Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $79K, rent takes 26.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,350/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new middle school teachers, except special and career/technical educations typically earn — is $55K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,296/month. At HUD’s $1,350/month FMR, rent would take 41% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 23% above the national median — $79K here vs. $64K nationally.

Utah pays $79K median vs. the U.S. average of $64K — that’s +23%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 98.54), the purchasing-power equivalent is $80K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $79,180 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $54,940, and experienced middle school teachers, except special and career/technical educations can clear $102,400. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,034/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,350/month, which eats 26.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Utah has a Regional Price Parity of 98.54 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salary is worth about $80,353 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.