What are the main factors that influence a Secondary Math 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 Secondary Math Teacher's salary?

A Secondary Math Teacher's salary grows with experience: an Secondary Math Teacher (0-0 years)earns $59,543, an Asst. Professor - Mathematics (0-0 years)earns $68,415, an Assoc. Professor - Mathematics (0-0 years)earns $84,294, a Professor - Mathematics (0-0 years)earns $109,426,

What are the highest paying states for a Secondary Math Teacher?

Secondary Math Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Secondary Math Teacher roles are District of Columbia $63,930, California $63,687, Massachusetts $62,839. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Secondary Math Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Secondary Math Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Hs Math Teacher: $71,500; Math Teacher: $62,565; Secondary English Teacher: $58,528; Secondary Music Teacher: $56,836; Online Math Teacher: $55,653.

How do different companies affect a Secondary Math Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Secondary Math 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.

Secondary Math Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Secondary Math Teacher make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Secondary Math Teacher in the United States is $57,740 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,367
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,087 to $65,396
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,208

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Secondary Math Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,396	$5,450	$1,258	$31
Average	$57,740	$4,812	$1,110	$28
25th Percentile	$49,087	$4,091	$944	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Secondary Math Teacher Salaries

A Secondary Math 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Secondary Math 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 Secondary Math Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $63,930.
California: $63,687.
Massachusetts: $62,839.

District of Columbia $63,930 California $63,687 Massachusetts $62,839 Washington $62,608 New Jersey $62,584 Alaska $62,504 Connecticut $61,707 New York $61,384

Hawaii $60,350 Rhode Island $59,865 Maryland $59,536 Minnesota $59,085 Colorado $58,912 Illinois $58,854 Oregon $58,635 Delaware $58,473

New Hampshire $58,372 Virginia $58,144 Pennsylvania $57,480 Nevada $57,145 North Dakota $57,036 Michigan $56,862 Wisconsin $56,799 Vermont $56,672

Texas $56,320 Maine $56,297 Arizona $56,262 Ohio $56,222 Georgia $55,690 Indiana $55,425 Wyoming $55,373 Utah $55,292

Iowa $55,257 Kansas $54,980 Louisiana $54,899 North Carolina $54,870 Missouri $54,859 Florida $54,634 Montana $54,512 Nebraska $54,397

Kentucky $54,333 South Carolina $54,102 Tennessee $53,958 Idaho $53,900 New Mexico $53,479 Oklahoma $53,386 Alabama $53,046 South Dakota $52,474

Arkansas $52,162 West Virginia $51,995 Mississippi $51,493

Top Paying Cities for Secondary Math 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: $72,828
San Francisco: $72,112
Oakland: $70,512

