Education & Library
Middle School Teachers
SOC 25-2022
Teach the in-between grades, juggling subjects and a tough age.
The job
Median pay
$64k
$59k to $80k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-0.4% projected
Openings a year
39k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's plus license
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
36/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
73rd pct
More exposed than 73% of occupations · modeled estimate · 62nd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Learning Strategies
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 80,160 | 5.7 | 1.4× | $63k |
| New York | 38,670 | 4.0 | 1.0× | $95k |
| California | 37,300 | 2.0 | 0.5× | $99k |
| Florida | 31,370 | 3.2 | 0.8× | $59k |
| Ohio | 30,450 | 5.5 | 1.4× | $77k |
| Illinois | 24,770 | 4.1 | 1.0× | $76k |
| New Jersey | 23,650 | 5.5 | 1.4× | $79k |
| Georgia | 23,610 | 4.8 | 1.2× | $65k |
| Pennsylvania | 22,720 | 3.7 | 0.9× | $78k |
| North Carolina | 20,650 | 4.2 | 1.1× | $52k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 18,290 | 4.5 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Massachusetts | 16,570 | 4.6 | 1.1× | $89k |
| Michigan | 15,420 | 3.5 | 0.9× | $64k |
| Maryland | 14,530 | 5.3 | 1.3× | $79k |
| Wisconsin | 14,460 | 4.9 | 1.2× | $62k |
| Colorado | 13,280 | 4.6 | 1.2× | $64k |
| Tennessee | 13,060 | 4.0 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Indiana | 11,700 | 3.7 | 0.9× | $61k |
| Missouri | 11,330 | 3.9 | 1.0× | $59k |
| Washington | 10,510 | 3.0 | 0.7× | $102k |
| Alabama | 10,000 | 4.7 | 1.2× | $62k |
| South Carolina | 9,750 | 4.2 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Arizona | 9,020 | 2.8 | 0.7× | $60k |
| Minnesota | 8,890 | 3.0 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Kentucky | 8,040 | 4.0 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Connecticut | 7,920 | 4.7 | 1.2× | $94k |
| Oklahoma | 7,620 | 4.5 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Oregon | 6,940 | 3.5 | 0.9× | $78k |
| Iowa | 6,270 | 4.0 | 1.0× | $60k |
| Mississippi | 6,260 | 5.4 | 1.4× | $51k |
| Kansas | 6,230 | 4.3 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Arkansas | 6,140 | 4.7 | 1.2× | $60k |
| Utah | 5,960 | 3.4 | 0.9× | $79k |
| Louisiana | 5,560 | 2.9 | 0.7× | $59k |
| New Mexico | 4,260 | 4.9 | 1.2× | $75k |
| Nebraska | 4,150 | 4.1 | 1.0× | $63k |
| West Virginia | 4,090 | 5.8 | 1.5× | $57k |
| Nevada | 3,910 | 2.5 | 0.6× | $66k |
| New Hampshire | 3,120 | 4.6 | 1.1× | $71k |
| Maine | 2,780 | 4.3 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Hawaii | 2,480 | 4.0 | 1.0× | $69k |
| Rhode Island | 2,370 | 4.7 | 1.2× | $93k |
| Idaho | 2,360 | 2.8 | 0.7× | $61k |
| Delaware | 2,350 | 4.8 | 1.2× | $68k |
| South Dakota | 2,130 | 4.7 | 1.2× | $51k |
| Montana | 1,980 | 3.9 | 1.0× | $62k |
| Vermont | 1,620 | 5.3 | 1.3× | $74k |
| Washington DC | 1,540 | 2.2 | 0.6× | $80k |
| North Dakota | 1,400 | 3.3 | 0.8× | $60k |
| Wyoming | 1,290 | 4.6 | 1.1× | $62k |
| Alaska | 1,150 | 3.5 | 0.9× | $79k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ39,310 jobs · $97k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX21,590 jobs · $66k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX19,340 jobs · $66k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN17,300 jobs · $78k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV14,890 jobs · $77k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA13,650 jobs · $75k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD13,090 jobs · $78k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA12,780 jobs · $98k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Middle School Teachers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.