High School Teacher salary in Tucson, AZ

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Tucson, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ajo, Topawa.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$53,706
Middle 50%$50.4k–$57.6k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $58,385
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,640 and $64,556.
PercentileSalary
10th$46,800
25th$50,400
50th (median)$53,706
75th$57,574
90th$62,160

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2021: median $48,898 (11 filings) FY2024: median $55,463 (12 filings) FY2025: median $52,353 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 12
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–––3
FY2021$48,898$43,894$58,08311
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––8
FY2024$55,463$54,229$67,17512
FY2025$52,353$50,400$57,45812
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Tucson's median High School Teacher salary of $53,706 is worth about $55,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tucson = 96.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Tucson, AZ area earned a median of $50,940 in May 2025 (3,320 employed). The H-1B median here is $53,706, 5% higher.

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
Tucson Unified School Districttoo few8
Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12too few3
Daisy Educationtoo few2
Southgate Academytoo few2
The Academy of Tucsontoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $50,700 14
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$41,700$50,70014

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.