San Jose, CA $72,828

San Francisco, CA $72,112

Oakland, CA $70,512

New York, NY $66,915

Queens Village, NY $66,482

Paramus, NJ $66,020

Passaic, NJ $65,962

Bergenfield, NJ $65,905

Stamford, CT $65,818

Huntington, NY $65,760

Newark, NJ $65,385

Bridgeport, CT $65,269

New Brunswick, NJ $65,079

Vallejo, CA $64,958

Middlesex, NJ $64,923

Somerset, NJ $64,871

Petaluma, CA $64,738

Santa Cruz, CA $64,513

Boston, MA $64,398

Monterey, CA $64,109

Fairbanks, AK $64,068

Los Angeles, CA $63,959

Washington, DC $63,930

Seattle, WA $63,826

Santa Rosa, CA $63,814

Juneau, AK $63,647

Orange, CA $63,456

Anchorage, AK $63,352

Anaheim, CA $63,312

Santa Ana, CA $63,225

Nassau, NY $63,191

Long Beach, CA $63,168

Danbury, CT $63,150

Santa Maria, CA $62,954

Everett, WA $62,942

Bremerton, WA $62,660

Trenton, NJ $62,550

Sacramento, CA $62,527

San Diego, CA $62,498

Brockton, MA $62,475

Tacoma, WA $62,452

Santa Barbara, CA $62,371

Lowell, MA $62,140

New Suffolk, NY $62,117

Nashua, NH $62,048

Lompoc, CA $61,955

Ventura, CA $61,897

Stockton, CA $61,880

New Haven, CT $61,765

Atlantic City, NJ $61,614

Hartford, CT $61,487

Modesto, CA $61,459

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,332

New Britain, CT $61,303

Olympia, WA $61,222

Kennewick, WA $61,222

New London, CT $61,210

Norwich, CT $61,193

Lawrence, MA $61,164

Bakersfield, CA $61,002

Riverside, CA $60,922

New Bedford, MA $60,922

Richland, WA $60,864

Portsmouth, NH $60,818

Vineland, NJ $60,806

San Bernardino, CA $60,760

Boulder, CO $60,598

Worcester, MA $60,552

Portland, OR $60,500

Saint Paul, MN $60,431

Minneapolis, MN $60,431

Philadelphia, PA $60,350

Honolulu, HI $60,044

Springfield, MA $59,842

Providence, RI $59,836

Chicago, IL $59,669

Bellingham, WA $59,599

Baltimore, MD $59,536

Chico, CA $59,391

Wilmington, DE $59,293

Pittsfield, MA $59,236

Manchester, NH $59,126

Spokane, WA $58,872

Denver, CO $58,866

Albany, NY $58,595

Troy, NY $58,572

Schenectady, NY $58,450

Burlington, VT $58,323

Portland, ME $58,121

Salem, OR $58,075

Yakima, WA $58,063

Ann Arbor, MI $58,046

Rochester, MN $57,884

Fresno, CA $57,856

Reno, NV $57,856

Milwaukee, WI $57,804

Detroit, MI $57,746

Allentown, PA $57,729

Carson City, NV $57,723

Houston, TX $57,636

Colorado Springs, CO $57,630

Syracuse, NY $57,602

Eugene, OR $57,492

Bismarck, ND $57,423

Gary, IN $57,423

Galveston, TX $57,423

Springfield, OR $57,376

Medford, OR $57,238

Fort Collins, CO $57,215

Austin, TX $57,168

Mesa, AZ $57,047

Phoenix, AZ $57,036

Dallas, TX $57,018

Reading, PA $56,984

Saint Cloud, MN $56,961

Concord, NH $56,909

Madison, WI $56,886

Utica, NY $56,730

Raleigh, NC $56,683

Las Vegas, NV $56,678

Rochester, NY $56,637

Des Moines, IA $56,631

Atlanta, GA $56,539

Battle Creek, MI $56,522

Salt Lake City, UT $56,504

Lancaster, PA $56,418

Champaign, IL $56,406

Harrisburg, PA $56,337

Durham, NC $56,285

Kansas City, MO $56,279

Kansas City, KS $56,268

Fort Worth, TX $56,262

Boca Raton, FL $56,239

Cleveland, OH $56,233

Columbus, OH $56,222

Pittsburgh, PA $56,216

Richmond, VA $56,193

Indianapolis, IN $56,181

Cincinnati, OH $56,106

Petersburg, VA $56,019

Billings, MT $55,892

Lansing, MI $55,892

Huntsville, AL $55,892

Lebanon, PA $55,887

Dayton, OH $55,881

Pueblo, CO $55,881

Appleton, WI $55,864

Buffalo, NY $55,840

Racine, WI $55,812

Charlotte, NC $55,806

Saint Louis, MO $55,788

Springfield, IL $55,765

Elkhart, IN $55,754

York, PA $55,754

Gastonia, NC $55,748

Benton Harbor, MI $55,748

Beaumont, TX $55,713

Lorain, OH $55,702

Toledo, OH $55,679

Binghamton, NY $55,650

Rock Hill, SC $55,644

Rockford, IL $55,615

Fargo, ND $55,586

Elyria, OH $55,586

Flagstaff, AZ $55,546

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,511

Miami, FL $55,477

Duluth, MN $55,384

Bangor, ME $55,309

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,246

Louisville, KY $55,217

Grand Rapids, MI $55,205

Hialeah, FL $55,200

Casper, WY $55,119

Scranton, PA $55,049

New Orleans, LA $55,032

Virginia Beach, VA $55,026

Akron, OH $54,997

Peoria, IL $54,922

Sarasota, FL $54,911

Green Bay, WI $54,870

Baton Rouge, LA $54,842

Charleston, SC $54,830

Nashville, TN $54,813

Jamestown, NY $54,801

Davenport, IA $54,801

Tucson, AZ $54,772

Cheyenne, WY $54,755

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,738

Tampa, FL $54,726

Omaha, NE $54,715

Port Arthur, TX $54,691

Evansville, IN $54,691

Bradenton, FL $54,668

Santa Fe, NM $54,564

Orlando, FL $54,507

Clearwater, FL $54,443

Canton, OH $54,322

La Crosse, WI $54,322

Grand Forks, ND $54,305

Albuquerque, NM $54,287

Tulsa, OK $54,287

Newport News, VA $54,281

High Point, NC $54,264

Ogden, UT $54,241

Corpus Christi, TX $54,195

Laramie, WY $54,160

Norfolk, VA $54,160

Rock Island, IL $54,126

Saginaw, MI $54,114

Jacksonville, FL $54,108

Salisbury, NC $54,097

Memphis, TN $54,085

Moline, IL $54,056

Fort Myers, FL $54,039

Waterloo, IA $53,964

Spartanburg, SC $53,906

Lincoln, NE $53,877

Fort Wayne, IN $53,866

Birmingham, AL $53,802

Cedar Falls, IA $53,791

Provo, UT $53,785

Springfield, OH $53,779

San Antonio, TX $53,768

Greensboro, NC $53,744

