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.

Wage overview

Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.

Median annual salary

$63,970

Mean annual salary

$72,650

Employment estimate

1,388,390

Annual salary percentiles

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education national annual salary percentiles

BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,960
P25 — lower quartile	$57,710
P50 — median	$63,970
P75 — upper quartile	$81,450
P90 — 90th percentile	$104,340

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education national annual salary percentiles values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,960
P25 — lower quartile	$57,710
P50 — median	$63,970
P75 — upper quartile	$81,450
P90 — 90th percentile	$104,340

Median salary distribution across covered metros

These values summarize the 44 metros published on this site, not every U.S. metro.

Lowest covered median: $48,780
Middle covered median: $64,890
Highest covered median: $103,390

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

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

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Rank	Metro or occupation	Annual median
#1	Sacramento, CA	$103,390
#2	Seattle, WA	$102,920
#3	San Jose, CA	$102,860
#4	Los Angeles, CA	$101,860
#4	San Francisco, CA	$101,860
#6	Riverside, CA	$98,520
#7	Boston, MA	$98,060
#8	New York, NY	$96,900
#9	Portland, OR	$82,330
#10	Minneapolis, MN	$79,730

Highest-paying metros in this dataset values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,960
P25 — lower quartile	$57,710
P50 — median	$63,970
P75 — upper quartile	$81,450
P90 — 90th percentile	$104,340

Largest employment markets

BLS employment estimates for the covered metros where employment is published.

Largest employment markets values
Rank	Employment market	Estimated employment
#1	New York, NY	98,900
#2	Chicago, IL	45,840
#3	Los Angeles, CA	44,790
#4	Houston, TX	30,980
#5	Washington, DC	30,940
#6	Dallas, TX	27,350
#7	Philadelphia, PA	23,380
#8	Atlanta, GA	23,370
#9	Boston, MA	20,340
#10	Miami, FL	19,910

Largest employment markets values
Percentile	Annual salary
P10 — 10th percentile	$47,960
P25 — lower quartile	$57,710
P50 — median	$63,970
P75 — upper quartile	$81,450
P90 — 90th percentile	$104,340

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salaries by metro

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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salaries by metro
Metro	Median	Mean	P25–P75 range	Employment
Sacramento, CA	$103,390	$93,930	$78,450–$115,540	10,480
Seattle, WA	$102,920	$102,290	$81,390–$126,640	14,560
San Jose, CA	$102,860	$102,340	$83,030–$121,840	7,810
Los Angeles, CA	$101,860	$98,150	$77,000–$123,800	44,790
San Francisco, CA	$101,860	$98,510	$78,460–$122,120	17,860
Riverside, CA	$98,520	$96,990	$78,010–$125,670	18,850
Boston, MA	$98,060	$91,590	$77,820–$104,240	20,340
New York, NY	$96,900	$96,400	$75,390–$128,250	98,900
Portland, OR	$82,330	$84,670	$63,420–$104,270	7,530
Minneapolis, MN	$79,730	$78,900	$60,660–$98,750	16,990
Washington, DC	$79,470	$84,370	$64,140–$102,750	30,940
Philadelphia, PA	$78,570	$78,650	$61,300–$97,410	23,380
Chicago, IL	$78,390	$78,800	$60,630–$102,430	45,840
Columbus, OH	$78,150	$77,060	$61,000–$100,310	9,950
Denver, CO	$76,910	$74,950	$61,220–$84,170	12,030
Atlanta, GA	$76,570	$73,940	$62,010–$78,050	23,370
Pittsburgh, PA	$76,550	$76,870	$62,070–$85,500	7,640
Baltimore, MD	$76,400	$76,570	$62,150–$99,240	13,150
Urban Honolulu, HI	$73,080	$70,090	$59,480–$74,940	4,220
Detroit, MI	$65,210	$72,730	$60,440–$82,780	18,390
Dallas, TX	$65,070	$65,400	$62,760–$72,000	27,350
Las Vegas, NV	$65,040	$64,890	$54,980–$73,830	6,660
Cincinnati, OH	$64,740	$71,030	$50,270–$81,280	9,150
Houston, TX	$64,500	$62,840	$61,320–$67,370	30,980
El Paso, TX	$63,800	$62,660	$61,790–$65,250	2,580
Virginia Beach, VA	$63,380	$72,010	$60,300–$82,350	7,130
Birmingham, AL	$62,630	$62,290	$50,030–$73,840	5,340
San Antonio, TX	$61,720	$60,340	$59,020–$62,990	12,220
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$61,610	$67,030	$49,490–$79,740	5,510
Memphis, TN	$61,510	$59,940	$52,680–$64,590	5,410
Nashville, TN	$61,460	$64,250	$53,580–$74,380	8,400
Austin, TX	$61,270	$60,310	$59,430–$61,930	8,450
Jacksonville, FL	$61,080	$66,850	$55,380–$79,160	6,220
Kansas City, MO	$61,060	$61,540	$49,200–$64,710	11,500
Indianapolis, IN	$60,510	$62,940	$49,960–$74,290	8,610
New Orleans, LA	$60,350	$58,940	$50,600–$62,330	4,400
Orlando, FL	$60,190	$58,420	$50,800–$62,290	10,950
Raleigh, NC	$60,170	$59,510	$50,050–$62,590	5,830
Tampa, FL	$60,120	$60,190	$50,910–$64,110	11,000
Baton Rouge, LA	$59,310	$61,540	$49,710–$62,090	4,450
Phoenix, AZ	$59,180	$61,550	$48,840–$67,170	16,560
Charlotte, NC	$58,680	$58,400	$48,440–$61,130	10,770
Miami, FL	$58,300	$59,550	$53,290–$60,430	19,910
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,780	$55,650	$47,860–$59,410	6,070