High School Teacher salary in Yuma, AZ

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Yuma, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wellton.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$50,621
Middle 50%$49.4k–$59.8k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $58,385
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,913 and $482,675.
PercentileSalary
10th$46,960
25th$49,410
50th (median)$50,621
75th$59,817
90th$69,948

Cost of living

Yuma's median High School Teacher salary of $50,621 is worth about $54,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Yuma = 92.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Yuma, AZ area earned a median of $49,670 in May 2025 (520 employed). The H-1B median here is $50,621, 2% 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
Harvest Power Community Development Grouptoo few8
Yuma Catholic High Schooltoo few3
Antelope Union High School District 50too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $50,621 10
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
Mid-level · Level II$48,360$50,62110

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.