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

An Elementary Teachers's salary grows with experience: starting around $57,250 for beginners, reaching about $60,784 at mid-level, and approach $64,271 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Elementary Teachers?

Elementary Teachers salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Elementary Teachers roles are District of Columbia $64,427, California $64,183, Massachusetts $63,328. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Elementary Teachers roles make?

Salaries for Elementary Teachers level roles vary by specialization: Physics Teachers: $109,650; Postsecondary Teachers: $55,986; Teachers: $54,224; Lead Teachers: $53,088; CCSD Teachers: $53,068.

How do different companies affect an Elementary Teachers's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Elementary Teachers 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 Teachers Salary in the United States

How much does an Elementary Teachers make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Elementary Teachers in the United States is $58,189 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,917
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,525 to $65,899
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,725

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Elementary Teachers Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,899	$5,492	$1,267	$32
Average	$58,189	$4,849	$1,119	$28
25th Percentile	$48,525	$4,044	$933	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Elementary Teachers Salaries

An Elementary Teachers'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 Teachers Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Elementary Teachers'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): $57,250
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,518
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,784
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,039
Expert (over 8 years): $64,271

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Elementary Teachers	$57,250
Intermediate Level Elementary Teachers	$57,518
Senior Level Elementary Teachers	$60,784
Specialist Level Elementary Teachers	$64,039
Expert Level Elementary Teachers	$64,271

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How Do Elementary Teachers 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 Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,427.
California: $64,183.
Massachusetts: $63,328.

District of Columbia $64,427 California $64,183 Massachusetts $63,328 Washington $63,095 New Jersey $63,071 Alaska $62,990 Connecticut $62,187 New York $61,861

Hawaii $60,820 Rhode Island $60,331 Maryland $59,999 Minnesota $59,545 Colorado $59,371 Illinois $59,312 Oregon $59,091 Delaware $58,928

New Hampshire $58,826 Virginia $58,597 Pennsylvania $57,928 Nevada $57,590 North Dakota $57,479 Michigan $57,305 Wisconsin $57,241 Vermont $57,113

Texas $56,758 Maine $56,735 Arizona $56,700 Ohio $56,659 Georgia $56,124 Indiana $55,856 Wyoming $55,804 Utah $55,722

Iowa $55,687 Kansas $55,408 Louisiana $55,326 North Carolina $55,297 Missouri $55,286 Florida $55,059 Montana $54,937 Nebraska $54,820

Kentucky $54,756 South Carolina $54,523 Tennessee $54,378 Idaho $54,320 New Mexico $53,895 Oklahoma $53,802 Alabama $53,459 South Dakota $52,883

Arkansas $52,568 West Virginia $52,400 Mississippi $51,893

Top Paying Cities for Elementary 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: $73,394
San Francisco: $72,673
Oakland: $71,061

