Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary

Median Salary
$63,970
per year
Employment
1,388,390
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$47,960
25th percentile
$57,710
Median
$63,970
75th percentile
$81,450
90th percentile
$104,340

💰 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by State

StateMedianvs. National
Washington$102,350+60.0%
California$99,650+55.8%
District of Columbia$96,580+51.0%
Massachusetts$94,000+46.9%
Rhode Island$90,930+42.1%
New York$85,760+34.1%
Connecticut$80,600+26.0%
Alaska$79,260+23.9%
New Jersey$78,200+22.2%
Maryland$77,680+21.4%
Ohio$77,370+20.9%
Oregon$77,130+20.6%
Pennsylvania$77,060+20.5%
Minnesota$76,350+19.4%
Delaware$75,920+18.7%
Illinois$75,320+17.7%
Utah$74,810+16.9%
New Mexico$74,550+16.5%
New Hampshire$72,410+13.2%
Georgia$72,290+13.0%
Hawaii$71,410+11.6%
Virginia$65,550+2.5%
Michigan$65,110+1.8%
Nevada$65,040+1.7%
Colorado$63,410-0.9%
Vermont$63,070-1.4%
Texas$62,760-1.9%
Maine$62,390-2.5%
Nebraska$62,380-2.5%
Idaho$61,600-3.7%
Alabama$61,380-4.0%
Wisconsin$61,210-4.3%
Wyoming$61,150-4.4%
South Carolina$60,820-4.9%
Kentucky$60,610-5.3%
Iowa$60,580-5.3%
North Dakota$60,030-6.2%
Tennessee$59,980-6.2%
Indiana$59,700-6.7%
Florida$58,930-7.9%
Louisiana$58,770-8.1%
Montana$57,530-10.1%
Arizona$56,590-11.5%
Kansas$56,450-11.8%
West Virginia$55,630-13.0%
North Carolina$54,930-14.1%
Arkansas$52,700-17.6%
Missouri$50,910-20.4%
South Dakota$50,130-21.6%
Mississippi$49,790-22.2%
Oklahoma$48,200-24.7%

🏙️ Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$104,650+63.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$103,390+61.6%
Walla Walla, WA$102,980+61.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,920+60.9%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$102,860+60.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$102,650+60.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$101,860+59.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$101,860+59.2%
Modesto, CA$101,640+58.9%
Bellingham, WA$101,230+58.2%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$101,030+57.9%
Vallejo, CA$100,790+57.6%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$100,730+57.5%
Napa, CA$100,410+57.0%
El Centro, CA$100,390+56.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$100,380+56.9%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$100,340+56.9%
Barnstable Town, MA$100,320+56.8%
Salinas, CA$100,220+56.7%
Merced, CA$100,120+56.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$99,420+55.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$99,260+55.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$99,060+54.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$98,800+54.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$98,600+54.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$98,520+54.0%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$98,470+53.9%
Visalia, CA$98,430+53.9%
Yakima, WA$98,330+53.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$98,060+53.3%
Kingston, NY$97,920+53.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$97,620+52.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$97,400+52.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$97,000+51.6%
Yuba City, CA$97,000+51.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$96,900+51.5%
Chico, CA$95,000+48.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$86,720+35.6%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$83,840+31.1%
Redding, CA$83,780+31.0%
Worcester, MA$82,810+29.5%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,330+28.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$81,770+27.8%
Boulder, CO$80,640+26.1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$80,480+25.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$80,360+25.6%
Longview-Kelso, WA$79,910+24.9%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$79,900+24.9%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$79,900+24.9%
Reading, PA$79,860+24.8%
New Haven, CT$79,820+24.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$79,800+24.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$79,730+24.6%
York-Hanover, PA$79,730+24.6%
Springfield, MA$79,640+24.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$79,640+24.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$79,470+24.2%
Anchorage, AK$79,270+23.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$79,240+23.9%
Fairbanks-College, AK$79,160+23.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$79,040+23.6%
Pittsfield, MA$78,910+23.4%
Fresno, CA$78,800+23.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$78,570+22.8%
Akron, OH$78,560+22.8%
Syracuse, NY$78,560+22.8%
Glens Falls, NY$78,470+22.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$78,390+22.5%
Lancaster, PA$78,360+22.5%
Vineland, NJ$78,260+22.3%
Columbus, OH$78,150+22.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$77,940+21.8%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$77,920+21.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$77,850+21.7%
Bend, OR$77,810+21.6%
Harrisonburg, VA$77,340+20.9%
Springfield, OH$77,320+20.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$77,160+20.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$77,030+20.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$77,010+20.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$76,910+20.2%
Farmington, NM$76,840+20.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$76,770+20.0%
State College, PA$76,760+20.0%
Chambersburg, PA$76,750+20.0%
Corvallis, OR$76,710+19.9%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$76,600+19.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$76,590+19.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$76,570+19.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$76,550+19.7%
Binghamton, NY$76,540+19.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$76,490+19.6%
Lebanon, PA$76,490+19.6%
Cleveland, OH$76,470+19.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$76,400+19.4%
