Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · SOC 25-2022
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in the Washington
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Washington
Figures describe the state of Washington as a whole.
BLS publishes only annual wages for this occupation (workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year).
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Washington earned a median of $102,140 per year as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $65,250 at the 10th percentile to $128,170 at the 90th. BLS estimates 10,510 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Washington earn more than $102,140 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $81,010 and $118,740.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $65,250 | $81,010 | $102,140 | $118,740 | $128,170 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Washington$102,140 median for Washington; middle half earns $81,010 to $118,740
- United Statesnational$64,370 median for United States; middle half earns $58,530 to $80,490
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +59% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Washington
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Washingtonthis page$102,140 median for Washington; middle half earns $81,010 to $118,740
- $106,920 median for Mount Vernon metro area; middle half earns $98,710 to $127,170
- $104,410 median for Olympia metro area; middle half earns $81,250 to $106,010
- $104,320 median for Bremerton metro area; middle half earns $78,510 to $128,270
- $102,560 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $81,890 to $126,860
- $101,540 median for Walla Walla metro area; middle half earns $76,120 to $101,540
- $101,390 median for Kennewick metro area; middle half earns $81,440 to $110,580
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical educations · Highest-paying occupations in Washington
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.