Salary by state
Middle School Teachers Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Middle School Teachers — median wage by state
- Washington: $102,140, COL-adjusted $95,458
- California: $98,950, COL-adjusted $89,386
- New York: $94,840, COL-adjusted $87,896
- Connecticut: $93,610, COL-adjusted $90,357
- Rhode Island: $92,760, COL-adjusted $90,674
- Massachusetts: $89,450, COL-adjusted $84,546
- District of Columbia: $79,900, COL-adjusted $72,702
- Utah: $79,180, COL-adjusted $80,061
- Alaska: $78,940, COL-adjusted $77,090
- New Jersey: $78,770, COL-adjusted $72,399
- Maryland: $78,510, COL-adjusted $74,771
- Oregon: $78,350, COL-adjusted $75,774
- Pennsylvania: $77,930, COL-adjusted $79,846
- Ohio: $77,090, COL-adjusted $83,071
- Illinois: $76,110, COL-adjusted $76,110
- New Mexico: $75,240, COL-adjusted $81,605
- Vermont: $73,940, COL-adjusted $75,449
- New Hampshire: $71,140, COL-adjusted $68,273
- Hawaii: $69,230, COL-adjusted $62,936
- Delaware: $67,780, COL-adjusted $67,916
- Nevada: $66,300, COL-adjusted $66,300
- Georgia: $64,780, COL-adjusted $67,269
- Michigan: $63,790, COL-adjusted $66,310
- Colorado: $63,760, COL-adjusted $61,843
- Maine: $63,590, COL-adjusted $65,489
- Virginia: $63,520, COL-adjusted $62,829
- Texas: $63,390, COL-adjusted $65,283
- Minnesota: $62,640, COL-adjusted $63,529
- Nebraska: $62,510, COL-adjusted $69,378
- Wyoming: $62,480, COL-adjusted $67,400
- Wisconsin: $61,960, COL-adjusted $65,845
- Alabama: $61,770, COL-adjusted $69,561
- Montana: $61,550, COL-adjusted $65,063
- Kentucky: $61,120, COL-adjusted $67,761
- Idaho: $60,930, COL-adjusted $63,801
- South Carolina: $60,810, COL-adjusted $64,899
- Indiana: $60,700, COL-adjusted $65,059
- Tennessee: $60,690, COL-adjusted $66,039
- Kansas: $60,580, COL-adjusted $67,236
- Iowa: $60,450, COL-adjusted $68,850
- North Dakota: $60,100, COL-adjusted $67,528
- Arizona: $59,710, COL-adjusted $59,295
- Arkansas: $59,570, COL-adjusted $68,550
- Missouri: $59,310, COL-adjusted $65,319
- Florida: $58,940, COL-adjusted $57,002
- Louisiana: $58,760, COL-adjusted $66,621
- West Virginia: $57,210, COL-adjusted $63,922
- North Carolina: $52,010, COL-adjusted $55,154
- South Dakota: $50,980, COL-adjusted $57,540
- Mississippi: $50,790, COL-adjusted $58,379
- Oklahoma: $48,440, COL-adjusted $55,171
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- Washington$102,140
- California$98,950
- New York$94,840
- Connecticut$93,610
- Rhode Island$92,760
- Massachusetts$89,450
- District of Columbia$79,900
- Utah$79,180
- Alaska$78,940
- New Jersey$78,770
- Maryland$78,510
- Oregon$78,350
- Pennsylvania$77,930
- Ohio$77,090
- Illinois$76,110
- New Mexico$75,240
- Vermont$73,940
- New Hampshire$71,140
- Hawaii$69,230
- Delaware$67,780
- Nevada$66,300
- Georgia$64,780
- Michigan$63,790
- Colorado$63,760
- Maine$63,590
- Virginia$63,520
- Texas$63,390
- Minnesota$62,640
- Nebraska$62,510
- Wyoming$62,480
- Wisconsin$61,960
- Alabama$61,770
- Montana$61,550
- Kentucky$61,120
- Idaho$60,930
- South Carolina$60,810
- Indiana$60,700
- Tennessee$60,690
- Kansas$60,580
- Iowa$60,450
- North Dakota$60,100
- Arizona$59,710
- Arkansas$59,570
- Missouri$59,310
- Florida$58,940
- Louisiana$58,760
- West Virginia$57,210
- North Carolina$52,010
- South Dakota$50,980
- Mississippi$50,790
- Oklahoma$48,440