What are the main factors that influence an Elementary Math Teacher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an Elementary Math Teacher's salary?

An Elementary Math Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,620 for beginners, reaching about $61,177 at mid-level, and approach $64,686 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Elementary Math Teacher?

Elementary Math Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Elementary Math Teacher roles are District of Columbia $64,844, California $64,598, Massachusetts $63,737. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Elementary Math Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Elementary Math Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Hs Math Teacher: $71,500; Math Teacher: $62,565; Elementary Math Interventionist: $61,270; Elementary Teacher: $61,134; Teacher Elementary School: $60,768.

How do different companies affect an Elementary Math Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Elementary Math Teacher roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Elementary Math Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does an Elementary Math Teacher make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Elementary Math Teacher in the United States is $58,565 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, an Elementary Math Teacher's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,388
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,838 to $66,324
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,982

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Elementary Math Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,324	$5,527	$1,275	$32
Average	$58,565	$4,880	$1,126	$28
25th Percentile	$48,838	$4,070	$939	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Elementary Math Teacher Salaries

An Elementary Math Teacher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Elementary Math Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Elementary Math Teacher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $57,620
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,890
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,177
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,452
Expert (over 8 years): $64,686

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Elementary Math Teacher	$57,620
Intermediate Level Elementary Math Teacher	$57,890
Senior Level Elementary Math Teacher	$61,177
Specialist Level Elementary Math Teacher	$64,452
Expert Level Elementary Math Teacher	$64,686

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How Do Elementary Math Teacher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Elementary Math Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,844.
California: $64,598.
Massachusetts: $63,737.

District of Columbia $64,844 California $64,598 Massachusetts $63,737 Washington $63,502 New Jersey $63,479 Alaska $63,397 Connecticut $62,589 New York $62,261

Hawaii $61,212 Rhode Island $60,721 Maryland $60,387 Minnesota $59,930 Colorado $59,754 Illinois $59,696 Oregon $59,473 Delaware $59,309

New Hampshire $59,206 Virginia $58,975 Pennsylvania $58,302 Nevada $57,962 North Dakota $57,851 Michigan $57,675 Wisconsin $57,611 Vermont $57,482

Texas $57,125 Maine $57,101 Arizona $57,066 Ohio $57,025 Georgia $56,486 Indiana $56,217 Wyoming $56,164 Utah $56,082

Iowa $56,047 Kansas $55,766 Louisiana $55,684 North Carolina $55,655 Missouri $55,643 Florida $55,414 Montana $55,291 Nebraska $55,174

Kentucky $55,110 South Carolina $54,876 Tennessee $54,729 Idaho $54,671 New Mexico $54,243 Oklahoma $54,149 Alabama $53,804 South Dakota $53,224

Arkansas $52,908 West Virginia $52,738 Mississippi $52,229

Top Paying Cities for Elementary Math Teachers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $73,868
San Francisco: $73,142
Oakland: $71,520

