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

A Resource Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $52,034 for beginners, reaching about $55,277 at mid-level, and approach $57,867 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Resource Teacher?

Resource Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Resource Teacher roles are District of Columbia $61,203, California $60,971, Massachusetts $60,158. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Resource Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Resource Teacher level roles vary by specialization: Resource Manager: $127,250; Resource Consultant: $90,630; Resource Nurse: $84,899; Resource Analyst: $79,753; Special Education Resource Teacher: $73,217.

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

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

Resource Teacher Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Resource Teacher in the United States is $55,277 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,733
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,202 to $62,320
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,851

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Resource Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,320	$5,193	$1,198	$30
Average	$55,277	$4,606	$1,063	$27
25th Percentile	$47,202	$3,934	$908	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Resource Teacher Salaries

A Resource 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 Resource Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Resource 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): $52,034
Early Career (1-2 years): $52,653
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,277
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,349
Expert (over 8 years): $57,867

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Resource Teacher	$52,034
Intermediate Level Resource Teacher	$52,653
Senior Level Resource Teacher	$55,277
Specialist Level Resource Teacher	$57,349
Expert Level Resource Teacher	$57,867

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

District of Columbia: $61,203.
California: $60,971.
Massachusetts: $60,158.

District of Columbia $61,203 California $60,971 Massachusetts $60,158 Washington $59,937 New Jersey $59,915 Alaska $59,838 Connecticut $59,075 New York $58,765

Hawaii $57,776 Rhode Island $57,312 Maryland $56,997 Minnesota $56,565 Colorado $56,400 Illinois $56,344 Oregon $56,134 Delaware $55,979

New Hampshire $55,882 Virginia $55,664 Pennsylvania $55,029 Nevada $54,708 North Dakota $54,603 Michigan $54,437 Wisconsin $54,376 Vermont $54,255

Texas $53,918 Maine $53,895 Arizona $53,862 Ohio $53,824 Georgia $53,315 Indiana $53,061 Wyoming $53,011 Utah $52,934

Iowa $52,900 Kansas $52,635 Louisiana $52,558 North Carolina $52,530 Missouri $52,519 Florida $52,303 Montana $52,187 Nebraska $52,077

Kentucky $52,016 South Carolina $51,795 Tennessee $51,657 Idaho $51,601 New Mexico $51,198 Oklahoma $51,109 Alabama $50,783 South Dakota $50,236

Arkansas $49,938 West Virginia $49,777 Mississippi $49,296

Top Paying Cities for Resource 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: $69,721
San Francisco: $68,958
Oakland: $67,505

