Entry-level High School Teacher salary in Sierra Vista, AZ

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I 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. all levels here+0%comparison median $44,223
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

Cost of living

Sierra Vista's median entry-level 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.

Employers filing at this level

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.