Highest-paying Cities for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

The top 100 highest paying cities for career/technical education teachers, middle school (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 career/technical education teachers, middle school in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $151,940, Fresno, California is the highest paying city for career/technical education teachers, middle school. It is followed by Nassau-Suffolk, New York (average annual salary $112,960). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of career/technical education teachers, middle school in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Fresno, California	$151,940	$96,330	n/a
2	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$112,960	$66,410	260
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$103,870	$64,540	40
4	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$100,920	$60,920	120
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$100,080	$63,400	250
6	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$88,050	$57,740	240
7	Yakima, Washington	$87,410	$61,360	40
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$83,360	$48,180	60
9	Utica-Rome, New York	$82,830	$55,050	70
10	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$82,510	$39,250	40
11	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$81,980	$49,590	350
12	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$81,820	$62,060	40
13	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$81,790	$56,790	30
14	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$81,380	$62,940	40
15	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$81,220	$40,350	120
16	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$80,970	$60,930	40
17	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$80,940	$55,880	50
18	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$80,900	$55,330	240
19	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$80,680	$64,620	690
20	New Haven, Connecticut	$79,780	$51,880	40
21	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$79,590	$49,350	110
22	Boulder, Colorado	$79,540	$50,990	40
23	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,440	$57,340	50
24	Columbus, Ohio	$79,120	$49,280	40
25	Spokane, Washington	$78,020	$51,920	60
26	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$77,410	$69,360	100
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$76,880	$56,000	370
28	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$76,470	$52,080	150
29	Dayton, Ohio	$75,890	$66,050	50
30	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$74,670	$52,460	130
31	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$74,660	$64,220	140
32	Flint, Michigan	$73,750	$53,890	n/a
33	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$73,170	$42,400	30
34	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$73,100	$46,970	270
35	Jacksonville, Florida	$72,970	$60,600	90
36	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$72,740	$44,580	60
37	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$72,430	$42,520	70
38	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$72,090	$57,540	110
39	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$71,550	$51,740	30
40	Syracuse, New York	$71,090	$49,360	80
41	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$70,910	$48,690	80
42	Glens Falls, New York	$70,730	$55,750	30
43	Nashua, New Hampshire	$70,460	$52,910	n/a
44	Akron, Ohio	$70,140	$55,000	n/a
45	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$70,000	$46,810	170
46	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$69,750	$53,330	n/a
47	Tacoma, Washington	$69,000	$44,350	60
48	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$68,700	$47,740	120
49	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$68,490	$44,180	30
50	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$67,960	$47,880	60
51	Worcester, Massachusetts	$67,710	$38,890	40
52	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$67,540	$39,710	130
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$66,720	$52,430	60
54	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$66,110	$48,640	30
55	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$66,040	$52,210	n/a
56	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$64,280	$50,870	120
57	Camden, New Jersey	$64,080	$53,590	n/a
58	Rochester, New York	$64,040	$55,920	110
59	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$63,330	$60,890	370
60	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$63,320	$58,210	410
61	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$63,150	$41,490	50
62	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$62,680	$51,940	n/a
63	Binghamton, New York	$62,470	$51,740	40
64	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$62,390	$41,900	210
65	Manchester, New Hampshire	$62,130	$44,320	40
66	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$61,900	$48,860	30
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$61,600	$32,350	80
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$61,560	$48,930	220
69	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$61,530	$47,180	40
70	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$61,410	$45,580	40
71	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$61,230	$44,220	120
72	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$61,060	$52,820	40
73	Madison, Wisconsin	$61,050	$48,440	50
74	Springfield, Massachusetts	$61,030	$45,580	30
75	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$60,900	$48,310	30
76	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$60,870	$49,160	30
77	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$60,840	$53,250	50
78	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$60,800	$45,690	30
79	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$60,790	$43,500	30
80	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$60,760	$48,930	80
81	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$60,750	$52,170	40
82	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$60,630	$42,070	30
83	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$60,590	$49,930	n/a
84	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$60,580	$48,110	70
85	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$60,500	$43,240	n/a
86	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$60,470	$19,200	50
87	Sioux City, South Dakota	$60,450	$50,090	50
88	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$60,320	$38,730	160
89	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$60,250	$39,240	90
90	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$60,150	$45,490	30
91	Provo-Orem, Utah	$60,010	$45,700	40
92	Monroe, Michigan	$59,940	$50,590	70
93	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$59,860	$48,090	90
94	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$59,780	$44,480	190
95	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$59,750	$48,080	50
96	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$59,630	$57,150	110
97	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$59,590	$41,630	320
98	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$59,360	$46,880	30
99	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$59,310	$43,920	50
100	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$59,290	$59,290	40

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