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

The top 100 highest paying cities for career/technical education teachers, secondary 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, secondary school in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $109,910, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for career/technical education teachers, secondary school. It is followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California (average annual salary $107,810). 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, secondary school in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$109,910	$51,540	300
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$107,810	$79,070	220
3	Ithaca, New York	$105,710	$61,050	40
4	Framingham, Massachusetts	$105,520	$70,110	290
5	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$103,710	$64,540	60
6	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$101,320	$77,770	60
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$100,610	$64,490	1,330
8	Olympia, Washington	$99,490	$62,700	130
9	El Centro, California	$98,260	$77,500	30
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$97,750	$61,520	190
11	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$97,420	$75,140	120
12	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$96,560	$60,490	160
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$96,380	$60,640	600
14	Modesto, California	$96,060	$62,380	180
15	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$95,580	$77,150	n/a
16	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$95,380	$64,020	80
17	Stockton, California	$94,000	$59,400	70
18	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$93,400	$53,440	440
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$93,060	$61,000	2,000
20	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$92,820	$65,040	120
21	Fresno, California	$90,720	$73,590	130
22	Jackson, Michigan	$90,480	$65,860	40
23	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$90,250	$58,730	90
24	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$86,950	$60,480	80
25	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$86,640	$62,060	160
26	Winchester, West Virginia	$86,430	$67,770	90
27	Springfield, Ohio	$86,200	$37,960	70
28	Bellingham, Washington	$85,450	$64,340	80
29	Spokane, Washington	$85,110	$60,810	250
30	Worcester, Massachusetts	$85,080	$59,910	330
31	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$84,840	$59,610	70
32	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$84,300	$56,390	1,490
33	Yakima, Washington	$83,920	$61,140	190
34	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$82,940	$63,180	90
35	Billings, Montana	$82,630	$54,050	40
36	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$82,620	$77,560	300
37	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$82,580	$60,090	260
38	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$82,350	$66,050	870
39	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$82,290	$61,070	220
40	Peabody, Massachusetts	$82,220	$61,540	30
41	New Haven, Connecticut	$82,120	$62,320	230
42	Kingston, New York	$82,060	$59,630	70
43	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$82,050	$60,090	170
44	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$81,820	$64,410	470
45	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$81,780	$52,970	290
46	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$81,490	$61,070	390
47	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$81,120	$56,350	290
48	Danbury, Connecticut	$81,020	$65,600	80
49	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$80,990	$52,370	280
50	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$80,450	$41,930	80
51	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$80,450	$62,110	440
52	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$79,980	$62,500	3,880
53	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$79,930	$45,960	250
54	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$79,850	$57,150	120
55	Syracuse, New York	$79,760	$58,530	220
56	Walla Walla, Washington	$79,600	$59,310	40
57	Columbus, Ohio	$79,430	$49,440	510
58	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$79,410	$58,270	70
59	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$79,390	$57,040	80
60	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$79,270	$51,370	80
61	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$79,200	$64,250	180
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$79,140	$60,320	1,350
63	Longview, Washington	$79,120	$59,950	40
64	Grand Island, Nebraska	$79,020	$57,710	70
65	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$78,750	$58,970	120
66	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$78,430	$43,580	60
67	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$78,340	$51,840	100
68	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$78,120	$59,060	1,300
69	Waterbury, Connecticut	$78,060	$63,350	100
70	Springfield, Massachusetts	$78,010	$59,500	340
71	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$77,790	$43,590	150
72	Rochester, Minnesota	$77,780	$47,530	50
73	Akron, Ohio	$77,780	$48,120	310
74	Toledo, Ohio	$77,220	$60,240	300
75	Anchorage, Alaska	$77,190	$62,660	110
76	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$77,000	$58,460	1,170
77	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$76,960	$60,570	60
78	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$76,880	$60,670	400
79	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$76,810	$49,580	440
80	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$76,800	$48,770	480
81	Dayton, Ohio	$76,740	$49,070	380
82	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$76,680	$52,310	670
83	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$76,490	$59,400	30
84	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$76,230	$64,960	90
85	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$76,210	$50,270	110
86	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$75,760	$49,690	260
87	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$75,610	$48,330	740
88	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$75,600	$49,100	40
89	Dover, Delaware	$75,600	$61,600	80
90	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$75,560	$49,950	50
91	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$75,400	$58,940	80
92	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$75,350	$47,070	70
93	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$74,930	$49,810	120
94	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$74,750	$55,090	120
95	Salisbury, Maryland	$73,950	$59,720	180
96	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$73,780	$48,110	830
97	Mansfield, Ohio	$73,660	$57,210	60
98	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$73,520	$65,630	70
99	Bend, Oregon	$73,390	$54,610	n/a
100	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$73,360	$51,660	1,080

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