Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Utah

The median for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Utah is $76,330 a year, somewhat above the national $72,040 (+6%); the state ranks 18th of 51 states by median. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 52% more than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Utah pays more than every neighbouring state: New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona range from $58,360 in Arizona to $75,900 in New Mexico. Utah employs 11,030 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 6.36 per 1,000 jobs, the 32nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.93 is close to the national share.

Utah vs the United States, May 2025

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Utah and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
UtahHourly******11,0306.360.93
Annual$51,400$61,660$76,330$83,410$98,730$75,460
United StatesHourly******1,065,210––
Annual$48,780$59,980$72,040$92,570$107,600$76,320
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $51,400$51,40025th25th: $61,660$61,660MedianMedian: $76,330$76,33075th75th: $83,410$83,41090th90th: $98,730$98,730US median
Utah 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
18th of 51 states
Rank by employment
32nd of 51 states
Location quotient
0.93
Jobs per 1,000
6.36

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Utah'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 Utah

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah publish a row for secondary 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
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT*$77,490$61,460$99,0604,4305.360.78
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT*$75,230$50,580$94,9102,4107.911.15
Ogden, UT*$73,770$50,010$95,7301,5005.520.81
Logan, UT-ID*$72,870$50,040$94,63085012.671.85
St. George, UT*$72,020$49,880$92,1905105.620.82
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area*$79,370$61,290$101,2805107.591.11
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area*$76,680$51,520$105,4809208.261.21

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Utah*$76,33011,0300.93
Arizona*$58,36021,1900.95
Colorado*$72,90018,3100.93
Idaho*$61,6906,5701.12
New Mexico*$75,9008,1201.36
Nevada*$65,5208,9200.84
Wyoming*$62,6901,6000.83

See the national page for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (every state ranked) and the Utah 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 Utah estimates.

*
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.