San Jose, CA $73,868

San Francisco, CA $73,142

Oakland, CA $71,520

New York, NY $67,871

Queens Village, NY $67,432

Paramus, NJ $66,964

Passaic, NJ $66,905

Bergenfield, NJ $66,846

Stamford, CT $66,759

Huntington, NY $66,700

Newark, NJ $66,319

Bridgeport, CT $66,202

New Brunswick, NJ $66,009

Vallejo, CA $65,886

Middlesex, NJ $65,851

Somerset, NJ $65,798

Petaluma, CA $65,663

Santa Cruz, CA $65,435

Boston, MA $65,318

Monterey, CA $65,025

Fairbanks, AK $64,984

Los Angeles, CA $64,873

Washington, DC $64,844

Seattle, WA $64,738

Santa Rosa, CA $64,726

Juneau, AK $64,557

Orange, CA $64,363

Anchorage, AK $64,258

Anaheim, CA $64,217

Santa Ana, CA $64,129

Nassau, NY $64,094

Long Beach, CA $64,070

Danbury, CT $64,053

Santa Maria, CA $63,854

Everett, WA $63,842

Bremerton, WA $63,555

Trenton, NJ $63,444

Sacramento, CA $63,420

San Diego, CA $63,391

Brockton, MA $63,368

Tacoma, WA $63,344

Santa Barbara, CA $63,262

Lowell, MA $63,028

New Suffolk, NY $63,005

Nashua, NH $62,934

Lompoc, CA $62,841

Ventura, CA $62,782

Stockton, CA $62,764

New Haven, CT $62,647

Atlantic City, NJ $62,495

Hartford, CT $62,366

Modesto, CA $62,337

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,208

New Britain, CT $62,179

Olympia, WA $62,097

Kennewick, WA $62,097

New London, CT $62,085

Norwich, CT $62,068

Lawrence, MA $62,038

Bakersfield, CA $61,874

Riverside, CA $61,792

New Bedford, MA $61,792

Richland, WA $61,734

Portsmouth, NH $61,687

Vineland, NJ $61,675

San Bernardino, CA $61,628

Boulder, CO $61,464

Worcester, MA $61,417

Portland, OR $61,365

Saint Paul, MN $61,294

Minneapolis, MN $61,294

Philadelphia, PA $61,212

Honolulu, HI $60,902

Springfield, MA $60,697

Providence, RI $60,691

Chicago, IL $60,521

Bellingham, WA $60,451

Baltimore, MD $60,387

Chico, CA $60,240

Wilmington, DE $60,141

Pittsfield, MA $60,082

Manchester, NH $59,971

Spokane, WA $59,713

Denver, CO $59,707

Albany, NY $59,432

Troy, NY $59,409

Schenectady, NY $59,286

Burlington, VT $59,157

Portland, ME $58,952

Salem, OR $58,905

Yakima, WA $58,893

Ann Arbor, MI $58,876

Rochester, MN $58,712

Fresno, CA $58,682

Reno, NV $58,682

Milwaukee, WI $58,630

Detroit, MI $58,571

Allentown, PA $58,554

Carson City, NV $58,548

Houston, TX $58,460

Colorado Springs, CO $58,454

Syracuse, NY $58,425

Eugene, OR $58,313

Bismarck, ND $58,243

Gary, IN $58,243

Galveston, TX $58,243

Springfield, OR $58,196

Medford, OR $58,056

Fort Collins, CO $58,032

Austin, TX $57,986

Mesa, AZ $57,863

Phoenix, AZ $57,851

Dallas, TX $57,833

Reading, PA $57,798

Saint Cloud, MN $57,775

Concord, NH $57,722

Madison, WI $57,699

Utica, NY $57,540

Raleigh, NC $57,494

Las Vegas, NV $57,488

Rochester, NY $57,447

Des Moines, IA $57,441

Atlanta, GA $57,347

Battle Creek, MI $57,330

Salt Lake City, UT $57,312

Lancaster, PA $57,224

Champaign, IL $57,212

Harrisburg, PA $57,142

Durham, NC $57,089

Kansas City, MO $57,084

Kansas City, KS $57,072

Fort Worth, TX $57,066

Boca Raton, FL $57,043

Cleveland, OH $57,037

Columbus, OH $57,025

Pittsburgh, PA $57,019

Richmond, VA $56,996

Indianapolis, IN $56,984

Cincinnati, OH $56,908

Petersburg, VA $56,820

Billings, MT $56,691

Lansing, MI $56,691

Huntsville, AL $56,691

Lebanon, PA $56,685

Dayton, OH $56,679

Pueblo, CO $56,679

Appleton, WI $56,662

Buffalo, NY $56,639

Racine, WI $56,609

Charlotte, NC $56,603

Saint Louis, MO $56,586

Springfield, IL $56,562

Elkhart, IN $56,551

York, PA $56,551

Gastonia, NC $56,545

Benton Harbor, MI $56,545

Beaumont, TX $56,510

Lorain, OH $56,498

Toledo, OH $56,475

Binghamton, NY $56,445

Rock Hill, SC $56,439

Rockford, IL $56,410

Fargo, ND $56,381

Elyria, OH $56,381

Flagstaff, AZ $56,340

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,305

Miami, FL $56,270

Duluth, MN $56,176

Bangor, ME $56,100

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,035

Louisville, KY $56,006

Grand Rapids, MI $55,994

Hialeah, FL $55,988

Casper, WY $55,906

Scranton, PA $55,836

New Orleans, LA $55,819

Virginia Beach, VA $55,813

Akron, OH $55,783

Peoria, IL $55,707

Sarasota, FL $55,696

Green Bay, WI $55,655

Baton Rouge, LA $55,625

Charleston, SC $55,614

Nashville, TN $55,596

Jamestown, NY $55,584

Davenport, IA $55,584

Tucson, AZ $55,555

Cheyenne, WY $55,537

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,520

Tampa, FL $55,508

Omaha, NE $55,496

Port Arthur, TX $55,473

Evansville, IN $55,473

Bradenton, FL $55,450

Santa Fe, NM $55,344

Orlando, FL $55,286

Clearwater, FL $55,221

