Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Salary — Spokane, Washington

The average Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School in Spokane, Washington earns $97,310 a year.

$97,310 / year, mean
↑ 30.3% above national average 83th percentile in Washington

Spokane pays well above most of Washington for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for career/technical education teachers, middle school than the U.S. average. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
70
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.6%
Cost of living 100 #55 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $423,842 #41 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $72,836 #87 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Spokane ranks #55 for cost of living and #41 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $105,720 New York $103,430 Portland $102,060 Spokane $97,310 Kennewick $97,070 Olympia $96,800 Yakima $94,910 Kiryas Joel $92,650 Wenatchee $90,970 Pittsburgh $84,940 Chicago $84,180 Philadelphia $83,710 Albany $81,710 Allentown $81,390 Utica $79,450 Rochester $77,840 Jacksonville $77,670 Binghamton $75,930 Syracuse $75,330 Virginia Beach $75,150 Buffalo $75,110 Detroit $74,220 Richmond $68,130 Houston $67,970 El Paso $67,410 Dallas $66,910 Erie $64,620 Miami $64,060 Killeen $63,750 Lubbock $63,510 McAllen $63,380 Austin $63,040 San Antonio $62,920 Brownsville $62,510 Tyler $62,210 Corpus Christi $60,990 Sherman $60,940 College Station $60,650 Amarillo $59,490 Waco $59,460 Longview $57,200 Texarkana $55,950 Beaumont $55,420
CityMean salaryvs. Spokane
Albany, New York$81,710-16.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$81,390-16.4%
Amarillo, Texas$59,490-38.9%
Austin, Texas$63,040-35.2%
Beaumont, Texas$55,420-43.0%
Binghamton, New York$75,930-22.0%
Brownsville, Texas$62,510-35.8%
Buffalo, New York$75,110-22.8%
Chicago, Illinois$84,180-13.5%
College Station, Texas$60,650-37.7%
Corpus Christi, Texas$60,990-37.3%
Dallas, Texas$66,910-31.2%
Detroit, Michigan$74,220-23.7%
El Paso, Texas$67,410-30.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$64,620-33.6%
Houston, Texas$67,970-30.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$77,670-20.2%
Kennewick, Washington$97,070-0.2%
Killeen, Texas$63,750-34.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$92,650-4.8%
Longview, Texas$57,200-41.2%
Lubbock, Texas$63,510-34.7%
McAllen, Texas$63,380-34.9%
Miami, Florida$64,060-34.2%
New York, New York$103,430+6.3%
Olympia, Washington$96,800-0.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$83,710-14.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$84,940-12.7%
Portland, Oregon$102,060+4.9%
Richmond, Virginia$68,130-30.0%
Rochester, New York$77,840-20.0%
San Antonio, Texas$62,920-35.3%
Seattle, Washington$105,720+8.6%
Sherman, Texas$60,940-37.4%
Syracuse, New York$75,330-22.6%
Texarkana, Texas$55,950-42.5%
Tyler, Texas$62,210-36.1%
Utica, New York$79,450-18.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$75,150-22.8%
Waco, Texas$59,460-38.9%
Wenatchee, Washington$90,970-6.5%
Yakima, Washington$94,910-2.5%
Gross salary
97,310/yr
Estimated take-home
77,288/yr
Est. total withheld
20.6%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-2023 SOC code
Official area Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 44060 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Spokane Valley
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.