247 metro areas
CTE Teacher Salary by City (2026)
CTE teachers earn the most in San Francisco, CA, an average of $112,550 a year, against $72,680 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Fresno, CA ($104,490 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.
- US average (mean)
- $72,680BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Highest-paying city
- $112,550San Francisco, CA
- Best after cost of living
- $104,490Fresno, CA
- Metro areas
- 247With their own estimate
Top cities
Highest-paying cities for CTE teachers
Top 10 metro areas
- San Francisco, CA$112,550
- Santa Maria, CA$111,070
- Fresno, CA$106,750
- Bremerton, WA$105,290
- San Jose, CA$103,580
- Bellingham, WA$102,820
- Seattle, WA$102,730
- Mount Vernon, WA$102,280
- Olympia, WA$101,170
- Norwich, CT$97,980
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $112,550 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $111,070 |
| Fresno, CA | $106,750 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $105,290 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $103,580 |
| Bellingham, WA | $102,820 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $102,730 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $102,280 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $101,170 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $97,980 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Mean wage ÷ BEA price level
- Fresno, CA$106,750 nominal$104,490
- Santa Maria, CA$111,070 nominal$102,090
- Mount Vernon, WA$102,280 nominal$99,840
- Bremerton, WA$105,290 nominal$99,700
- Bellingham, WA$102,820 nominal$99,500
- Yakima, WA$93,370 nominal$97,720
- Olympia, WA$101,170 nominal$97,590
- Norwich, CT$97,980 nominal$97,550
- San Francisco, CA$112,550 nominal$97,350
- Kennewick, WA$95,980 nominal$95,900
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Fresno, CA | $104,490 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $102,090 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $99,840 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $99,700 |
| Bellingham, WA | $99,500 |
| Yakima, WA | $97,720 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $97,590 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $97,550 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $97,350 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $95,900 |
Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024
Every city
CTE Teacher salary in every metro area
Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.
| # | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) | At US prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | $112,550 | $70,840 | $133,100 | $97,350 |
| 2 | Santa Maria, CA | $111,070 | $87,590 | $122,630 | $102,090 |
| 3 | Fresno, CA | $106,750 | $68,310 | $125,690 | $104,490 |
| 4 | Bremerton, WA | $105,290 | $81,290 | $117,110 | $99,700 |
| 5 | San Jose, CA | $103,580 | $79,240 | $115,570 | $93,800 |
| 6 | Bellingham, WA | $102,820 | $75,420 | $116,330 | $99,500 |
| 7 | Seattle, WA | $102,730 | $76,160 | $115,820 | $92,440 |
| 8 | Mount Vernon, WA | $102,280 | $76,770 | $114,840 | $99,840 |
| 9 | Olympia, WA | $101,170 | $78,180 | $112,490 | $97,590 |
| 10 | Norwich, CT | $97,980 | $84,080 | $104,830 | $97,550 |
| 11 | New Haven, CT | $97,800 | $80,690 | $106,230 | $93,540 |