Canton, OH $55,098

La Crosse, WI $55,098

Grand Forks, ND $55,081

Albuquerque, NM $55,063

Tulsa, OK $55,063

Newport News, VA $55,057

High Point, NC $55,040

Ogden, UT $55,016

Corpus Christi, TX $54,969

Laramie, WY $54,934

Norfolk, VA $54,934

Rock Island, IL $54,899

Saginaw, MI $54,887

Jacksonville, FL $54,882

Salisbury, NC $54,870

Memphis, TN $54,858

Moline, IL $54,829

Fort Myers, FL $54,811

Waterloo, IA $54,735

Spartanburg, SC $54,677

Lincoln, NE $54,647

Fort Wayne, IN $54,636

Birmingham, AL $54,571

Cedar Falls, IA $54,559

Provo, UT $54,554

Springfield, OH $54,548

San Antonio, TX $54,536

Greensboro, NC $54,513

South Bend, IN $54,507

Winston Salem, NC $54,501

Boise, ID $54,483

Savannah, GA $54,442

Muskegon, MI $54,337

Lima, OH $54,267

Lake Charles, LA $54,243

Anderson, IN $54,231

Lexington, KY $54,214

Augusta, GA $54,196

Greenville, SC $54,196

Wichita, KS $54,144

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,144

Columbia, SC $54,091

Bloomington, IN $53,944

Roanoke, VA $53,909

Asheville, NC $53,833

Knoxville, TN $53,734

Shreveport, LA $53,728

Wilmington, NC $53,652

Frankfort, KY $53,540

Oklahoma City, OK $53,499

Chillicothe, OH $53,476

Longview, TX $53,470

Topeka, KS $53,453

Mobile, AL $53,365

Terre Haute, IN $53,341

Erie, PA $53,335

Altoona, PA $53,306

Melbourne, FL $53,289

Amarillo, TX $53,265

Killeen, TX $53,248

Fayetteville, AR $53,201

Sioux Falls, SD $53,160

Chattanooga, TN $53,125

Idaho Falls, ID $53,119

Gainesville, FL $52,996

Portsmouth, OH $52,966

Little Rock, AR $52,955

Lynchburg, VA $52,955

Lafayette, LA $52,931

Youngstown, OH $52,931

Temple, TX $52,908

Daytona Beach, FL $52,896

Clarksville, TN $52,890

Pensacola, FL $52,884

Hopkinsville, KY $52,709

Charleston, WV $52,703

Florence, SC $52,674

Sioux City, IA $52,638

Macon, GA $52,469

Tallahassee, FL $52,463

Fayetteville, NC $52,451

Waco, TX $52,439

Wichita Falls, TX $52,439

Pine Bluff, AR $52,416

Vincennes, IN $52,305

Lubbock, TX $52,281

Great Falls, MT $52,246

Alamogordo, NM $52,240

Abilene, TX $52,193

Rapid City, SD $52,117

Monroe, LA $52,117

Albany, GA $52,082

Huntington, WV $52,076

Jackson, MS $52,070

Greenville, MS $52,065

Parkersburg, WV $52,006

Montgomery, AL $51,994

Johnstown, PA $51,983

Springfield, MO $51,936

Biloxi, MS $51,906

Sumter, SC $51,783

Columbus, GA $51,778

Twin Falls, ID $51,742

Pascagoula, MS $51,666

Kingsport, TN $51,514

Gulfport, MS $51,496

Alexandria, LA $51,303

Fort Smith, AR $51,157

El Paso, TX $50,999

Helena, MT $50,923

Las Cruces, NM $50,735

Harlingen, TX $50,571

Pocatello, ID $50,518

Florence, AL $50,501

Brownsville, TX $50,489

Dothan, AL $50,395

Mcallen, TX $50,366

Columbus, MS $49,933

Altus, OK $49,663

Lawton, OK $49,552

Pierre, SD $49,341

What Skills Can Increase an Elementary Math Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Confidentiality (Mentioned in 7.14% Job Postings): The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.
Adult Learning (Mentioned in 3.57% Job Postings): Adult education is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 3.57% Job Postings): Early childhood education, also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Confidentiality	7.14%
Adult Learning	3.57%
Early Childhood Education	3.57%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Elementary Math Teacher's salary.

Adult Learning: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Human Relations: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Spring: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Adult Learning	$65,007	11%
Human Relations	$61,494	5%
Spring	$60,908	4%
Coaching	$60,322	3%
Collective Bargaining	$60,322	3%
Written Communication	$59,737	2%

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Elementary Math Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Elementary Math Teacher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$48,838

Average $58,565/year

$66,324

$4,070

Average $4,880/month

$5,527

$939

Average $1,126/week

$1,275

$23

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,324	$5,527	$1,275	$32
Average	$58,565	$4,880	$1,126	$28
25th Percentile	$48,838	$4,070	$939	$23

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Salary Trends for Elementary Math Teacher

Salaries for an Elementary Math Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,400 in 2023 to around $53,202 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Elementary Math Teacher salary trends, .

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