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Pay · 25-2032

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School earn $66,270 a year at the midpoint

Starting pay is close to the middle here: the 25th percentile is $60,590 against a median of $66,270, so the first years are not a long climb.

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$66,270median a year · United States
—an hour $72,680average 111,420people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$60,59025th $66,270median $80,06075th
$50,04010th percentile $101,34090th percentile
$60,590a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$101,180best-paying state · Washington
$55,190lowest-paying state · Montana
+53%top state against the national median
  • Read the spread, not the middle. The median is the midpoint across everyone in the occupation, most of them years into the work. A beginner starts nearer the 10th to 25th percentile, which is why the spread is published alongside it.
  • What the figure counts. The figure counts base pay plus tips, commissions and production bonuses. It leaves out the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and the value of benefits or profit sharing.
  • Where you live moves it more than your resume does. National figures. A state or metro area can sit far from the national number, and that gap is usually larger than any difference a resume makes.
  • Not in these numbers. Growth and annual openings are not in this dataset. They come from the separate Employment Projections tables, where an opening is a modelled ten year average and not a posted vacancy.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. 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.”

Paid by the yearThe survey publishes no hourly figure for this occupation — it is typically salaried, often on a school or contract year.
A short climbThe 25th percentile, $60,590, is within 9% of the median.
State matters a lotThe same job pays $101,180 in Washington and $55,190 in Montana — a gap of $45,990 a year.

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  • Instructed students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
  • Prepared materials and classroom for class activities.

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Neighbouring work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$66,270
Secondary school teachers$72,040+$5,770 Special Education Teachers, Middle School$66,810+$540 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$65,120−$1,150 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$65,030−$1,240 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$64,370−$1,900 Elementary school teachers$63,970−$2,300

Secondary school career/technical education teacher wages by state

The 44 states where the most people do this work, of 49 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.83 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Washington $101,180 $69,270 $69,270 — $127,890 3,460
Connecticut $100,810 $77,410 $77,410 — $115,980 1,910
Massachusetts $98,020 $77,530 $77,530 — $111,560 3,130
New Jersey $83,770 $62,210 $62,210 — $106,540 2,320
California $80,620 $60,590 $60,590 — $126,170 3,260
New York $79,820 $59,490 $59,490 — $130,160 7,610
Delaware $79,230 $62,010 $62,010 — $95,920 560
Ohio $79,230 $56,030 $56,030 — $101,300 5,130
Vermont $79,220 $62,090 $62,090 — $99,730 220
Georgia $78,760 $58,570 $58,570 — $98,450 1,680
Oregon $78,380 $49,720 $49,720 — $96,870 750
Maryland $78,320 $62,040 $62,040 — $109,770 690
Alaska $78,130 $59,190 $59,190 — $99,690 170
Illinois $77,950 $48,540 $48,540 — $132,830 2,780
Michigan $77,400 $48,370 $48,370 — $96,040 1,800
New Hampshire $76,320 $51,960 $51,960 — $90,960 450
Pennsylvania $75,760 $50,040 $50,040 — $103,430 4,840
Virginia $75,580 $52,710 $52,710 — $101,750 3,500
Wisconsin $74,310 $50,610 $50,610 — $93,790 1,420
Colorado $72,750 $48,120 $48,120 — $100,830 1,250
Utah $72,380 $48,650 $48,650 — $93,850 730
South Carolina $72,120 $50,620 $50,620 — $98,060 1,150
Minnesota $71,650 $48,210 $48,210 — $100,440 880
Texas $64,610 $53,150 $53,150 — $77,070 32,250
Nebraska $63,180 $46,160 $46,160 — $79,280 1,310
Arizona $62,980 $46,480 $46,480 — $100,480 660
Wyoming $62,570 $50,420 $50,420 — $79,450 210
Florida $62,140 $49,540 $49,540 — $78,860 6,820
Arkansas $61,780 $51,130 $51,130 — $76,620 1,000
Tennessee $61,700 $49,480 $49,480 — $77,450 2,940
North Dakota $61,500 $48,520 $48,520 — $79,870 640
Louisiana $61,300 $47,660 $47,660 — $79,960 1,530
Kentucky $61,130 $48,760 $48,760 — $83,320 330
Idaho $60,510 $50,660 $50,660 — $77,080 1,140
Missouri $59,300 $45,890 $45,890 — $81,130 2,000
Oklahoma $58,800 $46,290 $46,290 — $83,650 1,170
North Carolina $58,600 $46,850 $46,850 — $69,590 2,650
Kansas $58,300 $46,240 $46,240 — $73,300 1,050
Mississippi $57,910 $47,300 $47,300 — $70,400 1,770
West Virginia $57,760 $50,490 $50,490 — $69,390 1,000
Iowa $57,660 $43,650 $43,650 — $75,930 640
Indiana $56,390 $44,020 $44,020 — $77,880 1,310
South Dakota $56,070 $46,990 $46,990 — $61,500 360
Montana $55,190 $45,690 $45,690 — $85,290 260

Secondary school career/technical education teacher pay rate, from hourly to yearly

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$66,269a year

Number 322 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 59% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 320 Athletes and Sports Competitors $66,710
  2. 321 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $66,270
  3. 322 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $66,270
  4. 323 Architectural and Civil Drafters $66,150
  5. 324 Teachers and Instructors, All Other $66,140

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Questions people often ask

What is a secondary school career/technical education teacher’s yearly income?

A secondary school career/technical education teacher makes a median of $66,270 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $60,590 and $80,060.

What is the starting pay for a secondary school career/technical education teacher?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $60,590 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $50,040.

Which state pays career/technical education teachers, secondary school the most?

Washington, with a median of $101,180 a year.

How many people work as career/technical education teachers, secondary school?

About 111,420 in the United States — number 322 of 788 occupations by median pay.

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Median pay within $500 of what career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn — $66,270 a year — but not always the same spread.

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