High School Teacher salary in Sierra Vista, AZ

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Douglas, Benson, Willcox.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$44,223
Middle 50%$42k–$48.8k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $58,385
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $41,703 and $63,003.
PercentileSalary
10th$41,740
25th$42,030
50th (median)$44,223
75th$48,811
90th$57,259

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2021: median $44,422 (10 filings) FY2023: median $38,520 (18 filings) FY2025: median $42,943 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 18
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–––5
FY2021$44,422$43,058$48,70910
FY2022–––6
FY2023$38,520$38,088$42,67518
FY2024–––9
FY2025$42,943$41,740$47,00013
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Sierra Vista's median High School Teacher salary of $44,223 is worth about $49,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sierra Vista = 89.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Sierra Vista, AZ area earned a median of $53,960 in May 2025 (310 employed). The H-1B median here is $44,223, 18% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Douglas Unified School District No. 27$43,75320

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $44,223 22
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$41,310$44,22322

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.