SOC 25-2023 · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Salary in Wenatchee, WA

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, middle school in Wenatchee, Washington is $90,970 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $100,450: half of the 30 people in this job in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% more than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

$90,970average per year

Median $100,450Take-home ≈ $72,827

  • $61K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $103K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
+27%vs U.S. average
#6 of 6Washington metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay range in Wenatchee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,900 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, middle school in Wenatchee earn between $79,540 and $103,200.

  • $61K10th
  • $80K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $103K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$90,970$7,581—
Median$100,450$8,371—
Entry level (25th percentile)$79,540$6,628—
Experienced (75th percentile)$103,200$8,600—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay in Wenatchee vs. Washington and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, middle school in Wenatchee earn 10% less than the Washington average ($101,520) and 27% more than the U.S. average ($71,590). At the median the gap is +54% against the U.S. median of $65,030.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Wenatchee$90,970$100,450$60,570$108,90030
Washington$101,520$103,290$74,590$127,540720
United States$71,590$65,030$49,200$101,89016,870

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary after taxes in Wenatchee

On the average salary of $90,970, a single filer in Wenatchee takes home about $72,827 a year, or $6,069 a month and $2,801 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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Is Wenatchee a good place for career/technical education teachers, middle school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wenatchee area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.9), so the average $90,970 buys what about $87,593 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Wenatchee ($49,290). A typical home costs $523,629, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in other Washington cities

Wenatchee ranks 6th of 6 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($105,720).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, middle school

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,720).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Wenatchee: questions

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, middle school salary in Wenatchee?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, middle school take-home pay in Wenatchee?

About $72,827 a year ($6,069 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $90,970. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do career/technical education teachers, middle school earn more in Wenatchee than elsewhere?

The average here is 27% more than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-2023; area Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA (48300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 6.10, this job is 6.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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