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

A Class Room Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,364 for beginners, reaching about $52,719 at mid-level, and approach $53,528 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Class Room Teacher?

Class Room Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Class Room Teacher roles are District of Columbia $55,384, California $55,174, Massachusetts $54,439. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Class Room Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Class Room Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Class Underwriter: $62,831; Class A Lineman: $61,978; Class Teacher: $56,174; 3s Room Teacher: $53,980; cdl class a: $52,703.

How do different companies affect a Class Room Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Class Room Teacher roles. Large, established industry leaders like ToysRUs ($99,243) and Kia Motors Corp ($95,771) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $62,550.

Class Room Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Class Room Teacher make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Class Room Teacher in the United States is $50,022 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,135
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,254 to $56,363
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,093

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Class Room Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,363	$4,697	$1,084	$27
Average	$50,022	$4,168	$962	$24
25th Percentile	$43,254	$3,605	$832	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Class Room Teacher Salaries

A Class Room 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 Class Room Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Class Room 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): $49,364
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,492
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,719
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $53,022
Expert (over 8 years): $53,528

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Class Room Teacher	$49,364
Intermediate Level Class Room Teacher	$50,492
Senior Level Class Room Teacher	$52,719
Specialist Level Class Room Teacher	$53,022
Expert Level Class Room Teacher	$53,528

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

District of Columbia: $55,384.
California: $55,174.
Massachusetts: $54,439.

District of Columbia $55,384

California $55,174

Massachusetts $54,439

Washington $54,239

New Jersey $54,219

Alaska $54,149

Connecticut $53,458

New York $53,178

Hawaii $52,283

Rhode Island $51,863

Maryland $51,577

Minnesota $51,187

Colorado $51,037

Illinois $50,987

Oregon $50,797

Delaware $50,657

New Hampshire $50,569

Virginia $50,372

Pennsylvania $49,797

Nevada $49,507

North Dakota $49,412

Michigan $49,261

Wisconsin $49,206

Vermont $49,096

Texas $48,791

Maine $48,771

Arizona $48,741

Ohio $48,706

Georgia $48,246

Indiana $48,016

Wyoming $47,971

Utah $47,901

Iowa $47,871

Kansas $47,631

Louisiana $47,561

North Carolina $47,536

Missouri $47,526

Florida $47,331

Montana $47,226

Nebraska $47,126

Kentucky $47,071

South Carolina $46,870

Tennessee $46,745

Idaho $46,695

New Mexico $46,330

Oklahoma $46,250

Alabama $45,955

South Dakota $45,460

Arkansas $45,190

West Virginia $45,045

Mississippi $44,609

Top Paying Cities for Class Room 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: $63,092
San Francisco: $62,472
Oakland: $61,087

