Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary
The median pay for elementary school teachers, except special education in the United States is $63,970 a year. About 1,388,390 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $47,960
- 25th percentile
- $57,710
- Median percentile
- $63,970
- 75th percentile
- $81,450
- 90th percentile
- $104,340
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $102,350
- California $99,650
- District of Columbia $96,580
- Massachusetts $94,000
- Rhode Island $90,930
- New York $85,760
- Connecticut $80,600
- Alaska $79,260
- New Jersey $78,200
- Maryland $77,680
- Ohio $77,370
- Oregon $77,130
- Pennsylvania $77,060
- Minnesota $76,350
- Delaware $75,920
- Illinois $75,320
- Utah $74,810
- New Mexico $74,550
- New Hampshire $72,410
- Georgia $72,290
- Hawaii $71,410
- Virginia $65,550
- Michigan $65,110
- Nevada $65,040
- Colorado $63,410
- Vermont $63,070
- Texas $62,760
- Maine $62,390
- Nebraska $62,380
- Idaho $61,600
- Alabama $61,380
- Wisconsin $61,210
- Wyoming $61,150
- South Carolina $60,820
- Kentucky $60,610
- Iowa $60,580
- North Dakota $60,030
- Tennessee $59,980
- Indiana $59,700
- Florida $58,930
- Louisiana $58,770
- Montana $57,530
- Arizona $56,590
- Kansas $56,450
- West Virginia $55,630
- North Carolina $54,930
- Arkansas $52,700
- Missouri $50,910
- South Dakota $50,130
- Mississippi $49,790
- Oklahoma $48,200
By metro area
- Olympia, WA $104,650
- Sacramento, CA $103,390
- Walla Walla, WA $102,980
- Seattle, WA $102,920
- San Jose, CA $102,860
- Bremerton, WA $102,650
- Los Angeles, CA $101,860
- San Francisco, CA $101,860
- Modesto, CA $101,640
- Bellingham, WA $101,230
- Santa Maria, CA $101,030
- Vallejo, CA $100,790
- Mount Vernon, WA $100,730
- Napa, CA $100,410
- El Centro, CA $100,390
- Kennewick, WA $100,380
- Wenatchee, WA $100,340
- Barnstable Town, MA $100,320
- Salinas, CA $100,220
- Merced, CA $100,120
- Oxnard, CA $99,420
- Santa Cruz, CA $99,260
- Santa Rosa, CA $99,060
- Spokane, WA $98,800
- Bridgeport, CT $98,600
- Riverside, CA $98,520
- Hanford, CA $98,470
- Visalia, CA $98,430
- Yakima, WA $98,330
- Boston, MA $98,060
- Kingston, NY $97,920
- San Luis Obispo, CA $97,620
- Stockton, CA $97,400
- San Diego, CA $97,000
- Yuba City, CA $97,000
- New York, NY $96,900
- Chico, CA $95,000
- Providence, RI $86,720
- Norwich, CT $83,840
- Redding, CA $83,780
- Worcester, MA $82,810
- Portland, OR $82,330
- Kiryas Joel, NY $81,770
- Boulder, CO $80,640
- Atlantic City, NJ $80,480
- Dayton, OH $80,360
- Longview, WA $79,910
- Amherst Town, MA $79,900
- Bakersfield, CA $79,900
- Reading, PA $79,860
- New Haven, CT $79,820
- Hartford, CT $79,800
- Minneapolis, MN $79,730
- York, PA $79,730
- Springfield, MA $79,640
- Waterbury, CT $79,640
- Washington, DC $79,470
- Anchorage, AK $79,270
- Albany, NY $79,240
- Fairbanks, AK $79,160
- Allentown, PA $79,040
- Pittsfield, MA $78,910
- Fresno, CA $78,800
- Philadelphia, PA $78,570
- Akron, OH $78,560
- Syracuse, NY $78,560
- Glens Falls, NY $78,470
- Chicago, IL $78,390
- Lancaster, PA $78,360
- Vineland, NJ $78,260
- Columbus, OH $78,150
- Canton, OH $77,940
- Salt Lake City, UT $77,920
- Trenton, NJ $77,850
- Bend, OR $77,810
- Harrisonburg, VA $77,340
- Springfield, OH $77,320
- Harrisburg, PA $77,160
- Burlington, VT $77,030
- Utica, NY $77,010
- Denver, CO $76,910
- Farmington, NM $76,840
- Portland, ME $76,770
- State College, PA $76,760
- Chambersburg, PA $76,750
- Corvallis, OR $76,710
- Athens, GA $76,600
- Scranton, PA $76,590
- Atlanta, GA $76,570
- Pittsburgh, PA $76,550
- Binghamton, NY $76,540
- Buffalo, NY $76,490
- Lebanon, PA $76,490
- Cleveland, OH $76,470
- Baltimore, MD $76,400
- Lexington Park, MD $76,170
- Lima, OH $75,830
- Rochester, MN $75,770
- Brunswick, GA $75,530
- Albuquerque, NM $75,520
- Gettysburg, PA $75,450
- Dover, DE $75,080
- Salem, OR $74,810
- Logan, UT $74,790
- Williamsport, PA $74,610
- Grants Pass, OR $74,260
- Las Cruces, NM $74,100
- Bay City, MI $74,010
- Warner Robins, GA $74,000
- Saginaw, MI $73,810
- Santa Fe, NM $73,750
- Manchester, NH $73,380
- St. Cloud, MN $73,160
- Urban Honolulu, HI $73,080
- Albany, OR $72,960
- Lansing, MI $72,930
- Youngstown, OH $72,560
- Salisbury, MD $72,250
- St. George, UT $72,100
- Kahului, HI $71,830