Occupational employment / Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 22,750 Not available $63,410
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 71,140 Not available $70,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 47,390 Not available $65,800
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 41,840 Not available $75,450
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 40,020 Not available $69,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 36,360 Not available $64,320
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 36,260 Not available $77,340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 24,570 Not available $47,460
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 21,830 Not available $53,950
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 20,990 Not available $50,380
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 19,830 Not available $60,180
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 17,310 Not available $46,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 15,850 Not available $65,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 14,730 Not available $62,680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 13,300 Not available $61,960
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 13,170 Not available $62,010
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 12,480 Not available $82,900
Baltimore-Towson, MD 12,280 Not available $59,150
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 11,980 Not available $65,900
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 11,930 Not available $62,130
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 11,450 Not available $55,460
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 11,400 Not available $50,950
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 11,030 Not available $70,680
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 9,860 Not available $62,700
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 9,730 Not available $62,020
St. Louis, MO-IL 9,400 Not available $50,510
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 9,200 Not available $57,020
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 8,910 Not available $65,150
Columbus, OH 8,610 Not available $56,750
Denver-Aurora, CO 8,390 Not available $51,770
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 7,690 Not available $60,120
San Antonio, TX 7,610 Not available $51,140
Kansas City, MO-KS 7,510 Not available $43,960
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 7,260 Not available $57,420
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 7,260 Not available $50,920
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 6,900 Not available $59,450
Pittsburgh, PA 6,880 Not available $54,670
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 6,820 Not available $51,890
Honolulu, HI 6,310 Not available $47,460
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 5,840 Not available $56,050
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,820 Not available $67,870
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 5,740 Not available $43,960
Austin-Round Rock, TX 5,730 Not available $46,240
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 5,600 Not available $51,990
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 5,560 Not available $48,610
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 5,450 Not available $57,590
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 5,330 Not available $62,300
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 5,320 Not available $61,190
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 5,320 Not available $50,320
Rochester, NY 5,200 Not available $57,660
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 5,070 Not available $51,450
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 5,020 Not available $61,340
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 4,870 Not available $62,640
Dayton, OH 4,850 Not available $53,830
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 4,320 Not available $66,850
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 4,280 Not available $57,140
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 4,190 Not available $70,010
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 4,110 Not available $44,980
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 4,000 Not available $50,320
Salt Lake City, UT 3,900 Not available $54,440
Tucson, AZ 3,870 Not available $38,340
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 3,870 Not available $51,270
Richmond, VA 3,710 Not available $54,610
Oklahoma City, OK 3,710 Not available $43,000
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 3,710 Not available $48,070
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 3,700 Not available $55,290
El Paso, TX 3,670 Not available $49,430
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 3,630 Not available $44,690
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 3,590 Not available $57,310