San Jose, CA $73,394

San Francisco, CA $72,673

Oakland, CA $71,061

New York, NY $67,436

Queens Village, NY $66,999

Paramus, NJ $66,534

Passaic, NJ $66,476

Bergenfield, NJ $66,417

Stamford, CT $66,330

Huntington, NY $66,272

Newark, NJ $65,894

Bridgeport, CT $65,777

New Brunswick, NJ $65,585

Vallejo, CA $65,463

Middlesex, NJ $65,428

Somerset, NJ $65,376

Petaluma, CA $65,242

Santa Cruz, CA $65,015

Boston, MA $64,899

Monterey, CA $64,608

Fairbanks, AK $64,567

Los Angeles, CA $64,456

Washington, DC $64,427

Seattle, WA $64,323

Santa Rosa, CA $64,311

Juneau, AK $64,142

Orange, CA $63,950

Anchorage, AK $63,845

Anaheim, CA $63,805

Santa Ana, CA $63,717

Nassau, NY $63,682

Long Beach, CA $63,659

Danbury, CT $63,642

Santa Maria, CA $63,444

Everett, WA $63,432

Bremerton, WA $63,147

Trenton, NJ $63,037

Sacramento, CA $63,013

San Diego, CA $62,984

Brockton, MA $62,961

Tacoma, WA $62,938

Santa Barbara, CA $62,856

Lowell, MA $62,623

New Suffolk, NY $62,600

Nashua, NH $62,530

Lompoc, CA $62,437

Ventura, CA $62,379

Stockton, CA $62,362

New Haven, CT $62,245

Atlantic City, NJ $62,094

Hartford, CT $61,966

Modesto, CA $61,937

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,809

New Britain, CT $61,780

Olympia, WA $61,698

Kennewick, WA $61,698

New London, CT $61,687

Norwich, CT $61,669

Lawrence, MA $61,640

Bakersfield, CA $61,477

Riverside, CA $61,396

New Bedford, MA $61,396

Richland, WA $61,337

Portsmouth, NH $61,291

Vineland, NJ $61,279

San Bernardino, CA $61,233

Boulder, CO $61,070

Worcester, MA $61,023

Portland, OR $60,971

Saint Paul, MN $60,901

Minneapolis, MN $60,901

Philadelphia, PA $60,820

Honolulu, HI $60,511

Springfield, MA $60,307

Providence, RI $60,302

Chicago, IL $60,133

Bellingham, WA $60,063

Baltimore, MD $59,999

Chico, CA $59,854

Wilmington, DE $59,755

Pittsfield, MA $59,697

Manchester, NH $59,586

Spokane, WA $59,330

Denver, CO $59,324

Albany, NY $59,051

Troy, NY $59,027

Schenectady, NY $58,905

Burlington, VT $58,777

Portland, ME $58,573

Salem, OR $58,527

Yakima, WA $58,515

Ann Arbor, MI $58,498

Rochester, MN $58,335

Fresno, CA $58,306

Reno, NV $58,306

Milwaukee, WI $58,253

Detroit, MI $58,195

Allentown, PA $58,178

Carson City, NV $58,172

Houston, TX $58,085

Colorado Springs, CO $58,079

Syracuse, NY $58,050

Eugene, OR $57,939

Bismarck, ND $57,869

Gary, IN $57,869

Galveston, TX $57,869

Springfield, OR $57,823

Medford, OR $57,683

Fort Collins, CO $57,660

Austin, TX $57,613

Mesa, AZ $57,491

Phoenix, AZ $57,479

Dallas, TX $57,462

Reading, PA $57,427

Saint Cloud, MN $57,404

Concord, NH $57,351

Madison, WI $57,328

Utica, NY $57,171

Raleigh, NC $57,125

Las Vegas, NV $57,119

Rochester, NY $57,078

Des Moines, IA $57,072

Atlanta, GA $56,979

Battle Creek, MI $56,962

Salt Lake City, UT $56,944

Lancaster, PA $56,857

Champaign, IL $56,845

Harrisburg, PA $56,775

Durham, NC $56,723

Kansas City, MO $56,717

Kansas City, KS $56,706

Fort Worth, TX $56,700

Boca Raton, FL $56,676

Cleveland, OH $56,671

Columbus, OH $56,659

Pittsburgh, PA $56,653

Richmond, VA $56,630

Indianapolis, IN $56,618

Cincinnati, OH $56,543

Petersburg, VA $56,455

Billings, MT $56,327

Lansing, MI $56,327

Huntsville, AL $56,327

Lebanon, PA $56,322

Dayton, OH $56,316

Pueblo, CO $56,316

Appleton, WI $56,298

Buffalo, NY $56,275

Racine, WI $56,246

Charlotte, NC $56,240

Saint Louis, MO $56,223

Springfield, IL $56,199

Elkhart, IN $56,188

York, PA $56,188

Gastonia, NC $56,182

Benton Harbor, MI $56,182

Beaumont, TX $56,147

Lorain, OH $56,135

Toledo, OH $56,112

Binghamton, NY $56,083

Rock Hill, SC $56,077

Rockford, IL $56,048

Fargo, ND $56,019

Elyria, OH $56,019

Flagstaff, AZ $55,978

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,943

Miami, FL $55,908

Duluth, MN $55,815

Bangor, ME $55,740

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,676

Louisville, KY $55,647

Grand Rapids, MI $55,635

Hialeah, FL $55,629

Casper, WY $55,548

Scranton, PA $55,478

New Orleans, LA $55,460

Virginia Beach, VA $55,454

Akron, OH $55,425

Peoria, IL $55,350

Sarasota, FL $55,338

Green Bay, WI $55,297

Baton Rouge, LA $55,268

Charleston, SC $55,257

Nashville, TN $55,239

Jamestown, NY $55,228

