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Teacher vs Teacher/Secondary

In 2025, the median salary for Teacher was $865 (0.7%) higher than for Teacher/Secondary: $118,059 against $117,194. Teacher had 23,346 people on the list, Teacher/Secondary 1,177.

At a glance

TeacherTeacher/Secondary
People on the 2025 list23,3461,177
Median salary$118,059$117,194
Middle half$115,509–$118,767$116,246–$120,245
Highest salary$196,574$149,050
Total salaries$2,741,985,458$138,403,505
People, change−6.0% vs 2024−14.5% vs 2024
Median, change−10.3% vs 2024−12.2% vs 2024

Median salary by year

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YearTeacherTeacher/Secondary
1999$109,654
2000$112,834
2001$108,810
2002$112,655
2003$108,628
2004$122,058
2005$108,420
2006$109,825
2007$105,283
2008$105,103
2009$104,637$104,472
2010$105,634$104,861
2011$102,906$104,500
2012$102,484$101,951
2013$101,104$102,975
2014$101,609$101,556
2015$103,947$102,675
2016$102,946$108,776
2017$102,329$102,464
2018$102,242$101,684
2019$102,756$100,844
2020$102,382$101,769
2021$102,622$104,067
2022$103,058$101,743
2023$102,994$103,015
2024$131,610$133,428
2025$118,059$117,194

People on the list by year

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YearTeacherTeacher/Secondary
19997
20008
200111
20029
200310
200412
200515
200627
200710
200826
20095210
20105688
201121393
2012370312
2013567253
201476527
201582716
20161,170184
20171,477530
20181,940105
20192,932108
20205,028779
202113,6462,687
202216,4652,451
202316,178796
202424,8421,377
202523,3461,177

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Questions and answers

Which pays more, Teacher or Teacher/Secondary?

By median salary in 2025, Teacher: $118,059 against $117,194.

Which has more people on the list?

Teacher: 23,346 against 1,177 in 2025.

How has the gap changed since 2009?

In 2009 the median for Teacher was $104,637 and for Teacher/Secondary $104,472, a gap of $164; in 2025 the gap was $865.

What do these figures cover?

Only people paid $100,000 or more are on the list, so medians and counts describe them, not everyone with each title.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work