Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Michigan

At $63,790 a year, the median for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Michigan is close to the national median of $64,370 (−1%); Michigan ranks 23rd of 51 states by median. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 29% more than the median across all occupations in Michigan ($49,270). Among neighbouring states, Ohio pays more (up to $77,090 in Ohio) and Wisconsin and Indiana pay less (down to $60,700 in Indiana). Michigan employs 15,420 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 3.50 per 1,000 jobs, the 13th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.88 is close to the national share.

Michigan vs the United States, May 2025

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Michigan and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MichiganHourly******15,4203.500.88
Annual$46,530$50,630$63,790$79,150$95,370$68,160
United StatesHourly******620,090––
Annual$48,080$58,530$64,370$80,490$102,540$72,030
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $46,530$46,53025th25th: $50,630$50,630MedianMedian: $63,790$63,79075th75th: $79,150$79,15090th90th: $95,370$95,370US median
Michigan annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
23rd of 51 states
Rank by employment
13th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.88
Jobs per 1,000
3.50

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Michigan's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Michigan

14 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Michigan publish a row for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Traverse City, MI*$76,580$46,420$82,4002002.850.71
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI*$71,790$45,370$93,8202403.820.96
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI*$69,460$44,610$80,8302702.250.56
Niles, MI*$65,850$47,400$91,3602904.801.20
Jackson, MI*$65,580$46,920$95,7003105.511.38
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI*$65,140$47,310$99,7206,9003.620.91
Monroe, MI*$64,670$47,140$98,5602806.901.73
Saginaw, MI*$64,550$46,520$96,0102102.670.67
Flint, MI*$63,360$46,280$90,2404303.180.80
Battle Creek, MI*$63,100$48,670$81,4402103.910.98
Ann Arbor, MI*$62,520$47,630$86,0405202.370.59
Lansing-East Lansing, MI*$62,520$45,550$94,8506402.970.74
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI*$61,660$45,930$97,0402,6104.361.09
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI*$57,080$46,400$78,2304903.720.93
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area*$63,740$43,930$93,3804203.710.93
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area*$63,680$45,190$77,1603603.090.77
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area*$63,680$44,000$78,8007605.631.41
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area*$61,880$44,240$77,9205503.580.90

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Michigan*$63,79015,4200.88
Indiana*$60,70011,7000.92
Ohio*$77,09030,4501.38
Wisconsin*$61,96014,4601.23

See the national page for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (every state ranked) and the Michigan wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Michigan estimates.

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Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.