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

The top 100 highest paying cities 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 cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $107,910, Nassau-Suffolk, New York is the highest paying city for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education. It is followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California (average annual salary $102,440). 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 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$107,910	$66,350	6,580
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$102,440	$62,270	2,900
3	Napa, California	$101,720	$62,640	140
4	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$101,370	$61,570	2,010
5	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$100,340	$64,130	300
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$99,290	$64,130	5,830
7	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$98,160	$49,120	1,810
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$97,100	$60,820	13,750
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$97,050	$65,920	2,680
10	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$96,550	$59,570	940
11	Merced, California	$95,760	$65,420	250
12	Kingston, New York	$95,590	$61,250	320
13	El Centro, California	$94,230	$58,590	170
14	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$94,140	$60,800	1,110
15	Visalia-Porterville, California	$91,280	$59,880	370
16	Yuba City, California	$90,340	$57,460	160
17	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$86,010	$56,020	80
18	Salinas, California	$84,550	$58,280	580
19	Bend, Oregon	$84,520	$54,280	250
20	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$83,770	$51,080	2,400
21	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$83,470	$60,390	47,860
22	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$83,320	$58,570	480
23	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$83,150	$61,400	550
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$83,140	$62,420	5,710
25	Yakima, Washington	$82,960	$52,020	440
26	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$82,750	$46,860	2,960
27	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$82,330	$61,710	4,610
28	Walla Walla, Washington	$82,060	$47,720	90
29	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$82,050	$50,970	680
30	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$81,920	$57,220	10,110
31	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$81,910	$59,760	210
32	Longview, Washington	$81,900	$52,570	130
33	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$81,820	$58,570	500
34	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$81,810	$58,400	180
35	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$81,520	$60,780	350
36	Redding, California	$81,340	$55,010	210
37	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$81,080	$60,630	300
38	Olympia, Washington	$81,060	$59,050	460
39	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$80,960	$60,850	370
40	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$80,920	$58,460	430
41	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$80,810	$49,930	2,500
42	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$80,480	$47,120	1,740
43	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$80,410	$47,900	6,490
44	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$80,390	$58,750	420
45	Worcester, Massachusetts	$80,290	$50,770	1,530
46	Fresno, California	$79,960	$57,830	1,510
47	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$79,650	$53,220	90
48	Stockton, California	$79,590	$56,120	980
49	Chico, California	$79,580	$56,750	280
50	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$79,560	$50,200	180
51	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$79,450	$57,850	770
52	Bellingham, Washington	$79,180	$47,630	350
53	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$79,160	$50,280	370
54	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$79,150	$54,160	1,740
55	Billings, Montana	$78,930	$37,270	360
56	Grants Pass, Oregon	$78,900	$31,330	70
57	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$78,830	$58,150	2,190
58	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$78,710	$42,960	600
59	Spokane, Washington	$78,680	$55,880	880
60	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$78,630	$52,690	820
61	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$78,610	$50,560	190
62	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$78,560	$61,400	1,700
63	Danbury, Connecticut	$78,510	$58,370	480
64	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$78,440	$52,240	540
65	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$78,420	$61,120	570
66	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$78,290	$44,010	290
67	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$78,140	$48,400	340
68	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$78,110	$48,800	1,720
69	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$78,070	$49,880	12,960
70	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$78,030	$52,280	310
71	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$77,990	$53,900	60
72	Anchorage, Alaska	$77,990	$50,130	440
73	Modesto, California	$77,980	$60,180	250
74	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$77,890	$54,270	300
75	Grand Island, Nebraska	$77,870	$49,220	170
76	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$77,540	$52,780	600
77	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$77,490	$49,630	320
78	New Haven, Connecticut	$77,480	$49,420	1,420
79	Springfield, Massachusetts	$77,410	$47,840	1,410
80	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$77,210	$51,380	330
81	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$77,170	$40,560	470
82	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$77,120	$58,650	220
83	Medford, Oregon	$77,070	$46,690	280
84	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$77,060	$48,440	3,040
85	Reading, Pennsylvania	$76,920	$47,980	1,000
86	Columbus, Ohio	$76,810	$42,870	4,920
87	Salisbury, Maryland	$76,710	$49,410	890
88	Syracuse, New York	$76,640	$61,990	1,800
89	Framingham, Massachusetts	$76,560	$48,310	1,000
90	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$76,540	$58,120	1,200
91	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$76,440	$50,250	320
92	Albany, Oregon	$76,430	$60,850	190
93	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$76,060	$47,530	8,350
94	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$76,050	$48,320	15,570
95	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$76,030	$48,940	8,510
96	Dayton, Ohio	$75,810	$48,500	2,410
97	Toledo, Ohio	$75,790	$45,220	1,570
98	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$75,780	$47,190	420
99	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$75,770	$48,070	560
100	Salem, Oregon	$75,720	$49,710	790

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education.