| 12 | Chicago, IL-IN | $97,480 | $61,520 | $115,200 | $94,100 |
| 13 | San Diego, CA | $97,480 | $70,690 | $110,670 | $87,120 |
| 14 | New York, NY-NJ | $96,960 | $69,290 | $110,580 | $86,140 |
| 15 | Bridgeport, CT | $96,720 | $75,380 | $107,230 | $90,510 |
| 16 | Hartford, CT | $96,610 | $77,000 | $106,260 | $94,030 |
| 17 | Kennewick, WA | $95,980 | $73,750 | $106,930 | $95,900 |
| 18 | Boston, MA-NH | $95,860 | $75,210 | $106,030 | $88,540 |
| 19 | Kiryas Joel, NY | $94,150 | $67,030 | $107,500 | $86,040 |
| 20 | Waterbury, CT | $94,010 | $75,380 | $103,190 | $94,220 |
| 21 | Modesto, CA | $93,810 | $72,540 | $104,290 | $90,110 |
| 22 | Yakima, WA | $93,370 | $72,350 | $103,720 | $97,720 |
| 23 | Merced, CA | $92,330 | $67,650 | $104,480 | $93,950 |
| 24 | Spokane, WA | $91,860 | $69,510 | $102,870 | $91,540 |
| 25 | Worcester, MA | $91,670 | $76,730 | $99,030 | $89,410 |
| 26 | Kingston, NY | $91,580 | $70,380 | $102,020 | $90,940 |
| 27 | Barnstable Town, MA | $91,480 | $73,040 | $100,570 | $93,010 |
| 28 | Burlington, VT | $91,400 | $75,230 | $99,360 | $90,540 |
| 29 | Portland, OR-WA | $90,940 | $73,510 | $99,520 | $86,260 |
| 30 | Amherst Town, MA | $90,680 | $75,880 | $97,970 | $90,460 |
| 31 | Oxnard, CA | $89,820 | $61,590 | $103,730 | $81,260 |
| 32 | El Centro, CA | $89,710 | $67,850 | $100,470 | $94,260 |
| 33 | Wenatchee, WA | $89,700 | $71,170 | $98,830 | $86,370 |
| 34 | Providence, RI-MA | $89,350 | $71,070 | $98,350 | $87,790 |
| 35 | Walla Walla, WA | $88,030 | $66,230 | $98,760 | $89,350 |
| 36 | Trenton, NJ | $87,500 | $69,010 | $96,610 | $84,800 |
| 37 | Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $86,960 | $63,840 | $98,350 | $79,860 |
| 38 | Visalia, CA | $86,650 | $63,180 | $98,210 | $86,800 |
| 39 | Longview, WA | $86,210 | $72,700 | $92,860 | $88,380 |
| 40 | Akron, OH | $85,900 | $66,040 | $95,690 | $92,000 |
| 41 | Los Angeles, CA | $85,310 | $60,630 | $97,460 | $75,120 |
| 42 | Baltimore, MD | $85,190 | $62,580 | $96,330 | $81,530 |
| 43 | York, PA | $84,700 | $67,870 | $92,990 | $88,230 |
| 44 | Stockton, CA | $84,520 | $61,530 | $95,850 | $80,430 |
| 45 | Columbus, OH | $84,320 | $60,980 | $95,820 | $88,320 |
| 46 | Sacramento, CA | $83,910 | $61,400 | $95,000 | $78,660 |
| 47 | Pittsfield, MA | $83,480 | $65,760 | $92,210 | $87,780 |
| 48 | Santa Cruz, CA | $82,970 | $67,780 | $90,450 | $75,500 |
| 49 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $82,430 | $60,530 | $93,220 | $80,380 |
| 50 | Allentown, PA-NJ | $81,780 | $64,970 | $90,060 | $81,810 |
| 51 | Milwaukee, WI | $81,710 | $65,320 | $89,780 | $84,290 |
| 52 | Boulder, CO | $81,660 | $54,150 | $95,210 | $77,620 |
| 53 | Denver, CO | $81,440 | $56,060 | $93,940 | $76,990 |
| 54 | Springfield, MA | $81,100 | $74,010 | $84,600 | $84,430 |
| 55 | Atlanta, GA | $80,580 | $61,680 | $89,880 | $80,530 |
| 56 | Dayton, OH | $80,110 | $58,890 | $90,570 | $86,420 |
| 57 | Tucson, AZ | $80,070 | $50,750 | $94,500 | $82,630 |
| 58 | Albany, NY | $79,880 | $58,300 | $90,520 | $80,230 |
| 59 | Cleveland, OH | $79,540 | $58,150 | $90,080 | $84,690 |
| 60 | Detroit, MI | $79,530 | $55,320 | $91,450 | $79,290 |
| 61 | Bend, OR | $79,410 | $61,340 | $88,310 | $76,650 |
| 62 | Grand Rapids, MI | $79,370 | $61,320 | $88,260 | $83,070 |
| 63 | Minneapolis, MN-WI | $79,310 | $56,380 | $90,610 | $75,660 |
| 64 | Atlantic City, NJ | $79,300 | $62,060 | $87,800 | $80,220 |
