25 Series · SOC 25-3021
Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $46,800
- Median / year
- $92,840
- Top 10% earn
- +3.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 332,110
- US workers
Self-Enrichment Teachers earn a median of $46,800 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $46,800, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $30,050 (10th percentile) to $92,840 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 332,110 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($66,430), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Self-Enrichment Teachers earn a median of $46,800, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 24% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Educational Instruction and Library, it ranks #58 of 64 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.7% by 2033.
- $46,800
- Median annual wage
- Top 76%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #58 of 64
- in Educational Instruction and Library
- 3.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $66,430. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Self-Enrichment Teachers (SOC 25-3021) pays a national median of $46,800 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $30,050 at the 10th percentile to $92,840 at the 90th, with a mean of $54,740 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 332,110 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 467 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 51,400 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent, with less than 5 years of prior experience generally required. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $66,430, which is +42% above the national figure. The top metro is Lake Charles, LA at $79,580 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 332,110 jobs Median $46,800/yr
Median Salary
$46,800
per year
Median Hourly
$22.50/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$54,740
average
Employment
332,110
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Self-Enrichment Teachers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$46,800 Bottom 24% higher than 24% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 25-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Self-Enrichment Teachers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 25-series occupations with growth data, Self-Enrichment Teachers sits on the slower-growing side at +3.7% growth and $46,800 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.7%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
51,400
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.8/100
Danger Index
3.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Self-Enrichment Teachers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Speaking 3.6
Active Listening 3.4
Learning Strategies 3.4
Instructing 3.4
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Active Learning 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Writing 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Education and Training 4.3
Customer and Personal Service 3.5
English Language 3.3
Sociology and Anthropology 2.5
Computers and Electronics 2.5
Psychology 2.5
Mathematics 2.4
Foreign Language 2.4
Communications and Media 2.4
Sales and Marketing 2.4
Key Tasks
- ▸ Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- ▸ Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- ▸ Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- ▸ Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
- ▸ Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
- ▸ Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
- ▸ Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
- ▸ Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
- ▸ Assign and grade class work and homework.
- ▸ Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$30,050
25th Percentile
$36,380
Median
$46,800
75th Percentile
$63,210
90th Percentile
$92,840
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $66,430 | +42% above national |
| 2 | New Hampshire | $59,880 | +28% above national |
| 3 | New York | $57,790 | +23% above national |
| 4 | Connecticut | $55,240 | +18% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $53,790 | +15% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $53,780 | +15% above national |
| 7 | Vermont | $53,190 | +14% above national |
| 8 | Georgia | $52,320 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Hawaii | $51,960 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Maryland | $51,630 | +10% above national |
| 11 | South Dakota | $49,720 | +6% above national |
| 12 | California | $49,570 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $49,430 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Virginia | $49,160 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Washington | $48,020 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Alaska | $47,710 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Nevada | $47,020 | same as national |
| 18 | Maine | $46,720 | same as national |
| 19 | Wyoming | $46,640 | same as national |
| 20 | New Mexico | $45,890 | 2% below national |
| 21 | Florida | $45,830 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Minnesota | $45,660 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Montana | $45,050 | 4% below national |
| 24 | West Virginia | $45,010 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Colorado | $44,710 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Illinois | $44,230 | 5% below national |
| 27 | Arizona | $44,110 | 6% below national |
| 28 | Utah | $43,580 | 7% below national |
| 29 | Missouri | $43,090 | 8% below national |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $41,960 | 10% below national |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $41,740 | 11% below national |
| 32 | North Carolina | $41,710 | 11% below national |
| 33 | Kansas | $41,290 | 12% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $40,350 | 14% below national |
| 35 | Kentucky | $39,990 | 15% below national |