Lexington Park, MD$76,170+19.1%
Lima, OH$75,830+18.5%
Rochester, MN$75,770+18.4%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$75,530+18.1%
Albuquerque, NM$75,520+18.1%
Gettysburg, PA$75,450+17.9%
Dover, DE$75,080+17.4%
Salem, OR$74,810+16.9%
Logan, UT-ID$74,790+16.9%
Williamsport, PA$74,610+16.6%
Grants Pass, OR$74,260+16.1%
Las Cruces, NM$74,100+15.8%
Bay City, MI$74,010+15.7%
Warner Robins, GA$74,000+15.7%
Saginaw, MI$73,810+15.4%
Santa Fe, NM$73,750+15.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$73,380+14.7%
St. Cloud, MN$73,160+14.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$73,080+14.2%
Albany, OR$72,960+14.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$72,930+14.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$72,560+13.4%
Salisbury, MD$72,250+12.9%
St. George, UT$72,100+12.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$71,830+12.3%
Johnstown, PA$71,300+11.5%
Erie, PA$69,920+9.3%
Hinesville, GA$67,090+4.9%
Traverse City, MI$66,020+3.2%
Duluth, MN-WI$65,840+2.9%
Medford, OR$65,830+2.9%
Flint, MI$65,620+2.6%
Bloomington, IL$65,590+2.5%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$65,210+1.9%
Battle Creek, MI$65,090+1.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$65,070+1.7%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$65,040+1.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$64,990+1.6%
Gainesville, GA$64,780+1.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,740+1.2%
Lewiston, ID-WA$64,600+1.0%
Grand Island, NE$64,530+0.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$64,500+0.8%
Rome, GA$64,360+0.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$64,260+0.5%
Rockford, IL$64,200+0.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$64,060+0.1%
Mansfield, OH$63,980+0.0%
Ogden, UT$63,910-0.1%
El Paso, TX$63,800-0.3%
Jackson, MI$63,770-0.3%
Savannah, GA$63,710-0.4%
Madison, WI$63,690-0.4%
Ithaca, NY$63,610-0.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$63,550-0.7%
Valdosta, GA$63,480-0.8%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$63,450-0.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$63,380-0.9%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$63,350-1.0%
Dalton, GA$63,340-1.0%
Toledo, OH$63,250-1.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$63,190-1.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$63,120-1.3%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$63,110-1.3%
Mankato, MN$63,070-1.4%
Monroe, MI$63,030-1.5%
Odessa, TX$63,020-1.5%
Owensboro, KY$63,010-1.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$63,000-1.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$62,930-1.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$62,930-1.6%
Rochester, NY$62,840-1.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$62,670-2.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$62,660-2.0%
Birmingham, AL$62,630-2.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$62,510-2.3%
Ames, IA$62,430-2.4%
Reno, NV$62,430-2.4%
Billings, MT$62,390-2.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$62,370-2.5%
Springfield, IL$62,340-2.5%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$62,270-2.7%
Huntsville, AL$62,250-2.7%
Guam$62,240-2.7%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$62,150-2.8%
Paducah, KY-IL$62,030-3.0%
Roanoke, VA$62,010-3.1%
Pueblo, CO$62,000-3.1%
Knoxville, TN$61,980-3.1%
Lincoln, NE$61,940-3.2%
Altoona, PA$61,920-3.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,900-3.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$61,850-3.3%
Elizabethtown, KY$61,840-3.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$61,720-3.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$61,680-3.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$61,650-3.6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$61,650-3.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,610-3.7%
Midland, MI$61,540-3.8%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$61,510-3.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,510-3.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,480-3.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$61,460-3.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$61,460-3.9%
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,430-4.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,430-4.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$61,360-4.1%
Midland, TX$61,350-4.1%
Minot, ND$61,350-4.1%
Johnson City, TN$61,330-4.1%
Laredo, TX$61,310-4.2%
Richmond, VA$61,290-4.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$61,270-4.2%
Bowling Green, KY$61,260-4.2%
Arecibo, PR$61,230-4.3%
Boise City, ID$61,230-4.3%
Elmira, NY$61,220-4.3%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$61,200-4.3%
Winchester, VA-WV$61,200-4.3%
Kokomo, IN$61,180-4.4%
Amarillo, TX$61,170-4.4%
Cheyenne, WY$61,150-4.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$61,140-4.4%
Sheboygan, WI$61,110-4.5%
Decatur, AL$61,090-4.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$61,080-4.5%
Jacksonville, FL$61,080-4.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$61,060-4.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$61,020-4.6%
Bismarck, ND$61,010-4.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,010-4.6%
Spartanburg, SC$60,990-4.7%
Mobile, AL$60,970-4.7%
Dothan, AL$60,950-4.7%
Florence, SC$60,910-4.8%
Twin Falls, ID$60,890-4.8%
Iowa City, IA$60,870-4.8%
Appleton, WI$60,840-4.9%
Pocatello, ID$60,840-4.9%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$60,840-4.9%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$60,780-5.0%
Charlottesville, VA$60,770-5.0%
Niles, MI$60,760-5.0%
Bozeman, MT$60,740-5.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$60,690-5.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$60,680-5.1%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$60,680-5.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$60,670-5.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$60,650-5.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$60,600-5.3%
