Elementary School Teacher Salary

Q: How much does an Elementary School Teacher make?

Elementary school teachers make $52,161 per year on average, or $25.08 per hour, in the United States. Elementary school teachers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $37,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $72,000. Location impacts how much an elementary school teacher can expect to make. Elementary school teachers make the most in Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Washington.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Elementary School Teacher Salary

$52,161yearly

$25.08 hourly

Entry level Salary

$37,000 yearly

$37,00010%

$52,161Median

$72,00090%

How much does an Elementary School Teacher make?

Elementary school teachers make $52,161 per year on average, or $25.08 per hour, in the United States. Elementary school teachers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $37,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $72,000.

Location impacts how much an elementary school teacher can expect to make. Elementary school teachers make the most in Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Washington.

Highest Paying States For Elementary School Teachers

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to Maryland, Massachusetts and New York, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for elementary school teachers. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Missouri, South Dakota, and Indiana.

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Average Salary:

Elementary School Teacher average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Maryland	$78,444	$37.71	1,063
2	Connecticut	$69,182	$33.26	682
3	New York	$75,352	$36.23	1,624
4	New Jersey	$66,655	$32.05	1,432
5	Massachusetts	$75,702	$36.40	951
6	Rhode Island	$64,223	$30.88	155
7	District of Columbia	$70,163	$33.73	180
8	Oregon	$63,016	$30.30	501
9	Pennsylvania	$60,758	$29.21	1,312
10	Washington	$69,157	$33.25	632
11	Michigan	$54,338	$26.12	1,205
12	New Hampshire	$53,028	$25.49	358
13	Alaska	$68,852	$33.10	58
14	Delaware	$54,202	$26.06	141
15	Virginia	$59,021	$28.38	859
16	Illinois	$49,659	$23.87	2,281
17	Nevada	$46,984	$22.59	654
18	Vermont	$54,676	$26.29	65
19	California	$60,525	$29.10	2,437
20	Nebraska	$50,641	$24.35	210
21	Georgia	$49,921	$24.00	891
22	Ohio	$50,483	$24.27	852
23	Montana	$44,226	$21.26	186
24	Minnesota	$44,961	$21.62	963
25	New Mexico	$44,125	$21.21	287
26	Texas	$46,249	$22.24	2,059
27	Wyoming	$45,927	$22.08	53
28	Wisconsin	$45,901	$22.07	462
29	Hawaii	$54,436	$26.17	44
30	Kentucky	$45,109	$21.69	229
31	Florida	$43,762	$21.04	1,555
32	West Virginia	$44,964	$21.62	66
33	Iowa	$42,894	$20.62	354
34	Maine	$45,334	$21.80	82
35	South Carolina	$41,329	$19.87	476
36	North Dakota	$43,435	$20.88	61
37	Arizona	$38,982	$18.74	1,039
38	Colorado	$41,190	$19.80	946
39	North Carolina	$40,959	$19.69	1,004
40	Kansas	$38,897	$18.70	370
41	Alabama	$43,565	$20.94	213
42	Idaho	$41,138	$19.78	161
43	Missouri	$38,084	$18.31	685
44	Louisiana	$39,315	$18.90	311
45	Oklahoma	$35,788	$17.21	397
46	Tennessee	$38,171	$18.35	501
47	Utah	$40,204	$19.33	191
48	Indiana	$36,074	$17.34	736
49	South Dakota	$37,463	$18.01	28
50	Arkansas	$35,863	$17.24	160
51	Mississippi	$35,289	$16.97	178

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Highest Paying Cities For Elementary School Teachers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Baltimore, MD	$78,994	$37.98
2	New York, NY	$75,701	$36.39	20
3	Washington, DC	$70,184	$33.74
4	Newark, NJ	$66,674	$32.05
5	San Francisco, CA	$66,567	$32.00	1
6	Portland, OR	$62,904	$30.24
7	Philadelphia, PA	$61,422	$29.53	2
8	Chicago, IL	$50,038	$24.06	2
9	Savannah, GA	$50,011	$24.04
10	Odessa, TX	$46,676	$22.44	1
11	Portland, ME	$46,314	$22.27
12	Minnetonka, MN	$44,845	$21.56
13	Miami, FL	$44,501	$21.39	1
14	Santa Fe, NM	$43,787	$21.05	2
15	Wilson, NC	$42,995	$20.67

