The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $95,450, New York is the highest paying state for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education. It is followed by California (average annual salary $92,330). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $95,450 |
$56,760 | 39,670 |
| 2 | California | $92,330 |
$60,810 | 39,000 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $83,210 |
$46,060 | 2,440 |
| 4 | Washington | $82,290 |
$61,430 | 11,100 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $80,480 |
$51,470 | 13,780 |
| 6 | Oregon | $80,220 |
$57,820 | 6,510 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $79,930 |
$49,960 | 8,450 |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $77,710 |
$61,670 | 970 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $77,310 |
$59,420 | 27,500 |
| 10 | Ohio | $75,250 |
$46,540 | 27,780 |
| 11 | Alaska | $72,030 |
$50,130 | 850 |
| 12 | Nevada | $65,450 |
$48,350 | 4,230 |
| 13 | New Mexico | $65,050 |
$47,000 | 4,310 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $64,750 |
$45,720 | 24,810 |
| 15 | Delaware | $63,530 |
$46,950 | 1,570 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $63,030 |
$37,520 | 1,800 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $63,000 |
$45,430 | 3,530 |
| 18 | Maryland | $62,880 |
$48,430 | 11,100 |
| 19 | Georgia | $62,830 |
$46,300 | 28,010 |
| 20 | Montana | $62,440 |
$36,820 | 2,310 |
| 21 | Michigan | $62,390 |
$39,110 | 12,660 |
| 22 | Minnesota | $62,050 |
$46,130 | 9,480 |
| 23 | Illinois | $61,820 |
$45,160 | 23,130 |
| 24 | Maine | $61,790 |
$39,540 | 3,540 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $61,530 |
$48,820 | 1,070 |
| 26 | Texas | $61,380 |
$48,240 | 66,580 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $60,450 |
$46,840 | 12,910 |
| 28 | Virginia | $60,410 |
$46,820 | 18,500 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $60,070 |
$45,740 | 4,020 |
| 30 | Colorado | $60,050 |
$39,990 | 13,440 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $59,910 |
$47,030 | 1,410 |
| 32 | Utah | $59,590 |
$46,460 | 5,340 |
| 33 | Vermont | $59,580 |
$41,010 | 1,530 |
| 34 | Iowa | $59,080 |
$38,150 | 7,490 |
| 35 | Kansas | $58,670 |
$46,400 | 6,580 |
| 36 | Alabama | $58,500 |
$45,860 | 10,040 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $57,510 |
$38,960 | 9,120 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $57,340 |
$40,420 | 8,190 |
| 39 | Missouri | $56,510 |
$39,090 | 16,010 |
| 40 | Indiana | $51,730 |
$40,300 | 12,200 |
| 41 | Florida | $51,050 |
$45,440 | 34,130 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $50,330 |
$41,800 | 12,000 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $49,730 |
$45,290 | 6,780 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $49,460 |
$38,750 | 5,860 |
| 45 | Idaho | $49,160 |
$41,160 | 1,810 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $48,960 |
$38,890 | 1,960 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $48,790 |
$38,070 | 19,870 |
| 48 | Arizona | $48,160 |
$38,530 | 8,620 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $48,090 |
$38,880 | 6,950 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $47,800 |
$38,840 | 4,060 |
| 51 | Guam | $47,770 |
$32,040 | 510 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $46,820 |
$38,600 | 6,140 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $38,370 |
$24,280 | 60 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $30,250 |
$18,130 | 2,050 |