Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Mount Vernon, WA	$106,760
El Centro, CA	$105,390
Merced, CA	$103,340
San Jose, CA	$102,340
Seattle, WA	$102,290
Bremerton, WA	$101,210
Modesto, CA	$99,430
Bellingham, WA	$98,520
San Francisco, CA	$98,510
Los Angeles, CA	$98,150
Visalia, CA	$97,060
Riverside, CA	$96,990
New York, NY	$96,400
Hanford, CA	$96,110
Napa, CA	$95,140

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary by state

Washington pays elementary school teachers (except special education) the most statewide, $97,970 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington	$97,970	$102,350	28,980	11	$106,760	$87,540
California	$95,670	$99,650	155,160	25	$105,390	$85,800
Washington, D.C.	$93,910	$96,580	3,750	1	$84,370	$84,370
New York	$93,400	$85,760	101,410	13	$96,400	$65,600
Massachusetts	$88,720	$94,000	29,930	6	$91,590	$74,070
Connecticut	$83,380	$80,600	16,330	5	$89,510	$79,630
New Jersey	$82,120	$78,200	40,300	3	$82,780	$77,900
Maryland	$80,090	$77,680	29,610	4	$78,350	$68,580
Rhode Island	$79,660	$90,930	3,830	1	$80,350	$80,350
Alaska	$78,580	$79,260	3,500	2	$79,880	$79,620
Pennsylvania	$75,780	$77,060	48,370	16	$78,650	$63,690
Minnesota	$74,790	$76,350	26,640	5	$78,900	$68,790
Illinois	$74,630	$75,320	61,520	8	$78,800	$58,130
Oregon	$74,370	$77,130	12,600	8	$84,670	$69,650
Utah	$73,630	$74,810	14,820	5	$78,510	$70,190
Delaware	$73,230	$75,920	2,900	1	$69,660	$69,660
Ohio	$72,740	$77,370	47,870	11	$77,060	$65,080
New Mexico	$72,170	$74,550	6,210	4	$73,740	$70,980
Virginia	$71,540	$65,550	37,880	9	$72,010	$56,300
Georgia	$70,720	$72,290	43,820	13	$76,280	$61,370
Hawaii	$70,670	$71,410	6,040	2	$74,520	$70,090
Colorado	$70,110	$63,410	24,860	7	$87,870	$60,490
New Hampshire	$69,930	$72,410	5,190	1	$69,210	$69,210
Michigan	$69,000	$65,110	40,910	15	$72,730	$65,030
Vermont	$68,410	$63,070	3,610	1	$75,080	$75,080
Wisconsin	$65,960	$61,210	24,920	13	$70,940	$62,790
Maine	$65,930	$62,390	7,490	3	$72,230	$59,720
Nevada	$65,840	$65,040	9,550	2	$68,730	$64,890
Nebraska	$63,730	$62,380	8,710	3	$67,440	$62,890
Wyoming	$63,630	$61,150	2,600	1	$65,120	$65,120
South Carolina	$62,210	$60,820	25,030	7	$65,800	$57,180
Texas	$61,890	$62,760	116,260	25	$67,870	$51,130
Idaho	$60,940	$61,600	6,850	6	$72,180	$58,410
Indiana	$60,850	$59,700	27,720	11	$62,940	$57,090
Kentucky	$59,870	$60,610	19,080	6	$67,030	$56,600
Tennessee	$59,850	$59,980	28,240	9	$64,250	$53,370
Alabama	$59,590	$61,380	22,030	12	$62,290	$55,380
Florida	$59,530	$58,930	79,090	20	$66,850	$52,630
North Dakota	$59,140	$60,030	4,430	4	$64,360	$61,370
Iowa	$59,110	$60,580	17,300	8	$63,460	$57,680
Arizona	$58,920	$56,590	24,240	7	$61,550	$49,230
