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

The median for secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Vermont is $76,220 a year, somewhat above the national $72,040 (+6%); the state ranks 19th of 51 states by median. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education earn 35% more than the median across all occupations in Vermont ($56,390). Every neighbouring state pays more: New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire range from $77,060 in New Hampshire to $97,070 in New York. Vermont employs 2,450 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, 8.06 per 1,000 jobs, the 50th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.18 is close to the national share.

Vermont 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 Vermont and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
VermontHourly******2,4508.061.18
Annual$49,800$60,660$76,220$80,510$99,830$72,350
United StatesHourly******1,065,210––
Annual$48,780$59,980$72,040$92,570$107,600$76,320
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $49,800$49,80025th25th: $60,660$60,660MedianMedian: $76,220$76,22075th75th: $80,510$80,51090th90th: $99,830$99,830US median
Vermont 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
19th of 51 states
Rank by employment
50th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.18
Jobs per 1,000
8.06

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

1 metropolitan area and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Vermont 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
Burlington-South Burlington, VT*$80,100$50,880$102,7507406.150.90
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area*$76,290$49,970$81,5708609.651.41
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area*$64,350$48,590$80,9208509.921.45

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Vermont*$76,2202,4501.18
Massachusetts*$95,26028,4601.14
New Hampshire*$77,0605,8601.25
New York*$97,07070,6601.06

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