San Jose, CA $69,721

San Francisco, CA $68,958

Oakland, CA $67,505

New York, NY $63,646

Paramus, NJ $62,872

Queens Village, NY $62,869

Passaic, NJ $62,817

Bergenfield, NJ $62,812

Stamford, CT $62,690

Huntington, NY $62,667

Newark, NJ $62,259

Bridgeport, CT $62,142

Vallejo, CA $62,032

New Brunswick, NJ $62,010

Petaluma, CA $61,977

Middlesex, NJ $61,872

Somerset, NJ $61,833

Santa Cruz, CA $61,761

Boston, MA $61,424

Monterey, CA $61,230

Seattle, WA $61,104

Santa Rosa, CA $61,093

Los Angeles, CA $61,076

Juneau, AK $60,932

Washington, DC $60,871

Orange, CA $60,675

Santa Ana, CA $60,529

Long Beach, CA $60,473

Anaheim, CA $60,462

Anchorage, AK $60,435

Santa Maria, CA $60,269

Everett, WA $60,258

Danbury, CT $60,063

Bremerton, WA $59,987

Tacoma, WA $59,788

New Suffolk, NY $59,787

Sacramento, CA $59,771

Santa Barbara, CA $59,711

Trenton, NJ $59,650

San Diego, CA $59,650

Brockton, MA $59,589

Fairbanks, AK $59,454

Lompoc, CA $59,313

Lowell, MA $59,268

Ventura, CA $59,257

Nashua, NH $59,246

Stockton, CA $59,241

Modesto, CA $58,837

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,716

Olympia, WA $58,611

Kennewick, WA $58,611

New Haven, CT $58,589

Lawrence, MA $58,390

Hartford, CT $58,334

Riverside, CA $58,323

New Bedford, MA $58,268

Richland, WA $58,268

Bakersfield, CA $58,191

San Bernardino, CA $58,168

New Britain, CT $58,163

Atlantic City, NJ $58,163

New London, CT $58,141

Norwich, CT $58,124

Portsmouth, NH $58,113

Boulder, CO $57,996

Portland, OR $57,920

Worcester, MA $57,914

Minneapolis, MN $57,743

Philadelphia, PA $57,665

Honolulu, HI $57,483

Saint Paul, MN $57,456

Vineland, NJ $57,444

Providence, RI $57,284

Chicago, IL $57,124

Bellingham, WA $57,057

Springfield, MA $57,013

Baltimore, MD $56,997

Chico, CA $56,858

Pittsfield, MA $56,709

Manchester, NH $56,604

Spokane, WA $56,361

Denver, CO $56,355

Albany, NY $56,096

Troy, NY $56,073

Nassau, NY $56,014

Schenectady, NY $55,957

Wilmington, DE $55,913

Burlington, VT $55,836

Salem, OR $55,814

Portland, ME $55,642

Yakima, WA $55,587

Rochester, MN $55,416

Reno, NV $55,388

Fresno, CA $55,388

Milwaukee, WI $55,338

Detroit, MI $55,283

Ann Arbor, MI $55,274

Allentown, PA $55,266

Colorado Springs, CO $55,172

Syracuse, NY $55,145

Carson City, NV $55,145

Houston, TX $55,067

Eugene, OR $55,040

Gary, IN $54,973

Springfield, OR $54,929

Bismarck, ND $54,918

Galveston, TX $54,879

Medford, OR $54,796

Fort Collins, CO $54,774

Concord, NH $54,747

Austin, TX $54,730

Mesa, AZ $54,614

Reading, PA $54,609

Phoenix, AZ $54,603

Dallas, TX $54,586

Saint Cloud, MN $54,533

Madison, WI $54,459

Utica, NY $54,310

Rochester, NY $54,222

Des Moines, IA $54,216

Raleigh, NC $54,211

Atlanta, GA $54,128

Battle Creek, MI $54,111

Salt Lake City, UT $54,094

Lancaster, PA $54,012

Harrisburg, PA $53,934

Kansas City, MO $53,879

Champaign, IL $53,868

Kansas City, KS $53,868

Fort Worth, TX $53,862

Columbus, OH $53,853

Boca Raton, FL $53,840

Pittsburgh, PA $53,818

Richmond, VA $53,796

Indianapolis, IN $53,785

Cleveland, OH $53,779

Las Vegas, NV $53,713

Cincinnati, OH $53,713

Petersburg, VA $53,630

Huntsville, AL $53,547

Lansing, MI $53,510

Lebanon, PA $53,503

Pueblo, CO $53,497

Appleton, WI $53,481

Buffalo, NY $53,459

Dayton, OH $53,442

Racine, WI $53,431

Charlotte, NC $53,426

Saint Louis, MO $53,409

York, PA $53,376

Elkhart, IN $53,376

Gastonia, NC $53,365

Billings, MT $53,352

Beaumont, TX $53,337

Lorain, OH $53,326

Benton Harbor, MI $53,315

Toledo, OH $53,304

Binghamton, NY $53,276

Rock Hill, SC $53,271

Rockford, IL $53,243

Springfield, IL $53,221

Elyria, OH $53,216

Fargo, ND $53,216

Flagstaff, AZ $53,177

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,144

Duluth, MN $53,111

Miami, FL $53,111

Cheyenne, WY $53,072

Grand Forks, ND $53,072

Bangor, ME $52,950

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,889

Durham, NC $52,866

Louisville, KY $52,862

Grand Rapids, MI $52,851

Hialeah, FL $52,845

Casper, WY $52,768

Scranton, PA $52,701

New Orleans, LA $52,685

Virginia Beach, VA $52,679

Akron, OH $52,652

Peoria, IL $52,580

Sarasota, FL $52,569

Nashville, TN $52,530

Omaha, NE $52,530

Green Bay, WI $52,530

Baton Rouge, LA $52,502

Charleston, SC $52,491

Jamestown, NY $52,464

Davenport, IA $52,464

Tucson, AZ $52,436

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,403

Tampa, FL $52,392

Evansville, IN $52,359

Port Arthur, TX $52,359

Bradenton, FL $52,337

Santa Fe, NM $52,237

Orlando, FL $52,138

Clearwater, FL $52,121

Canton, OH $52,005

La Crosse, WI $52,005

Albuquerque, NM $51,972

Newport News, VA $51,966

High Point, NC $51,950

Ogden, UT $51,928

Corpus Christi, TX $51,883

Norfolk, VA $51,850

Laramie, WY $51,850

Rock Island, IL $51,817