| 36 | South Carolina | $39,800 | 15% below national |
| 37 | Mississippi | $38,770 | 17% below national |
| 38 | Tennessee | $38,730 | 17% below national |
| 39 | Alabama | $38,430 | 18% below national |
| 40 | Nebraska | $38,240 | 18% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $38,010 | 19% below national |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $37,820 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Louisiana | $37,760 | 19% below national |
| 44 | Virgin Islands | $37,590 | 20% below national |
| 45 | Ohio | $37,360 | 20% below national |
| 46 | Indiana | $36,980 | 21% below national |
| 47 | Idaho | $36,490 | 22% below national |
| 48 | Texas | $36,140 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $36,110 | 23% below national |
| 50 | Iowa | $35,670 | 24% below national |
| 51 | North Dakota | $35,100 | 25% below national |
| 52 | Delaware | $34,730 | 26% below national |
| 53 | Arkansas | $30,810 | 34% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Charles, LA | $79,580 | +70% above national |
| 2 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $73,430 | +57% above national |
| 3 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $71,680 | +53% above national |
| 4 | Albany, OR | $62,400 | +33% above national |
| 5 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $61,970 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Savannah, GA | $61,580 | +32% above national |
| 7 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $60,620 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $59,760 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Lexington Park, MD | $59,730 | +28% above national |
| 10 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $59,710 | +28% above national |
| 11 | El Centro, CA | $59,600 | +27% above national |
| 12 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $59,600 | +27% above national |
| 13 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $59,470 | +27% above national |
| 14 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $59,260 | +27% above national |
| 15 | Burlington, NC | $58,970 | +26% above national |
| 16 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $58,740 | +26% above national |
| 17 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $58,330 | +25% above national |
| 18 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $57,510 | +23% above national |
| 19 | New Haven, CT | $56,600 | +21% above national |
| 20 | Dalton, GA | $56,520 | +21% above national |
| 21 | Valdosta, GA | $56,430 | +21% above national |
| 22 | Charlottesville, VA | $56,370 | +20% above national |
| 23 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $55,950 | +20% above national |
| 24 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $55,490 | +19% above national |
| 25 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $55,410 | +18% above national |
| 26 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $54,550 | +17% above national |
| 27 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $54,360 | +16% above national |
| 28 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $53,790 | +15% above national |
| 29 | Yuba City, CA | $53,710 | +15% above national |
| 30 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $53,640 | +15% above national |
| 31 | Albany, GA | $53,350 | +14% above national |
| 32 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $53,300 | +14% above national |
| 33 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $53,190 | +14% above national |
| 34 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $52,840 | +13% above national |
| 35 | Sebring, FL | $52,450 | +12% above national |
| 36 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $52,440 | +12% above national |
| 37 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $52,410 | +12% above national |
| 38 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $52,130 | +11% above national |
| 39 | Napa, CA | $52,070 | +11% above national |
| 40 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | +11% above national |
| 41 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $51,610 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Kingston, NY | $51,320 | +10% above national |
| 43 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $51,100 | +9% above national |
| 44 | Pittsfield, MA | $51,080 | +9% above national |
| 45 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $51,010 | +9% above national |
| 46 | Ithaca, NY | $50,860 | +9% above national |
| 47 | Barnstable Town, MA | $50,820 | +9% above national |
| 48 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $50,770 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $50,750 | +8% above national |
| 50 | Merced, CA | $50,660 | +8% above national |
| 51 | Ponce, PR | $50,610 | +8% above national |
| 52 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $50,330 | +8% above national |
| 53 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $50,250 | +7% above national |
| 54 | Cheyenne, WY | $50,250 | +7% above national |
| 55 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $50,120 | +7% above national |
| 56 | Binghamton, NY | $50,110 | +7% above national |
| 57 | Rochester, MN | $50,050 | +7% above national |
| 58 | Salinas, CA | $49,920 | +7% above national |
| 59 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $49,800 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Jackson, MS | $49,640 | +6% above national |
| 61 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,480 | +6% above national |
| 62 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $49,270 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $49,220 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $49,180 | +5% above national |
| 65 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,140 | +5% above national |
| 66 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $49,120 | +5% above national |
| 67 | Santa Fe, NM | $49,090 | +5% above national |
| 68 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $49,070 | +5% above national |
