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Median pay
  • Kindergarten: $62,680
  • Elementary school: $63,970
  • Middle school: $64,370
  • High school: $72,040
Median pay in every state
Map of median annual pay for elementary school teachers by state, May 2025. Darker blue means higher pay.Alabama: $61,380Alaska: $79,260Arizona: $56,590Arkansas: $52,700California: $99,650Colorado: $63,410Connecticut: $80,600Delaware: $75,920District of Columbia: $96,580Florida: $58,930Georgia: $72,290Hawaii: $71,410Idaho: $61,600Illinois: $75,320Indiana: $59,700Iowa: $60,580Kansas: $56,450Kentucky: $60,610Louisiana: $58,770Maine: $62,390Maryland: $77,680Massachusetts: $94,000Michigan: $65,110Minnesota: $76,350Mississippi: $49,790Missouri: $50,910Montana: $57,530Nebraska: $62,380Nevada: $65,040New Hampshire: $72,410New Jersey: $78,200New Mexico: $74,550New York: $85,760North Carolina: $54,930North Dakota: $60,030Ohio: $77,370Oklahoma: $48,200Oregon: $77,130Pennsylvania: $77,060Rhode Island: $90,930South Carolina: $60,820South Dakota: $50,130Tennessee: $59,980Texas: $62,760Utah: $74,810Vermont: $63,070Virginia: $65,550Washington: $102,350West Virginia: $55,630Wisconsin: $61,210Wyoming: $61,150
  • Under $59k
  • $59k to $61k
  • $61k to $71k
  • $71k to $77k
  • $77k and up

Median annual pay, elementary school teachers. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025.

StateKindergartenElementary schoolMiddle schoolHigh school
United States$62,680$63,970$64,370$72,040
Alabama$50,900$61,380$61,770$61,990
AlaskaNot published$79,260$78,940$79,650
Arizona$52,830$56,590$59,710$58,360
Arkansas$52,060$52,700$59,570$59,660
California$82,550$99,650$98,950$101,370
Colorado$62,870$63,410$63,760$72,900
Connecticut$90,030$80,600$93,610$80,970
Delaware$74,030$75,920$67,780$77,960
District of Columbia$81,500$96,580$79,900$82,750
Florida$58,100$58,930$58,940$60,410
Georgia$65,680$72,290$64,780$75,480
Hawaii$53,160$71,410$69,230$74,310
Idaho$62,240$61,600$60,930$61,690
Illinois$64,020$75,320$76,110$79,990
Indiana$58,250$59,700$60,700$61,880
Iowa$58,420$60,580$60,450$61,200
Kansas$56,670$56,450$60,580$59,920
Kentucky$60,280$60,610$61,120$61,560
Louisiana$53,130$58,770$58,760$59,850
Maine$52,660$62,390$63,590$64,880
Maryland$75,910$77,680$78,510$78,670
Massachusetts$84,100$94,000$89,450$95,260
Michigan$63,300$65,110$63,790$66,030
Minnesota$75,500$76,350$62,640$76,460
Mississippi$48,880$49,790$50,790$50,980
Missouri$56,590$50,910$59,310$59,240
Montana$47,590$57,530$61,550$60,990
Nebraska$62,200$62,380$62,510$63,450
Nevada$64,930$65,040$66,300$65,520
New Hampshire$60,240$72,410$71,140$77,060
New Jersey$74,210$78,200$78,770$82,200
New Mexico$74,380$74,550$75,240$75,900
New York$77,630$85,760$94,840$97,070
North Carolina$53,180$54,930$52,010$57,650
North Dakota$59,420$60,030$60,100$61,210
Ohio$72,570$77,370$77,090$78,800
Oklahoma$47,860$48,200$48,440$48,710
Oregon$68,580$77,130$78,350$79,570
Pennsylvania$64,430$77,060$77,930$78,800
Rhode Island$85,470$90,930$92,760$92,610
South Carolina$60,890$60,820$60,810$62,580
South Dakota$49,410$50,130$50,980$51,050
Tennessee$58,070$59,980$60,690$61,860
Texas$63,780$62,760$63,390$63,590
Utah$63,190$74,810$79,180$76,330
Vermont$63,280$63,070$73,940$76,220
Virginia$63,920$65,550$63,520$72,170
Washington$99,960$102,350$102,140$102,670
West Virginia$58,790$55,630$57,210$56,610
Wisconsin$59,350$61,210$61,960$62,870
Wyoming$60,990$61,150$62,480$62,690

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Wage and salary workers; self-employed workers are not included.

Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (wage and salary workers). How to read these numbers

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