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 $77,380, Connecticut is the highest paying state for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $75,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [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 | Connecticut | $77,380 |
$49,820 | 9,240 |
| 2 | New York | $75,660 |
$45,230 | 40,350 |
| 3 | Alaska | $74,000 |
$51,660 | 1,420 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $71,790 |
$46,200 | 18,610 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $69,710 |
$45,290 | 1,440 |
| 6 | California | $69,610 |
$44,750 | 47,440 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $68,530 |
$39,620 | 1,800 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $66,790 |
$52,170 | 24,470 |
| 9 | Illinois | $66,020 |
$41,530 | 31,080 |
| 10 | Michigan | $64,380 |
$37,880 | 15,260 |
| 11 | Oregon | $64,110 |
$40,400 | 5,560 |
| 12 | Washington | $64,050 |
$44,060 | 9,950 |
| 13 | Maryland | $62,400 |
$37,700 | 11,550 |
| 14 | Virginia | $60,820 |
$41,250 | 16,180 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $60,070 |
$38,740 | 24,520 |
| 16 | Wyoming | $58,880 |
$44,320 | 1,100 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $58,870 |
$36,130 | 10,630 |
| 18 | Ohio | $58,650 |
$35,950 | 31,180 |
| 19 | Delaware | $57,990 |
$41,740 | 1,970 |
| 20 | Hawaii | $57,890 |
$42,160 | 1,930 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $57,400 |
$39,010 | 12,280 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $57,350 |
$38,690 | 3,720 |
| 23 | Vermont | $57,130 |
$39,570 | 1,050 |
| 24 | Iowa | $56,680 |
$38,540 | 6,270 |
| 25 | Nevada | $55,920 |
$40,510 | 4,440 |
| 26 | Georgia | $55,790 |
$39,560 | 27,240 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $55,450 |
$40,660 | 3,720 |
| 28 | Montana | $55,210 |
$33,970 | 2,280 |
| 29 | Utah | $54,840 |
$35,080 | 4,820 |
| 30 | Texas | $54,510 |
$41,490 | 72,080 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $54,250 |
$40,180 | 970 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $52,960 |
$36,110 | 4,050 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $52,460 |
$38,760 | 8,180 |
| 34 | Maine | $52,080 |
$35,180 | 2,980 |
| 35 | Indiana | $49,650 |
$34,250 | 9,730 |
| 36 | Alabama | $49,110 |
$37,850 | 9,390 |
| 37 | Colorado | $49,050 |
$34,760 | 13,240 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $48,850 |
$34,850 | 9,070 |
| 39 | Idaho | $48,790 |
$34,170 | 2,760 |
| 40 | Missouri | $48,640 |
$33,830 | 13,220 |
| 41 | Kansas | $48,470 |
$35,920 | 5,770 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $47,940 |
$35,480 | 10,340 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $47,820 |
$39,910 | 6,600 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $47,510 |
$36,020 | 5,880 |
| 45 | Florida | $47,150 |
$36,080 | 31,880 |
| 46 | Guam | $45,270 |
$31,650 | 510 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $44,450 |
$32,710 | 4,520 |
| 48 | North Carolina | $43,020 |
$33,380 | 18,820 |
| 49 | Arizona | $42,250 |
$31,930 | 9,910 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $42,050 |
$33,460 | 5,780 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $42,000 |
$32,350 | 2,030 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $40,290 |
$32,390 | 7,600 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $29,690 |
$17,750 | 30 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,090 |
$16,260 | 1,090 |