San Jose, CA $63,092

San Francisco, CA $62,472

Oakland, CA $61,087

New York, NY $57,970

Queens Village, NY $57,595

Paramus, NJ $57,195

Passaic, NJ $57,145

Bergenfield, NJ $57,095

Stamford, CT $57,020

Huntington, NY $56,970

Newark, NJ $56,645

Bridgeport, CT $56,545

New Brunswick, NJ $56,380

Vallejo, CA $56,275

Middlesex, NJ $56,245

Somerset, NJ $56,199

Petaluma, CA $56,084

Santa Cruz, CA $55,889

Boston, MA $55,789

Monterey, CA $55,539

Fairbanks, AK $55,504

Los Angeles, CA $55,409

Washington, DC $55,384

Seattle, WA $55,294

Santa Rosa, CA $55,284

Juneau, AK $55,139

Orange, CA $54,974

Anchorage, AK $54,884

Anaheim, CA $54,849

Santa Ana, CA $54,774

Nassau, NY $54,744

Long Beach, CA $54,724

Danbury, CT $54,709

Santa Maria, CA $54,539

Everett, WA $54,529

Bremerton, WA $54,284

Trenton, NJ $54,189

Sacramento, CA $54,169

San Diego, CA $54,144

Brockton, MA $54,124

Tacoma, WA $54,104

Santa Barbara, CA $54,034

Lowell, MA $53,833

New Suffolk, NY $53,813

Nashua, NH $53,753

Lompoc, CA $53,673

Ventura, CA $53,623

Stockton, CA $53,608

New Haven, CT $53,508

Atlantic City, NJ $53,378

Hartford, CT $53,268

Modesto, CA $53,243

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,133

New Britain, CT $53,108

Olympia, WA $53,038

Kennewick, WA $53,038

New London, CT $53,028

Norwich, CT $53,013

Lawrence, MA $52,988

Bakersfield, CA $52,848

Riverside, CA $52,778

New Bedford, MA $52,778

Richland, WA $52,728

Portsmouth, NH $52,688

Vineland, NJ $52,678

San Bernardino, CA $52,638

Boulder, CO $52,498

Worcester, MA $52,458

Portland, OR $52,413

Saint Paul, MN $52,353

Minneapolis, MN $52,353

Philadelphia, PA $52,283

Honolulu, HI $52,018

Springfield, MA $51,843

Providence, RI $51,838

Chicago, IL $51,693

Bellingham, WA $51,633

Baltimore, MD $51,577

Chico, CA $51,452

Wilmington, DE $51,367

Pittsfield, MA $51,317

Manchester, NH $51,222

Spokane, WA $51,002

Denver, CO $50,997

Albany, NY $50,762

Troy, NY $50,742

Schenectady, NY $50,637

Burlington, VT $50,527

Portland, ME $50,352

Salem, OR $50,312

Yakima, WA $50,302

Ann Arbor, MI $50,287

Rochester, MN $50,147

Fresno, CA $50,122

Reno, NV $50,122

Milwaukee, WI $50,077

Detroit, MI $50,027

Allentown, PA $50,012

Carson City, NV $50,007

Houston, TX $49,932

Colorado Springs, CO $49,927

Syracuse, NY $49,902

Eugene, OR $49,807

Bismarck, ND $49,747

Gary, IN $49,747

Galveston, TX $49,747

Springfield, OR $49,707

Medford, OR $49,587

Fort Collins, CO $49,567

Austin, TX $49,527

Mesa, AZ $49,422

Phoenix, AZ $49,412

Dallas, TX $49,397

Reading, PA $49,367

Saint Cloud, MN $49,347

Concord, NH $49,301

Madison, WI $49,281

Utica, NY $49,146

Raleigh, NC $49,106

Las Vegas, NV $49,101

Rochester, NY $49,066

Des Moines, IA $49,061

Atlanta, GA $48,981

Battle Creek, MI $48,966

Salt Lake City, UT $48,951

Lancaster, PA $48,876

Champaign, IL $48,866

Harrisburg, PA $48,806

Durham, NC $48,761

Kansas City, MO $48,756

Kansas City, KS $48,746

Fort Worth, TX $48,741

Boca Raton, FL $48,721

Cleveland, OH $48,716

Columbus, OH $48,706

Pittsburgh, PA $48,701

Richmond, VA $48,681

Indianapolis, IN $48,671

Cincinnati, OH $48,606

Petersburg, VA $48,531

Billings, MT $48,421

Lansing, MI $48,421

Huntsville, AL $48,421

Lebanon, PA $48,416

Dayton, OH $48,411

Pueblo, CO $48,411

Appleton, WI $48,396

Buffalo, NY $48,376

Racine, WI $48,351

Charlotte, NC $48,346

Saint Louis, MO $48,331

Springfield, IL $48,311

Elkhart, IN $48,301

York, PA $48,301

Gastonia, NC $48,296

Benton Harbor, MI $48,296

Beaumont, TX $48,266

Lorain, OH $48,256

Toledo, OH $48,236

Binghamton, NY $48,211

Rock Hill, SC $48,206

Rockford, IL $48,181

Fargo, ND $48,156

Elyria, OH $48,156

Flagstaff, AZ $48,121

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,091

Miami, FL $48,061

Duluth, MN $47,981

Bangor, ME $47,916

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,861

Louisville, KY $47,836

Grand Rapids, MI $47,826

Hialeah, FL $47,821

Casper, WY $47,751

Scranton, PA $47,691

New Orleans, LA $47,676

Virginia Beach, VA $47,671

Akron, OH $47,646

Peoria, IL $47,581

Sarasota, FL $47,571

Green Bay, WI $47,536

Baton Rouge, LA $47,511

Charleston, SC $47,501

Nashville, TN $47,486

Jamestown, NY $47,476

Davenport, IA $47,476

Tucson, AZ $47,451

Cheyenne, WY $47,436

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,421

Tampa, FL $47,411

Omaha, NE $47,401

Port Arthur, TX $47,381

Evansville, IN $47,381

Bradenton, FL $47,361

Santa Fe, NM $47,271

Orlando, FL $47,221

Clearwater, FL $47,166

Canton, OH $47,061