Louisiana	$58,170	$58,770	22,060	10	$64,580	$49,680
Montana	$58,150	$57,530	4,960	5	$63,740	$55,390
Missouri	$56,730	$50,910	33,180	8	$63,020	$51,580
Kansas	$56,730	$56,450	14,350	4	$58,070	$52,770
Arkansas	$56,210	$52,700	12,590	5	$61,290	$55,890
West Virginia	$54,890	$55,630	5,420	7	$65,250	$52,940
North Carolina	$54,070	$54,930	42,410	15	$59,510	$49,980
Puerto Rico	$53,410	$51,540	4,370	6	$55,750	$52,100
South Dakota	$52,680	$50,130	4,290	2	$55,710	$51,830
Oklahoma	$52,320	$48,200	18,500	4	$55,650	$48,500
Mississippi	$52,300	$49,790	11,060	3	$54,490	$50,800

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Mount Vernon, WA	$106,760	$100,730	—	500
El Centro, CA	$105,390	$100,390	—	860
Merced, CA	$103,340	$100,120	—	1,560
San Jose, CA	$102,340	$102,860	—	7,810
Seattle, WA	$102,290	$102,920	—	14,560
Bremerton, WA	$101,210	$102,650	—	900
Modesto, CA	$99,430	$101,640	—	2,450
Bellingham, WA	$98,520	$101,230	—	790
San Francisco, CA	$98,510	$101,860	—	17,860
Los Angeles, CA	$98,150	$101,860	—	44,790
Visalia, CA	$97,060	$98,430	—	2,440
Riverside, CA	$96,990	$98,520	—	18,850
New York, NY	$96,400	$96,900	—	98,900
Hanford, CA	$96,110	$98,470	—	950
Napa, CA	$95,140	$100,410	—	570
Kingston, NY	$94,700	$97,920	—	710
Vallejo, CA	$94,280	$100,790	—	1,680
Santa Maria, CA	$94,060	$101,030	—	2,170
Kennewick, WA	$93,970	$100,380	—	1,410
Sacramento, CA	$93,930	$103,390	—	10,480
Olympia, WA	$93,820	$104,650	—	950
Salinas, CA	$93,690	$100,220	—	2,280
Oxnard, CA	$92,780	$99,420	—	3,060
Santa Cruz, CA	$91,820	$99,260	—	1,000
Boston, MA	$91,590	$98,060	—	20,340
Walla Walla, WA	$91,550	$102,980	—	220
San Diego, CA	$91,390	$97,000	—	11,340
Barnstable, MA	$91,190	$100,320	—	810
San Luis Obispo, CA	$90,780	$97,620	—	1,140
Yuba City, CA	$90,780	$97,000	—	920
Santa Rosa, CA	$90,620	$99,060	—	2,180
Spokane, WA	$90,480	$98,800	—	2,340
Stockton, CA	$90,390	$97,400	—	3,380
Fresno, CA	$90,130	$78,800	—	5,610
Yakima, WA	$89,870	$98,330	—	1,360
Bridgeport, CT	$89,510	$98,600	—	4,590
Wenatchee, WA	$88,670	$100,340	—	510
Chico, CA	$87,890	$95,000	—	1,120
Boulder, CO	$87,870	$80,640	—	1,630
Longview, WA	$87,540	$79,910	—	440
Kiryas Joel, NY	$86,520	$81,770	—	3,140
Bakersfield, CA	$85,920	$79,900	—	4,540
Redding, CA	$85,800	$83,780	—	1,110
Portland, OR	$84,670	$82,330	—	7,530
Washington, DC	$84,370	$79,470	—	30,940
Worcester, MA	$83,680	$82,810	—	3,850
Atlantic City, NJ	$82,780	$80,480	—	1,620
Hartford, CT	$82,360	$79,800	—	4,980
Norwich, CT	$82,170	$83,840	—	1,060
Trenton, NJ	$81,800	$77,850	—	1,830
New Haven, CT	$80,960	$79,820	—	2,730
Providence, RI	$80,350	$86,720	—	6,280
Fairbanks, AK	$79,880	$79,160	—	290
Waterbury, CT	$79,630	$79,640	—	2,110
Anchorage, AK	$79,620	$79,270	—	1,720