| 69 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $49,040 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $48,980 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $48,890 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,880 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $48,870 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Utica-Rome, NY | $48,850 | +4% above national |
| 75 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $48,770 | +4% above national |
| 76 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $48,720 | +4% above national |
| 77 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $48,640 | +4% above national |
| 78 | Bend, OR | $48,620 | +4% above national |
| 79 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $48,570 | +4% above national |
| 80 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $48,530 | +4% above national |
| 81 | Warner Robins, GA | $48,530 | +4% above national |
| 82 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $48,480 | +4% above national |
| 83 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $48,460 | +4% above national |
| 84 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $48,380 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $48,380 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Joplin, MO-KS | $48,270 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Odessa, TX | $48,240 | +3% above national |
| 88 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $48,220 | +3% above national |
| 89 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $48,220 | +3% above national |
| 90 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $48,190 | +3% above national |
| 91 | Gainesville, FL | $48,160 | +3% above national |
| 92 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,150 | +3% above national |
| 93 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $48,090 | +3% above national |
| 94 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $48,020 | +3% above national |
| 95 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $48,020 | +3% above national |
| 96 | Vallejo, CA | $47,980 | +3% above national |
| 97 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,940 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,870 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $47,840 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $47,800 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $47,790 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Rochester, NY | $47,780 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Huntsville, AL | $47,750 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $47,750 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $47,710 | +2% above national |
| 106 | Yakima, WA | $47,680 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Bozeman, MT | $47,600 | +2% above national |
| 108 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $47,530 | +2% above national |
| 109 | Vineland, NJ | $47,480 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $47,380 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $47,330 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Worcester, MA | $47,330 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $47,300 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,130 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $47,060 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,020 | same as national |
| 118 | Farmington, NM | $46,990 | same as national |
| 119 | Syracuse, NY | $46,880 | same as national |
| 120 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $46,840 | same as national |
| 121 | Albuquerque, NM | $46,800 | same as national |
| 122 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $46,800 | same as national |
| 123 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $46,730 | same as national |
| 124 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $46,730 | same as national |
| 125 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $46,730 | same as national |
| 126 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $46,700 | same as national |
| 127 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,680 | same as national |
| 128 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $46,670 | same as national |
| 129 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $46,650 | same as national |
| 130 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $46,590 | same as national |
| 131 | Traverse City, MI | $46,530 | 1% below national |
| 132 | Glens Falls, NY | $46,490 | 1% below national |
| 133 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $46,470 | 1% below national |
| 134 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $46,310 | 1% below national |
| 135 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $46,300 | 1% below national |
| 136 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $46,270 | 1% below national |
| 137 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $46,250 | 1% below national |
| 138 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $46,190 | 1% below national |
| 139 | Corvallis, OR | $46,170 | 1% below national |
| 140 | Beckley, WV | $46,160 | 1% below national |
| 141 | Jacksonville, NC | $46,160 | 1% below national |
| 142 | Sumter, SC | $46,140 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Asheville, NC | $46,110 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Jacksonville, FL | $46,060 | 2% below national |
| 145 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $46,050 | 2% below national |
| 146 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,020 | 2% below national |
| 147 | Decatur, IL | $45,950 | 2% below national |
| 148 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $45,930 | 2% below national |
| 149 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $45,930 | 2% below national |
| 150 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $45,860 | 2% below national |
| 151 | Charleston, WV | $45,790 | 2% below national |
