What are the main factors that influence a Float Teacher's salary?

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

How does experience change a Float Teacher's salary?

A Float Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,161 for beginners, reaching about $55,381 at mid-level, and approach $58,558 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Float Teacher?

Float Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Float Teacher roles are District of Columbia $61,318, California $61,085, Massachusetts $60,271. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Float Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Float Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Float Pharmacist: $153,571; Float Manager: $106,398; Float Nurse: $81,617; LPN FLOAT: $58,146; Float Analyst: $57,006.

How do different companies affect a Float Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Float Teacher roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Float Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Float Teacher make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Float Teacher in the United States is $55,381 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,138
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,391 to $62,582
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,116

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Float Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,582	$5,215	$1,204	$30
Average	$55,381	$4,615	$1,065	$27
25th Percentile	$47,391	$3,949	$911	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Float Teacher Salaries

A Float 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Float Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Float 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): $52,161
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,405
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,381
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,346
Expert (over 8 years): $58,558

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Float Teacher	$52,161
Intermediate Level Float Teacher	$52,405
Senior Level Float Teacher	$55,381
Specialist Level Float Teacher	$58,346
Expert Level Float Teacher	$58,558

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

District of Columbia: $61,318.
California: $61,085.
Massachusetts: $60,271.

District of Columbia $61,318

California $61,085

Massachusetts $60,271

Washington $60,049

New Jersey $60,027

Alaska $59,950

Connecticut $59,185

New York $58,875

Hawaii $57,884

Rhode Island $57,419

Maryland $57,103

Minnesota $56,671

Colorado $56,505

Illinois $56,450

Oregon $56,239

Delaware $56,084

New Hampshire $55,987

Virginia $55,768

Pennsylvania $55,132

Nevada $54,810

North Dakota $54,705

Michigan $54,539

Wisconsin $54,478

Vermont $54,356

Texas $54,018

Maine $53,996

Arizona $53,963

Ohio $53,924

Georgia $53,415

Indiana $53,160

Wyoming $53,110

Utah $53,033

Iowa $52,999

Kansas $52,734

Louisiana $52,656

North Carolina $52,628

Missouri $52,617

Florida $52,401

Montana $52,285

Nebraska $52,174

Kentucky $52,113

South Carolina $51,892

Tennessee $51,753

Idaho $51,698

New Mexico $51,294

Oklahoma $51,205

Alabama $50,878

South Dakota $50,330

Arkansas $50,031

West Virginia $49,870

Mississippi $49,389

Top Paying Cities for Float 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: $69,852
San Francisco: $69,165
Oakland: $67,631