South Bend, IN $53,739

Winston Salem, NC $53,733

Boise, ID $53,716

Savannah, GA $53,675

Muskegon, MI $53,571

Lima, OH $53,502

Lake Charles, LA $53,479

Anderson, IN $53,467

Lexington, KY $53,450

Augusta, GA $53,433

Greenville, SC $53,433

Wichita, KS $53,381

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,381

Columbia, SC $53,329

Bloomington, IN $53,184

Roanoke, VA $53,150

Asheville, NC $53,075

Knoxville, TN $52,977

Shreveport, LA $52,971

Wilmington, NC $52,896

Frankfort, KY $52,786

Oklahoma City, OK $52,746

Chillicothe, OH $52,722

Longview, TX $52,717

Topeka, KS $52,699

Mobile, AL $52,613

Terre Haute, IN $52,590

Erie, PA $52,584

Altoona, PA $52,555

Melbourne, FL $52,538

Amarillo, TX $52,515

Killeen, TX $52,497

Fayetteville, AR $52,451

Sioux Falls, SD $52,411

Chattanooga, TN $52,376

Idaho Falls, ID $52,370

Gainesville, FL $52,249

Portsmouth, OH $52,220

Little Rock, AR $52,209

Lynchburg, VA $52,209

Lafayette, LA $52,186

Youngstown, OH $52,186

Temple, TX $52,162

Daytona Beach, FL $52,151

Clarksville, TN $52,145

Pensacola, FL $52,139

Hopkinsville, KY $51,966

Charleston, WV $51,960

Florence, SC $51,931

Sioux City, IA $51,897

Macon, GA $51,729

Tallahassee, FL $51,724

Fayetteville, NC $51,712

Waco, TX $51,700

Wichita Falls, TX $51,700

Pine Bluff, AR $51,677

Vincennes, IN $51,568

Lubbock, TX $51,545

Great Falls, MT $51,510

Alamogordo, NM $51,504

Abilene, TX $51,458

Rapid City, SD $51,383

Monroe, LA $51,383

Albany, GA $51,348

Huntington, WV $51,342

Jackson, MS $51,337

Greenville, MS $51,331

Parkersburg, WV $51,273

Montgomery, AL $51,262

Johnstown, PA $51,250

Springfield, MO $51,204

Biloxi, MS $51,175

Sumter, SC $51,054

Columbus, GA $51,048

Twin Falls, ID $51,013

Pascagoula, MS $50,938

Kingsport, TN $50,788

Gulfport, MS $50,771

Alexandria, LA $50,580

Fort Smith, AR $50,436

El Paso, TX $50,280

Helena, MT $50,205

Las Cruces, NM $50,020

Harlingen, TX $49,859

Pocatello, ID $49,807

Florence, AL $49,789

Brownsville, TX $49,778

Dothan, AL $49,685

Mcallen, TX $49,656

Columbus, MS $49,229

Altus, OK $48,964

Lawton, OK $48,854

Pierre, SD $48,646

What Skills Can Increase a Secondary Math Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 11.49% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Law Enforcement (Mentioned in 1.11% Job Postings): Law enforcement is any system by which some members of society act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. Although the term encompasses entities such as courts and prisons, it is most frequently applied to those who directly engage in patrols or surveillance to dissuade and discover criminal activity, and those who investigate crimes and apprehend offenders, a task typically carried out by the police or another law enforcement organization. Furthermore, although law enforcement may be most concerned with the prevention and punishment of crimes, organizations exist to discourage a wide variety of non-criminal violations of rules and norms, effected through the imposition of less severe consequences.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	11.49%
Microsoft Office	2.13%
Law Enforcement	1.11%

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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 Secondary Math Teacher's salary.

Pediatric: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Programming: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Customer Service: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Pediatric	$62,359	8%
Programming	$61,205	6%
Customer Service	$60,627	5%
Computer Science	$60,627	5%
Written Communication	$60,050	4%
Integrity	$60,050	4%

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How Education impacts a Secondary Math Teacher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Secondary Math Teachers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Secondary Math Teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is between $50,901 and $59,015).

Secondary Math Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Secondary Math Teacher

No Diploma 1.5%

High School 1.5%

Associates 55.6%

Bachelors 39.1%

Masters 55.6%

Doctorate 3.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.5%
High School	1.5%
Associates	55.6%
Bachelors	39.1%
Masters	55.6%
Doctorate	3.8%

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Secondary Math Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Secondary Math 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.

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$49,087

Average $57,740/year

$65,396

$4,091

Average $4,812/month

$5,450

$944

Average $1,110/week

$1,258

$24

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,396	$5,450	$1,258	$31
Average	$57,740	$4,812	$1,110	$28
25th Percentile	$49,087	$4,091	$944	$24

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Salary Trends for Secondary Math Teacher

Salaries for a Secondary Math Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,017 in 2023 to around $53,142 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Secondary Math Teacher salary trends, .

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