Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Philadelphia 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 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,940
25th Percentile Wage
$29,510
50th Percentile Wage
$37,300
75th Percentile Wage
$55,920
90th Percentile Wage
$65,760

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,940.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$37,300
-48.98% -73.51%
2016
$55,570
-24.20% -
2015
$69,020
-3.46% -
2014
$71,410
2.42% -
2013
$69,680
7.12% -
2012
$64,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Career/Technical Education Teacher, Secondary School Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,300, Philadelphia is the lowest paying city for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (median annual salary of $80,450). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Philadelphia is about 53.6 percent (53.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$80,450
York-Hanover
$79,410
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$78,340
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$78,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$76,490
Lebanon
$76,230
Lancaster
$76,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$75,400
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$73,290
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$69,450
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$66,920
Pittsburgh
$65,330
Altoona
$62,850
Newark-Union
$62,380
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$61,990
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$61,990
Johnstown
$61,960
Reading
$61,930
Gettysburg
$61,820
State College
$61,380
Philadelphia
$37,300