US states by secondary school teacher mean annual wage

New York had the highest secondary school teacher mean annual wage of 51 states in 2014, at $76,680. South Dakota had the lowest, at $42,460. The median was $53,200 and the figure for the United States was $59,330. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest76,680New York

Lowest42,460South Dakota

Median53,20051 states

United States59,330History

Map of states, 2014

Under 48K
48K to 50K
50K to 53K
53K to 59K
59K to 63K
63K and over

USD, 2014. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2014 USD	Change on 2013
1	New York	76,680	+1.9%
2	New Jersey	72,790	+2.7%
3	California	72,670	+4.9%
4	Alaska	72,120	+1.5%
5	Massachusetts	71,000	+2.4%
6	Connecticut	70,240	+1.4%
7	Illinois	70,120	+3.8%
8	Rhode Island	67,250	-3.9%
9	Maryland	63,400	+0.1%
10	Michigan	62,870	+1.3%
11	Washington	62,200	+1.6%
12	Pennsylvania	62,130	+1.1%
13	Virginia	62,110	+1.5%
14	Minnesota	60,680	+1.4%
15	Ohio	59,570	+0.8%
16	District of Columbia	59,470	+5%
17	Wyoming	59,190	-0.4%
18	Delaware	58,920	+0.2%
19	Oregon	57,410	+2.8%
20	New Hampshire	57,080	+1.2%
21	Utah	55,740	+3.8%
22	Hawaii	55,530	-0.7%
23	Georgia	54,930	+0.3%
24	Wisconsin	54,580	-0.7%
25	Vermont	54,400	+0.1%
26	Nevada	53,200	-0.9%
27	Texas	52,420	+1.1%
28	Kentucky	52,230	+0.5%
29	Colorado	51,980	+0.9%
30	Indiana	51,410	-0.6%
31	South Carolina	50,960	+1%
32	Nebraska	50,870	+2.1%
33	New Mexico	50,550	+0.3%
34	Florida	50,490	+2.6%
35	Alabama	49,880	-0.6%
36	Tennessee	49,870	+1.3%
37	Louisiana	49,820	+0.7%
38	Iowa	49,290	+5.3%
39	Maine	49,110	+1.4%
39	Montana	49,110	-0.7%
41	Arkansas	48,310	+0.7%
42	Missouri	48,170	+1.4%
43	North Dakota	48,150	+2.8%
44	Arizona	47,270	+9.8%
45	Kansas	47,140	-2.1%
46	Idaho	46,300	-0.5%
47	West Virginia	44,510	-1.1%
48	Oklahoma	43,620	-1.3%
49	North Carolina	43,540	+0.1%
50	Mississippi	42,520	-0.7%
51	South Dakota	42,460	+4.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Average (mean) annual wage of secondary school teachers, except special and career or technical education (Standard Occupational Classification 25-2031), in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Public and private high schools. Estimates refer to May of each year.

Teachers report an annual salary for the school year, so BLS publishes no hourly rate for them. Excludes special education, career and technical education and middle school teachers. Up to May 2009 the occupation was defined under the 2000 classification, which excluded vocational education teachers. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031) (US states by secondary school teacher mean annual wage, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip

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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031), US states by secondary school teacher mean annual wage, 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/secondary-teacher-salary/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). US states by secondary school teacher mean annual wage, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/secondary-teacher-salary/us-states?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031), US states by secondary school teacher mean annual wage, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/secondary-teacher-salary/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest secondary school teacher mean annual wage?

New York, with $76,680 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest secondary school teacher mean annual wage?

South Dakota, with $42,460 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, secondary school teachers except special and career or technical education (25-2031). Retrieved 2026-10-12.