Albany, NY	$79,170	$79,240	—	3,550
Minneapolis, MN	$78,900	$79,730	—	16,990
Chicago, IL	$78,800	$78,390	—	45,840
Philadelphia, PA	$78,650	$78,570	—	23,380
Salt Lake City, UT	$78,510	$77,920	—	4,840
Lexington Park, MD	$78,350	$76,170	—	1,200
Allentown, PA	$78,000	$79,040	—	4,260
Vineland, NJ	$77,900	$78,260	—	760
Amherst, MA	$77,170	$79,900	—	640
Columbus, OH	$77,060	$78,150	—	9,950
Pittsburgh, PA	$76,870	$76,550	—	7,640
Springfield, MA	$76,670	$79,640	—	2,340
Buffalo, NY	$76,590	$76,490	—	5,810
Baltimore, MD	$76,570	$76,400	—	13,150
Reading, PA	$76,450	$79,860	—	1,780
Brunswick, GA	$76,280	$75,530	—	620
State College, PA	$76,160	$76,760	—	540
Dayton, OH	$76,010	$80,360	—	3,430
Lancaster, PA	$75,650	$78,360	—	2,350
Burlington, VT	$75,080	$77,030	—	1,140
Akron, OH	$74,990	$78,560	—	2,010
Denver, CO	$74,950	$76,910	—	12,030
Syracuse, NY	$74,860	$78,560	—	2,620
Logan, UT	$74,770	$74,790	—	520
York, PA	$74,550	$79,730	—	2,260
Kahului, HI	$74,520	$71,830	—	640
Glens Falls, NY	$74,110	$78,470	—	620
Pittsfield, MA	$74,070	$78,910	—	530
Lebanon, PA	$73,970	$76,490	—	480
Atlanta, GA	$73,940	$76,570	—	23,370
Gettysburg, PA	$73,900	$75,450	—	380
Utica, NY	$73,750	$77,010	—	1,160
Santa Fe, NM	$73,740	$73,750	—	320
Bend, OR	$73,530	$77,810	—	650
Chambersburg, PA	$73,280	$76,750	—	500
Warner Robins, GA	$73,170	$74,000	—	940
Cleveland, OH	$73,140	$76,470	—	5,460
Harrisburg, PA	$73,090	$77,160	—	2,990
Canton, OH	$72,960	$77,940	—	1,540
Detroit, MI	$72,730	$65,210	—	18,390
Salisbury, MD	$72,500	$72,250	—	630
Binghamton, NY	$72,400	$76,540	—	980
Williamsport, PA	$72,270	$74,610	—	420
Portland, ME	$72,230	$76,770	—	2,830
Lewiston, ID	$72,180	$64,600	—	230
Farmington, NM	$72,170	$76,840	—	640
Grants Pass, OR	$72,060	$74,260	—	290
Virginia Beach, VA	$72,010	$63,380	—	7,130
Albuquerque, NM	$71,980	$75,520	—	1,900
Corvallis, OR	$71,910	$76,710	—	300
Scranton, PA	$71,690	$76,590	—	1,780
Fort Collins, CO	$71,570	$62,930	—	1,370
Salem, OR	$71,550	$74,810	—	1,120
Bloomington, IL	$71,320	$65,590	—	670
Springfield, OH	$71,280	$77,320	—	580
Harrisonburg, VA	$71,260	$77,340	—	660
Athens, GA	$71,210	$76,600	—	1,360
Cincinnati, OH	$71,030	$64,740	—	9,150
Las Cruces, NM	$70,980	$74,100	—	890
Madison, WI	$70,940	$63,690	—	3,530
Ogden, UT	$70,880	$63,910	—	2,850
Ithaca, NY	$70,620	$63,610	—	460
Provo, UT	$70,620	$62,930	—	3,420
St. George, UT	$70,190	$72,100	—	650
Honolulu, HI	$70,090	$73,080	—	4,220
Rockford, IL	$70,020	$64,200	—	1,530
St. Cloud, MN	$69,930	$73,160	—	950
Medford, OR	$69,870	$65,830	—	780
Rochester, MN	$69,840	$75,770	—	910
Toledo, OH	$69,770	$63,250	—	3,350
Eugene, OR	$69,710	$64,260	—	1,090
Dover, DE	$69,660	$75,080	—	580
Albany, OR	$69,650	$72,960	—	380
