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

A Licensed Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $51,406 for beginners, reaching about $54,610 at mid-level, and approach $57,680 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Licensed Teacher?

Licensed Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Licensed Teacher roles are District of Columbia $60,464, California $60,235, Massachusetts $59,432. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Licensed Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Licensed Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Licensed Veterinarian: $118,000; Licensed Clinician: $87,690; Licensed Banker: $84,728; Licensed Electrician: $82,797; Licensed Engineer: $81,653.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Licensed 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.

Licensed Teacher Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Licensed Teacher in the United States is $54,610 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,903
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,632 to $61,568
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,369

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Licensed Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,568	$5,131	$1,184	$30
Average	$54,610	$4,551	$1,050	$26
25th Percentile	$46,632	$3,886	$897	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Licensed Teacher Salaries

A Licensed 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 Licensed Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Licensed 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): $51,406
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,651
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $54,610
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,475
Expert (over 8 years): $57,680

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Licensed Teacher	$51,406
Intermediate Level Licensed Teacher	$51,651
Senior Level Licensed Teacher	$54,610
Specialist Level Licensed Teacher	$57,475
Expert Level Licensed Teacher	$57,680

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

District of Columbia: $60,464.
California: $60,235.
Massachusetts: $59,432.

District of Columbia $60,464 California $60,235 Massachusetts $59,432 Washington $59,214 New Jersey $59,192 Alaska $59,116 Connecticut $58,362 New York $58,056

Hawaii $57,079 Rhode Island $56,620 Maryland $56,309 Minnesota $55,883 Colorado $55,719 Illinois $55,664 Oregon $55,457 Delaware $55,304

New Hampshire $55,208 Virginia $54,992 Pennsylvania $54,364 Nevada $54,048 North Dakota $53,944 Michigan $53,780 Wisconsin $53,720 Vermont $53,600

Texas $53,267 Maine $53,245 Arizona $53,212 Ohio $53,174 Georgia $52,672 Indiana $52,420 Wyoming $52,371 Utah $52,295

Iowa $52,262 Kansas $52,000 Louisiana $51,923 North Carolina $51,896 Missouri $51,885 Florida $51,672 Montana $51,557 Nebraska $51,448

Kentucky $51,388 South Carolina $51,170 Tennessee $51,033 Idaho $50,979 New Mexico $50,580 Oklahoma $50,493 Alabama $50,170 South Dakota $49,630

Arkansas $49,335 West Virginia $49,176 Mississippi $48,701

Top Paying Cities for Licensed 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: $68,880
San Francisco: $68,126
Oakland: $66,690