| 152 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $45,710 | 2% below national |
| 153 | Grants Pass, OR | $45,710 | 2% below national |
| 154 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $45,520 | 3% below national |
| 155 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,440 | 3% below national |
| 156 | Springfield, MA | $45,400 | 3% below national |
| 157 | Flint, MI | $45,380 | 3% below national |
| 158 | Anchorage, AK | $45,350 | 3% below national |
| 159 | Gainesville, GA | $45,290 | 3% below national |
| 160 | Richmond, VA | $45,280 | 3% below national |
| 161 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,240 | 3% below national |
| 162 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $45,200 | 3% below national |
| 163 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,180 | 3% below national |
| 164 | Bangor, ME | $45,100 | 4% below national |
| 165 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $45,090 | 4% below national |
| 166 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $45,090 | 4% below national |
| 167 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,060 | 4% below national |
| 168 | Salisbury, MD | $45,050 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $45,050 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Ann Arbor, MI | $45,030 | 4% below national |
| 171 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $45,020 | 4% below national |
| 172 | Bellingham, WA | $44,930 | 4% below national |
| 173 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $44,910 | 4% below national |
| 174 | Chico, CA | $44,890 | 4% below national |
| 175 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $44,840 | 4% below national |
| 176 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $44,840 | 4% below national |
| 177 | Morgantown, WV | $44,770 | 4% below national |
| 178 | Modesto, CA | $44,760 | 4% below national |
| 179 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $44,750 | 4% below national |
| 180 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $44,710 | 4% below national |
| 181 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,690 | 5% below national |
| 182 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $44,680 | 5% below national |
| 183 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $44,650 | 5% below national |
| 184 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $44,580 | 5% below national |
| 185 | Williamsport, PA | $44,570 | 5% below national |
| 186 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $44,560 | 5% below national |
| 187 | Ogden, UT | $44,520 | 5% below national |
| 188 | Omaha, NE-IA | $44,470 | 5% below national |
| 189 | Salem, OR | $44,470 | 5% below national |
| 190 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,400 | 5% below national |
| 191 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,340 | 5% below national |
| 192 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $44,330 | 5% below national |
| 193 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $44,220 | 6% below national |
| 194 | Visalia, CA | $44,200 | 6% below national |
| 195 | Fresno, CA | $44,150 | 6% below national |
| 196 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $44,140 | 6% below national |
| 197 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $44,130 | 6% below national |
| 198 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $44,120 | 6% below national |
| 199 | Iowa City, IA | $44,070 | 6% below national |
| 200 | Tyler, TX | $44,060 | 6% below national |
| 201 | Kankakee, IL | $43,980 | 6% below national |
| 202 | Bowling Green, KY | $43,830 | 6% below national |
| 203 | St. Cloud, MN | $43,800 | 6% below national |
| 204 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $43,770 | 6% below national |
| 205 | Springfield, IL | $43,740 | 7% below national |
| 206 | Winchester, VA-WV | $43,730 | 7% below national |
| 207 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $43,680 | 7% below national |
| 208 | Flagstaff, AZ | $43,680 | 7% below national |
| 209 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $43,680 | 7% below national |
| 210 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,610 | 7% below national |
| 211 | Helena, MT | $43,550 | 7% below national |
| 212 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,550 | 7% below national |
| 213 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $43,480 | 7% below national |
| 214 | Reno, NV | $43,470 | 7% below national |
| 215 | Boulder, CO | $43,450 | 7% below national |
| 216 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $43,450 | 7% below national |
| 217 | Sandusky, OH | $43,440 | 7% below national |
| 218 | Colorado Springs, CO | $43,390 | 7% below national |
| 219 | Mankato, MN | $43,310 | 7% below national |
| 220 | Amarillo, TX | $43,280 | 8% below national |
| 221 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $43,280 | 8% below national |
| 222 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $43,250 | 8% below national |
| 223 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $43,210 | 8% below national |
| 224 | Greeley, CO | $43,170 | 8% below national |
| 225 | Fayetteville, NC | $43,150 | 8% below national |
| 226 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,150 | 8% below national |
| 227 | St. George, UT | $43,130 | 8% below national |
| 228 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $43,050 | 8% below national |
| 229 | Abilene, TX | $43,030 | 8% below national |
| 230 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $42,950 | 8% below national |
| 231 | Madison, WI | $42,930 | 8% below national |
| 232 | Redding, CA | $42,910 | 8% below national |
| 233 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $42,900 | 8% below national |
| 234 | York-Hanover, PA | $42,870 | 8% below national |
| 235 | Spartanburg, SC | $42,790 | 9% below national |
| 236 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $42,710 | 9% below national |
| 237 | Logan, UT-ID | $42,640 | 9% below national |
| 238 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $42,550 | 9% below national |