Manchester, NH	$69,210	$73,380	—	1,510
Mankato, MN	$69,210	$63,070	—	350
Lima, OH	$69,190	$75,830	—	540
Springfield, IL	$69,000	$62,340	—	1,000
Milwaukee, WI	$68,930	$61,480	—	6,620
Duluth, MN	$68,790	$65,840	—	1,100
Reno, NV	$68,730	$62,430	—	1,890
Hagerstown, MD	$68,580	$63,190	—	1,180
Ann Arbor, MI	$68,450	$64,060	—	1,630
Saginaw, MI	$68,060	$73,810	—	740
Gainesville, GA	$68,020	$64,780	—	820
Johnstown, PA	$67,930	$71,300	—	600
Midland, TX	$67,870	$61,350	—	380
Staunton, VA	$67,840	$60,680	—	560
Valdosta, GA	$67,690	$63,480	—	570
Rome, GA	$67,610	$64,360	—	400
Erie, PA	$67,520	$69,920	—	960
Bay City, MI	$67,510	$74,010	—	350
Lincoln, NE	$67,440	$61,940	—	1,240
Kenosha, WI	$67,310	$60,530	—	510
Lansing, MI	$67,300	$72,930	—	1,730
Flint, MI	$67,230	$65,620	—	1,340
Rochester, NY	$67,220	$62,840	—	5,100
Watertown, NY	$67,170	$62,150	—	440
Savannah, GA	$67,100	$63,710	—	1,570
Traverse City, MI	$67,070	$66,020	—	450
Louisville, KY	$67,030	$61,610	—	5,510
Muskegon, MI	$67,020	$62,660	—	620
Youngstown, OH	$66,890	$72,560	—	1,780
Jacksonville, FL	$66,850	$61,080	—	6,220
Dalton, GA	$66,780	$63,340	—	1,120
Jackson, MI	$66,570	$63,770	—	750
Odessa, TX	$66,460	$63,020	—	820
Midland, MI	$66,400	$61,540	—	290
Winchester, VA	$66,270	$61,200	—	730
Battle Creek, MI	$66,250	$65,090	—	500
Kalamazoo, MI	$66,170	$63,450	—	1,180
Racine, WI	$66,030	$60,840	—	860
Monroe, MI	$65,830	$63,030	—	560
Hilton Head Island, SC	$65,800	$64,990	—	870
Elmira, NY	$65,600	$61,220	—	450
Charlottesville, VA	$65,510	$60,770	—	1,040
Sheboygan, WI	$65,510	$61,110	—	490
Dallas, TX	$65,400	$65,070	—	27,350
Oshkosh, WI	$65,330	$60,150	—	690
Grand Rapids, MI	$65,310	$61,900	—	5,080
Weirton, WV	$65,250	$60,670	—	390
Charleston, SC	$65,160	$61,020	—	4,670
Cheyenne, WY	$65,120	$61,150	—	380
Appleton, WI	$65,090	$60,840	—	1,020
Mansfield, OH	$65,080	$63,980	—	410
Niles, MI	$65,030	$60,760	—	750
Wildwood, FL	$65,020	$59,360	—	300
Greeley, CO	$64,990	$60,160	—	1,370
Las Vegas, NV	$64,890	$65,040	—	6,660
Shreveport, LA	$64,580	$61,850	—	2,280
La Crosse, WI	$64,460	$60,690	—	710
Hinesville, GA	$64,450	$67,090	—	310
Pueblo, CO	$64,420	$62,000	—	640
Bismarck, ND	$64,360	$61,010	—	640
Nashville, TN	$64,250	$61,460	—	8,400
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$64,120	$63,550	—	480
McAllen, TX	$64,040	$63,110	—	4,090
Minot, ND	$64,020	$61,350	—	400
Omaha, NE	$63,870	$62,670	—	4,030
Augusta, GA	$63,840	$63,000	—	2,400
Green Bay, WI	$63,820	$60,600	—	1,150
Richmond, VA	$63,780	$61,290	—	5,270
Billings, MT	$63,740	$62,390	—	820
Sarasota, FL	$63,730	$62,370	—	2,550
Altoona, PA	$63,690	$61,920	—	360
Killeen, TX	$63,600	$63,120	—	2,280
Davenport, IA	$63,460	$61,650	—	1,760
