What are the main factors that influence a Junior High Teacher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Junior High Teacher's salary?

A Junior High Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,075 for beginners, reaching about $55,319 at mid-level, and approach $58,431 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Junior High Teacher?

Junior High Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Junior High Teacher roles are District of Columbia $60,680, California $60,450, Massachusetts $59,640. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Junior High Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Junior High Teacher level roles vary by specialization: High School Science Teacher: $63,873; Chemistry High School Teacher: $61,623; High School Music Teacher: $55,518; High School English Teacher: $54,848; High School Teacher: $54,800.

How do different companies affect a Junior High Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Junior High Teacher roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Junior High Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Junior High Teacher make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Junior High Teacher in the United States is $54,800 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, a Junior High Teacher's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,078
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,500 to $61,750
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,943

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Junior High Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,750	$5,146	$1,188	$30
Average	$54,800	$4,567	$1,054	$26
25th Percentile	$46,500	$3,875	$894	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Junior High Teacher Salaries

A Junior High Teacher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Junior High Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Junior High Teacher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $52,075
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,322
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,319
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,223
Expert (over 8 years): $58,431

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Junior High Teacher	$52,075
Intermediate Level Junior High Teacher	$52,322
Senior Level Junior High Teacher	$55,319
Specialist Level Junior High Teacher	$58,223
Expert Level Junior High Teacher	$58,431

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How Do Junior High Teacher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Junior High Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,680.
California: $60,450.
Massachusetts: $59,640.

District of Columbia $60,680 California $60,450 Massachusetts $59,640 Washington $59,420 New Jersey $59,400 Alaska $59,320 Connecticut $58,570 New York $58,260

Hawaii $57,280 Rhode Island $56,820 Maryland $56,510 Minnesota $56,080 Colorado $55,920 Illinois $55,860 Oregon $55,650 Delaware $55,500

New Hampshire $55,400 Virginia $55,190 Pennsylvania $54,560 Nevada $54,240 North Dakota $54,130 Michigan $53,970 Wisconsin $53,910 Vermont $53,790

Texas $53,450 Maine $53,430 Arizona $53,400 Ohio $53,360 Georgia $52,860 Indiana $52,610 Wyoming $52,560 Utah $52,480

Iowa $52,450 Kansas $52,180 Louisiana $52,110 North Carolina $52,080 Missouri $52,070 Florida $51,850 Montana $51,740 Nebraska $51,630

Kentucky $51,570 South Carolina $51,350 Tennessee $51,210 Idaho $51,160 New Mexico $50,760 Oklahoma $50,670 Alabama $50,350 South Dakota $49,810

Arkansas $49,510 West Virginia $49,350 Mississippi $48,870

Top Paying Cities for Junior High Teachers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $69,120
San Francisco: $68,360
Oakland: $66,920

