The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $101,850, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for career/technical education teachers, secondary school. It is followed by California (average annual salary $95,440). 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 career/technical education teachers, secondary school in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $101,850 |
$60,320 | 100 |
| 2 | California | $95,440 |
$60,640 | 2,930 |
| 3 | Washington | $85,450 |
$62,650 | 3,220 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $84,010 |
$60,720 | 2,850 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $82,620 |
$64,410 | 1,530 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $81,120 |
$56,350 | 230 |
| 7 | Maryland | $80,880 |
$52,110 | 660 |
| 8 | New York | $77,800 |
$50,880 | 5,680 |
| 9 | Delaware | $77,400 |
$62,170 | 510 |
| 10 | Alaska | $77,190 |
$49,820 | 170 |
| 11 | Ohio | $77,120 |
$49,440 | 4,490 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $74,720 |
$62,120 | 1,710 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $73,180 |
$48,120 | 3,530 |
| 14 | New Mexico | $72,540 |
$42,210 | 170 |
| 15 | Vermont | $70,710 |
$48,390 | 380 |
| 16 | Nevada | $67,320 |
$52,310 | 180 |
| 17 | Oregon | $66,930 |
$44,360 | 300 |
| 18 | Alabama | $65,990 |
$48,410 | 410 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $63,430 |
$46,490 | 810 |
| 20 | Illinois | $63,250 |
$46,750 | 1,470 |
| 21 | Michigan | $63,200 |
$47,890 | 790 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $62,640 |
$33,930 | 270 |
| 23 | Texas | $62,120 |
$48,910 | 12,860 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $61,950 |
$46,320 | 1,130 |
| 25 | Virginia | $61,440 |
$49,070 | 3,610 |
| 26 | Florida | $61,350 |
$47,250 | 8,330 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $61,350 |
$46,940 | 1,270 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $61,230 |
$47,790 | 490 |
| 29 | Wyoming | $61,050 |
$48,530 | 230 |
| 30 | Colorado | $60,990 |
$43,890 | 810 |
| 31 | Georgia | $60,000 |
$46,270 | 3,090 |
| 32 | Arizona | $59,980 |
$39,800 | 750 |
| 33 | Utah | $59,690 |
$45,520 | 660 |
| 34 | Indiana | $59,580 |
$44,370 | 560 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $59,360 |
$45,200 | 1,460 |
| 36 | Maine | $58,760 |
$44,570 | 60 |
| 37 | Kansas | $58,190 |
$46,940 | 510 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $57,940 |
$43,410 | 280 |
| 39 | Idaho | $57,310 |
$45,680 | 600 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $57,140 |
$45,120 | 1,180 |
| 41 | Iowa | $55,180 |
$39,140 | 900 |
| 42 | Montana | $54,980 |
$30,830 | 270 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $51,770 |
$46,170 | 2,710 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $51,100 |
$47,550 | 1,520 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $50,500 |
$41,280 | 4,150 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $50,400 |
$45,190 | 320 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $50,350 |
$39,770 | 800 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $49,590 |
$38,730 | 960 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $49,020 |
$39,690 | 980 |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $46,620 |
$34,210 | 90 |
| 51 | Missouri | $38,360 |
$29,990 | 1,450 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $30,740 |
$28,770 | 1,480 |