Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in the US
A middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earns a national median of $64,370 a year (mean $72,030) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #368 of 825.
How much does a middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earn in the US?
A middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in the United States earns a median of $64,370 a year (mean $72,030), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 26% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 620,090 people work in this occupation (SOC 25-2022), ranked #368 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$64,370
per year
Mean
$72,030
per year
Employment
620,090
US workers
National rank
#368
of 825 by median
What a middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education (SOC 25-2022) earns a median annual wage of $64,370 and a mean (average) of $72,030. The median is the midpoint — half of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earn more and half earn less — and is 26% 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 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education is $64,370, and the mean (average) is $72,030. The median is the midpoint — half of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earn more and half earn less.
- How does middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education pay compare to the US average?
- At $64,370, a middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education earns 26% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 620,090 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education employed nationally (SOC 25-2022), across all industries.
- Where does this middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education 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 25-2022. 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 25-2022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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