Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in the Minot Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay in Minot, ND at a median of $63,530 per year, drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $66,270, the metro estimate is 4% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 70 career/technical education teachers, secondary school are employed across the Minot MSA in SOC 25-2032.

The Minot pay distribution spans from $50,770 at the 10th percentile to $81,260 at the 90th, a 1.6× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $58,900 and the 75th at $81,260, so half of Minot-based career/technical education teachers, secondary school earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Minot, ND covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide ND estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.