SOC 25-2032 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $99,940. The 10th percentile is $65,040 and the 90th percentile is $112,940. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$99,940

10th percentile
$65,040
25th percentile
$79,380
Median
$99,940
75th percentile
$107,690
90th percentile
$112,940
Mean
$91,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $65,040 and the 90th percentile is $112,940. The difference is $47,900, which is 47.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $79,380 to the 75th at $107,690, covers $28,310.

The mean annual wage is $91,860, which sits below the median of $99,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA median is 50.8% higher than the national median of $66,270 for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,595, which is 50.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the Washington median of $101,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School at $99,595 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 5th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is 123 miles away, with a median of $100,560 and employment of 100. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,827, against $99,595 here.
  • Walla Walla, WA is 133 miles away, with a median of $99,420 and employment of 30. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,915, against $99,595 here.
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $102,420 and employment of 190. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,339, against $99,595 here.

Employment share

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (250 of 255,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $99,940. The 10th percentile is $65,040 and the 90th percentile is $112,940. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School?

The local median is 50.8% higher than the national median of $66,270.

What is Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $99,940 is $99,595. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA compare with nearby metros for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School?

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 123 miles away, at $100,560. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 5th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.