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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Kingston, NY is $98,660. The 10th percentile is $61,670 and the 90th percentile is $129,490. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$98,660

10th percentile
$61,670
25th percentile
$78,560
Median
$98,660
75th percentile
$123,890
90th percentile
$129,490
Mean
$95,490

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 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $61,670 and the 90th percentile is $129,490. The difference is $67,820, which is 68.7% 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 $78,560 to the 75th at $123,890, covers $45,330.

The mean annual wage is $95,490, which sits below the median of $98,660. 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 Kingston, NY median is 53.3% 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 $97,965, which is 52.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% higher than the New York median of $94,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kingston, NY is 100.709, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $97,965 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Kingston, NY ranks 2nd of 36 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).).

  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 28 miles away, with a median of $97,900 and employment of 2,390. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,470, against $97,965 here.
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 60 miles away, with a median of $80,760 and employment of 1,890. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,112, against $97,965 here.
  • Pittsfield, MA is 61 miles away, with a median of $77,780 and employment of 270. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,782, against $97,965 here.

Employment share

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.61% of wage-and-salary employment in Kingston, NY (360 of 59,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.40% of employment (620,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.53 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 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Kingston, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Kingston, NY is $98,660. The 10th percentile is $61,670 and the 90th percentile is $129,490. Employment is 360.

How does that compare with the national median for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?

The local median is 53.3% higher than the national median of $64,370.

What is Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education pay in Kingston, NY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kingston, NY is 100.709, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $98,660 is $97,965. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kingston, NY compare with nearby metros for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education?

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 28 miles away, at $97,900. Kingston, NY ranks 2nd of 36 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.