Mid-level High School Teacher salary in Rocky Mount, NC

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Rocky Mount, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bailey, Pinetops, Nashville, Tarboro.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$42,957
Middle 50%$43k–$44.7k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $44,747
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $42,957 and $459,386.
PercentileSalary
10th$42,957
25th$42,957
50th (median)$42,957
75th$44,747
90th$47,349

Cost of living

Rocky Mount's median mid-level High School Teacher salary of $42,957 is worth about $48,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rocky Mount = 88.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Rocky Mount, NC area earned a median of $47,770 in May 2025 (320 employed). The H-1B median here is $42,957, 10% 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
Nash County Board of Education$42,95712

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $40,520 16
Mid-level · Level II $42,957 13
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 6

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$37,880$40,52016
Mid-level · Level II$42,957$42,95713

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.