San Jose, CA $68,880

San Francisco, CA $68,126

Oakland, CA $66,690

New York, NY $62,878

Paramus, NJ $62,113

Queens Village, NY $62,110

Passaic, NJ $62,058

Bergenfield, NJ $62,054

Stamford, CT $61,933

Huntington, NY $61,911

Newark, NJ $61,507

Bridgeport, CT $61,392

Vallejo, CA $61,284

New Brunswick, NJ $61,262

Petaluma, CA $61,229

Middlesex, NJ $61,125

Somerset, NJ $61,087

Santa Cruz, CA $61,016

Boston, MA $60,683

Monterey, CA $60,491

Seattle, WA $60,366

Santa Rosa, CA $60,355

Los Angeles, CA $60,339

Juneau, AK $60,197

Washington, DC $60,137

Orange, CA $59,942

Santa Ana, CA $59,798

Long Beach, CA $59,744

Anaheim, CA $59,733

Anchorage, AK $59,705

Santa Maria, CA $59,542

Everett, WA $59,531

Danbury, CT $59,338

Bremerton, WA $59,263

Tacoma, WA $59,066

New Suffolk, NY $59,065

Sacramento, CA $59,050

Santa Barbara, CA $58,990

Trenton, NJ $58,930

San Diego, CA $58,930

Brockton, MA $58,870

Fairbanks, AK $58,736

Lompoc, CA $58,597

Lowell, MA $58,553

Ventura, CA $58,542

Nashua, NH $58,531

Stockton, CA $58,526

Modesto, CA $58,127

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,007

Olympia, WA $57,903

Kennewick, WA $57,903

New Haven, CT $57,881

Lawrence, MA $57,685

Hartford, CT $57,630

Riverside, CA $57,619

New Bedford, MA $57,565

Richland, WA $57,565

Bakersfield, CA $57,488

San Bernardino, CA $57,466

New Britain, CT $57,461

Atlantic City, NJ $57,461

New London, CT $57,439

Norwich, CT $57,423

Portsmouth, NH $57,412

Boulder, CO $57,296

Portland, OR $57,221

Worcester, MA $57,215

Minneapolis, MN $57,046

Philadelphia, PA $56,969

Honolulu, HI $56,789

Saint Paul, MN $56,763

Vineland, NJ $56,751

Providence, RI $56,593

Chicago, IL $56,434

Bellingham, WA $56,369

Springfield, MA $56,325

Baltimore, MD $56,309

Chico, CA $56,172

Pittsfield, MA $56,025

Manchester, NH $55,921

Spokane, WA $55,681

Denver, CO $55,675

Albany, NY $55,418

Troy, NY $55,397

Nassau, NY $55,338

Schenectady, NY $55,282

Wilmington, DE $55,238

Burlington, VT $55,162

Salem, OR $55,140

Portland, ME $54,971

Yakima, WA $54,916

Rochester, MN $54,747

Reno, NV $54,719

Fresno, CA $54,719

Milwaukee, WI $54,670

Detroit, MI $54,616

Ann Arbor, MI $54,606

Allentown, PA $54,599

Colorado Springs, CO $54,506

Syracuse, NY $54,479

Carson City, NV $54,479

Houston, TX $54,403

Eugene, OR $54,375

Gary, IN $54,310

Springfield, OR $54,266

Bismarck, ND $54,255

Galveston, TX $54,217

Medford, OR $54,135

Fort Collins, CO $54,113

Concord, NH $54,086

Austin, TX $54,070

Mesa, AZ $53,955

Reading, PA $53,949

Phoenix, AZ $53,944

Dallas, TX $53,928

Saint Cloud, MN $53,875

Madison, WI $53,802

Utica, NY $53,655

Rochester, NY $53,567

Des Moines, IA $53,562

Raleigh, NC $53,556

Atlanta, GA $53,474

Battle Creek, MI $53,458

Salt Lake City, UT $53,442

Lancaster, PA $53,360

Harrisburg, PA $53,283

Kansas City, MO $53,229

Champaign, IL $53,218

Kansas City, KS $53,218

Fort Worth, TX $53,212

Columbus, OH $53,203

Boca Raton, FL $53,190

Pittsburgh, PA $53,168

Richmond, VA $53,147

Indianapolis, IN $53,136

Cleveland, OH $53,130

Las Vegas, NV $53,065

Cincinnati, OH $53,065

Petersburg, VA $52,983

Huntsville, AL $52,901

Lansing, MI $52,864

Lebanon, PA $52,857

Pueblo, CO $52,852

Appleton, WI $52,835

Buffalo, NY $52,814

Dayton, OH $52,797

Racine, WI $52,786

Charlotte, NC $52,781

Saint Louis, MO $52,764

York, PA $52,732

Elkhart, IN $52,732

Gastonia, NC $52,721

Billings, MT $52,708

Beaumont, TX $52,693

Lorain, OH $52,682

Benton Harbor, MI $52,672

Toledo, OH $52,661

Binghamton, NY $52,633

Rock Hill, SC $52,628

Rockford, IL $52,601

Springfield, IL $52,579

Elyria, OH $52,573

Fargo, ND $52,573

Flagstaff, AZ $52,535

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,502

Duluth, MN $52,469

Miami, FL $52,469

Cheyenne, WY $52,431

Grand Forks, ND $52,431

Bangor, ME $52,311

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,251

Durham, NC $52,228

Louisville, KY $52,224

Grand Rapids, MI $52,213

Hialeah, FL $52,207

Casper, WY $52,131

Scranton, PA $52,065

New Orleans, LA $52,049

Virginia Beach, VA $52,044

Akron, OH $52,016

Peoria, IL $51,945

Sarasota, FL $51,934

Nashville, TN $51,896

Omaha, NE $51,896

Green Bay, WI $51,896

Baton Rouge, LA $51,869

Charleston, SC $51,858

Jamestown, NY $51,831

Davenport, IA $51,831

Tucson, AZ $51,803

Saint Petersburg, FL $51,770

Tampa, FL $51,760

Evansville, IN $51,727

Port Arthur, TX $51,727

Bradenton, FL $51,705

Santa Fe, NM $51,607

Orlando, FL $51,508