San Jose, CA $69,852

San Francisco, CA $69,165

Oakland, CA $67,631

New York, NY $64,181

Queens Village, NY $63,765

Paramus, NJ $63,322

Passaic, NJ $63,267

Bergenfield, NJ $63,212

Stamford, CT $63,129

Huntington, NY $63,073

Newark, NJ $62,713

Bridgeport, CT $62,602

New Brunswick, NJ $62,420

Vallejo, CA $62,303

Middlesex, NJ $62,270

Somerset, NJ $62,220

Petaluma, CA $62,093

Santa Cruz, CA $61,877

Boston, MA $61,766

Monterey, CA $61,489

Fairbanks, AK $61,451

Los Angeles, CA $61,345

Washington, DC $61,318

Seattle, WA $61,218

Santa Rosa, CA $61,207

Juneau, AK $61,046

Orange, CA $60,863

Anchorage, AK $60,764

Anaheim, CA $60,725

Santa Ana, CA $60,642

Nassau, NY $60,609

Long Beach, CA $60,587

Danbury, CT $60,570

Santa Maria, CA $60,382

Everett, WA $60,371

Bremerton, WA $60,099

Trenton, NJ $59,994

Sacramento, CA $59,972

San Diego, CA $59,944

Brockton, MA $59,922

Tacoma, WA $59,900

Santa Barbara, CA $59,822

Lowell, MA $59,601

New Suffolk, NY $59,579

Nashua, NH $59,512

Lompoc, CA $59,424

Ventura, CA $59,368

Stockton, CA $59,352

New Haven, CT $59,241

Atlantic City, NJ $59,097

Hartford, CT $58,975

Modesto, CA $58,947

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,825

New Britain, CT $58,798

Olympia, WA $58,720

Kennewick, WA $58,720

New London, CT $58,709

Norwich, CT $58,693

Lawrence, MA $58,665

Bakersfield, CA $58,510

Riverside, CA $58,432

New Bedford, MA $58,432

Richland, WA $58,377

Portsmouth, NH $58,333

Vineland, NJ $58,322

San Bernardino, CA $58,277

Boulder, CO $58,122

Worcester, MA $58,078

Portland, OR $58,028

Saint Paul, MN $57,962

Minneapolis, MN $57,962

Philadelphia, PA $57,884

Honolulu, HI $57,590

Springfield, MA $57,397

Providence, RI $57,391

Chicago, IL $57,231

Bellingham, WA $57,164

Baltimore, MD $57,103

Chico, CA $56,965

Wilmington, DE $56,871

Pittsfield, MA $56,815

Manchester, NH $56,710

Spokane, WA $56,466

Denver, CO $56,461

Albany, NY $56,200

Troy, NY $56,178

Schenectady, NY $56,062

Burlington, VT $55,940

Portland, ME $55,746

Salem, OR $55,702

Yakima, WA $55,691

Ann Arbor, MI $55,674

Rochester, MN $55,519

Fresno, CA $55,492

Reno, NV $55,492

Milwaukee, WI $55,442

Detroit, MI $55,386

Allentown, PA $55,370

Carson City, NV $55,364

Houston, TX $55,281

Colorado Springs, CO $55,276

Syracuse, NY $55,248

Eugene, OR $55,143

Bismarck, ND $55,076

Gary, IN $55,076

Galveston, TX $55,076

Springfield, OR $55,032

Medford, OR $54,899

Fort Collins, CO $54,877

Austin, TX $54,833

Mesa, AZ $54,716

Phoenix, AZ $54,705

Dallas, TX $54,689

Reading, PA $54,655

Saint Cloud, MN $54,633

Concord, NH $54,583

Madison, WI $54,561

Utica, NY $54,412

Raleigh, NC $54,367

Las Vegas, NV $54,362

Rochester, NY $54,323

Des Moines, IA $54,317

Atlanta, GA $54,229

Battle Creek, MI $54,212

Salt Lake City, UT $54,196

Lancaster, PA $54,113

Champaign, IL $54,102

Harrisburg, PA $54,035

Durham, NC $53,985

Kansas City, MO $53,980

Kansas City, KS $53,969

Fort Worth, TX $53,963

Boca Raton, FL $53,941

Cleveland, OH $53,935

Columbus, OH $53,924

Pittsburgh, PA $53,919

Richmond, VA $53,897

Indianapolis, IN $53,886

Cincinnati, OH $53,814

Petersburg, VA $53,730

Billings, MT $53,609

Lansing, MI $53,609

Huntsville, AL $53,609

Lebanon, PA $53,603

Dayton, OH $53,598

Pueblo, CO $53,598

Appleton, WI $53,581

Buffalo, NY $53,559

Racine, WI $53,531

Charlotte, NC $53,526

Saint Louis, MO $53,509

Springfield, IL $53,487

Elkhart, IN $53,476

York, PA $53,476

Gastonia, NC $53,470

Benton Harbor, MI $53,470

Beaumont, TX $53,437

Lorain, OH $53,426

Toledo, OH $53,404

Binghamton, NY $53,376

Rock Hill, SC $53,370

Rockford, IL $53,343

Fargo, ND $53,315

Elyria, OH $53,315

Flagstaff, AZ $53,276

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,243

Miami, FL $53,210

Duluth, MN $53,121

Bangor, ME $53,049

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,988

Louisville, KY $52,961

Grand Rapids, MI $52,950

Hialeah, FL $52,944

Casper, WY $52,867

Scranton, PA $52,800

New Orleans, LA $52,783

Virginia Beach, VA $52,778

Akron, OH $52,750

Peoria, IL $52,678

Sarasota, FL $52,667

Green Bay, WI $52,628

Baton Rouge, LA $52,601

Charleston, SC $52,590

Nashville, TN $52,573

Jamestown, NY $52,562

Davenport, IA $52,562

Tucson, AZ $52,534

Cheyenne, WY $52,518

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,501

Tampa, FL $52,490

Omaha, NE $52,479

Port Arthur, TX $52,457

Evansville, IN $52,457

Bradenton, FL $52,435

Santa Fe, NM $52,335

Orlando, FL $52,279

Clearwater, FL $52,219

Canton, OH $52,102

La Crosse, WI $52,102

Grand Forks, ND $52,086

Albuquerque, NM $52,069

Tulsa, OK $52,069

Newport News, VA $52,063

High Point, NC $52,047

Ogden, UT $52,025

Corpus Christi, TX $51,980

Laramie, WY $51,947

Norfolk, VA $51,947

Rock Island, IL $51,914

Saginaw, MI $51,903

