The highest paying states for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $79,110, New York is the highest paying state for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $78,960). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $79,110 |
$47,150 | 39,390 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $78,960 |
$49,660 | 9,340 |
| 3 | Alaska | $76,450 |
$53,740 | 1,480 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $74,070 |
$47,350 | 18,630 |
| 5 | California | $73,600 |
$47,420 | 50,820 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $73,340 |
$53,690 | 1,390 |
| 7 | Oregon | $72,990 |
$42,450 | 6,180 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $68,340 |
$39,610 | 1,630 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $67,780 |
$52,730 | 24,670 |
| 10 | Washington | $65,110 |
$44,160 | 8,560 |
| 11 | Michigan | $64,800 |
$38,250 | 13,010 |
| 12 | Maryland | $62,840 |
$42,630 | 12,110 |
| 13 | Virginia | $62,610 |
$41,860 | 16,640 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $62,490 |
$37,610 | 25,310 |
| 15 | Delaware | $61,430 |
$43,440 | 2,190 |
| 16 | Illinois | $61,400 |
$37,790 | 21,310 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $61,040 |
$38,030 | 11,480 |
| 18 | Ohio | $59,810 |
$36,540 | 33,170 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $59,610 |
$41,450 | 1,910 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $59,530 |
$45,180 | 1,090 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $58,410 |
$38,670 | 3,530 |
| 22 | Nebraska | $58,310 |
$40,530 | 3,410 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $57,640 |
$39,950 | 13,340 |
| 24 | Vermont | $57,460 |
$41,170 | 1,160 |
| 25 | Nevada | $57,350 |
$42,300 | 4,310 |
| 26 | Texas | $56,210 |
$42,060 | 69,770 |
| 27 | Georgia | $55,650 |
$37,970 | 28,820 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $55,480 |
$41,010 | 1,070 |
| 29 | Iowa | $55,450 |
$34,540 | 7,120 |
| 30 | Utah | $55,370 |
$34,450 | 6,110 |
| 31 | Montana | $53,510 |
$33,610 | 1,850 |
| 32 | Kentucky | $53,410 |
$39,710 | 8,060 |
| 33 | Maine | $53,340 |
$36,360 | 3,340 |
| 34 | New Mexico | $52,660 |
$36,540 | 3,660 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $51,630 |
$35,840 | 8,090 |
| 36 | Idaho | $50,280 |
$34,190 | 1,810 |
| 37 | Colorado | $49,840 |
$35,370 | 12,990 |
| 38 | Indiana | $49,680 |
$34,320 | 9,490 |
| 39 | Alabama | $49,660 |
$37,950 | 9,960 |
| 40 | Kansas | $48,900 |
$36,630 | 6,200 |
| 41 | Missouri | $48,850 |
$34,860 | 12,470 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $48,570 |
$37,250 | 12,080 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $48,530 |
$40,200 | 6,930 |
| 44 | Florida | $48,220 |
$36,590 | 31,300 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $48,180 |
$36,670 | 6,200 |
| 46 | Guam | $47,360 |
$32,700 | 500 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $45,140 |
$33,470 | 4,230 |
| 48 | North Carolina | $45,000 |
$34,030 | 19,650 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $44,700 |
$34,390 | 5,550 |
| 50 | Arizona | $42,800 |
$31,900 | 10,100 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $41,900 |
$32,740 | 2,020 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $40,080 |
$32,470 | 7,440 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $31,720 |
$21,840 | 30 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,580 |
$16,340 | 1,140 |
