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

A Full Time Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $50,674 for beginners, reaching about $53,802 at mid-level, and approach $56,888 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Full Time Teacher?

Full Time Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Full Time Teacher roles are District of Columbia $58,342, California $58,121, Massachusetts $57,346. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Full Time Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Full Time Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Full Time Lecturer: $90,336; Full Time Accountant: $84,949; Full Time Instructor: $59,818; Full Time Driver: $40,253; Full Time Teller: $38,234.

How do different companies affect a Full Time Teacher's salary?

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

Full Time Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Full Time Teacher make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Full Time Teacher in the United States is $52,694 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,228
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,139 to $59,255
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,350

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Full Time Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,255	$4,938	$1,140	$28
Average	$52,694	$4,391	$1,013	$25
25th Percentile	$44,139	$3,678	$849	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Full Time Teacher Salaries

A Full Time 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 Full Time Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Full Time 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): $50,674
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,911
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,802
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,683
Expert (over 8 years): $56,888

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Full Time Teacher	$50,674
Intermediate Level Full Time Teacher	$50,911
Senior Level Full Time Teacher	$53,802
Specialist Level Full Time Teacher	$56,683
Expert Level Full Time Teacher	$56,888

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

District of Columbia: $58,342.
California: $58,121.
Massachusetts: $57,346.

District of Columbia $58,342 California $58,121 Massachusetts $57,346 Washington $57,136 New Jersey $57,114 Alaska $57,041 Connecticut $56,314 New York $56,018

Hawaii $55,075 Rhode Island $54,633 Maryland $54,332 Minnesota $53,921 Colorado $53,763 Illinois $53,710 Oregon $53,510 Delaware $53,363

New Hampshire $53,270 Virginia $53,062 Pennsylvania $52,456 Nevada $52,151 North Dakota $52,051 Michigan $51,893 Wisconsin $51,835 Vermont $51,719

Texas $51,397 Maine $51,376 Arizona $51,345 Ohio $51,308 Georgia $50,823 Indiana $50,580 Wyoming $50,533 Utah $50,459

Iowa $50,428 Kansas $50,175 Louisiana $50,101 North Carolina $50,075 Missouri $50,064 Florida $49,859 Montana $49,748 Nebraska $49,643

Kentucky $49,585 South Carolina $49,374 Tennessee $49,242 Idaho $49,189 New Mexico $48,805 Oklahoma $48,720 Alabama $48,410 South Dakota $47,888

Arkansas $47,603 West Virginia $47,450 Mississippi $46,992

Top Paying Cities for Full Time 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: $66,462
San Francisco: $65,809
Oakland: $64,349

