Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
25-2031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Teach students in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies at the secondary level in public or private schools. May be designated according to subject matter specialty. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School" (25-2032) and "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 1,051,570 |
1.2 % |
(4) |
$64,340 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$39,740 |
$47,980 |
$60,320 |
$77,720 |
$97,500 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,040,950 |
12.18 |
(4) |
$64,400 |
| Religious Organizations |
1,790 |
0.91 |
(4) |
$56,040 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,490 |
0.03 |
(4) |
$56,490 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,470 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$60,170 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,460 |
0.07 |
(4) |
$72,340 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,040,950 |
12.18 |
(4) |
$64,400 |
| Religious Organizations |
1,790 |
0.91 |
(4) |
$56,040 |
| Educational Support Services |
1,460 |
0.80 |
(4) |
$54,450 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
560 |
0.34 |
(4) |
$47,810 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,460 |
0.07 |
(4) |
$72,340 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,460 |
0.07 |
(4) |
$72,340 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,040,950 |
12.18 |
(4) |
$64,400 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,470 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$60,170 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
150 |
0.06 |
(4) |
$58,980 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,490 |
0.03 |
(4) |
$56,490 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
112,960 |
6.64 |
0.91 |
(4) |
$80,510 |
| Texas |
110,420 |
9.11 |
1.25 |
(4) |
$58,190 |
| New York |
74,830 |
7.97 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$85,300 |
| Ohio |
52,240 |
9.64 |
1.33 |
(4) |
$61,930 |
| Pennsylvania |
50,460 |
8.63 |
1.19 |
(4) |
$64,830 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Missouri |
27,930 |
9.96 |
1.37 |
(4) |
$54,280 |
| Ohio |
52,240 |
9.64 |
1.33 |
(4) |
$61,930 |
| Maine |
5,790 |
9.56 |
1.32 |
(4) |
$54,240 |
| Arkansas |
11,480 |
9.49 |
1.31 |
(4) |
$51,780 |
| Connecticut |
15,410 |
9.28 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$76,980 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
74,830 |
7.97 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$85,300 |
| California |
112,960 |
6.64 |
0.91 |
(4) |
$80,510 |
| Massachusetts |
26,420 |
7.40 |
1.02 |
(4) |
$80,020 |
| Alaska |
2,380 |
7.54 |
1.04 |
(4) |
$77,920 |
| Connecticut |
15,410 |
9.28 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$76,980 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
69,130 |
7.28 |
1.00 |
(4) |
$88,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
41,490 |
6.78 |
0.93 |
(4) |
$80,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
32,620 |
7.03 |
0.97 |
(4) |
$77,760 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
29,110 |
9.76 |
1.34 |
(4) |
$60,820 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
27,530 |
7.72 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$61,180 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
22,870 |
8.03 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$67,180 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
21,340 |
6.81 |
0.94 |
(4) |
$78,250 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
17,990 |
6.52 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$80,280 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
15,920 |
6.15 |
0.85 |
(4) |
$53,530 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
15,530 |
5.79 |
0.80 |
(4) |
$58,840 |
United States Department of Labor