| 65 | Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $79,290 | $59,240 | $89,160 | $80,960 |
| 66 | Reading, PA | $78,690 | $65,400 | $85,240 | $81,070 |
| 67 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $78,350 | $58,600 | $88,080 | $82,150 |
| 68 | Lexington, KY | $78,270 | $54,880 | $89,780 | $84,260 |
| 69 | Toledo, OH | $77,830 | $55,940 | $88,610 | $85,100 |
| 70 | Lebanon, PA | $77,750 | $67,390 | $82,850 | $83,410 |
| 71 | Buffalo, NY | $77,490 | $53,740 | $89,190 | $80,850 |
| 72 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $77,450 | $60,700 | $85,700 | $79,020 |
| 73 | Riverside, CA | $77,110 | $59,330 | $85,860 | $72,440 |
| 74 | Springfield, OH | $77,110 | $57,070 | $86,980 | $85,220 |
| 75 | Vineland, NJ | $76,890 | $60,400 | $85,020 | $80,120 |
| 76 | Springfield, IL | $76,810 | $53,440 | $88,330 | $82,820 |
| 77 | Jackson, MI | $76,770 | $65,130 | $82,510 | $83,650 |
| 78 | Eugene, OR | $76,300 | $59,670 | $84,490 | $75,120 |
| 79 | Saginaw, MI | $76,290 | $61,410 | $83,620 | $83,940 |
| 80 | Ithaca, NY | $75,990 | $61,520 | $83,120 | $73,550 |
| 81 | Salt Lake City, UT | $75,920 | $59,010 | $84,250 | $75,270 |
| 82 | Greenville, SC | $75,860 | $54,530 | $86,360 | $81,340 |
| 83 | Jacksonville, FL | $75,730 | $56,610 | $85,150 | $76,120 |
| 84 | Midland, TX | $75,670 | $63,370 | $81,730 | $79,000 |
| 85 | Utica, NY | $75,650 | $54,990 | $85,830 | $81,630 |
| 86 | Portland, ME | $75,530 | $63,060 | $81,680 | $74,150 |
| 87 | Syracuse, NY | $75,520 | $61,140 | $82,600 | $78,880 |
| 88 | Harrisburg, PA | $74,940 | $59,930 | $82,330 | $75,970 |
| 89 | Phoenix, AZ | $74,790 | $51,960 | $86,040 | $72,390 |
| 90 | Youngstown, OH | $74,620 | $56,320 | $83,630 | $85,380 |
| 91 | Niles, MI | $74,500 | $55,430 | $83,890 | $80,650 |
| 92 | Rockford, IL | $74,410 | $56,210 | $83,370 | $80,750 |
| 93 | Janesville, WI | $74,210 | $60,330 | $81,050 | $79,200 |
| 94 | Florence, SC | $74,130 | $54,640 | $83,730 | $85,430 |
| 95 | Ann Arbor, MI | $74,010 | $54,350 | $83,700 | $73,360 |
| 96 | Muskegon, MI | $73,900 | $54,260 | $83,570 | $79,880 |
| 97 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $73,770 | $52,890 | $84,050 | $77,580 |
| 98 | Dover, DE | $73,630 | $59,850 | $80,420 | $75,510 |
| 99 | Fort Collins, CO | $73,610 | $57,850 | $81,370 | $72,790 |
| 100 | Naples, FL | $73,610 | $55,060 | $82,750 | $71,330 |
| 101 | Bakersfield, CA | $73,600 | $60,310 | $80,150 | $72,950 |
| 102 | Salem, OR | $73,570 | $55,030 | $82,700 | $70,980 |
| 103 | Glens Falls, NY | $73,540 | $57,060 | $81,660 | $77,520 |
| 104 | Madison, WI | $73,250 | $56,260 | $81,610 | $75,290 |
| 105 | Manchester, NH | $73,250 | $57,740 | $80,880 | $69,330 |
| 106 | Monroe, MI | $73,090 | $52,150 | $83,400 | $78,180 |
| 107 | Charlottesville, VA | $72,800 | $57,770 | $80,200 | $73,430 |
| 108 | Traverse City, MI | $72,560 | $53,400 | $81,990 | $77,710 |
| 109 | Chambersburg, PA | $72,550 | $57,530 | $79,960 | $76,660 |
| 110 | Rochester, NY | $72,550 | $56,330 | $80,540 | $74,770 |
| 111 | Lansing, MI | $72,420 | $51,540 | $82,700 | $76,240 |
| 112 | Binghamton, NY | $72,340 | $56,970 | $79,920 | $77,900 |
| 113 | Columbia, SC | $72,270 | $55,340 | $80,600 | $77,160 |
| 114 | Lancaster, PA | $72,270 | $56,790 | $79,900 | $73,550 |
| 115 | Valdosta, GA | $72,000 | $43,250 | $86,160 | $81,570 |