San Jose, CA $66,462

San Francisco, CA $65,809

Oakland, CA $64,349

New York, NY $61,066

Queens Village, NY $60,671

Paramus, NJ $60,250

Passaic, NJ $60,197

Bergenfield, NJ $60,144

Stamford, CT $60,065

Huntington, NY $60,013

Newark, NJ $59,670

Bridgeport, CT $59,565

New Brunswick, NJ $59,391

Vallejo, CA $59,280

Middlesex, NJ $59,249

Somerset, NJ $59,201

Petaluma, CA $59,080

Santa Cruz, CA $58,874

Boston, MA $58,769

Monterey, CA $58,506

Fairbanks, AK $58,469

Los Angeles, CA $58,369

Washington, DC $58,342

Seattle, WA $58,247

Santa Rosa, CA $58,237

Juneau, AK $58,084

Orange, CA $57,910

Anchorage, AK $57,815

Anaheim, CA $57,778

Santa Ana, CA $57,699

Nassau, NY $57,668

Long Beach, CA $57,647

Danbury, CT $57,631

Santa Maria, CA $57,452

Everett, WA $57,441

Bremerton, WA $57,183

Trenton, NJ $57,083

Sacramento, CA $57,062

San Diego, CA $57,035

Brockton, MA $57,014

Tacoma, WA $56,993

Santa Barbara, CA $56,920

Lowell, MA $56,709

New Suffolk, NY $56,688

Nashua, NH $56,624

Lompoc, CA $56,540

Ventura, CA $56,487

Stockton, CA $56,472

New Haven, CT $56,366

Atlantic City, NJ $56,229

Hartford, CT $56,113

Modesto, CA $56,087

Poughkeepsie, NY $55,971

New Britain, CT $55,945

Olympia, WA $55,871

Kennewick, WA $55,871

New London, CT $55,860

Norwich, CT $55,845

Lawrence, MA $55,818

Bakersfield, CA $55,671

Riverside, CA $55,597

New Bedford, MA $55,597

Richland, WA $55,544

Portsmouth, NH $55,502

Vineland, NJ $55,492

San Bernardino, CA $55,449

Boulder, CO $55,302

Worcester, MA $55,260

Portland, OR $55,212

Saint Paul, MN $55,149

Minneapolis, MN $55,149

Philadelphia, PA $55,075

Honolulu, HI $54,796

Springfield, MA $54,612

Providence, RI $54,606

Chicago, IL $54,453

Bellingham, WA $54,390

Baltimore, MD $54,332

Chico, CA $54,201

Wilmington, DE $54,111

Pittsfield, MA $54,058

Manchester, NH $53,958

Spokane, WA $53,726

Denver, CO $53,721

Albany, NY $53,473

Troy, NY $53,452

Schenectady, NY $53,342

Burlington, VT $53,226

Portland, ME $53,041

Salem, OR $52,999

Yakima, WA $52,989

Ann Arbor, MI $52,973

Rochester, MN $52,825

Fresno, CA $52,799

Reno, NV $52,799

Milwaukee, WI $52,751

Detroit, MI $52,699

Allentown, PA $52,683

Carson City, NV $52,678

Houston, TX $52,599

Colorado Springs, CO $52,593

Syracuse, NY $52,567

Eugene, OR $52,467

Bismarck, ND $52,404

Gary, IN $52,404

Galveston, TX $52,404

Springfield, OR $52,362

Medford, OR $52,235

Fort Collins, CO $52,214

Austin, TX $52,172

Mesa, AZ $52,061

Phoenix, AZ $52,051

Dallas, TX $52,035

Reading, PA $52,003

Saint Cloud, MN $51,982

Concord, NH $51,935

Madison, WI $51,914

Utica, NY $51,771

Raleigh, NC $51,729

Las Vegas, NV $51,724

Rochester, NY $51,687

Des Moines, IA $51,682

Atlanta, GA $51,597

Battle Creek, MI $51,582

Salt Lake City, UT $51,566

Lancaster, PA $51,487

Champaign, IL $51,476

Harrisburg, PA $51,413

Durham, NC $51,366

Kansas City, MO $51,360

Kansas City, KS $51,350

Fort Worth, TX $51,345

Boca Raton, FL $51,323

Cleveland, OH $51,318

Columbus, OH $51,308

Pittsburgh, PA $51,302

Richmond, VA $51,281

Indianapolis, IN $51,271

Cincinnati, OH $51,202

Petersburg, VA $51,123

Billings, MT $51,007

Lansing, MI $51,007

Huntsville, AL $51,007

Lebanon, PA $51,002

Dayton, OH $50,997

Pueblo, CO $50,997

Appleton, WI $50,981

Buffalo, NY $50,960

Racine, WI $50,934

Charlotte, NC $50,928

Saint Louis, MO $50,912

Springfield, IL $50,891

Elkhart, IN $50,881

York, PA $50,881

Gastonia, NC $50,876

Benton Harbor, MI $50,876

Beaumont, TX $50,844

Lorain, OH $50,833

Toledo, OH $50,812

Binghamton, NY $50,786

Rock Hill, SC $50,781

Rockford, IL $50,754

Fargo, ND $50,728

Elyria, OH $50,728

Flagstaff, AZ $50,691

Fort Lauderdale, FL $50,660

Miami, FL $50,628

Duluth, MN $50,544

Bangor, ME $50,475

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,417

Louisville, KY $50,391

Grand Rapids, MI $50,380

Hialeah, FL $50,375

Casper, WY $50,301

Scranton, PA $50,238

New Orleans, LA $50,222

Virginia Beach, VA $50,217

Akron, OH $50,191

Peoria, IL $50,122

Sarasota, FL $50,112

Green Bay, WI $50,075

Baton Rouge, LA $50,048

Charleston, SC $50,038

Nashville, TN $50,022

Jamestown, NY $50,011

Davenport, IA $50,011

Tucson, AZ $49,985

Cheyenne, WY $49,969

Saint Petersburg, FL $49,953

