How much do Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in St. Joseph, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $40,020 and the 90th percentile is $74,040. The difference is $34,020, which is 68.3% 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 $45,370 to the 75th at $61,980, covers $16,610.

The mean annual wage is $55,840, which sits above the median of $49,790. 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS median is 30.9% lower than the national median of $72,040 for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,639, which is 20% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16% lower than the Missouri median of $59,240.

St. Joseph, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Joseph, MO-KS is 86.382, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $57,639 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. St. Joseph, MO-KS ranks 13th of 13 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).).

• Kansas City, MO-KS is 65 miles away, with a median of $61,200 and employment of 7,750. That median is 22.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,131, against $57,639 here.
• Lawrence, KS is 70 miles away, with a median of $62,080 and employment of 370. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,792, against $57,639 here.
• Topeka, KS is 77 miles away, with a median of $60,130 and employment of 920. That median is 20.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,699, against $57,639 here.

Employment share

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.66% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Joseph, MO-KS (360 of 54,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,065,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.