Fresno, CA 3,580 Not available $64,450
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 3,570 Not available $48,550
Akron, OH 3,570 Not available $57,940
Jacksonville, FL 3,560 Not available $47,610
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 3,550 Not available $71,900
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 3,530 Not available $50,070
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 3,420 Not available $51,340
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3,270 Not available $61,920
Toledo, OH 2,970 Not available $53,460
Springfield, MA-CT 2,960 Not available $55,440
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 2,770 Not available $52,380
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 2,760 Not available $45,360
Boise City-Nampa, ID 2,750 Not available $51,450
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 2,710 Not available $65,150
Wichita, KS 2,680 Not available $46,370
Tulsa, OK 2,680 Not available $42,440
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 2,670 Not available $48,000
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 2,650 Not available $43,150
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 2,640 Not available $62,500
Columbia, SC 2,600 Not available $49,140
New Haven, CT 2,480 Not available $59,150
Syracuse, NY 2,470 Not available $55,810
Canton-Massillon, OH 2,340 Not available $53,090
Jackson, MS 2,330 Not available $42,300
Worcester, MA-CT 2,320 Not available $55,670
Raleigh-Cary, NC 2,310 Not available $44,780
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 2,290 Not available $40,980
Colorado Springs, CO 2,280 Not available $44,890
Modesto, CA 2,270 Not available $68,970
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 2,250 Not available $62,520
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 2,180 Not available $49,990
Stockton, CA 2,150 Not available $61,860
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 2,140 Not available $46,950
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 2,130 Not available $52,490
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 2,080 Not available $49,730
Baton Rouge, LA 2,050 Not available $44,500
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 2,020 Not available $47,780
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 1,800 Not available $56,910
Madison, WI 1,750 Not available $49,160
Bakersfield, CA 1,740 Not available $56,990
Albuquerque, NM 1,730 Not available $60,480
Rockford, IL 1,710 Not available $65,740
Winston-Salem, NC 1,700 Not available $41,750
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,650 Not available $50,640
Visalia-Porterville, CA 1,650 Not available $64,370
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 1,620 Not available $49,750
Knoxville, TN 1,590 Not available $45,430
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 1,590 Not available $63,230
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 1,580 Not available $51,030
Reading, PA 1,570 Not available $54,780
Fort Wayne, IN 1,530 Not available $50,190
Corpus Christi, TX 1,490 Not available $45,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 1,480 Not available $43,420
Chattanooga, TN-GA 1,480 Not available $47,650
Peoria, IL 1,470 Not available $51,520
Greensboro-High Point, NC 1,460 Not available $44,360
Lancaster, PA 1,440 Not available $55,900
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 1,430 Not available $48,150
Durham, NC 1,410 Not available $46,910
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 1,380 Not available $52,370
Lakeland, FL 1,380 Not available $55,070
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 1,370 Not available $45,790
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 1,360 Not available $51,810
Salem, OR 1,350 Not available $49,320
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 1,330 Not available $64,070
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,290 Not available $44,650
Topeka, KS 1,280 Not available $44,570
Utica-Rome, NY 1,280 Not available $56,570
Atlantic City, NJ 1,270 Not available $59,900
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 1,250 Not available $58,610
Flint, MI 1,250 Not available $58,140
Cedar Rapids, IA 1,250 Not available $38,890
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 1,240 Not available $51,030
Appleton, WI 1,230 Not available $51,200
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 1,230 Not available $46,150
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 1,210 Not available $62,680
Charleston, WV 1,190 Not available $42,100
Springfield, MO 1,190 Not available $41,510
Montgomery, AL 1,180 Not available $44,450
Asheville, NC 1,180 Not available $43,500
Binghamton, NY 1,170 Not available $56,080
Fort Smith, AR-OK 1,150 Not available $44,810
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 1,140 Not available $62,030
Lincoln, NE 1,130 Not available $46,260
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1,110 Not available $44,080
Greenville, SC 1,100 Not available $44,540
