High School Teacher Salary
Median annual salary: $61,820 · Median hourly: $29.72 · Latest · 2026
About High School Teacher pay
High school teachers educate the teenage workforce of tomorrow, with pay set largely by district salary schedules tied to experience and education. Earnings trail most college-degree professions, which fuels chronic shortages in math, science and special education. Pensions, summers and job security partly offset the gap, and teachers who coach, tutor or move into administration can lift total compensation meaningfully.
In weekly terms that is roughly $1,189 per week before taxes (annual ÷ 52).
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