| 116 | Pueblo, CO | $71,440 | $55,580 | $79,250 | $77,850 |
| 117 | Bloomington, IL | $71,330 | $55,550 | $79,100 | $76,260 |
| 118 | North Port, FL | $71,010 | $57,140 | $77,850 | $69,330 |
| 119 | Kenosha, WI | $70,950 | $53,450 | $79,570 | $70,170 |
| 120 | Mansfield, OH | $70,910 | $52,480 | $79,990 | $79,790 |
| 121 | Scranton, PA | $70,860 | $53,300 | $79,510 | $75,740 |
| 122 | Bismarck, ND | $70,710 | $59,010 | $76,470 | $77,680 |
| 123 | Davenport, IA-IL | $70,440 | $49,450 | $80,780 | $79,080 |
| 124 | Duluth, MN-WI | $70,420 | $50,020 | $80,470 | $79,330 |
| 125 | Racine, WI | $70,330 | $54,770 | $78,000 | $73,290 |
| 126 | Blacksburg, VA | $70,120 | $51,330 | $79,370 | $75,630 |
| 127 | Dallas, TX | $70,020 | $62,500 | $73,730 | $67,920 |
| 128 | Appleton, WI | $69,760 | $56,100 | $76,490 | $75,480 |
| 129 | Elmira, NY | $69,760 | $55,620 | $76,730 | $73,900 |
| 130 | Houston, TX | $69,630 | $59,640 | $74,550 | $70,600 |
| 131 | Flint, MI | $69,390 | $53,280 | $77,320 | $74,590 |
| 132 | Oklahoma City, OK | $69,390 | $51,250 | $78,320 | $76,750 |
| 133 | New Orleans, LA | $69,100 | $53,260 | $76,900 | $74,620 |
| 134 | Macon, GA | $68,860 | $56,250 | $75,070 | $77,780 |
| 135 | Lincoln, NE | $68,620 | $57,240 | $74,230 | $74,930 |
| 136 | Richmond, VA | $68,340 | $57,800 | $73,540 | $69,840 |
| 137 | Spartanburg, SC | $68,210 | $55,430 | $74,500 | $74,910 |
| 138 | Shreveport, LA | $68,190 | $50,400 | $76,960 | $80,440 |
| 139 | Green Bay, WI | $68,180 | $53,770 | $75,270 | $73,240 |
| 140 | Mankato, MN | $68,030 | $48,950 | $77,430 | $74,800 |
| 141 | Killeen, TX | $67,950 | $58,860 | $72,430 | $74,560 |
| 142 | Elizabethtown, KY | $67,920 | $57,580 | $73,010 | $74,990 |
| 143 | Minot, ND | $67,820 | $53,990 | $74,630 | $77,930 |
| 144 | Sheboygan, WI | $67,550 | $55,720 | $73,370 | $71,850 |
| 145 | Greeley, CO | $67,530 | $52,630 | $74,860 | $67,410 |
| 146 | Roanoke, VA | $67,490 | $51,250 | $75,490 | $72,090 |
| 147 | Johnstown, PA | $67,400 | $50,870 | $75,540 | $78,440 |
| 148 | Watertown, NY | $67,390 | $52,690 | $74,640 | $76,850 |
| 149 | St. Cloud, MN | $67,300 | $51,230 | $75,210 | $76,800 |
| 150 | Cape Coral, FL | $67,080 | $57,510 | $71,800 | $65,540 |
| 151 | Las Vegas, NV | $66,890 | $54,590 | $72,950 | $66,750 |
| 152 | Erie, PA | $66,870 | $50,350 | $75,010 | $73,520 |
| 153 | Billings, MT | $66,750 | $47,680 | $76,130 | $71,370 |
| 154 | Augusta, GA-SC | $66,710 | $51,520 | $74,190 | $72,590 |
| 155 | Miami, FL | $66,660 | $54,010 | $72,890 | $58,390 |
| 156 | Fayetteville, AR | $66,520 | $57,690 | $70,870 | $72,820 |
| 157 | Omaha, NE-IA | $66,130 | $51,400 | $73,380 | $71,950 |
| 158 | Pittsburgh, PA | $65,970 | $49,640 | $74,000 | $69,680 |
| 159 | Peoria, IL | $65,930 | $48,300 | $74,610 | $72,270 |
| 160 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $65,700 | $54,580 | $71,180 | $71,270 |
| 161 | Orlando, FL | $65,470 | $54,050 | $71,100 | $64,550 |
| 162 | Sherman, TX | $65,350 | $57,080 | $69,420 | $69,690 |
| 163 | El Paso, TX | $65,270 | $59,620 | $68,060 | $72,590 |
| 164 | San Antonio, TX | $65,250 | $57,440 | $69,090 | $68,890 |
| 165 | Provo, UT | $65,220 | $44,820 | $75,260 | $66,390 |
| 166 | McAllen, TX | $65,180 | $57,400 | $69,010 | $75,880 |
| 167 | Little Rock, AR | $65,090 | $55,090 | $70,010 | $72,840 |
| 168 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $65,020 | $54,800 | $70,050 | $75,700 |
