Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in the US
A career/technical education teachers, secondary school earns a national median of $66,270 a year (mean $72,680) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #346 of 825.
How much does a career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn in the US?
A career/technical education teachers, secondary school in the United States earns a median of $66,270 a year (mean $72,680), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 30% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 111,420 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-2032), ranked #346 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$66,270
per year
Mean
$72,680
per year
Employment
111,420
US workers
National rank
#346
of 825 by median
What a career/technical education teachers, secondary school earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a career/technical education teachers, secondary school (SOC 25-2032) earns a median annual wage of $66,270 and a mean (average) of $72,680. The median is the midpoint — half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn more and half earn less — and is 30% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a career/technical education teachers, secondary school in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for career/technical education teachers, secondary school is $66,270, and the mean (average) is $72,680. The median is the midpoint — half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn more and half earn less.
- How does career/technical education teachers, secondary school pay compare to the US average?
- At $66,270, a career/technical education teachers, secondary school earns 30% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many career/technical education teachers, secondary school are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 111,420 career/technical education teachers, secondary school employed nationally (SOC 25-2032), across all industries.
- Where does this career/technical education teachers, secondary school salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 25-2032. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 25-2032 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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