| 239 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $42,510 | 9% below national |
| 240 | San Angelo, TX | $42,230 | 10% below national |
| 241 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $42,200 | 10% below national |
| 242 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $42,170 | 10% below national |
| 243 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $42,070 | 10% below national |
| 244 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $41,960 | 10% below national |
| 245 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $41,960 | 10% below national |
| 246 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $41,930 | 10% below national |
| 247 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $41,750 | 11% below national |
| 248 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $41,670 | 11% below national |
| 249 | Great Falls, MT | $41,620 | 11% below national |
| 250 | Medford, OR | $41,600 | 11% below national |
| 251 | Grand Junction, CO | $41,530 | 11% below national |
| 252 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $41,420 | 11% below national |
| 253 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $41,230 | 12% below national |
| 254 | Monroe, MI | $41,180 | 12% below national |
| 255 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,980 | 12% below national |
| 256 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,980 | 12% below national |
| 257 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $40,830 | 13% below national |
| 258 | Twin Falls, ID | $40,820 | 13% below national |
| 259 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $40,620 | 13% below national |
| 260 | Tucson, AZ | $40,420 | 14% below national |
| 261 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,410 | 14% below national |
| 262 | Walla Walla, WA | $40,040 | 14% below national |
| 263 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $40,020 | 14% below national |
| 264 | Lubbock, TX | $39,930 | 15% below national |
| 265 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $39,840 | 15% below national |
| 266 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $39,740 | 15% below national |
| 267 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $39,740 | 15% below national |
| 268 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $39,700 | 15% below national |
| 269 | Johnson City, TN | $39,640 | 15% below national |
| 270 | Lawrence, KS | $39,590 | 15% below national |
| 271 | Gettysburg, PA | $39,540 | 16% below national |
| 272 | Sheboygan, WI | $39,480 | 16% below national |
| 273 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $39,430 | 16% below national |
| 274 | Wichita, KS | $39,350 | 16% below national |
| 275 | Victoria, TX | $39,330 | 16% below national |
| 276 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,330 | 16% below national |
| 277 | Columbia, MO | $39,260 | 16% below national |
| 278 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $39,210 | 16% below national |
| 279 | Las Cruces, NM | $39,090 | 16% below national |
| 280 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $39,090 | 16% below national |
| 281 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $39,030 | 17% below national |
| 282 | Jefferson City, MO | $39,020 | 17% below national |
| 283 | Muncie, IN | $38,970 | 17% below national |
| 284 | Tallahassee, FL | $38,920 | 17% below national |
| 285 | Billings, MT | $38,870 | 17% below national |
| 286 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,760 | 17% below national |
| 287 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $38,730 | 17% below national |
| 288 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $38,730 | 17% below national |
| 289 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $38,620 | 17% below national |
| 290 | Rome, GA | $38,550 | 18% below national |
| 291 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $38,540 | 18% below national |
| 292 | Erie, PA | $38,530 | 18% below national |
| 293 | Montgomery, AL | $38,530 | 18% below national |
| 294 | Kokomo, IN | $38,520 | 18% below national |
| 295 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,510 | 18% below national |
| 296 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,380 | 18% below national |
| 297 | Cleveland, OH | $38,330 | 18% below national |
| 298 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38,320 | 18% below national |
| 299 | Mobile, AL | $38,310 | 18% below national |
| 300 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,290 | 18% below national |
| 301 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $38,290 | 18% below national |
| 302 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,290 | 18% below national |
| 303 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,060 | 19% below national |
| 304 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,040 | 19% below national |
| 305 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $38,030 | 19% below national |
| 306 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $38,030 | 19% below national |
| 307 | Akron, OH | $38,000 | 19% below national |
| 308 | Birmingham, AL | $37,950 | 19% below national |
| 309 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,850 | 19% below national |
| 310 | Fort Wayne, IN | $37,820 | 19% below national |
| 311 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $37,760 | 19% below national |
| 312 | Mansfield, OH | $37,760 | 19% below national |
| 313 | Rockford, IL | $37,760 | 19% below national |
| 314 | Lima, OH | $37,720 | 19% below national |
| 315 | Peoria, IL | $37,700 | 19% below national |
| 316 | Reading, PA | $37,660 | 20% below national |
| 317 | Chambersburg, PA | $37,650 | 20% below national |
| 318 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,650 | 20% below national |
| 319 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,650 | 20% below national |
| 320 | Springfield, MO | $37,640 | 20% below national |
| 321 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,600 | 20% below national |
