,430
      Central North Carolina $56,760 170
      Hickory, NC $56,200 40
      Fayetteville, NC $56,070 130
      Eastern North Carolina $54,430 490
      Western North Carolina $53,470 170
      Wilmington, NC $52,660 90
      Rocky Mount, NC $52,140 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $63,990 70
      Minot, ND $61,640 60
      Fargo, ND-MN $61,100 110
      North Dakota $60,160 500
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $59,870 30
      West North Dakota $57,260 110
      East North Dakota $54,720 150
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Island, NE $63,600 70
      Lincoln, NE $63,590 150
      Omaha, NE-IA $63,300 500
      Nebraska $62,320 1,420
      Northwest Nebraska $62,080 120
      Northeast Nebraska $61,980 200
      South Nebraska $60,630 400
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $73,790 100
      New Hampshire $72,820 430
      Southwestern New Hampshire $72,820 30
      Central New Hampshire $60,730 60
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $82,330 100
      New Jersey $80,860 2,370
      Atlantic City, NJ $79,000 150
      Vineland, NJ $78,170 40
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $76,840 60
      New Mexico $70,710 140
      Eastern New Mexico $61,290 30
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $61,900 110
      Nevada $61,900 130
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $97,490 3,920
      Kiryas Joel, NY $93,280 380
      Kingston, NY $82,300 60
      New York $79,800 6,260
      Albany, NY $77,770 630
      Ithaca, NY $76,290 60
      Capital/Northern New York $75,800 200
      Buffalo, NY $75,560 330
      Syracuse, NY $75,550 310
      Central East New York $74,300 280
      Utica, NY $69,110 130
      Rochester, NY $65,580 560
      Glens Falls, NY $65,440 70
      Southwest New York $63,910 290
      Binghamton, NY $63,800 140
      Elmira, NY $60,690 120
      Watertown, NY $58,560 70
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $95,790 230
      Columbus, OH $81,950 —
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $80,260 440
      Toledo, OH $79,710 180
      Dayton, OH $79,280 610
      Canton, OH $77,210 130
      Springfield, OH $76,400 150
      Ohio $76,120 4,960
      Cleveland, OH $76,090 —
      Mansfield, OH $75,820 70
      Southern Ohio $75,490 270
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $75,230 —
      Eastern Ohio $74,240 320
      West Northwestern Ohio $74,160 310
      Youngstown, OH $71,410 —
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $61,190 450
      Oklahoma $58,640 1,030
      Northeast Oklahoma $57,590 90
      Tulsa, OK $56,140 140
      Southwest Oklahoma $53,590 60
      Southeast Oklahoma $52,800 160
      Northwest Oklahoma $51,250 80
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $92,010 470
      Bend, OR $79,800 30
      Oregon $79,720 340
      Salem, OR $79,180 60
      Eastern Oregon $78,330 90
      Eugene, OR $75,820 60
      Coast Oregon $59,810 80
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $96,710 110
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $81,260 340
      York, PA $80,390 140
      Lebanon, PA $78,330 80
      Reading, PA $77,750 200
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,310 2,420
      Pittsburgh, PA $77,050 500
      Pennsylvania $76,210 3,310
      Chambersburg, PA $75,610 70
      Erie, PA $72,190 90
      Lancaster, PA $71,990 70
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $66,500 70
      Central Pennsylvania $65,450 110
      Scranton, PA $64,580 40
      Harrisburg, PA $64,370 100
      Johnstown, PA $63,540 70
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $63,510 120
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $63,510 60
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Aguadilla, PR $56,250 100
      Mayaguez, PR $55,470 80
      Ponce, PR $54,120 120
      Puerto Rico $52,520 —
      Guayama, PR $51,010 40
      San Juan, PR $50,250 570
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $81,820 460
      Rhode Island $78,780 180
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $82,310 70
      Florence, SC $81,880 80
      Northeastern South Carolina $74,130 70
      Spartanburg, SC $72,840 150
      Greenville, SC $64,830 210
      South Carolina $61,980 1,050
