How much do Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL?

Percentile spread

For Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $50,140 and the 90th percentile is $57,890. The difference is $7,750, which is 15.4% 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 $50,140 to the 75th at $57,890, covers $7,750.

The mean annual wage is $54,570, which sits above the median of $50,360. 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL median is 21.8% lower 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 $51,842, which is 19.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.6% lower than the Florida median of $58,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 97.141, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $51,842 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ranks 10th of 12 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $60,120 and employment of 5,120. That median is 19.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,279, against $51,842 here.
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $58,940 and employment of 3,120. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,420, against $51,842 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $63,380 and employment of 980. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,884, against $51,842 here.

Employment share

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.54% of wage-and-salary employment in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL (1,420 of 265,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.40% of employment (620,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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.