San Jose, CA $69,120

San Francisco, CA $68,360

Oakland, CA $66,920

New York, NY $63,100

Paramus, NJ $62,330

Queens Village, NY $62,330

Passaic, NJ $62,280

Bergenfield, NJ $62,270

Stamford, CT $62,150

Huntington, NY $62,130

Newark, NJ $61,720

Bridgeport, CT $61,610

Vallejo, CA $61,500

New Brunswick, NJ $61,480

Petaluma, CA $61,440

Middlesex, NJ $61,340

Somerset, NJ $61,300

Santa Cruz, CA $61,230

Boston, MA $60,900

Monterey, CA $60,700

Seattle, WA $60,580

Santa Rosa, CA $60,570

Los Angeles, CA $60,550

Juneau, AK $60,410

Washington, DC $60,350

Orange, CA $60,150

Santa Ana, CA $60,010

Long Beach, CA $59,950

Anaheim, CA $59,940

Anchorage, AK $59,920

Santa Maria, CA $59,750

Everett, WA $59,740

Danbury, CT $59,550

Bremerton, WA $59,470

Tacoma, WA $59,270

New Suffolk, NY $59,270

Sacramento, CA $59,260

Santa Barbara, CA $59,200

Trenton, NJ $59,140

San Diego, CA $59,140

Brockton, MA $59,080

Fairbanks, AK $58,940

Lompoc, CA $58,800

Lowell, MA $58,760

Ventura, CA $58,750

Nashua, NH $58,740

Stockton, CA $58,730

Modesto, CA $58,330

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,210

Olympia, WA $58,110

Kennewick, WA $58,110

New Haven, CT $58,090

Lawrence, MA $57,890

Hartford, CT $57,830

Riverside, CA $57,820

New Bedford, MA $57,770

Richland, WA $57,770

Bakersfield, CA $57,690

San Bernardino, CA $57,670

New Britain, CT $57,660

Atlantic City, NJ $57,660

New London, CT $57,640

Norwich, CT $57,630

Portsmouth, NH $57,610

Boulder, CO $57,500

Portland, OR $57,420

Worcester, MA $57,420

Minneapolis, MN $57,250

Philadelphia, PA $57,170

Honolulu, HI $56,990

Saint Paul, MN $56,960

Vineland, NJ $56,950

Providence, RI $56,790

Chicago, IL $56,630

Bellingham, WA $56,570

Springfield, MA $56,520

Baltimore, MD $56,510

Chico, CA $56,370

Pittsfield, MA $56,220

Manchester, NH $56,120

Spokane, WA $55,880

Denver, CO $55,870

Albany, NY $55,610

Troy, NY $55,590

Nassau, NY $55,530

Schenectady, NY $55,480

Wilmington, DE $55,430

Burlington, VT $55,360

Salem, OR $55,330

Portland, ME $55,160

Yakima, WA $55,110

Rochester, MN $54,940

Reno, NV $54,910

Fresno, CA $54,910

Milwaukee, WI $54,860

Detroit, MI $54,810

Ann Arbor, MI $54,800

Allentown, PA $54,790

Colorado Springs, CO $54,700

Syracuse, NY $54,670

Carson City, NV $54,670

Houston, TX $54,590

Eugene, OR $54,570

Gary, IN $54,500

Springfield, OR $54,460

Bismarck, ND $54,450

Galveston, TX $54,410

Medford, OR $54,330

Fort Collins, CO $54,300

Concord, NH $54,280

Austin, TX $54,260

Mesa, AZ $54,150

Reading, PA $54,140

Phoenix, AZ $54,130

Dallas, TX $54,120

Saint Cloud, MN $54,070

Madison, WI $53,990

Utica, NY $53,840

Rochester, NY $53,760

Des Moines, IA $53,750

Raleigh, NC $53,750

Atlanta, GA $53,660

Battle Creek, MI $53,650

Salt Lake City, UT $53,630

Lancaster, PA $53,550

Harrisburg, PA $53,470

Kansas City, MO $53,420

Champaign, IL $53,410

Kansas City, KS $53,410

Fort Worth, TX $53,400

Columbus, OH $53,390

Boca Raton, FL $53,380

Pittsburgh, PA $53,360

Richmond, VA $53,330

Indianapolis, IN $53,320

Cleveland, OH $53,320

Las Vegas, NV $53,250

Cincinnati, OH $53,250

Petersburg, VA $53,170

Huntsville, AL $53,090

Lansing, MI $53,050

Lebanon, PA $53,040

Pueblo, CO $53,040

Appleton, WI $53,020

Buffalo, NY $53,000

Dayton, OH $52,980

Racine, WI $52,970

Charlotte, NC $52,970

Saint Louis, MO $52,950

York, PA $52,920

Elkhart, IN $52,920

Gastonia, NC $52,910

Billings, MT $52,890

Beaumont, TX $52,880

Lorain, OH $52,870

Benton Harbor, MI $52,860

Toledo, OH $52,850

Binghamton, NY $52,820

Rock Hill, SC $52,810

Rockford, IL $52,790

Springfield, IL $52,760

Elyria, OH $52,760

Fargo, ND $52,760

Flagstaff, AZ $52,720

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,690

Duluth, MN $52,650

Miami, FL $52,650

Cheyenne, WY $52,620

Grand Forks, ND $52,620

Bangor, ME $52,500

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,440

Durham, NC $52,410

Louisville, KY $52,410

Grand Rapids, MI $52,400

Hialeah, FL $52,390

Casper, WY $52,320

Scranton, PA $52,250

Virginia Beach, VA $52,230

New Orleans, LA $52,230

Akron, OH $52,200

Peoria, IL $52,130

Sarasota, FL $52,120

Nashville, TN $52,080

Omaha, NE $52,080

Green Bay, WI $52,080

Baton Rouge, LA $52,050

Charleston, SC $52,040

Jamestown, NY $52,010

Davenport, IA $52,010

Tucson, AZ $51,990

Saint Petersburg, FL $51,950

Tampa, FL $51,940

Evansville, IN $51,910

Port Arthur, TX $51,910

Bradenton, FL $51,890

Santa Fe, NM $51,790

Orlando, FL $51,690

Clearwater, FL $51,670

Canton, OH $51,560

La Crosse, WI $51,560

Albuquerque, NM $51,530