York-Hanover, PA 1,100 Not available $54,000
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 1,080 Not available $48,430
Lexington-Fayette, KY 1,080 Not available $48,160
Evansville, IN-KY 1,060 Not available $47,110
Barnstable Town, MA 1,050 Not available $56,370
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,030 Not available $64,350
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,010 Not available $48,200
Spokane, WA 1,010 Not available $54,830
Longview, TX 1,000 Not available $43,560
Green Bay, WI 990 Not available $52,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 990 Not available $44,810
Roanoke, VA 990 Not available $52,720
Racine, WI 980 Not available $49,350
Duluth, MN-WI 970 Not available $47,660
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 950 Not available $62,570
Fayetteville, NC 940 Not available $37,580
Boulder, CO 940 Not available $52,270
Bloomington-Normal, IL 920 Not available $52,270
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 910 Not available $46,710
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 910 Not available $59,350
Champaign-Urbana, IL 910 Not available $51,390
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 900 Not available $49,020
New Bedford, MA 900 Not available $56,780
Waco, TX 890 Not available $43,930
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 890 Not available $44,330
Mansfield, OH 890 Not available $49,840
Lynchburg, VA 880 Not available $42,980
Wilmington, NC 870 Not available $41,330
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 860 Not available $57,860
Terre Haute, IN 860 Not available $52,080
Rochester, MN 860 Not available $45,600
Waterbury, CT 850 Not available $66,420
La Crosse, WI-MN 840 Not available $45,790
Amarillo, TX 830 Not available $44,210
Lubbock, TX 820 Not available $43,670
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 810 Not available $58,290
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 810 Not available $50,640
Eau Claire, WI 810 Not available $48,250
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 800 Not available $41,570
Eugene-Springfield, OR 800 Not available $49,530
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 790 Not available $50,010
Las Cruces, NM 780 Not available $59,540
El Centro, CA 780 Not available $65,300
Charlottesville, VA 780 Not available $58,360
Tallahassee, FL 780 Not available $47,320
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 760 Not available $42,370
Huntsville, AL 760 Not available $50,000
Tyler, TX 750 Not available $45,210
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 750 Not available $51,880
Glens Falls, NY 740 Not available $56,460
Ann Arbor, MI 730 Not available $77,800
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 730 Not available $47,670
Idaho Falls, ID 730 Not available $47,570
Dubuque, IA 730 Not available $42,520
St. Cloud, MN 720 Not available $48,400
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 710 Not available $57,270
Dothan, AL 710 Not available $45,680
Clarksville, TN-KY 690 Not available $53,630
Sioux Falls, SD 690 Not available $38,190
Medford, OR 690 Not available $52,410
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 680 Not available $40,980
Wheeling, WV-OH 680 Not available $44,390
Fargo, ND-MN 670 Not available $44,040
Wichita Falls, TX 660 Not available $45,320
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 660 Not available $57,860
College Station-Bryan, TX 650 Not available $43,140
Merced, CA 650 Not available $62,000
Gainesville, GA 640 Not available $54,730
Yuma, AZ 640 Not available $41,580
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 620 Not available $49,370
Greeley, CO 600 Not available $43,850
Sandusky, OH 590 Not available $55,160
Kingston, NY 580 Not available $69,260
Lafayette, LA 580 Not available $44,710
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 580 Not available $39,050
Manchester, NH 580 Not available $50,140
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 570 Not available Not available
Monroe, LA 570 Not available $43,260
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 570 Not available $47,600
Columbia, MO 560 Not available $38,290
Tuscaloosa, AL 560 Not available $48,420
Jefferson City, MO 560 Not available $39,830
Abilene, TX 560 Not available $42,930
Yakima, WA 560 Not available $54,540
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 550 Not available $43,330
Ithaca, NY 550 Not available $55,220
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 550 Not available $58,570
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 540 Not available $53,400
Hattiesburg, MS 540 Not available $44,020
Florence, SC 540 Not available $46,440
Danbury, CT 540 Not available $63,780
Joplin, MO 530 Not available $39,470
Olympia, WA 530 Not available $55,960
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 530 Not available $57,160
Valdosta, GA 530 Not available $51,060
Johnson City, TN 530 Not available $43,100
Janesville, WI 530 Not available $47,770