      Columbia, SC $59,810 230
      Northwestern South Carolina $57,580 50
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $56,570 40
      West South Dakota $56,050 90
      East South Dakota $55,040 130
      South Dakota $54,220 380
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $54,160 100
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Clarksville, TN-KY $63,070 70
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,860 440
      Nashville, TN $61,890 800
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $61,780 330
      Kingsport, TN-VA $60,450 160
      Cleveland, TN $60,250 70
      Knoxville, TN $59,640 340
      Tennessee $59,460 2,920
      Johnson City, TN $59,370 100
      North Central Tennessee $58,560 170
      South Central Tennessee $55,760 240
      West Tennessee $51,430 240
      East Tennessee $50,230 170
      Jackson, TN $50,060 90
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $75,350 130
      Dallas, TX $66,390 5,940
      Houston, TX $65,540 5,300
      Victoria, TX $63,550 40
      Texas $62,540 24,700
      McAllen, TX $62,490 950
      Austin, TX $62,380 1,440
      Laredo, TX $62,180 280
      Beaumont, TX $61,580 250
      San Antonio, TX $61,390 1,630
      Sherman, TX $61,360 150
      Amarillo, TX $61,250 280
      Waco, TX $61,040 310
      Killeen, TX $60,840 330
      Corpus Christi, TX $60,750 410
      El Paso, TX $60,420 460
      College Station, TX $60,230 190
      Eastern Region of Texas $60,010 590
      Northwestern Region of Texas $59,850 1,020
      Hill Country Region of Texas $59,800 800
      Brownsville, TX $59,740 420
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $59,560 800
      North Region of Texas $59,550 1,340
      Tyler, TX $59,260 120
      Border Region of Texas $59,250 180
      Lubbock, TX $59,120 290
      Wichita Falls, TX $59,060 100
      Abilene, TX $59,030 160
      San Angelo, TX $59,030 130
      Texarkana, TX-AR $58,970 160
      Longview, TX $58,760 380
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $72,550 280
      High Desert Utah $66,470 90
      Provo, UT $65,240 —
      Utah $65,240 870
      Ogden, UT $62,990 180
      Logan, UT-ID $59,820 80
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lynchburg, VA $81,170 100
      Harrisonburg, VA $79,490 40
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $74,140 640
      Virginia $65,460 3,600
      Charlottesville, VA $63,980 110
      Richmond, VA $63,250 500
      Roanoke, VA $62,970 120
      Northwest Virginia $61,440 160
      Northeast Virginia $60,550 90
      Blacksburg, VA $60,220 70
      Staunton, VA $60,130 110
      Southwest Virginia $58,650 230
      West Virginia $56,060 780
      Southern West Virginia $55,160 90
      Southside Virginia $55,040 170
      Northern West Virginia $54,180 220
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $84,100 100
      Vermont $76,030 240
      Northern Vermont $74,370 70
      Southern Vermont $67,400 70
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Olympia, WA $105,610 120
      Bremerton, WA $101,490 120
      Bellingham, WA $100,560 90
      Seattle, WA $99,390 1,360
      Mount Vernon, WA $99,150 80
      Kennewick, WA $98,580 180
      Washington $98,580 3,330
      Western Washington $94,250 220
      Spokane, WA $91,430 240
      Walla Walla, WA $87,460 40
      Eastern Washington $86,770 210
      Wenatchee, WA $83,710 90
      Yakima, WA $81,190 210
      Longview, WA $77,700 40
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $75,600 310
      Racine, WI $74,580 30
      Green Bay, WI $70,230 100
      Madison, WI $69,960 180
      Appleton, WI $68,510 100
      Northeastern Wisconsin $68,230 200
      Wisconsin $66,820 1,630
      Wausau, WI $65,420 30
      Janesville, WI $64,960 50
      Northwestern Wisconsin $64,910 50
      Sheboygan, WI $64,130 30
      South Central Wisconsin $63,360 180
      Western Wisconsin $63,120 190
      Kenosha, WI $61,720 30
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $61,980 50
      Weirton, WV-OH $59,080 50
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $59,040 110
      Beckley, WV $56,930 50
      Charleston, WV $56,290 70
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $62,660 120
      Wyoming $61,580 230
      Eastern Wyoming $60,600 80