Saginaw, MI $51,806

Jacksonville, FL $51,800

Salisbury, NC $51,789

Boise, ID $51,778

Moline, IL $51,751

Fort Myers, FL $51,734

Memphis, TN $51,723

Tulsa, OK $51,695

Waterloo, IA $51,662

Spartanburg, SC $51,607

Lincoln, NE $51,579

Fort Wayne, IN $51,568

Provo, UT $51,563

Cedar Falls, IA $51,496

San Antonio, TX $51,474

Greensboro, NC $51,452

South Bend, IN $51,447

Savannah, GA $51,386

Muskegon, MI $51,364

Birmingham, AL $51,358

Winston Salem, NC $51,331

Lake Charles, LA $51,198

Anderson, IN $51,187

Lexington, KY $51,170

Augusta, GA $51,154

Greenville, SC $51,154

Lima, OH $51,109

Wichita, KS $51,104

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,104

Columbia, SC $51,054

Springfield, OH $51,043

Asheville, NC $50,955

Bloomington, IN $50,916

Knoxville, TN $50,717

Shreveport, LA $50,711

Wilmington, NC $50,640

Roanoke, VA $50,640

Topeka, KS $50,540

Frankfort, KY $50,534

Oklahoma City, OK $50,496

Chillicothe, OH $50,474

Longview, TX $50,468

Melbourne, FL $50,463

Sioux Falls, SD $50,374

Mobile, AL $50,369

Terre Haute, IN $50,347

Altoona, PA $50,313

Amarillo, TX $50,275

Killeen, TX $50,258

Fayetteville, AR $50,214

Chattanooga, TN $50,197

Sioux City, IA $50,148

Idaho Falls, ID $50,137

Lynchburg, VA $50,092

Gainesville, FL $50,021

Portsmouth, OH $49,993

Little Rock, AR $49,982

Lafayette, LA $49,960

Youngstown, OH $49,960

Daytona Beach, FL $49,927

Clarksville, TN $49,921

Pensacola, FL $49,915

Temple, TX $49,912

Hopkinsville, KY $49,750

Erie, PA $49,739

Florence, SC $49,716

Charleston, WV $49,628

Great Falls, MT $49,600

Macon, GA $49,523

Tallahassee, FL $49,517

Fayetteville, NC $49,506

Waco, TX $49,495

Helena, MT $49,457

Pine Bluff, AR $49,436

Vincennes, IN $49,368

Lubbock, TX $49,346

Alamogordo, NM $49,313

Twin Falls, ID $49,263

Rapid City, SD $49,247

Jackson, MS $49,147

Huntington, WV $49,143

Greenville, MS $49,142

Parkersburg, WV $49,085

Montgomery, AL $49,075

Wichita Falls, TX $49,020

Springfield, MO $49,020

Biloxi, MS $48,992

Monroe, LA $48,937

Johnstown, PA $48,898

Sumter, SC $48,876

Columbus, GA $48,871

Pascagoula, MS $48,766

Abilene, TX $48,766

Kingsport, TN $48,622

Albany, GA $48,622

Gulfport, MS $48,605

Alexandria, LA $48,423

Fort Smith, AR $48,285

El Paso, TX $48,136

Las Cruces, NM $47,887

Harlingen, TX $47,746

Pocatello, ID $47,738

Florence, AL $47,666

Brownsville, TX $47,655

Mcallen, TX $47,539

Dothan, AL $47,461

Columbus, MS $47,133

Altus, OK $46,875

Lawton, OK $46,770

Pierre, SD $46,571

What Skills Can Increase a Resource Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 8.08% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Child Development (Mentioned in 1.83% Job Postings): Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 1.59% 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
Analysis	8.08%
Child Development	1.83%
Early Childhood Education	1.59%

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 Resource Teacher's salary.

LMS: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Applied Behavior Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Goal Oriented: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
LMS	$60,252	9%
Applied Behavior Analysis	$58,041	5%
Goal Oriented	$57,488	4%
Analysis	$57,488	4%
Coaching	$56,936	3%
Initiative	$56,383	2%

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How Education impacts a Resource Teacher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Resource 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 Resource Teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is between $58,261 and $66,637).

Resource Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Resource Teacher

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 2.3%

Associates 3.8%

Bachelors 28.2%

Masters 63.4%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	2.3%
Associates	3.8%
Bachelors	28.2%
Masters	63.4%
Doctorate	1.1%

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

Understanding how a Resource 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

$47,202

Average $55,277/year

$62,320

$3,934

Average $4,606/month

$5,193

$908

Average $1,063/week

$1,198

$23

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,320	$5,193	$1,198	$30
Average	$55,277	$4,606	$1,063	$27
25th Percentile	$47,202	$3,934	$908	$23

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Salary Trends for Resource Teacher

Salaries for a Resource Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,710 in 2023 to around $54,482 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Resource Teacher salary trends, .

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2024

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2024	$54,925
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