| 322 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $37,600 | 20% below national |
| 323 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $37,550 | 20% below national |
| 324 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,510 | 20% below national |
| 325 | Jackson, MI | $37,500 | 20% below national |
| 326 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $37,450 | 20% below national |
| 327 | Fond du Lac, WI | $37,440 | 20% below national |
| 328 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,400 | 20% below national |
| 329 | Duluth, MN-WI | $37,390 | 20% below national |
| 330 | Battle Creek, MI | $37,320 | 20% below national |
| 331 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $37,300 | 20% below national |
| 332 | Wilmington, NC | $37,200 | 21% below national |
| 333 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,190 | 21% below national |
| 334 | Lancaster, PA | $37,190 | 21% below national |
| 335 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $37,190 | 21% below national |
| 336 | Toledo, OH | $37,180 | 21% below national |
| 337 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $37,160 | 21% below national |
| 338 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $37,160 | 21% below national |
| 339 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,160 | 21% below national |
| 340 | Eau Claire, WI | $37,100 | 21% below national |
| 341 | Evansville, IN | $37,080 | 21% below national |
| 342 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,080 | 21% below national |
| 343 | Wausau, WI | $37,070 | 21% below national |
| 344 | Altoona, PA | $36,980 | 21% below national |
| 345 | Bloomington, IN | $36,980 | 21% below national |
| 346 | Missoula, MT | $36,950 | 21% below national |
| 347 | Boise City, ID | $36,880 | 21% below national |
| 348 | Columbus, OH | $36,870 | 21% below national |
| 349 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $36,710 | 22% below national |
| 350 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,670 | 22% below national |
| 351 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $36,660 | 22% below national |
| 352 | Columbus, IN | $36,640 | 22% below national |
| 353 | Bloomington, IL | $36,620 | 22% below national |
| 354 | Casper, WY | $36,570 | 22% below national |
| 355 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $36,570 | 22% below national |
| 356 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $36,570 | 22% below national |
| 357 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,570 | 22% below national |
| 358 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $36,560 | 22% below national |
| 359 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $36,560 | 22% below national |
| 360 | Saginaw, MI | $36,560 | 22% below national |
| 361 | Columbia, SC | $36,550 | 22% below national |
| 362 | Pittsburgh, PA | $36,530 | 22% below national |
| 363 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $36,510 | 22% below national |
| 364 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $36,500 | 22% below national |
| 365 | Columbus, GA-AL | $36,490 | 22% below national |
| 366 | Lynchburg, VA | $36,400 | 22% below national |
| 367 | Roanoke, VA | $36,370 | 22% below national |
| 368 | Green Bay, WI | $36,360 | 22% below national |
| 369 | Bay City, MI | $36,350 | 22% below national |
| 370 | Dothan, AL | $36,330 | 22% below national |
| 371 | Lincoln, NE | $36,320 | 22% below national |
| 372 | Niles, MI | $36,310 | 22% below national |
| 373 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $36,250 | 23% below national |
| 374 | Appleton, WI | $36,220 | 23% below national |
| 375 | Knoxville, TN | $36,200 | 23% below national |
| 376 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $36,150 | 23% below national |
| 377 | Ocala, FL | $36,080 | 23% below national |
| 378 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,000 | 23% below national |
| 379 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $35,960 | 23% below national |
| 380 | Kenosha, WI | $35,840 | 23% below national |
| 381 | Tulsa, OK | $35,840 | 23% below national |
| 382 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $35,810 | 23% below national |
| 383 | Johnstown, PA | $35,790 | 24% below national |
| 384 | Fargo, ND-MN | $35,780 | 24% below national |
| 385 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $35,710 | 24% below national |
| 386 | Greenville, NC | $35,630 | 24% below national |
| 387 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $35,630 | 24% below national |
| 388 | State College, PA | $35,630 | 24% below national |
| 389 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $35,600 | 24% below national |
| 390 | Pueblo, CO | $35,570 | 24% below national |
| 391 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $35,520 | 24% below national |
| 392 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $35,500 | 24% below national |
| 393 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $35,500 | 24% below national |
| 394 | Elmira, NY | $35,470 | 24% below national |
| 395 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $35,460 | 24% below national |
| 396 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | 24% below national |
| 397 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,320 | 25% below national |
| 398 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $35,180 | 25% below national |
| 399 | Winston-Salem, NC | $35,130 | 25% below national |
| 400 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $35,110 | 25% below national |
| 401 | Bismarck, ND | $35,100 | 25% below national |
| 402 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $35,070 | 25% below national |
| 403 | Lafayette, LA | $34,970 | 25% below national |
| 404 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $34,880 | 25% below national |
| 405 | Midland, TX | $34,770 | 26% below national |
| 406 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $34,710 | 26% below national |
