Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,538
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$9,402
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,885
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,940
Kept after tax
$49,538
Worth in national money
$47,885
State rank
45
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Florida pays this job a middle wage of $58,940, 45 of 51 states and about 8.44% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 215 among 493 occupations Florida publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $58,940 the take-home is $49,538. But Florida costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $47,885 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $60,040, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Florida's $58,940 median for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education places it 45 of 51 states, about 8.44% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Position 215 of 493 in Florida places middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Florida income tax is $49,538 for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education, from $58,940. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,885. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $60,040 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,310 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,520 |
| This salary | $58,940 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $49,538 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,538 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,093 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $58,940 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,741 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Florida earn under $58,940 and half over. The published range runs $49,310 at the tenth percentile to $75,520 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Florida the take-home figure of $49,538, from $58,940, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 215 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $47,885, the adjusted value of that $58,940 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Florida. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 215 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Florida, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $49,310 to $75,520; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Florida is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,538 from $58,940. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 215 of 493 locally.
- This $47,885 adjusted figure, worked from $58,940, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 215 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 215 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $49,310 and the top tenth $75,520, so most people doing this work in Florida sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Florida costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $47,885 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $49,538 survives, because Florida levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($49,310 to $75,520) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $47,885 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $49,538 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.