Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary by location
National median: $63,970 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $104,650 | +63.6% | 950 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $103,390 | +61.6% | 10,480 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $102,980 | +61.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $102,920 | +60.9% | 14,560 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $102,860 | +60.8% | 7,810 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $102,650 | +60.5% | 900 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $102,350 | +60.0% | 28,980 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $101,860 | +59.2% | 44,790 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $101,860 | +59.2% | 17,860 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $101,640 | +58.9% | 2,450 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $101,230 | +58.2% | 790 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $101,030 | +57.9% | 2,170 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $100,790 | +57.6% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $100,730 | +57.5% | 500 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $100,410 | +57.0% | 570 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $100,390 | +56.9% | 860 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $100,380 | +56.9% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $100,340 | +56.9% | 510 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $100,320 | +56.8% | 810 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $100,220 | +56.7% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $100,120 | +56.5% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $99,650 | +55.8% | 155,160 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $99,420 | +55.4% | 3,060 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $99,260 | +55.2% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $99,060 | +54.9% | 2,180 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $98,800 | +54.4% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $98,600 | +54.1% | 4,590 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $98,520 | +54.0% | 18,850 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $98,470 | +53.9% | 950 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $98,430 | +53.9% | 2,440 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $98,330 | +53.7% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $98,060 | +53.3% | 20,340 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $97,920 | +53.1% | 710 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $97,620 | +52.6% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $97,400 | +52.3% | 3,380 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $97,000 | +51.6% | 11,340 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $97,000 | +51.6% | 920 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $96,900 | +51.5% | 98,900 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $96,580 | +51.0% | 3,750 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $95,000 | +48.5% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $94,000 | +46.9% | 29,930 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $90,930 | +42.1% | 3,830 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $86,720 | +35.6% | 6,280 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $85,760 | +34.1% | 101,410 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $83,840 | +31.1% | 1,060 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $83,780 | +31.0% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $82,810 | +29.5% | 3,850 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $82,330 | +28.7% | 7,530 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $81,770 | +27.8% | 3,140 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $80,640 | +26.1% | 1,630 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $80,600 | +26.0% | 16,330 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $80,480 | +25.8% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $80,360 | +25.6% | 3,430 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $79,910 | +24.9% | 440 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $79,900 | +24.9% | 640 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $79,900 | +24.9% | 4,540 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $79,860 | +24.8% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $79,820 | +24.8% | 2,730 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $79,800 | +24.7% | 4,980 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $79,730 | +24.6% | 16,990 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $79,730 | +24.6% | 2,260 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $79,640 | +24.5% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $79,640 | +24.5% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $79,470 | +24.2% | 30,940 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $79,270 | +23.9% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $79,260 | +23.9% | 3,500 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $79,240 | +23.9% | 3,550 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $79,160 | +23.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $79,040 | +23.6% | 4,260 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $78,910 | +23.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $78,800 | +23.2% | 5,610 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $78,570 | +22.8% | 23,380 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $78,560 | +22.8% | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $78,560 | +22.8% | 2,620 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $78,470 | +22.7% | 620 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $78,390 | +22.5% | 45,840 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $78,360 | +22.5% | 2,350 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $78,260 | +22.3% | 760 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $78,200 | +22.2% | 40,300 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $78,150 | +22.2% | 9,950 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $77,940 | +21.8% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $77,920 | +21.8% | 4,840 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $77,850 | +21.7% | 1,830 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $77,810 | +21.6% | 650 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $77,680 | +21.4% | 29,610 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $77,370 | +20.9% | 47,870 | 2025 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | metropolitan | $77,340 | +20.9% | 660 | 2025 |
| Springfield, OH | metropolitan | $77,320 | +20.9% | 580 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $77,160 | +20.6% | 2,990 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $77,130 | +20.6% | 12,600 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $77,060 | +20.5% | 48,370 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $77,030 | +20.4% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $77,010 | +20.4% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $76,910 | +20.2% | 12,030 | 2025 |
| Farmington, NM | metropolitan | $76,840 | +20.1% | 640 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $76,770 | +20.0% | 2,830 | 2025 |
| State College, PA | metropolitan | $76,760 | +20.0% | 540 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $76,750 | +20.0% | 500 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $76,710 | +19.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| Athens, GA | metropolitan | $76,600 | +19.7% | 1,360 | 2025 |