The Average Salary of a Middle School Teacher
The average salary of a middle school teacher will depend on the location in which she teaches, her education level and years of experience. Each school district has its own salary schedule for its middle schools. If a teacher has certain endorsements, such as for teaching English as a second language, she may earn a higher salary than average. Working with students in extracurricular activities, serving as a mentor to new teachers, or working during summer school can also increase a middle school teacher's salary.
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Nationwide Average
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The nationwide average salary for middle school teachers is $53,550 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Approximately 665,420 middle school teachers were employed in the U.S. as of May 2009.
Highest Concentration
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Texas has the highest concentration of middle school teachers in the country, at 7.653 per 1,000 workers, who make an annual average salary of $50,350. The next highest concentration of middle school teachers is in Mississippi at 7.376 per 1,000 workers. They make an average annual salary of $40,610. Maryland has the next highest concentration of middle school teachers at 6.751 per 1,000 workers. They make an average annual salary of $64,510.
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Highest-Paid States
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Connecticut has the highest paid middle school teachers in the country. They make an annual salary of $67,710 on average. New York's middle school teachers make the next highest average annual salary at $67,580. Middle school teachers in Alaska make an average annual salary of $66,060. In Maryland, middle school teachers make an average annual salary of $64,510, and Rhode Island middle school teachers earn an average annual salary of $63,770.
Highest-Paid Metro Areas
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The Nassau-Suffolk, New York metropolitan division pays middle school teachers the highest average annual salary in the country at $80,820. The next highest-paying metropolitan area for middle school teachers is Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, Maryland, at $78,690. The third highest-paying metro area in the U.S. for middle school teachers is Waterbury, Connecticut, at $77,190. The fourth highest-paying metro area for middle school teachers in the country is Napa, California, at $75,070. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut, middle school teachers make the fifth-highest salaries for middle school teachers in the country at $69,920.
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