Fond du Lac, WI	$63,340	$59,920	—	420
Wausau, WI	$63,140	$59,500	—	460
Bangor, ME	$63,090	$60,080	—	940
Eau Claire, WI	$63,040	$60,340	—	580
St. Louis, MO	$63,020	$60,650	—	13,440
Indianapolis, IN	$62,940	$60,510	—	8,610
Columbus, GA	$62,940	$61,360	—	1,340
Lexington, KY	$62,910	$61,460	—	2,420
Grand Island, NE	$62,890	$64,530	—	360
Houston, TX	$62,840	$64,500	—	30,980
Roanoke, VA	$62,830	$62,010	—	1,450
Janesville, WI	$62,790	$60,220	—	720
Wheeling, WV	$62,690	$58,830	—	510
El Paso, TX	$62,660	$63,800	—	2,580
Sioux City, IA	$62,500	$62,270	—	890
Blacksburg, VA	$62,450	$60,600	—	630
Grand Forks, ND	$62,440	$61,430	—	540
Birmingham, AL	$62,290	$62,630	—	5,340
Ames, IA	$62,190	$62,430	—	440
Brownsville, TX	$62,090	$63,350	—	1,950
Huntsville, AL	$61,750	$62,250	—	1,990
Laredo, TX	$61,690	$61,310	—	1,710
Decatur, AL	$61,630	$61,090	—	n/a
Phoenix, AZ	$61,550	$59,180	—	16,560
Baton Rouge, LA	$61,540	$59,310	—	4,450
Kansas City, MO	$61,540	$61,060	—	11,500
Greenville, SC	$61,450	$60,680	—	4,390
Johnson City, TN	$61,400	$61,330	—	570
Cedar Rapids, IA	$61,380	$61,430	—	980
Fargo, ND	$61,370	$60,210	—	1,380
Macon, GA	$61,370	$61,510	—	1,080
Fayetteville, AR	$61,290	$61,010	—	2,380
Daphne, AL	$61,180	$61,680	—	n/a
Naples, FL	$61,060	$60,470	—	1,370
Boise, ID	$60,890	$61,230	—	2,490
Champaign, IL	$60,820	$59,650	—	990
Colorado Springs, CO	$60,710	$61,140	—	3,640
Fort Wayne, IN	$60,690	$59,800	—	1,980
Helena, MT	$60,520	$57,980	—	350
Kokomo, IN	$60,510	$61,180	—	300
Grand Junction, CO	$60,490	$52,230	—	610
San Antonio, TX	$60,340	$61,720	—	12,220
Austin, TX	$60,310	$61,270	—	8,450
Columbia, SC	$60,300	$60,050	—	4,360
Bozeman, MT	$60,260	$60,740	—	400
Iowa City, IA	$60,250	$60,870	—	760
Tampa, FL	$60,190	$60,120	—	11,000
Waterloo, IA	$60,150	$60,780	—	890
Kankakee, IL	$60,140	$57,980	—	360
Spartanburg, SC	$60,120	$60,990	—	1,530
Idaho Falls, ID	$60,070	$61,080	—	680
Cleveland, TN	$60,060	$59,330	—	410
Memphis, TN	$59,940	$61,510	—	5,410
Chattanooga, TN	$59,800	$59,830	—	2,020
Corpus Christi, TX	$59,780	$60,210	—	1,840
Lewiston, ME	$59,720	$59,110	—	670
Elkhart, IN	$59,640	$59,930	—	1,130
Lafayette, IN	$59,600	$59,590	—	720
Miami, FL	$59,550	$58,300	—	19,910
Pocatello, ID	$59,540	$60,840	—	270
Raleigh, NC	$59,510	$60,170	—	5,830
Slidell, LA	$59,430	$59,850	—	2,080
Florence, SC	$59,410	$60,910	—	1,010
Des Moines, IA	$59,400	$61,650	—	3,640
Amarillo, TX	$59,270	$61,170	—	960
Knoxville, TN	$59,170	$61,980	—	3,360
Fort Smith, AR	$59,000	$52,620	—	840
Fort Myers, FL	$58,960	$60,470	—	2,230
New Orleans, LA	$58,940	$60,350	—	4,400
Owensboro, KY	$58,790	$63,010	—	470
Sherman, TX	$58,520	$60,030	—	420
Palm Bay, FL	$58,480	$62,510	—	2,310
