Entry-level High School Teacher salary in Jacksonville, FL

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Jacksonville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$54,370
Middle 50%$51.6k–$56.8k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $56,740
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,600 and $59,456.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,600
25th$51,600
50th (median)$54,370
75th$56,750
90th$56,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2020: median $45,360 (10 filings) FY2023: median $46,000 (22 filings) FY2026: median $51,600 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$45,360$45,360$45,36010
FY2021–––4
FY2022–––7
FY2023$46,000$46,000$46,00022
FY2024–––8
FY2025–––7
FY2026$51,600$51,600$51,80011

Cost of living

Jacksonville's median entry-level High School Teacher salary of $54,370 is worth about $54,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Jacksonville = 99.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Jacksonville, FL area earned a median of $62,650 in May 2025 (3,720 employed). The H-1B median here is $54,370, 13% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
River City Education Services$54,37018

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,370 18
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$51,600$54,37018

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.