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Middle School Teacher Salary

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The median middle school teacher in the U.S. earns $64,370 a year. Half earn between $58,530 and $80,490. Among the 50 largest metro areas, pay is highest in San Jose, CA ($105,030) and lowest in Oklahoma City, OK ($48,440).

Percentiles. Dark: the middle half of earners. Red line: median.
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, May 2025.
Annual payU.S.
10th percentile$48,080
25th percentile$58,530
Median$64,370
75th percentile$80,490
90th percentile$102,540
Average$72,030
Jobs620,090

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Middle school teacher pay by city

Median annual pay, May 2025, by metro area. Compared with the U.S. median ($64,370).
CityMedianvs U.S.
San Jose, CA$105,030+63%
Seattle, WA$102,560+59%
Riverside, CA$100,810+57%
Sacramento, CA$99,360+54%
Salt Lake City, UT$98,880+54%
Los Angeles, CA$98,370+53%
New York, NY$96,500+50%
Hartford, CT$96,030+49%
Boston, MA$94,170+46%
Buffalo, NY$89,950+40%
Portland, OR$89,590+39%
Providence, RI$89,450+39%
Pittsburgh, PA$84,800+32%
San Francisco, CA$81,100+26%
Cleveland, OH$80,580+25%
Baltimore, MD$79,360+23%
San Diego, CA$78,460+22%
Philadelphia, PA$78,130+21%
Chicago, IL$78,000+21%
Washington, DC$77,350+20%
Denver, CO$77,340+20%
Atlanta, GA$75,490+17%
Cincinnati, OH$67,180+4%
Las Vegas, NV$66,300+3%
Houston, TX$65,830+2%
Dallas, TX$65,660+2%
Virginia Beach, VA$65,300+1%
Detroit, MI$65,140+1%
Columbus, OH$64,410same
Milwaukee, WI$64,360same
Minneapolis, MN$62,800−2%
Jacksonville, FL$62,630−3%
Birmingham, AL$62,580−3%
Kansas City, MO$62,570−3%
St. Louis, MO$62,180−3%
San Antonio, TX$62,050−4%
Grand Rapids, MI$61,660−4%
Louisville, KY$61,610−4%
Indianapolis, IN$61,430−5%
Austin, TX$61,380−5%
Richmond, VA$61,350−5%
Phoenix, AZ$61,330−5%
Nashville, TN$61,090−5%
Orlando, FL$60,120−7%
Charlotte, NC$59,110−8%
Tampa, FL$58,940−8%
Memphis, TN$58,380−9%
Miami, FL$58,070−10%
Raleigh, NC$57,330−11%
Oklahoma City, OK$48,440−25%

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Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, www.bls.gov/oes. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.