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

The top 100 highest paying cities for secondary 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 secondary 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 $106,910, Nassau-Suffolk, New York is the highest paying city for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education. It is followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California (average annual salary $105,390). 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 secondary 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 Secondary 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	$106,910	$59,670	12,730
2	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$105,390	$74,050	11,150
3	Kingston, New York	$100,650	$61,410	500
4	Olympia, Washington	$100,060	$63,990	550
5	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$99,830	$63,590	290
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$99,830	$63,490	7,370
7	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$99,430	$62,630	440
8	Bellingham, Washington	$98,590	$58,500	400
9	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$98,320	$60,590	67,710
10	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$97,830	$63,350	720
11	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$97,830	$60,350	7,090
12	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$96,520	$59,860	440
13	Fresno, California	$96,470	$59,420	3,600
14	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$95,860	$60,990	12,630
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$95,740	$62,390	3,650
16	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$95,270	$59,570	2,470
17	Napa, California	$95,180	$63,010	340
18	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$92,620	$61,230	790
19	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$88,460	$58,320	240
20	El Centro, California	$85,170	$58,920	750
21	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$84,130	$52,050	2,910
22	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$83,830	$57,520	300
23	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$83,630	$52,550	750
24	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$83,590	$60,700	900
25	Yakima, Washington	$83,520	$51,550	600
26	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$83,110	$59,220	1,020
27	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$83,020	$55,210	6,740
28	Spokane, Washington	$83,000	$58,040	1,120
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$82,950	$52,440	4,750
30	Salinas, California	$82,730	$61,020	1,080
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$82,140	$61,040	30,060
32	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$82,090	$49,730	850
33	Modesto, California	$81,620	$61,550	1,640
34	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$81,580	$57,850	550
35	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$81,570	$60,060	5,100
36	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$81,490	$53,580	2,920
37	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$81,450	$58,710	790
38	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$81,440	$49,520	4,010
39	Walla Walla, Washington	$81,290	$61,500	140
40	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$81,280	$48,530	4,020
41	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$81,240	$54,960	740
42	Fairbanks, Alaska	$81,090	$49,180	260
43	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$80,740	$51,540	780
44	Ocean City, New Jersey	$80,660	$59,930	350
45	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$80,580	$47,580	5,830
46	Longview, Washington	$80,550	$62,170	210
47	Corvallis, Oregon	$80,520	$49,920	220
48	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$80,260	$52,420	33,690
49	Merced, California	$80,190	$58,110	990
50	Stockton, California	$80,170	$53,940	1,900
51	Salem, Oregon	$80,160	$49,980	1,250
52	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$80,150	$56,770	410
53	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$80,090	$48,380	9,840
54	Worcester, Massachusetts	$79,960	$49,210	2,430
55	Yuba City, California	$79,920	$59,280	510
56	Boulder, Colorado	$79,750	$49,800	1,140
57	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$79,730	$48,820	4,720
58	Billings, Montana	$79,660	$37,850	680
59	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$79,570	$50,910	7,750
60	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,460	$49,630	20,370
61	Peabody, Massachusetts	$79,380	$52,690	570
62	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$79,110	$56,300	500
63	Bend, Oregon	$79,100	$50,170	460
64	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$79,010	$50,160	1,630
65	Reading, Pennsylvania	$78,850	$49,770	1,370
66	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$78,840	$51,430	810
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$78,680	$48,560	19,480
68	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$78,430	$56,480	720
69	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$78,190	$49,240	1,070
70	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$78,010	$48,840	3,240
71	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$77,990	$52,140	34,160
72	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$77,960	$49,150	25,670
73	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$77,830	$49,740	460
74	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$77,820	$47,620	930
75	Anchorage, Alaska	$77,790	$49,260	900
76	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$77,780	$61,210	630
77	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$77,760	$48,780	160
78	Albany, Oregon	$77,650	$48,720	380
79	Redding, California	$77,580	$51,560	280
80	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$77,570	$50,740	530
81	New Haven, Connecticut	$77,470	$48,230	2,400
82	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$77,420	$47,570	640
83	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$77,400	$48,080	7,570
84	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$77,390	$59,190	1,460
85	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$77,370	$50,590	1,290
86	Danbury, Connecticut	$77,370	$48,470	740
87	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$77,300	$48,210	440
88	Binghamton, New York	$77,240	$50,960	750
89	Brunswick, Georgia	$77,150	$60,310	190
90	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$77,080	$59,510	1,150
91	Visalia-Porterville, California	$77,060	$56,040	1,140
92	Utica-Rome, New York	$77,020	$47,950	1,050
93	Springfield, Massachusetts	$77,000	$51,370	3,180
94	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$76,970	$49,990	2,870
95	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$76,770	$48,020	31,360
96	Syracuse, New York	$76,760	$50,870	2,870
97	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$76,490	$47,530	730
98	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$76,310	$50,610	11,620
99	Dayton, Ohio	$76,220	$45,900	3,770
100	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$76,200	$52,200	3,020

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