Davenport, IA $55,228

Tucson, AZ $55,198

Cheyenne, WY $55,181

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,164

Tampa, FL $55,152

Omaha, NE $55,140

Port Arthur, TX $55,117

Evansville, IN $55,117

Bradenton, FL $55,094

Santa Fe, NM $54,989

Orlando, FL $54,931

Clearwater, FL $54,867

Canton, OH $54,745

La Crosse, WI $54,745

Grand Forks, ND $54,727

Albuquerque, NM $54,710

Tulsa, OK $54,710

Newport News, VA $54,704

High Point, NC $54,686

Ogden, UT $54,663

Corpus Christi, TX $54,617

Laramie, WY $54,582

Norfolk, VA $54,582

Rock Island, IL $54,547

Saginaw, MI $54,535

Jacksonville, FL $54,529

Salisbury, NC $54,518

Memphis, TN $54,506

Moline, IL $54,477

Fort Myers, FL $54,459

Waterloo, IA $54,384

Spartanburg, SC $54,326

Lincoln, NE $54,297

Fort Wayne, IN $54,285

Birmingham, AL $54,221

Cedar Falls, IA $54,209

Provo, UT $54,203

Springfield, OH $54,198

San Antonio, TX $54,186

Greensboro, NC $54,163

South Bend, IN $54,157

Winston Salem, NC $54,151

Boise, ID $54,134

Savannah, GA $54,093

Muskegon, MI $53,988

Lima, OH $53,918

Lake Charles, LA $53,895

Anderson, IN $53,883

Lexington, KY $53,866

Augusta, GA $53,848

Greenville, SC $53,848

Wichita, KS $53,796

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,796

Columbia, SC $53,744

Bloomington, IN $53,598

Roanoke, VA $53,563

Asheville, NC $53,488

Knoxville, TN $53,389

Shreveport, LA $53,383

Wilmington, NC $53,307

Frankfort, KY $53,197

Oklahoma City, OK $53,156

Chillicothe, OH $53,133

Longview, TX $53,127

Topeka, KS $53,109

Mobile, AL $53,022

Terre Haute, IN $52,999

Erie, PA $52,993

Altoona, PA $52,964

Melbourne, FL $52,947

Amarillo, TX $52,923

Killeen, TX $52,906

Fayetteville, AR $52,859

Sioux Falls, SD $52,819

Chattanooga, TN $52,784

Idaho Falls, ID $52,778

Gainesville, FL $52,656

Portsmouth, OH $52,626

Little Rock, AR $52,615

Lynchburg, VA $52,615

Lafayette, LA $52,592

Youngstown, OH $52,592

Temple, TX $52,568

Daytona Beach, FL $52,557

Clarksville, TN $52,551

Pensacola, FL $52,545

Hopkinsville, KY $52,370

Charleston, WV $52,365

Florence, SC $52,336

Sioux City, IA $52,301

Macon, GA $52,132

Tallahassee, FL $52,126

Fayetteville, NC $52,114

Waco, TX $52,103

Wichita Falls, TX $52,103

Pine Bluff, AR $52,080

Vincennes, IN $51,969

Lubbock, TX $51,946

Great Falls, MT $51,911

Alamogordo, NM $51,905

Abilene, TX $51,858

Rapid City, SD $51,783

Monroe, LA $51,783

Albany, GA $51,748

Huntington, WV $51,742

Jackson, MS $51,736

Greenville, MS $51,730

Parkersburg, WV $51,672

Montgomery, AL $51,661

Johnstown, PA $51,649

Springfield, MO $51,602

Biloxi, MS $51,573

Sumter, SC $51,451

Columbus, GA $51,445

Twin Falls, ID $51,410

Pascagoula, MS $51,335

Kingsport, TN $51,183

Gulfport, MS $51,166

Alexandria, LA $50,974

Fort Smith, AR $50,828

El Paso, TX $50,671

Helena, MT $50,596

Las Cruces, NM $50,409

Harlingen, TX $50,247

Pocatello, ID $50,194

Florence, AL $50,177

Brownsville, TX $50,165

Dothan, AL $50,072

Mcallen, TX $50,043

Columbus, MS $49,612

Altus, OK $49,345

Lawton, OK $49,234

Pierre, SD $49,025

What Skills Can Increase an Elementary Teachers'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%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Teachers'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	$64,590	11%
Human Relations	$61,099	5%
Spring	$60,517	4%
Coaching	$59,935	3%
Collective Bargaining	$59,935	3%
Written Communication	$59,353	2%

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Elementary Teachers Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Elementary Teachers'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

$48,525

Average $58,189/year

$65,899

$4,044

Average $4,849/month

$5,492

$933

Average $1,119/week

$1,267

$23

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,899	$5,492	$1,267	$32
Average	$58,189	$4,849	$1,119	$28
25th Percentile	$48,525	$4,044	$933	$23

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Salary Trends for Elementary Teachers

Salaries for an Elementary Teachers can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,051 in 2023 to around $52,860 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Elementary Teachers salary trends, .

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