Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $61K, rent takes 28.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,180/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new career/technical education teachers, secondary schools typically earn — is $44K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,644/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $61K locally vs. $66K nationally, a 8% difference.

North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area pays $61K median vs. the U.S. average of $66K — that’s -8%.

The median is $61,170 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $44,060, and experienced career/technical education teachers, secondary schools can clear $99,160. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,100/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,180/month, which eats 28.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median career/technical education teachers, secondary school salary is worth about $61,170 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.