| 407 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $34,700 | 26% below national |
| 408 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $34,680 | 26% below national |
| 409 | Oklahoma City, OK | $34,610 | 26% below national |
| 410 | Aguadilla, PR | $34,600 | 26% below national |
| 411 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $34,490 | 26% below national |
| 412 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $34,350 | 27% below national |
| 413 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $34,260 | 27% below national |
| 414 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $34,260 | 27% below national |
| 415 | Idaho Falls, ID | $34,200 | 27% below national |
| 416 | Monroe, LA | $34,170 | 27% below national |
| 417 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $34,160 | 27% below national |
| 418 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $34,070 | 27% below national |
| 419 | Dubuque, IA | $34,040 | 27% below national |
| 420 | Baton Rouge, LA | $34,010 | 27% below national |
| 421 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $33,990 | 27% below national |
| 422 | Alexandria, LA | $33,910 | 28% below national |
| 423 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $33,830 | 28% below national |
| 424 | Laredo, TX | $33,780 | 28% below national |
| 425 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $33,550 | 28% below national |
| 426 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $33,540 | 28% below national |
| 427 | Harrisonburg, VA | $33,470 | 28% below national |
| 428 | Terre Haute, IN | $33,280 | 29% below national |
| 429 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $33,090 | 29% below national |
| 430 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $32,900 | 30% below national |
| 431 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $32,900 | 30% below national |
| 432 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $32,270 | 31% below national |
| 433 | Lebanon, PA | $32,270 | 31% below national |
| 434 | Wichita Falls, TX | $32,200 | 31% below national |
| 435 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,940 | 32% below national |
| 436 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $31,910 | 32% below national |
| 437 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $31,690 | 32% below national |
| 438 | Pocatello, ID | $31,660 | 32% below national |
| 439 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $31,580 | 33% below national |
| 440 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $31,470 | 33% below national |
| 441 | Lawton, OK | $31,200 | 33% below national |
| 442 | Topeka, KS | $31,200 | 33% below national |
| 443 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 33% below national |
| 444 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 33% below national |
| 445 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $30,780 | 34% below national |
| 446 | Midland, MI | $30,370 | 35% below national |
| 447 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $30,310 | 35% below national |
| 448 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $30,120 | 36% below national |
| 449 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,100 | 36% below national |
| 450 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,080 | 36% below national |
| 451 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,030 | 36% below national |
| 452 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $29,980 | 36% below national |
| 453 | Corpus Christi, TX | $29,760 | 36% below national |
| 454 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29,710 | 37% below national |
| 455 | El Paso, TX | $29,640 | 37% below national |
| 456 | Ames, IA | $29,570 | 37% below national |
| 457 | Grand Island, NE | $29,400 | 37% below national |
| 458 | Paducah, KY-IL | $29,090 | 38% below national |
| 459 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $28,700 | 39% below national |
| 460 | Jonesboro, AR | $28,190 | 40% below national |
| 461 | Gadsden, AL | $28,140 | 40% below national |
| 462 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,980 | 40% below national |
| 463 | Florence, SC | $27,560 | 41% below national |
| 464 | Elizabethtown, KY | $26,830 | 43% below national |
| 465 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $26,740 | 43% below national |
| 466 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $25,980 | 44% below national |
| 467 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $23,670 | 49% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Self-Enrichment Teachers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Self-Enrichment Teachers is $46,800 ($22.50/hour). The salary range spans from $30,050 at the 10th percentile to $92,840 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Self-Enrichment Teachers the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Self-Enrichment Teachers at $66,430/year, which is +42% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Self-Enrichment Teachers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Self-Enrichment Teachers is High school diploma or equivalent. Less than 5 years of related work experience is also typically required.
How dangerous is being a Self-Enrichment Teachers? ▼
Self-Enrichment Teachers has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.8 per 100 workers.
Is Self-Enrichment Teachers a good career? ▼
Employment for Self-Enrichment Teachers is projected to grow 3.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 51,400 openings are projected each year.
How does Self-Enrichment Teachers pay vary by state? ▼
Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $66,430/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $36,110/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Self-Enrichment Teachers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Self-Enrichment Teachers is Lake Charles, LA at $79,580/year. BLS reports wage data for 467 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
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