Clearwater, FL $51,492

Canton, OH $51,377

La Crosse, WI $51,377

Albuquerque, NM $51,345

Newport News, VA $51,339

High Point, NC $51,323

Ogden, UT $51,301

Corpus Christi, TX $51,257

Norfolk, VA $51,224

Laramie, WY $51,224

Rock Island, IL $51,192

Saginaw, MI $51,181

Jacksonville, FL $51,175

Salisbury, NC $51,164

Boise, ID $51,153

Moline, IL $51,126

Fort Myers, FL $51,110

Memphis, TN $51,099

Tulsa, OK $51,071

Waterloo, IA $51,039

Spartanburg, SC $50,984

Lincoln, NE $50,957

Fort Wayne, IN $50,946

Provo, UT $50,940

Cedar Falls, IA $50,875

San Antonio, TX $50,853

Greensboro, NC $50,831

South Bend, IN $50,826

Savannah, GA $50,766

Muskegon, MI $50,744

Birmingham, AL $50,738

Winston Salem, NC $50,712

Lake Charles, LA $50,580

Anderson, IN $50,569

Lexington, KY $50,553

Augusta, GA $50,536

Greenville, SC $50,536

Lima, OH $50,493

Wichita, KS $50,487

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,487

Columbia, SC $50,438

Springfield, OH $50,427

Asheville, NC $50,340

Bloomington, IN $50,301

Knoxville, TN $50,105

Shreveport, LA $50,099

Wilmington, NC $50,028

Roanoke, VA $50,028

Topeka, KS $49,930

Frankfort, KY $49,924

Oklahoma City, OK $49,886

Chillicothe, OH $49,865

Longview, TX $49,859

Melbourne, FL $49,854

Sioux Falls, SD $49,766

Mobile, AL $49,761

Terre Haute, IN $49,739

Altoona, PA $49,706

Amarillo, TX $49,668

Killeen, TX $49,652

Fayetteville, AR $49,608

Chattanooga, TN $49,592

Sioux City, IA $49,542

Idaho Falls, ID $49,531

Lynchburg, VA $49,488

Gainesville, FL $49,417

Portsmouth, OH $49,389

Little Rock, AR $49,379

Lafayette, LA $49,357

Youngstown, OH $49,357

Daytona Beach, FL $49,324

Clarksville, TN $49,318

Pensacola, FL $49,313

Temple, TX $49,309

Hopkinsville, KY $49,149

Erie, PA $49,138

Florence, SC $49,116

Charleston, WV $49,029

Great Falls, MT $49,002

Macon, GA $48,925

Tallahassee, FL $48,920

Fayetteville, NC $48,909

Waco, TX $48,898

Helena, MT $48,860

Pine Bluff, AR $48,839

Vincennes, IN $48,772

Lubbock, TX $48,751

Alamogordo, NM $48,718

Twin Falls, ID $48,669

Rapid City, SD $48,652

Jackson, MS $48,554

Huntington, WV $48,550

Greenville, MS $48,548

Parkersburg, WV $48,493

Montgomery, AL $48,483

Wichita Falls, TX $48,428

Springfield, MO $48,428

Biloxi, MS $48,401

Monroe, LA $48,346

Johnstown, PA $48,308

Sumter, SC $48,286

Columbus, GA $48,281

Pascagoula, MS $48,177

Abilene, TX $48,177

Kingsport, TN $48,035

Albany, GA $48,035

Gulfport, MS $48,019

Alexandria, LA $47,839

Fort Smith, AR $47,702

El Paso, TX $47,555

Las Cruces, NM $47,309

Harlingen, TX $47,170

Pocatello, ID $47,161

Florence, AL $47,090

Brownsville, TX $47,079

Mcallen, TX $46,965

Dothan, AL $46,888

Columbus, MS $46,564

Altus, OK $46,309

Lawton, OK $46,206

Pierre, SD $46,009

What Skills Can Increase a Licensed 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 Licensed 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	$57,887	6%
Collaboration	$57,341	5%
Physical Education	$56,249	3%
Analysis	$55,702	2%
Coaching	$55,702	2%
Dedication	$55,702	2%

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How Education impacts a Licensed Teacher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Licensed 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 Licensed Teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is between $54,827 and $60,665).

Licensed Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Licensed 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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Licensed Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Licensed 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 May 01, 2026

$46,632

Average $54,610/year

$61,568

$3,886

Average $4,551/month

$5,131

$897

Average $1,050/week

$1,184

$22

Average $26/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,568	$5,131	$1,184	$30
Average	$54,610	$4,551	$1,050	$26
25th Percentile	$46,632	$3,886	$897	$22

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Salary Trends for Licensed Teacher

Salaries for a Licensed Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,120 in 2023 to around $53,906 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Licensed Teacher salary trends, .

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$55,120

2024

$54,344

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$53,906

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2024	$54,344
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