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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in WA have a median annual salary of $102,350, with 28,980 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $64,610 at the 10th percentile to $127,570 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$102,350

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

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Employment

28,980

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$64,610
10th
$80,320
25th
$102,350
Median
$115,880
75th
$127,570
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$102,350

Median annual · 2025

United States

$63,970

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 60.0% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $38,380).

Top skills

  1. 1.Learning StrategiesImportance 4.3
  2. 2.InstructingImportance 4.3
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 4.1
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 4.0
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 4.0
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  9. 9.WritingImportance 3.9
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 3.9
  11. 11.Service OrientationImportance 3.9
  12. 12.Active LearningImportance 3.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
None
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Nearpod
  • Padlet
  • Pear Deck
  • Schoology
  • Screencastify
  • Seesaw
  • Tadpoles
  • Web browser software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Blackboard software
  • Children's educational software

Common tasks

  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
  • Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
  • Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
  • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  • Read books to entire classes or small groups.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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