The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $95,260, California is the highest paying state for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $93,810). 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 secondary 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 | California | $95,260 |
$60,640 | 94,550 |
| 2 | Washington | $93,810 |
$61,760 | 14,740 |
| 3 | New York | $84,070 |
$48,570 | 66,360 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $80,790 |
$47,540 | 5,140 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $79,460 |
$49,820 | 27,180 |
| 6 | Oregon | $78,920 |
$47,980 | 9,720 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $78,860 |
$48,470 | 15,270 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $77,960 |
$60,150 | 32,980 |
| 9 | Alaska | $77,790 |
$49,260 | 2,610 |
| 10 | District of Columbia | $76,800 |
$48,180 | 3,420 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $75,940 |
$48,930 | 49,130 |
| 12 | Maryland | $75,670 |
$49,230 | 16,890 |
| 13 | Delaware | $74,160 |
$48,410 | 4,050 |
| 14 | Ohio | $73,520 |
$45,920 | 57,610 |
| 15 | Nevada | $67,540 |
$48,510 | 5,420 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $64,440 |
$47,290 | 5,010 |
| 17 | Illinois | $63,050 |
$46,550 | 45,850 |
| 18 | Michigan | $62,990 |
$40,980 | 21,830 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $62,770 |
$46,400 | 18,390 |
| 20 | Utah | $62,370 |
$48,000 | 10,350 |
| 21 | Florida | $61,930 |
$47,600 | 49,420 |
| 22 | Georgia | $61,790 |
$45,760 | 24,600 |
| 23 | Wyoming | $61,780 |
$49,940 | 1,850 |
| 24 | Virginia | $61,630 |
$47,230 | 28,340 |
| 25 | Texas | $61,600 |
$48,280 | 105,890 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $61,550 |
$46,810 | 16,640 |
| 27 | Vermont | $61,380 |
$46,630 | 3,200 |
| 28 | Colorado | $61,320 |
$44,710 | 17,480 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $61,140 |
$46,910 | 6,840 |
| 30 | Maine | $60,880 |
$39,640 | 5,330 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $60,800 |
$47,560 | 7,200 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $60,560 |
$47,000 | 9,800 |
| 33 | Iowa | $60,480 |
$39,800 | 9,860 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $59,600 |
$40,650 | 12,330 |
| 35 | Idaho | $59,390 |
$41,420 | 6,780 |
| 36 | Indiana | $58,200 |
$40,020 | 20,200 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $58,090 |
$39,040 | 15,850 |
| 38 | Kansas | $58,060 |
$45,880 | 11,620 |
| 39 | Alabama | $57,930 |
$46,710 | 15,040 |
| 40 | Arizona | $56,880 |
$39,930 | 19,830 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $53,000 |
$45,360 | 20,280 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $51,290 |
$46,530 | 2,980 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $51,130 |
$46,440 | 14,420 |
| 44 | Montana | $49,650 |
$28,970 | 4,070 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $49,510 |
$39,620 | 19,450 |
| 46 | Missouri | $49,410 |
$37,880 | 26,040 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $49,260 |
$39,060 | 12,220 |
| 48 | North Carolina | $48,980 |
$38,650 | 28,960 |
| 49 | Guam | $48,350 |
$29,140 | 620 |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $48,270 |
$37,240 | 460 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $48,170 |
$37,590 | 3,840 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $48,010 |
$38,620 | 3,390 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $47,690 |
$38,420 | 11,850 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $29,350 |
$18,310 | 3,280 |