Tampa, FL $49,943

Omaha, NE $49,932

Port Arthur, TX $49,911

Evansville, IN $49,911

Bradenton, FL $49,890

Santa Fe, NM $49,795

Orlando, FL $49,743

Clearwater, FL $49,685

Canton, OH $49,574

La Crosse, WI $49,574

Grand Forks, ND $49,558

Albuquerque, NM $49,542

Tulsa, OK $49,542

Newport News, VA $49,537

High Point, NC $49,521

Ogden, UT $49,500

Corpus Christi, TX $49,458

Laramie, WY $49,427

Norfolk, VA $49,427

Rock Island, IL $49,395

Saginaw, MI $49,384

Jacksonville, FL $49,379

Salisbury, NC $49,369

Memphis, TN $49,358

Moline, IL $49,332

Fort Myers, FL $49,316

Waterloo, IA $49,247

Spartanburg, SC $49,195

Lincoln, NE $49,168

Fort Wayne, IN $49,158

Birmingham, AL $49,100

Cedar Falls, IA $49,089

Provo, UT $49,084

Springfield, OH $49,079

San Antonio, TX $49,068

Greensboro, NC $49,047

South Bend, IN $49,042

Winston Salem, NC $49,037

Boise, ID $49,021

Savannah, GA $48,984

Muskegon, MI $48,889

Lima, OH $48,826

Lake Charles, LA $48,805

Anderson, IN $48,794

Lexington, KY $48,778

Augusta, GA $48,763

Greenville, SC $48,763

Wichita, KS $48,715

Tuscaloosa, AL $48,715

Columbia, SC $48,668

Bloomington, IN $48,536

Roanoke, VA $48,504

Asheville, NC $48,436

Knoxville, TN $48,346

Shreveport, LA $48,341

Wilmington, NC $48,273

Frankfort, KY $48,172

Oklahoma City, OK $48,136

Chillicothe, OH $48,114

Longview, TX $48,109

Topeka, KS $48,093

Mobile, AL $48,014

Terre Haute, IN $47,993

Erie, PA $47,988

Altoona, PA $47,962

Melbourne, FL $47,946

Amarillo, TX $47,925

Killeen, TX $47,909

Fayetteville, AR $47,867

Sioux Falls, SD $47,830

Chattanooga, TN $47,798

Idaho Falls, ID $47,793

Gainesville, FL $47,682

Portsmouth, OH $47,656

Little Rock, AR $47,645

Lynchburg, VA $47,645

Lafayette, LA $47,624

Youngstown, OH $47,624

Temple, TX $47,603

Daytona Beach, FL $47,593

Clarksville, TN $47,587

Pensacola, FL $47,582

Hopkinsville, KY $47,424

Charleston, WV $47,419

Florence, SC $47,393

Sioux City, IA $47,361

Macon, GA $47,208

Tallahassee, FL $47,203

Fayetteville, NC $47,192

Waco, TX $47,182

Wichita Falls, TX $47,182

Pine Bluff, AR $47,161

Vincennes, IN $47,061

Lubbock, TX $47,039

Great Falls, MT $47,008

Alamogordo, NM $47,003

Abilene, TX $46,960

Rapid City, SD $46,892

Monroe, LA $46,892

Albany, GA $46,860

Huntington, WV $46,855

Jackson, MS $46,850

Greenville, MS $46,845

Parkersburg, WV $46,792

Montgomery, AL $46,781

Johnstown, PA $46,771

Springfield, MO $46,729

Biloxi, MS $46,702

Sumter, SC $46,592

Columbus, GA $46,586

Twin Falls, ID $46,555

Pascagoula, MS $46,486

Kingsport, TN $46,349

Gulfport, MS $46,333

Alexandria, LA $46,160

Fort Smith, AR $46,028

El Paso, TX $45,885

Helena, MT $45,817

Las Cruces, NM $45,648

Harlingen, TX $45,501

Pocatello, ID $45,453

Florence, AL $45,438

Brownsville, TX $45,427

Dothan, AL $45,343

Mcallen, TX $45,316

Columbus, MS $44,926

Altus, OK $44,684

Lawton, OK $44,584

Pierre, SD $44,394

What Skills Can Increase a Full Time 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 Full Time 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	$55,855	6%
Collaboration	$55,328	5%
Physical Education	$54,274	3%
Analysis	$53,747	2%
Coaching	$53,747	2%
Dedication	$53,747	2%

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How Education impacts a Full Time Teacher's Salary?

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

Full Time Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how a Full Time 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

$44,139

Average $52,694/year

$59,255

$3,678

Average $4,391/month

$4,938

$849

Average $1,013/week

$1,140

$21

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,255	$4,938	$1,140	$28
Average	$52,694	$4,391	$1,013	$25
25th Percentile	$44,139	$3,678	$849	$21

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Salary Trends for Full Time Teacher

Salaries for a Full Time Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,291 in 2023 to around $53,095 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Full Time Teacher salary trends, .

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2023

$54,291

2024

$53,526

2025

$53,095

2026

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2024	$53,526
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