Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-2022 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Teach students in one or more subjects in public or private schools at the middle, intermediate, or junior high level, which falls between elementary and senior high school as defined by applicable laws and regulations. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School " (25-2023) and "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
642,820 1.1 % (4) $55,780 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $35,760 $42,900 $53,130 $66,460 $81,620
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 639,320 7.62 (4) $55,780
Employment Services 2,330 0.08 (8) (8)
Religious Organizations 280 0.15 (4) $44,130
Local Government (OES Designation) 120 0.00 (4) $49,890
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 110 0.00 (4) $57,550

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 639,320 7.62 (4) $55,780
Religious Organizations 280 0.15 (4) $44,130
Employment Services 2,330 0.08 (8) (8)
Other Residential Care Facilities 110 0.07 (4) $51,470
Other Schools and Instruction 70 0.02 (4) $56,210

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 110 (7) (4) $57,550
Other Schools and Instruction 70 0.02 (4) $56,210
Elementary and Secondary Schools 639,320 7.62 (4) $55,780
Other Residential Care Facilities 110 0.07 (4) $51,470
Local Government (OES Designation) 120 (7) (4) $49,890


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 80,180 7.78 1.55 (4) $52,200
California 52,780 3.76 0.75 (4) $64,880
New York 39,920 4.74 0.95 (4) $73,920
Florida 30,550 4.27 0.85 (4) $50,550
Illinois 27,890 5.00 1.00 (4) $57,820




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi 9,230 8.61 1.72 (4) $41,390
Texas 80,180 7.78 1.55 (4) $52,200
New Hampshire 4,160 6.86 1.37 (4) $50,390
New Jersey 25,660 6.80 1.36 (4) $65,780
West Virginia 4,440 6.34 1.27 (4) $42,190




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 39,920 4.74 0.95 (4) $73,920
Alaska 1,380 4.42 0.88 (4) $69,680
Connecticut 10,200 6.34 1.26 (4) $68,740
Rhode Island 2,220 4.91 0.98 (4) $67,590
Maryland 15,660 6.31 1.26 (4) $67,380





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 20,230 4.00 0.80 (4) $75,000
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 18,940 7.42 1.48 (4) $53,780
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 15,100 4.22 0.84 (4) $62,670
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 13,060 6.39 1.27 (4) $55,200
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 12,380 5.56 1.11 (4) $55,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 11,430 2.99 0.60 (4) $63,490
Baltimore-Towson, MD 8,280 6.62 1.32 (4) $66,710
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 8,010 6.63 1.32 (4) $90,650
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 7,800 4.65 0.93 (4) $66,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 7,790 3.37 0.67 (4) $65,730




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 300 17.22 3.44 (4) $54,460
Valdosta, GA 720 14.86 2.96 (4) $50,570
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 3,240 14.40 2.87 (4) $53,890
Danville, IL 380 13.97 2.79 (4) $46,490
New Bedford, MA 850 13.64 2.72 (4) $66,130
Morristown, TN 590 13.52 2.70 (4) $43,710
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 1,520 12.18 2.43 (4) $50,300
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 490 12.10 2.41 (4) $52,990
Palm Coast, FL 190 11.01 2.20 (4) $48,540
El Centro, CA 540 10.83 2.16 (4) $70,540




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chico, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $95,120
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 8,010 6.63 1.32 (4) $90,650
Napa, CA 300 4.90 0.98 (4) $80,890
Waterbury, CT 630 9.90 1.98 (4) $79,770
Kingston, NY 430 7.62 1.52 (4) $77,120
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 3,660 6.59 1.31 (4) $75,320
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 20,230 4.00 0.80 (4) $75,000
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 380 6.44 1.29 (4) $74,070
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 2,680 6.54 1.30 (4) $72,580
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 2,360 9.71 1.94 (4) $72,120

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,860 10.34 2.06 (4) $46,420
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,800 11.30 2.26 (4) $46,630
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,440 8.35 1.67 (4) $42,530
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,110 5.55 1.11 (4) $42,580
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 1,860 9.74 1.94 (4) $54,550

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,200 14.11 2.82 (4) $50,900
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 430 12.23 2.44 (4) $61,780
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 450 11.58 2.31 (4) $51,920
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 2,800 11.30 2.26 (4) $46,630
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 790 11.28 2.25 (4) $41,910

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 200 4.11 0.82 (4) $70,550
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 120 8.62 1.72 (4) $66,940
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 1,240 5.28 1.05 (4) $63,340
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 280 10.90 2.17 (4) $62,350
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 430 12.23 2.44 (4) $61,780


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012