Teacher Salary


What is the salary of a Teacher? In the United States, a Teacher earns an average salary of $63,500. The salary range for a Teacher is usually between $54,665 and $72,060 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $92,655. The highest Teacher salary in the United States was $724,001. The average hourly pay for a Teacher is $30.53.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Teacher Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Teacher salary are California, with an average salary of $126,406, followed by New York, with an average salary of $103,395, and Massachusetts, with an average salary of $95,497. Employers paying the highest salary for a Teacher job are Pine Ridge Elementary (CA), Orange County Department of Education (CA) and Los Banos Unified (CA).

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Average Salary
$63,500/yr
Records Number
693,856
Employers Number
3,563
Job Pay Rank
68,141th

Teacher Salary Statistics


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Teacher Salary in States

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StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Alaska$76,3145172
Alabama$54,32390
Arkansas$73,9842186
Arizona$51,516486
California$126,40695972
Colorado$65,9362085
Connecticut$63,87225
District of Columbia$60,05450
Delaware$93,61226
Florida$53,7495690
Georgia$70,903172
Iowa$60,74090
Idaho$38,55721
Illinois$86,1943875
Indiana$59,50926373
Kansas$60,26182
Kentucky$34,8351
Louisiana$48,0022280
Massachusetts$95,49711695
Maryland$80,692893
Maine$55,0001
Michigan$57,92182
Missouri$57,31470720
Mississippi$52,3233015
Montana$2954
North Carolina$53,284318
North Dakota$57,53010217
Nebraska$59,71520036
New Hampshire$60,22733
New Jersey$54,38341
New Mexico$62,628192
Nevada$88,104280
New York$103,39557207
Ohio$66,708235
Oklahoma$42,29857668
Oregon$66,322631
Pennsylvania$52,15976
Rhode Island$85,41813023
South Carolina$62,8923351
Tennessee$57,6881656
Texas$63,873379893
Utah$77,5746073
Virginia$62,2346988
Vermont$66,533488
Wisconsin$60,00155122
West Virginia$49,709531
Wyoming$44,37511

Top Paid Teacher

NameStateEmployer
Gabriella Orellana
Los Nietos, CA
Gabriella OrellanaCALos NietosView Details
Pamela Small
Department of Corrections, NY
Pamela Small NYDepartment of CorrectionsView Details
Erin McCandless
Pine Ridge Elementary, CA
Erin McCandlessCAPine Ridge ElementaryView Details
Aimee Smith
River Delta Joint Unified, CA
Aimee SmithCARiver Delta Joint UnifiedView Details
Wendy Popoca
Los Nietos, CA
Wendy PopocaCALos NietosView Details
Michael Ross A.
Bassett Unified, CA
Michael Ross A.CABassett UnifiedView Details
Michael Tuan Khang Dang
Faith Family Academy Charter Schools, TX
Michael Tuan Khang DangTXFaith Family Academy Charter SchoolsView Details
Michael Parodi C
San Mateo Union High, CA
Michael Parodi CCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Kathleen Diezel
Esparto Unified, CA
Kathleen DiezelCAEsparto UnifiedView Details
Matison Burke M
Humble Independent School District, TX
Matison Burke MTXHumble Independent School DistrictView Details
Patsy Prosper A
Academy For Academic Excellence, TX
Patsy Prosper ATXAcademy For Academic ExcellenceView Details
Elizabeth Rose Broadhead
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, TX
Elizabeth Rose BroadheadTXCypress-Fairbanks Independent School DistrictView Details
Kathryn Shaw M
Helix High, CA
Kathryn Shaw MCAHelix HighView Details
Kevin Tyler
Frisco Isd, TX
Kevin TylerTXFrisco IsdView Details
Matthew Wilson S
San Mateo Union High, CA
Matthew Wilson SCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Michael Tuan Khang Dang
Faith Family Academy Charter Schools, TX
Michael Tuan Khang DangTXFaith Family Academy Charter SchoolsView Details
Arizona Pilgrim
Taft City, CA
Arizona PilgrimCATaft CityView Details
Lynn Laurie Walker
South San Antonio Isd, TX
Lynn Laurie WalkerTXSouth San Antonio IsdView Details
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Dept Of Ed Pedagogical, NY
Elizabeth RodriguezNYDept Of Ed PedagogicalView Details
Amador Castro
South San Antonio Isd, TX
Amador CastroTXSouth San Antonio IsdView Details
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