SOC 25-2032 · York-Hanover, PA metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary in York, PA

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in York, Pennsylvania is $84,700 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $84,300: half of the 160 people in this job in the York-Hanover, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% more than the U.S. average for this job ($72,680).

$84,700average per year

Median $84,300Take-home ≈ $65,816

  • $67K10th
  • $75K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $104K90th

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

160people in this job
+17%vs U.S. average
#1 of 12Pennsylvania metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay range in York

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,250 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, secondary school in York earn between $75,340 and $99,430.

  • $67K10th
  • $75K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $104K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$84,700$7,058—
Median$84,300$7,025—
Entry level (25th percentile)$75,340$6,278—
Experienced (75th percentile)$99,430$8,286—

*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 York vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, secondary school in York earn 13% more than the Pennsylvania average ($74,810) and 17% more than the U.S. average ($72,680). At the median the gap is +27% against the U.S. median of $66,270.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
York$84,700$84,300$67,350$104,250160
Pennsylvania$74,810$75,760$50,040$103,4304,840
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 York

On the average salary of $84,700, a single filer in York takes home about $65,816 a year, or $5,485 a month and $2,531 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the York area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $84,700 buys what about $88,229 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in York ($48,170). A typical home costs $309,967, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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

York ranks 1st of 12 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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

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 York: questions

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $75,340, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $65,816 a year ($5,485 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $84,700. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 17% more than 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 York-Hanover, PA (49620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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