Michigan City, IN	$58,470	$59,480	—	470
Anniston, AL	$58,460	$61,200	—	670
South Bend, IN	$58,440	$58,180	—	1,220
Orlando, FL	$58,420	$60,190	—	10,950
Twin Falls, ID	$58,410	$60,890	—	490
Charlotte, NC	$58,400	$58,680	—	10,770
Peoria, IL	$58,350	$57,440	—	1,500
Elizabethtown, KY	$58,330	$61,840	—	470
Paducah, KY	$58,330	$62,030	—	360
Bloomington, IN	$58,280	$58,410	—	450
Dothan, AL	$58,280	$60,950	—	n/a
Mobile, AL	$58,200	$60,970	—	n/a
Crestview, FL	$58,150	$60,330	—	970
Decatur, IL	$58,130	$59,050	—	370
Wichita, KS	$58,070	$58,640	—	2,940
Beaumont, TX	$57,910	$60,260	—	1,780
Houma, LA	$57,910	$58,780	—	750
Longview, TX	$57,900	$60,210	—	1,200
Florence, AL	$57,860	$60,580	—	n/a
Clarksville, TN	$57,800	$59,760	—	1,560
Wichita Falls, TX	$57,690	$58,900	—	290
Dubuque, IA	$57,680	$57,840	—	560
Muncie, IN	$57,620	$58,610	—	340
Huntington, WV	$57,560	$57,450	—	1,350
Little Rock, AR	$57,530	$58,580	—	3,210
Evansville, IN	$57,510	$49,120	—	1,110
Auburn, AL	$57,410	$59,970	—	550
Kingsport, TN	$57,400	$58,130	—	1,110
Missoula, MT	$57,390	$58,240	—	490
Lubbock, TX	$57,270	$59,220	—	1,840
Sumter, SC	$57,180	$57,650	—	470
Tuscaloosa, AL	$57,100	$60,220	—	1,150
Terre Haute, IN	$57,090	$57,320	—	660
Gainesville, FL	$56,820	$56,430	—	1,370
Tyler, TX	$56,670	$60,120	—	920
Bowling Green, KY	$56,600	$61,260	—	910
Deltona, FL	$56,580	$57,770	—	2,280
Greensboro, NC	$56,580	$59,730	—	2,590
Panama City, FL	$56,560	$58,640	—	820
Hot Springs, AR	$56,370	$57,730	—	340
Montgomery, AL	$56,370	$59,610	—	1,560
Lynchburg, VA	$56,300	$50,470	—	1,080
Topeka, KS	$56,140	$58,950	—	1,170
Ocala, FL	$56,020	$57,540	—	1,220
Jonesboro, AR	$55,890	$56,270	—	570
Sierra Vista, AZ	$55,850	$47,980	—	450
College Station, TX	$55,790	$57,870	—	960
Ponce, PR	$55,750	$59,660	—	230
Rapid City, SD	$55,710	$59,480	—	530
Oklahoma City, OK	$55,650	$48,780	—	6,070
Waco, TX	$55,640	$59,100	—	1,180
Pensacola, FL	$55,470	$50,360	—	2,760
Great Falls, MT	$55,390	$48,320	—	310
Gadsden, AL	$55,380	$57,890	—	n/a
Arecibo, PR	$55,370	$61,230	—	360
Charleston, WV	$55,150	$57,020	—	590
Parkersburg, WV	$54,880	$55,140	—	230
Flagstaff, AZ	$54,880	$53,900	—	430
Port St. Lucie, FL	$54,840	$53,610	—	1,730
Abilene, TX	$54,740	$53,480	—	660
San Angelo, TX	$54,700	$51,590	—	600
Guayama, PR	$54,600	$53,550	—	140
Gulfport, MS	$54,490	$50,820	—	1,590
Tucson, AZ	$54,470	$47,220	—	3,530
Tallahassee, FL	$54,400	$55,020	—	1,490
Winston-Salem, NC	$54,330	$56,510	—	2,220
Burlington, NC	$54,310	$56,740	—	670
Springfield, MO	$54,100	$49,380	—	2,400
Lawrence, KS	$53,880	$50,310	—	450
St. Joseph, MO	$53,810	$49,140	—	770
Lakeland, FL	$53,660	$50,420	—	3,280
Durham, NC	$53,630	$51,400	—	2,430
Greenville, NC	$53,550	$55,490	—	740
