Secondary School Teacher, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,610
25th Percentile Wage
$61,680
50th Percentile Wage
$76,310
75th Percentile Wage
$93,000
90th Percentile Wage
$104,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,610.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$76,310
1.65% 8.70%
2016
$75,050
0.37% -
2015
$74,770
0.79% -
2014
$74,180
3.10% -
2013
$71,880
3.07% -
2012
$69,670
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Table 2. Compare Secondary School Teacher, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,310 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area
$88,460
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$83,630
Barnstable Town
$82,090
Worcester
$79,960
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$79,460
Peabody
$79,380
Pittsfield
$77,760
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner
$77,570
New Bedford
$77,300
Springfield
$77,000
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$76,490
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$76,310
Framingham
$75,790
Taunton-Norton-Raynham
$71,890
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$66,710
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$60,070
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$54,420