Occupation salary profile

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

SOC 25-2022 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level. Excludes “Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School” (25-2023), “Special Education Teachers” (25-2050), and “Substitute Teachers, Short Term” (25-3031).

National median · BLS
$64,370
▲ +2.22% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$58,356
▲ +2.4% YoY · 996 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$72,030
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
620,090
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Pay range for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 996 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$48,080$46,000
25th$58,530$51,301
Median (50th)$64,370$58,356
75th$80,490$66,987
90th — top pay$102,540$76,885
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $58,356 for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education — 9.3% below the BLS national median of $64,370.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

BLS projects employment of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education to decline 0.4% from 2025 to 2035, while employment across all occupations grows 3.5%. About 38,800 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
630,100 → 627,400
-2,600 jobs
Projected change
-0.4%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
38,800
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
0.3% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 4)
Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Fastest-declining jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a bachelor's degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $58,356
Change vs prior year +2.4%
After inflation (CPI-U) -0.71%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 516 51.8% $48,016 $54,386 $62,000
Level II 156 15.7% $54,500 $60,000 $69,580
Level III 66 6.6% $54,777 $62,487 $70,646
Level IV 52 5.2% $52,021 $68,309 $73,438
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

The 11 most-filed job titles inside SOC 25-2022, from 996 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Teacher 183 18.37% $46,300 $51,400 $58,540 -2.1%
Middle School Teacher 142 14.26% $54,386 $60,000 $68,366 +0.46%
Middle School Math Teacher 74 7.43% $52,973 $62,000 $70,202 +1.64%
Science Teacher 52 5.22% $55,940 $61,320 $66,856 +5.18%
Middle School Science Teacher 50 5.02% $51,936 $59,125 $70,000 +2.22%
Mathematics Teacher 39 3.92% $57,462 $63,018 $70,194 +7.11%
Math Teacher 27 2.71% $49,882 $54,690 $67,570 -0.69%
Spanish Teacher 22 2.21% $49,464 $52,822 $55,653 +0.1%
Public School Teacher 21 2.11% $53,000 $57,820 $60,000 +11.19%
Middle School Spanish Teacher 21 2.11% $58,000 $63,000 $72,237 +11.5%
Middle School Mathematics Teacher 15 1.51% $48,024 $54,635 $64,079 -14.14%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Instructing4.3
  • Learning Strategies4.3
  • Speaking4.1
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Active Learning3.9
  • Monitoring3.9
  • Reading Comprehension3.9
  • Social Perceptiveness3.9
  • Writing3.9
  • Coordination3.8
Top knowledge areas
  • Education and Training4.5
  • English Language4.3
  • Philosophy and Theology3.8
  • Mathematics3.7
  • Psychology3.3
  • Computers and Electronics3.2
  • History and Archeology3.2
  • Public Safety and Security3.2
Software and technology used
Apple macOSFacebookGoogle DocsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft WordZoomApple Final Cut ProAppletreeBlackboard softwareChildren's educational softwareClassTagCommon CurriculumDesmosEdmodo

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education do

  • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
  • Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these objectives to students.
  • Assign lessons and correct homework.
  • Assist students who need extra help, such as by tutoring and preparing and implementing remedial programs.
Also called
Language Arts Teacher (LA Teacher)Math Teacher (Mathematics Teacher)Science TeacherTeacherArt TeacherEnglish TeacherMiddle School TeacherMusic TeacherPE Teacher (Physical Education Teacher)Social Studies Teacher
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Algebra TeacherAmerican History TeacherArt EducatorArt InstructorBand DirectorBand TeacherBilingual InstructorBilingual TeacherClassroom TeacherCoachComputer TeacherEducatorELA Teacher (English Language Arts Teacher)English and Language Arts TeacherESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher)FACS Teacher (Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher)Gym Teacher (Gymnasium Teacher)Health and PE Teacher (Health and Physical Education Teacher)Health TeacherHistory TeacherHome TeacherHumanities TeacherInstrumental Music TeacherIntermediate TeacherJunior High School TeacherLanguage InstructorLife Sciences TeacherMiddle School ELA Teacher (Middle School English Language Arts Teacher)Middle School English TeacherMiddle School History TeacherMiddle School Language Arts Teacher (Middle School LA Teacher)Middle School Mathematics Teacher (Middle School Math Teacher)Middle School PE Teacher (Middle School Physical Education Teacher)Middle School Science TeacherMiddle School Spanish TeacherMontessori TeacherMusic EducatorOrchestra TeacherPE Instructor (Physical Education Instructor)Physical Fitness TeacherPublic School TeacherReading TeacherSpanish TeacherVisual Arts TeacherVocal Music InstructorWorld History Teacher

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.