Decatur, AL 520 Not available $47,540
Spartanburg, SC 520 Not available $50,090
Ocean City, NJ 520 Not available $59,440
Billings, MT 520 Not available $44,740
Danville, VA 520 Not available Not available
Salisbury, MD 510 Not available $55,240
San Angelo, TX 510 Not available $44,850
Albany, GA 510 Not available $52,050
Bellingham, WA 510 Not available $56,150
Anniston-Oxford, AL 510 Not available $43,330
St. Joseph, MO-KS 510 Not available $37,270
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 500 Not available $40,490
Missoula, MT 500 Not available $43,830
Athens-Clarke County, GA 500 Not available $55,930
Iowa City, IA 500 Not available $42,180
Springfield, OH 500 Not available $49,970
Gadsden, AL 490 Not available $46,760
Bend, OR 490 Not available $46,050
Mobile, AL 490 Not available $41,630
Pocatello, ID 480 Not available $46,830
Prescott, AZ 480 Not available $43,230
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 470 Not available $43,440
Lafayette, IN 470 Not available $51,600
Midland, TX 470 Not available $45,180
Pascagoula, MS 470 Not available $45,350
Jonesboro, AR 470 Not available $41,920
Sheboygan, WI 460 Not available $48,470
Sherman-Denison, TX 460 Not available $45,230
Lebanon, PA 450 Not available $51,660
Jackson, MI 450 Not available $45,220
Lima, OH 450 Not available $49,820
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 440 Not available $57,960
Napa, CA 440 Not available $71,700
Macon, GA 440 Not available $53,090
Anderson, IN 430 Not available $47,470
Altoona, PA 430 Not available $45,270
Victoria, TX 430 Not available $45,910
Yuba City, CA 430 Not available $80,580
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 420 Not available $43,690
Morristown, TN 420 Not available $42,420
Farmington, NM 410 Not available $47,370
Bangor, ME 410 Not available $43,570
Bismarck, ND 400 Not available $44,580
Winchester, VA-WV 390 Not available $46,600
Rapid City, SD 390 Not available $44,010
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 380 Not available $48,620
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 370 Not available $45,300
Elmira, NY 370 Not available $51,770
Williamsport, PA 370 Not available $43,520
Flagstaff, AZ 360 Not available $40,230
Great Falls, MT 360 Not available $40,060
Grand Forks, ND-MN 360 Not available $46,110
Pittsfield, MA 350 Not available $55,990
Portsmouth, NH-ME 350 Not available $51,340
Pine Bluff, AR 350 Not available $42,400
Bowling Green, KY 350 Not available $47,090
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 350 Not available $56,550
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 350 Not available $48,420
Jackson, TN 340 Not available $46,420
Owensboro, KY 340 Not available $50,230
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 340 Not available $49,670
State College, PA 340 Not available $51,510
Muncie, IN 340 Not available $45,990
Anderson, SC 330 Not available $46,210
Logan, UT-ID 330 Not available $45,090
Decatur, IL 330 Not available $51,720
Springfield, IL 330 Not available $45,330
Bloomington, IN 330 Not available $49,150
Hot Springs, AR 330 Not available $46,750
Battle Creek, MI 330 Not available $57,690
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 330 Not available $50,800
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 320 Not available $55,550
Johnstown, PA 320 Not available $52,660
Elizabethtown, KY 310 Not available $49,750
Cleveland, TN 300 Not available $45,340
Rocky Mount, NC 290 Not available $41,460
Auburn-Opelika, AL 290 Not available $42,960
Wenatchee, WA 290 Not available $56,970
Lawrence, KS 270 Not available $41,000
Monroe, MI 270 Not available $58,780
Lewiston, ID-WA 260 Not available $54,230
Sumter, SC 230 Not available $36,760
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 230 Not available $54,790
Kokomo, IN 230 Not available $44,130
Longview, WA 230 Not available $56,260
Corvallis, OR 200 Not available $46,470
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 190 Not available $40,800
Redding, CA 80 Not available $51,860
Salinas, CA Not available Not available $60,180
Greenville, NC Not available Not available $42,150
Burlington, NC Not available Not available $40,100
Bay City, MI Not available Not available $50,700
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division Not available Not available $58,890
Chico, CA Not available Not available $64,370
Columbus, GA-AL Not available Not available $37,090
Ames, IA Not available Not available $38,970
Erie, PA Not available Not available $55,460
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Not available Not available $57,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Not available Not available $58,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Not available Not available $43,790
Wausau, WI Not available Not available $36,320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL Not available Not available $55,220
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Not available Not available $49,880
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