Jacksonville, FL $51,897

Salisbury, NC $51,886

Memphis, TN $51,875

Moline, IL $51,848

Fort Myers, FL $51,831

Waterloo, IA $51,759

Spartanburg, SC $51,704

Lincoln, NE $51,676

Fort Wayne, IN $51,665

Birmingham, AL $51,604

Cedar Falls, IA $51,593

Provo, UT $51,587

Springfield, OH $51,582

San Antonio, TX $51,571

Greensboro, NC $51,548

South Bend, IN $51,543

Winston Salem, NC $51,537

Boise, ID $51,521

Savannah, GA $51,482

Muskegon, MI $51,382

Lima, OH $51,316

Lake Charles, LA $51,294

Anderson, IN $51,283

Lexington, KY $51,266

Augusta, GA $51,249

Greenville, SC $51,249

Wichita, KS $51,200

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,200

Columbia, SC $51,150

Bloomington, IN $51,011

Roanoke, VA $50,978

Asheville, NC $50,906

Knoxville, TN $50,812

Shreveport, LA $50,806

Wilmington, NC $50,734

Frankfort, KY $50,629

Oklahoma City, OK $50,590

Chillicothe, OH $50,568

Longview, TX $50,563

Topeka, KS $50,546

Mobile, AL $50,463

Terre Haute, IN $50,441

Erie, PA $50,435

Altoona, PA $50,408

Melbourne, FL $50,391

Amarillo, TX $50,369

Killeen, TX $50,352

Fayetteville, AR $50,308

Sioux Falls, SD $50,269

Chattanooga, TN $50,236

Idaho Falls, ID $50,230

Gainesville, FL $50,114

Portsmouth, OH $50,086

Little Rock, AR $50,075

Lynchburg, VA $50,075

Lafayette, LA $50,053

Youngstown, OH $50,053

Temple, TX $50,031

Daytona Beach, FL $50,020

Clarksville, TN $50,014

Pensacola, FL $50,009

Hopkinsville, KY $49,843

Charleston, WV $49,837

Florence, SC $49,809

Sioux City, IA $49,776

Macon, GA $49,616

Tallahassee, FL $49,610

Fayetteville, NC $49,599

Waco, TX $49,588

Wichita Falls, TX $49,588

Pine Bluff, AR $49,566

Vincennes, IN $49,461

Lubbock, TX $49,438

Great Falls, MT $49,405

Alamogordo, NM $49,400

Abilene, TX $49,355

Rapid City, SD $49,283

Monroe, LA $49,283

Albany, GA $49,250

Huntington, WV $49,245

Jackson, MS $49,239

Greenville, MS $49,234

Parkersburg, WV $49,178

Montgomery, AL $49,167

Johnstown, PA $49,156

Springfield, MO $49,112

Biloxi, MS $49,084

Sumter, SC $48,968

Columbus, GA $48,962

Twin Falls, ID $48,929

Pascagoula, MS $48,857

Kingsport, TN $48,713

Gulfport, MS $48,696

Alexandria, LA $48,514

Fort Smith, AR $48,375

El Paso, TX $48,226

Helena, MT $48,154

Las Cruces, NM $47,976

Harlingen, TX $47,821

Pocatello, ID $47,771

Florence, AL $47,755

Brownsville, TX $47,744

Dothan, AL $47,655

Mcallen, TX $47,627

Columbus, MS $47,218

Altus, OK $46,963

Lawton, OK $46,858

Pierre, SD $46,658

What Skills Can Increase a Float Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Special Education (Mentioned in 5.55% Job Postings): Special education is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs.
Physical Education (Mentioned in 2.46% Job Postings): Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.13%
Special Education	5.55%
Physical Education	2.46%

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 a Float Teacher's salary.

Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Physical Education: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Accountability	$58,704	6%
Collaboration	$58,150	5%
Physical Education	$57,042	3%
Analysis	$56,488	2%
Coaching	$56,488	2%
Dedication	$56,488	2%

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How Education impacts a Float Teacher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Float Teachers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Float Teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is between $54,827 and $60,665).

Float Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Float Teacher

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 2.6%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 45.4%

Masters 46.3%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	2.6%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	45.4%
Masters	46.3%
Doctorate	3.4%

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Float Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Float 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

$47,391

Average $55,381/year

$62,582

$3,949

Average $4,615/month

$5,215

$911

Average $1,065/week

$1,204

$23

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,582	$5,215	$1,204	$30
Average	$55,381	$4,615	$1,065	$27
25th Percentile	$47,391	$3,949	$911	$23

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Salary Trends for Float Teacher

Salaries for a Float Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,884 in 2023 to around $54,653 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Float Teacher salary trends, .

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2023

$55,884

2024

$55,097

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$54,653

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2023	$55,884
2024	$55,097
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