La Crosse, WI $47,061

Grand Forks, ND $47,046

Albuquerque, NM $47,030

Tulsa, OK $47,030

Newport News, VA $47,025

High Point, NC $47,010

Ogden, UT $46,990

Corpus Christi, TX $46,950

Laramie, WY $46,920

Norfolk, VA $46,920

Rock Island, IL $46,890

Saginaw, MI $46,880

Jacksonville, FL $46,875

Salisbury, NC $46,865

Memphis, TN $46,855

Moline, IL $46,830

Fort Myers, FL $46,815

Waterloo, IA $46,750

Spartanburg, SC $46,700

Lincoln, NE $46,675

Fort Wayne, IN $46,665

Birmingham, AL $46,610

Cedar Falls, IA $46,600

Provo, UT $46,595

Springfield, OH $46,590

San Antonio, TX $46,580

Greensboro, NC $46,560

South Bend, IN $46,555

Winston Salem, NC $46,550

Boise, ID $46,535

Savannah, GA $46,500

Muskegon, MI $46,410

Lima, OH $46,350

Lake Charles, LA $46,330

Anderson, IN $46,320

Lexington, KY $46,305

Augusta, GA $46,290

Greenville, SC $46,290

Wichita, KS $46,245

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,245

Columbia, SC $46,200

Bloomington, IN $46,075

Roanoke, VA $46,045

Asheville, NC $45,980

Knoxville, TN $45,895

Shreveport, LA $45,890

Wilmington, NC $45,825

Frankfort, KY $45,730

Oklahoma City, OK $45,695

Chillicothe, OH $45,675

Longview, TX $45,670

Topeka, KS $45,655

Mobile, AL $45,580

Terre Haute, IN $45,560

Erie, PA $45,555

Altoona, PA $45,530

Melbourne, FL $45,515

Amarillo, TX $45,495

Killeen, TX $45,480

Fayetteville, AR $45,440

Sioux Falls, SD $45,405

Chattanooga, TN $45,375

Idaho Falls, ID $45,370

Gainesville, FL $45,265

Portsmouth, OH $45,240

Little Rock, AR $45,230

Lynchburg, VA $45,230

Lafayette, LA $45,210

Youngstown, OH $45,210

Temple, TX $45,190

Daytona Beach, FL $45,180

Clarksville, TN $45,175

Pensacola, FL $45,170

Hopkinsville, KY $45,020

Charleston, WV $45,015

Florence, SC $44,990

Sioux City, IA $44,960

Macon, GA $44,815

Tallahassee, FL $44,810

Fayetteville, NC $44,800

Waco, TX $44,790

Wichita Falls, TX $44,790

Pine Bluff, AR $44,770

Vincennes, IN $44,674

Lubbock, TX $44,654

Great Falls, MT $44,624

Alamogordo, NM $44,619

Abilene, TX $44,579

Rapid City, SD $44,514

Monroe, LA $44,514

Albany, GA $44,484

Huntington, WV $44,479

Jackson, MS $44,474

Greenville, MS $44,469

Parkersburg, WV $44,419

Montgomery, AL $44,409

Johnstown, PA $44,399

Springfield, MO $44,359

Biloxi, MS $44,334

Sumter, SC $44,229

Columbus, GA $44,224

Twin Falls, ID $44,194

Pascagoula, MS $44,129

Kingsport, TN $43,999

Gulfport, MS $43,984

Alexandria, LA $43,819

Fort Smith, AR $43,694

El Paso, TX $43,559

Helena, MT $43,494

Las Cruces, NM $43,334

Harlingen, TX $43,194

Pocatello, ID $43,149

Florence, AL $43,134

Brownsville, TX $43,124

Dothan, AL $43,044

Mcallen, TX $43,019

Columbus, MS $42,649

Altus, OK $42,418

Lawton, OK $42,323

Pierre, SD $42,143

What Skills Can Increase a Class Room Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 5.42% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 4.08% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Telecommunications (Mentioned in 2.83% Job Postings): Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio or optical. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that feasible with the human voice.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	5.42%
Preventative Maintenance	4.08%
Telecommunications	2.83%

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 Class Room Teacher's salary.

Plumbing: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
HVAC: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Carpentry: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Plumbing	$59,026	18%
HVAC	$58,025	16%
Carpentry	$57,525	15%
Telecommunications	$55,524	11%
Quality Control	$55,024	10%
Communicates Effectively	$55,024	10%

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Class Room Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Class Room 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

$43,254

Average $50,022/year

$56,363

$3,605

Average $4,168/month

$4,697

$832

Average $962/week

$1,084

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,363	$4,697	$1,084	$27
Average	$50,022	$4,168	$962	$24
25th Percentile	$43,254	$3,605	$832	$21

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Salary Trends for Class Room Teacher

Salaries for a Class Room Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,386 in 2023 to around $45,942 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Class Room Teacher salary trends, .

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2024

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