Middle School Teacher salary in Tucson, AZ

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Tucson, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Vail, Topawa.

Also listed as: Middle School Math Teacher

Median salary$54,520
Middle 50%$51.2k–$58.9k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $58,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $47,832 and $65,039.
PercentileSalary
10th$48,892
25th$51,185
50th (median)$54,520
75th$58,850
90th$60,580

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2021: median $44,699 (12 filings) FY2023: median $46,800 (15 filings) FY2025: median $54,310 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 15
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–––6
FY2021$44,699$42,238$44,91812
FY2022–––8
FY2023$46,800$44,300$49,35215
FY2024–––9
FY2025$54,310$51,364$58,32310
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Tucson's median Middle School Teacher salary of $54,520 is worth about $56,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Tucson, AZ area earned a median of $57,460 in May 2025 (1,040 employed). The H-1B median here is $54,520, 5% 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
Tucson Unified School Districttoo few4
Vail Unified School Districttoo few4
Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12too few3
Altar Valley School District 51too few2
Daisy Educationtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,334 12
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 4

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$43,980$54,33412

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.