Morgantown, WV	$53,470	$51,380	—	250
Jackson, TN	$53,370	$51,470	—	890
Sebastian, FL	$53,320	$47,600	—	510
Joplin, MO	$53,120	$48,770	—	1,100
San Juan, PR	$52,980	$51,300	—	2,760
Columbia, MO	$52,950	$47,920	—	840
Beckley, WV	$52,940	$51,910	—	300
Manhattan, KS	$52,770	$49,520	—	570
Tulsa, OK	$52,720	$48,220	—	4,030
Sebring, FL	$52,630	$48,660	—	390
Monroe, LA	$52,550	$50,300	—	1,250
Fayetteville, NC	$52,450	$54,350	—	1,490
Pinehurst, NC	$52,400	$50,540	—	530
Texarkana, TX	$52,380	$50,270	—	720
Yuma, AZ	$52,360	$48,360	—	730
Lake Charles, LA	$52,340	$51,520	—	1,090
Asheville, NC	$52,240	$50,080	—	1,450
Mayaguez, PR	$52,150	$52,120	—	210
Aguadilla, PR	$52,100	$59,650	—	410
Wilmington, NC	$52,020	$48,240	—	1,920
Hickory, NC	$52,010	$49,540	—	1,560
Cape Girardeau, MO	$51,930	$47,100	—	1,030
Sioux Falls, SD	$51,830	$50,040	—	1,330
Jefferson City, MO	$51,580	$47,960	—	600
Lafayette, LA	$51,320	$47,770	—	950
Lawton, OK	$51,240	$47,330	—	450
Jackson, MS	$51,200	$50,240	—	2,430
Victoria, TX	$51,130	$57,430	—	410
Goldsboro, NC	$50,820	$49,240	—	640
Hattiesburg, MS	$50,800	$47,650	—	450
Hammond, LA	$50,750	$47,470	—	610
Jacksonville, NC	$50,160	$48,370	—	1,000
Rocky Mount, NC	$49,980	$48,670	—	550
Prescott Valley, AZ	$49,880	$47,400	—	600
Alexandria, LA	$49,680	$47,950	—	680
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$49,230	$46,460	—	520
Enid, OK	$48,500	$46,840	—	280

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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary: questions

Where do elementary school teachers (except special education) make the most money?

In Mount Vernon, WA, with an average of $106,760 a year, among the 383 metro areas we cover.

What is the average elementary school teachers (except special education) salary in the U.S.?

$72,650 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $63,970, so half of elementary school teachers (except special education) earn more than that and half less.

What salary should elementary school teachers (except special education) ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of elementary school teachers (except special education) nationwide earn between $57,710 (25th percentile) and $81,450 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays elementary school teachers (except special education) the most?

Washington, with a statewide average of $97,970 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is elementary school teachers (except special education) pay the lowest?

Enid, OK, at $48,500 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-2021.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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