| 169 | Boise City, ID | $64,870 | $54,910 | $69,770 | $65,930 |
| 170 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $64,870 | $48,750 | $72,810 | $69,700 |
| 171 | Fort Wayne, IN | $64,740 | $51,020 | $71,510 | $69,930 |
| 172 | Austin, TX | $64,690 | $58,410 | $67,780 | $65,970 |
| 173 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $64,610 | $51,470 | $71,080 | $74,550 |
| 174 | Wichita, KS | $64,460 | $47,870 | $72,630 | $72,470 |
| 175 | Nashville, TN | $64,430 | $52,550 | $70,290 | $66,880 |
| 176 | Hagerstown, MD-WV | $64,400 | $53,100 | $69,960 | $68,390 |
| 177 | Ogden, UT | $64,100 | $44,140 | $73,930 | $63,880 |
| 178 | Corpus Christi, TX | $63,950 | $57,040 | $67,350 | $69,010 |
| 179 | Laredo, TX | $63,600 | $54,860 | $67,900 | $73,140 |
| 180 | Logan, UT-ID | $63,500 | $49,610 | $70,350 | $66,200 |
| 181 | Brownsville, TX | $63,470 | $57,500 | $66,420 | $73,820 |
| 182 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $63,400 | $54,910 | $67,580 | $71,780 |
| 183 | Baton Rouge, LA | $63,380 | $50,820 | $69,560 | $69,820 |
| 184 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,330 | $51,760 | $69,030 | $69,240 |
| 185 | Monroe, LA | $63,280 | $50,100 | $69,770 | $75,700 |
| 186 | Amarillo, TX | $63,230 | $56,960 | $66,320 | $68,860 |
| 187 | Grand Island, NE | $62,920 | $46,400 | $71,060 | $72,610 |
| 188 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $62,890 | $50,180 | $69,150 | $69,150 |
| 189 | Waco, TX | $62,340 | $52,770 | $67,050 | $67,360 |
| 190 | Champaign, IL | $62,230 | $43,090 | $71,660 | $67,130 |
| 191 | College Station, TX | $62,050 | $54,710 | $65,670 | $68,220 |
| 192 | Des Moines, IA | $61,990 | $48,890 | $68,430 | $67,600 |
| 193 | Johnson City, TN | $61,930 | $52,840 | $66,400 | $70,430 |
| 194 | Knoxville, TN | $61,900 | $51,470 | $67,040 | $66,870 |
| 195 | Jonesboro, AR | $61,760 | $53,960 | $65,590 | $71,920 |
| 196 | Cleveland, TN | $61,720 | $53,850 | $65,600 | $70,070 |
| 197 | Lake Charles, LA | $61,650 | $53,480 | $65,680 | $71,810 |
| 198 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $61,580 | $47,160 | $68,690 | $69,220 |
| 199 | Kingsport, TN-VA | $61,570 | $51,140 | $66,700 | $71,220 |
| 200 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $61,490 | $50,820 | $66,740 | $69,540 |
| 201 | Pensacola, FL | $61,360 | $52,580 | $65,690 | $62,790 |
| 202 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $60,990 | $48,190 | $67,290 | $65,900 |
| 203 | Charlotte, NC-SC | $60,880 | $49,690 | $66,400 | $62,540 |
| 204 | Longview, TX | $60,860 | $48,470 | $66,960 | $68,010 |
| 205 | Colorado Springs, CO | $60,830 | $48,560 | $66,880 | $60,400 |
| 206 | Weirton, WV-OH | $60,660 | $48,910 | $66,450 | $68,140 |
| 207 | Tyler, TX | $60,620 | $53,860 | $63,950 | $65,780 |
| 208 | Tampa, FL | $60,590 | $49,530 | $66,040 | $60,060 |
| 209 | Abilene, TX | $60,580 | $48,300 | $66,630 | $67,040 |
| 210 | Fargo, ND-MN | $60,490 | $47,460 | $66,900 | $66,570 |
| 211 | Beaumont, TX | $60,290 | $50,330 | $65,200 | $66,950 |
| 212 | Lubbock, TX | $60,120 | $49,300 | $65,450 | $65,840 |
| 213 | Gulfport, MS | $59,920 | $49,330 | $65,140 | $66,570 |
| 214 | Lafayette, LA | $59,850 | $50,080 | $64,670 | $68,630 |
| 215 | San Angelo, TX | $59,820 | $49,860 | $64,730 | $64,700 |
| 216 | Jackson, TN | $59,590 | $50,210 | $64,220 | $69,680 |
