US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $63,970. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$63,970

Mean annual salary

$72,650

Employment estimate

1,388,390

National annual salary percentiles

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$104,340
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$47,960
P25$57,710
P50$63,970
P75$81,450
P90$104,340
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$47,960
25th percentile$57,710
50th percentile$63,970
75th percentile$81,450
90th percentile$104,340

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. Sacramento, CA$103,390
  2. 2. Seattle, WA$102,920
  3. 3. San Jose, CA$102,860
  4. 4. Los Angeles, CA$101,860
  5. 4. San Francisco, CA$101,860
  6. 6. Riverside, CA$98,520
  7. 7. Boston, MA$98,060
  8. 8. New York, NY$96,900
  9. 9. Portland, OR$82,330
  10. 10. Minneapolis, MN$79,730

Largest employment markets