How much do Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Bellingham, WA?

Percentile spread

For Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $64,070 and the 90th percentile is $127,760. The difference is $63,690, which is 63.4% 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 $78,170 to the 75th at $124,020, covers $45,850.

The mean annual wage is $98,070, which sits below the median of $100,430. 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 Bellingham, WA median is 56% higher than the national median of $64,370 for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,190, which is 51% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% lower than the Washington median of $102,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bellingham, WA is 103.334, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $97,190 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Bellingham, WA ranks 6th of 9 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).).

• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 24 miles away, with a median of $106,920 and employment of 160. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,370, against $97,190 here.
• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 91 miles away, with a median of $104,320 and employment of 300. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,781, against $97,190 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $102,560 and employment of 5,230. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,286, against $97,190 here.

Employment share

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.36% of wage-and-salary employment in Bellingham, WA (330 of 91,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.40% of employment (620,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.