Elementary School Teachers Salary Details

Average Elementary School Teacher Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an Elementary School Teacher's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$72,000	$6,000	$35
75th Percentile	$61,000	$5,083	$29
Average	$52,161	$4,347	$25
25th Percentile	$44,000	$3,667	$21
10th Percentile	$37,000	$3,083	$18

Highest Paying Types of Elementary School Teachers

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
5th Grade Teacher	$46,300	$3,858	$22.26	57,358
2nd Grade Teacher	$46,850	$3,904	$22.52	59,077
Teacher	$47,989	$3,999	$23.07	71,918
Pre-K Teacher	$40,301	$3,358	$19.38	60,464
Resource Teacher	$43,487	$3,624	$20.91	73,796
Reading Teacher	$55,452	$4,621	$26.66	68,234

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Elementary School Teachers The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, German International School New York and Trinity Episcopal School are the highest paying companies for elementary school teachers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	German International School New York	$86,862	$41.76
2	Trinity Episcopal School	$78,248	$37.62
3	Forest Grove SD	$75,822	$36.45
4	Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles	$74,969	$36.04
5	Boston Public Schools	$72,876	$35.04	213
6	Prince George's County Memorial Library System	$72,433	$34.82	4
7	Springfield City Library	$72,175	$34.70
8	Berkeley Hall School	$72,001	$34.62
9	Friends Select School	$71,810	$34.52
10	Redondo Beach Unified School District	$70,786	$34.03
11	Baltimore City Public Schools	$69,987	$33.65	2
12	Lycée Français de San Francisco	$69,237	$33.29
13	DC International School	$68,324	$32.85
14	West Contra Costa Unified School District	$67,770	$32.58
15	Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School	$67,533	$32.47
16	COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT	$67,510	$32.46	14
17	French-American School of New York	$67,226	$32.32
18	Brooklyn Waldorf School	$66,904	$32.17
19	Rochambeau	$66,870	$32.15
20	Success Preparatory Academy	$66,636	$32.04

Elementary School Teacher Pay Trends

Average Elementary School Teacher Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Elementary School Teacher Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$52,200	$25.08	+2.1%
2022	$51,100	$24.55	+2.4%
2021	$49,800	$23.96	+1.8%
2020	$48,900	$23.52	+2.4%
2019	$47,800	$22.96	+1.6%

Recently Added Elementary School Teacher Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Kindercare Education	Before and After School Teacher at Larkspur Elementary	Larkspur, CO	11/29/2022	$27,131
One City Schools	Elementary School Teacher	Madison, WI	11/29/2022	$45,000
BAC	Custodian Fort Bragg Gordon Elementary School	Cameron, NC	11/28/2022	$28,821
Academies of Math and Science	Elementary School 3Rd Grade Teacher	Phoenix, AZ	11/26/2022	$61,300
Match Education	Elementary School ESL Teacher (Immediate Opening)	Boston, MA	11/26/2022	$60,000
Robbinsdale Area Schools	Head Night Custodian at Forest Elementary School	New Hope, MN	11/24/2022	$52,300
Loomis Union Elementary	Extended Day Instructor-After School-Penryn Elementary School S/Day	Loomis, CA	11/24/2022	$33,204
Staffing Boutique, Inc.	Elementary School Teacher	New York, NY	11/23/2022	$63,000
Careerbuilder-Us	Elementary School Teacher	Newark, NJ	11/22/2022	$59,000
River City Science Academy	Elementary School Teacher	Jacksonville, FL	11/22/2022	$46,000

Elementary School Teacher Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Elementary School Teachers The Most?

Maryland pays Elementary School Teachers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $78,444 per year, or $37.71 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As An Elementary School Teacher?

You know if you are being paid fairly as an Elementary School Teacher if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Massachusetts you should be paid close to $75,702 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023