SOC 25-2032 · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in Sarasota, FL

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Sarasota, Florida is $71,010 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $66,670: half of the 570 people in this job in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

$71,010average per year

Median $66,670Take-home ≈ $58,786

  • $50K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $103K90th

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

570people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 9Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in Sarasota

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,840 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Sarasota earn between $63,370 and $78,860.

  • $50K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $103K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,010$5,918—
Median$66,670$5,556—
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,370$5,281—
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,860$6,572—

*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, Secondary School pay in Sarasota vs. Florida and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Sarasota earn 10% more than the Florida average ($64,760) and about the same as the U.S. average ($72,680). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $66,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sarasota$71,010$66,670$49,830$102,840570
Florida$64,760$62,140$49,540$78,8606,820
United States$72,680$66,270$50,040$101,340111,420

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

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary after taxes in Sarasota

On the average salary of $71,010, a single filer in Sarasota takes home about $58,786 a year, or $4,899 a month and $2,261 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Sarasota area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $71,010 buys what about $69,334 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Sarasota ($47,440). A typical home costs $403,601, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in other Florida cities

Sarasota ranks 3rd of 9 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($75,730).

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salaries in Florida

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

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($112,550).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Sarasota: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,370, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $58,786 a year ($4,899 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,010. Florida has no state income tax.

Do career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn more in Sarasota than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

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 25-2032; area North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (35840). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 (a city in the same metro). 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.32, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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