Newport News, VA $51,520

High Point, NC $51,500

Ogden, UT $51,480

Corpus Christi, TX $51,440

Norfolk, VA $51,410

Laramie, WY $51,410

Rock Island, IL $51,370

Jacksonville, FL $51,360

Saginaw, MI $51,360

Salisbury, NC $51,350

Boise, ID $51,330

Moline, IL $51,310

Fort Myers, FL $51,290

Memphis, TN $51,280

Tulsa, OK $51,250

Waterloo, IA $51,220

Spartanburg, SC $51,160

Lincoln, NE $51,140

Fort Wayne, IN $51,130

Provo, UT $51,120

Cedar Falls, IA $51,050

San Antonio, TX $51,030

Greensboro, NC $51,010

South Bend, IN $51,010

Savannah, GA $50,950

Muskegon, MI $50,920

Birmingham, AL $50,920

Winston Salem, NC $50,890

Lake Charles, LA $50,760

Anderson, IN $50,750

Lexington, KY $50,730

Augusta, GA $50,720

Greenville, SC $50,720

Lima, OH $50,670

Wichita, KS $50,670

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,670

Columbia, SC $50,620

Springfield, OH $50,610

Asheville, NC $50,520

Bloomington, IN $50,480

Knoxville, TN $50,280

Shreveport, LA $50,280

Wilmington, NC $50,210

Roanoke, VA $50,210

Topeka, KS $50,110

Frankfort, KY $50,100

Oklahoma City, OK $50,060

Longview, TX $50,040

Chillicothe, OH $50,040

Melbourne, FL $50,030

Sioux Falls, SD $49,940

Mobile, AL $49,940

Terre Haute, IN $49,920

Altoona, PA $49,880

Amarillo, TX $49,840

Killeen, TX $49,830

Fayetteville, AR $49,780

Chattanooga, TN $49,770

Sioux City, IA $49,720

Idaho Falls, ID $49,710

Lynchburg, VA $49,660

Gainesville, FL $49,590

Portsmouth, OH $49,560

Little Rock, AR $49,550

Lafayette, LA $49,530

Youngstown, OH $49,530

Daytona Beach, FL $49,500

Pensacola, FL $49,490

Clarksville, TN $49,490

Temple, TX $49,480

Hopkinsville, KY $49,320

Erie, PA $49,310

Florence, SC $49,290

Charleston, WV $49,200

Great Falls, MT $49,180

Macon, GA $49,100

Tallahassee, FL $49,090

Fayetteville, NC $49,080

Waco, TX $49,070

Helena, MT $49,030

Pine Bluff, AR $49,010

Vincennes, IN $48,950

Lubbock, TX $48,920

Alamogordo, NM $48,890

Twin Falls, ID $48,840

Rapid City, SD $48,820

Jackson, MS $48,730

Greenville, MS $48,720

Huntington, WV $48,720

Parkersburg, WV $48,660

Montgomery, AL $48,650

Wichita Falls, TX $48,600

Springfield, MO $48,600

Biloxi, MS $48,570

Monroe, LA $48,520

Johnstown, PA $48,480

Sumter, SC $48,460

Columbus, GA $48,450

Pascagoula, MS $48,350

Abilene, TX $48,350

Kingsport, TN $48,210

Albany, GA $48,210

Gulfport, MS $48,190

Alexandria, LA $48,010

Fort Smith, AR $47,870

El Paso, TX $47,720

Las Cruces, NM $47,480

Harlingen, TX $47,340

Pocatello, ID $47,330

Florence, AL $47,260

Brownsville, TX $47,250

Mcallen, TX $47,130

Dothan, AL $47,050

Columbus, MS $46,730

Altus, OK $46,470

Lawton, OK $46,370

Pierre, SD $46,170

What Skills Can Increase a Junior High Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Learning Strategies (Mentioned in 8.62% Job Postings): A learning strategy is an individual's way of organizing and using a particular set of skills in order to learn content or accomplish other tasks more effectively and efficiently in school as well as in non-academic settings
Certification Programs (Mentioned in 5.17% Job Postings): A certificate program is a specialized education designed to develop or strengthen specific career skills. Considered as continuing education in some cases because it builds on your knowledge of a particular career or industry.
CPR (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Learning Strategies	8.62%
Certification Programs	5.17%
CPR	1.72%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Junior High Teacher's salary.

Video Production: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Video Production	$65,760	20%
Collaboration	$56,992	4%
Coaching	$56,992	4%
Digital Photography	$56,444	3%
Adobe Premiere Pro	$56,444	3%
Initiative	$55,896	2%

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Junior High Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Junior High Teacher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$46,500

Average $54,800/year

$61,750

$3,875

Average $4,567/month

$5,146

$894

Average $1,054/week

$1,188

$22

Average $26/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,750	$5,146	$1,188	$30
Average	$54,800	$4,567	$1,054	$26
25th Percentile	$46,500	$3,875	$894	$22

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Salary Trends for Junior High Teacher

Salaries for a Junior High Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,558 in 2023 to around $53,357 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Junior High Teacher salary trends, .

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