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Average Salary for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

SOC 25-2021 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the United States is $62,340, based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $46,440 at the 10th percentile to $102,010 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 1,393,310 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 4.5% since 2019.

Median Annual

$62,340

Mean Annual

$69,790

10th Pct

$46,440

75th Pct

$79,410

Employment

1,393,310

Salary Distribution

$46k
10th
$51k
25th
$62k
Median
$79k
75th
$102k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $103,580
El Centro, CA $101,960
Visalia, CA $101,340
Salinas, CA $101,300
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $101,170
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $100,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $100,580
Modesto, CA $100,430
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $100,060
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $99,970
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $99,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $98,890
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $98,270
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $98,250
Vallejo, CA $98,200

Salary by State

State Median Annual
Washington $99,110
California $98,190
District of Columbia $94,730
Rhode Island $86,900
Massachusetts $83,260
New York $82,480
Connecticut $78,740
New Jersey $77,150
Alaska $76,290
Oregon $75,800
Maryland $74,720
Pennsylvania $74,160
Delaware $66,390
New Mexico $65,510
Ohio $65,380
New Hampshire $64,430
Illinois $64,160
Georgia $63,490
Minnesota $63,120
Nevada $62,420
Michigan $62,350
Maine $62,300
Virginia $62,270
Utah $61,710
Nebraska $61,700
Wyoming $61,560
Colorado $61,550
Texas $61,380
Vermont $61,270
Wisconsin $60,690
Hawaii $60,420
Alabama $59,850
Idaho $59,620
South Carolina $59,370
Indiana $58,370
Kentucky $57,980
North Dakota $57,820
Montana $56,200
West Virginia $55,550
Florida $55,550
Iowa $55,540
Tennessee $52,690
Louisiana $52,280
Arizona $50,980
Kansas $50,820
Arkansas $50,550
Virgin Islands $50,530
North Carolina $49,400
South Dakota $49,110
Puerto Rico $48,690
Mississippi $48,440
Missouri $48,250
Oklahoma $47,470
Guam $30,810

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $62,340
2023 $63,680
2022 $61,690
2021 $61,400
2020 $60,940
2019 $59,670