Green Bay, WI$60,600-5.3%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$60,580-5.3%
Virgin Islands$60,560-5.3%
Kenosha, WI$60,530-5.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$60,510-5.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,470-5.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$60,470-5.5%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$60,350-5.7%
Eau Claire, WI$60,340-5.7%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$60,330-5.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$60,260-5.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$60,220-5.9%
Tuscaloosa, AL$60,220-5.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$60,210-5.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$60,210-5.9%
Longview, TX$60,210-5.9%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$60,190-5.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$60,170-5.9%
Greeley, CO$60,160-6.0%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$60,150-6.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$60,120-6.0%
Tyler, TX$60,120-6.0%
Bangor, ME$60,080-6.1%
Columbia, SC$60,050-6.1%
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,030-6.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$59,970-6.3%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$59,930-6.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$59,920-6.3%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$59,850-6.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$59,830-6.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$59,800-6.5%
Clarksville, TN-KY$59,760-6.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,730-6.6%
Ponce, PR$59,660-6.7%
Aguadilla, PR$59,650-6.8%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$59,650-6.8%
Montgomery, AL$59,610-6.8%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$59,590-6.8%
Wausau, WI$59,500-7.0%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$59,480-7.0%
Rapid City, SD$59,480-7.0%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$59,360-7.2%
Cleveland, TN$59,330-7.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$59,310-7.3%
Lubbock, TX$59,220-7.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$59,180-7.5%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$59,110-7.6%
Waco, TX$59,100-7.6%
Decatur, IL$59,050-7.7%
Topeka, KS$58,950-7.8%
Wichita Falls, TX$58,900-7.9%
Wheeling, WV-OH$58,830-8.0%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$58,780-8.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,680-8.3%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$58,640-8.3%
Wichita, KS$58,640-8.3%
Muncie, IN$58,610-8.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$58,580-8.4%
Bloomington, IN$58,410-8.7%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$58,300-8.9%
Missoula, MT$58,240-9.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$58,180-9.1%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$58,130-9.1%
Helena, MT$57,980-9.4%
Kankakee, IL$57,980-9.4%
Gadsden, AL$57,890-9.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$57,870-9.5%
Dubuque, IA$57,840-9.6%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$57,770-9.7%
Hot Springs, AR$57,730-9.8%
Sumter, SC$57,650-9.9%
Ocala, FL$57,540-10.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$57,450-10.2%
Peoria, IL$57,440-10.2%
Victoria, TX$57,430-10.2%
Terre Haute, IN$57,320-10.4%
Charleston, WV$57,020-10.9%
Burlington, NC$56,740-11.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$56,510-11.7%
Gainesville, FL$56,430-11.8%
Jonesboro, AR$56,270-12.0%
Greenville, NC$55,490-13.3%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$55,140-13.8%
Tallahassee, FL$55,020-14.0%
Fayetteville, NC$54,350-15.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$53,900-15.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$53,610-16.2%
Guayama, PR$53,550-16.3%
Abilene, TX$53,480-16.4%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$52,620-17.7%
Grand Junction, CO$52,230-18.4%
Mayaguez, PR$52,120-18.5%
Beckley, WV$51,910-18.9%
San Angelo, TX$51,590-19.4%
Puerto Rico$51,540-19.4%
Lake Charles, LA$51,520-19.5%
Jackson, TN$51,470-19.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$51,400-19.6%
Morgantown, WV$51,380-19.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$51,300-19.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$50,820-20.6%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$50,540-21.0%
Lynchburg, VA$50,470-21.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$50,420-21.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$50,360-21.3%
Lawrence, KS$50,310-21.4%
Monroe, LA$50,300-21.4%
Texarkana, TX-AR$50,270-21.4%
Jackson, MS$50,240-21.5%
Asheville, NC$50,080-21.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,040-21.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$49,540-22.6%
Manhattan, KS$49,520-22.6%
Springfield, MO$49,380-22.8%
Goldsboro, NC$49,240-23.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,140-23.2%
Evansville, IN$49,120-23.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$48,780-23.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$48,770-23.8%
Rocky Mount, NC$48,670-23.9%
Sebring, FL$48,660-23.9%
Jacksonville, NC$48,370-24.4%
Yuma, AZ$48,360-24.4%
Great Falls, MT$48,320-24.5%
Wilmington, NC$48,240-24.6%
Tulsa, OK$48,220-24.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$47,980-25.0%
Jefferson City, MO$47,960-25.0%
Alexandria, LA$47,950-25.0%
Columbia, MO$47,920-25.1%
Lafayette, LA$47,770-25.3%
Hattiesburg, MS$47,650-25.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$47,600-25.6%
Hammond, LA$47,470-25.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$47,400-25.9%
Lawton, OK$47,330-26.0%
Tucson, AZ$47,220-26.2%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$47,100-26.4%
Enid, OK$46,840-26.8%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$46,460-27.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.