| 217 | Wichita Falls, TX | $59,550 | $47,000 | $65,740 | $66,530 |
| 218 | Raleigh, NC | $58,740 | $49,490 | $63,300 | $59,840 |
| 219 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $58,670 | $49,120 | $63,380 | $69,840 |
| 220 | Charleston, WV | $58,620 | $50,890 | $62,440 | $66,080 |
| 221 | Jackson, MS | $58,470 | $46,890 | $64,170 | $65,660 |
| 222 | Aguadilla, PR | $58,410 | $50,650 | $62,230 | N/A |
| 223 | Victoria, TX | $58,150 | $51,480 | $61,440 | $64,730 |
| 224 | Guayama, PR | $57,960 | $50,430 | $61,660 | N/A |
| 225 | Hickory, NC | $57,720 | $48,130 | $62,450 | $65,230 |
| 226 | Beckley, WV | $57,630 | $50,120 | $61,320 | $65,220 |
| 227 | Mayaguez, PR | $57,360 | $49,040 | $61,460 | N/A |
| 228 | Topeka, KS | $57,340 | $46,920 | $62,470 | $64,560 |
| 229 | Tulsa, OK | $57,250 | $44,950 | $63,300 | $64,170 |
| 230 | Columbia, MO | $57,030 | $44,690 | $63,110 | $63,760 |
| 231 | Rapid City, SD | $56,820 | $48,730 | $60,810 | $63,730 |
| 232 | Evansville, IN | $56,790 | $43,410 | $63,380 | $62,050 |
| 233 | Indianapolis, IN | $56,470 | $45,280 | $61,980 | $59,010 |
| 234 | Hattiesburg, MS | $56,420 | $47,840 | $60,640 | $64,380 |
| 235 | Ponce, PR | $56,180 | $51,130 | $58,670 | N/A |
| 236 | Jefferson City, MO | $56,040 | $43,570 | $62,180 | $63,700 |
| 237 | Winston, NC | $55,600 | $46,050 | $60,300 | $60,410 |
| 238 | Panama City, FL | $55,060 | $50,750 | $57,180 | $56,590 |
| 239 | San Juan, PR | $54,860 | $46,380 | $59,040 | N/A |
| 240 | Durham, NC | $54,580 | $45,530 | $59,030 | $55,940 |
| 241 | Springfield, MO | $54,500 | $44,750 | $59,300 | $61,520 |
| 242 | Wilmington, NC | $54,440 | $45,680 | $58,760 | $56,460 |
| 243 | Fayetteville, NC | $53,870 | $45,200 | $58,140 | $58,570 |
| 244 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $53,580 | $46,550 | $57,050 | $59,120 |
| 245 | Joplin, MO-KS | $53,130 | $44,880 | $57,190 | $61,980 |
| 246 | Rocky Mount, NC | $51,820 | $44,420 | $55,470 | $58,880 |
| 247 | South Bend, IN-MI | $50,060 | $43,680 | $53,200 | $53,910 |
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- Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
- Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
- OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
- At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.
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CTE Teacher salary by city: FAQ
Which city pays CTE teachers the most?
San Francisco, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $112,550 a year, followed by Santa Maria, CA ($111,070), Fresno, CA ($106,750), Bremerton, WA ($105,290). The national mean is $72,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do CTE teachers earn the most after cost of living?
Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Fresno, CA ($104,490 at national prices, $106,750 nominal), Santa Maria, CA ($102,090 at national prices, $111,070 nominal), Mount Vernon, WA ($99,840 at national prices, $102,280 nominal).
How much do CTE teachers make in the biggest cities?
New York, NY-NJ: $96,960; Los Angeles, CA: $85,310; Chicago, IL-IN: $97,480; Dallas, TX: $70,020; Houston, TX: $69,630 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).
Where do CTE teachers earn the least?
Of the 247 metro areas with their own estimate, South Bend, IN-MI has the lowest mean wage, $50,060. At local prices that is worth $53,910.