Teacher earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level teacher earnings begin at:

$27.91 per hour

$74,590 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level teacher earnings begin at:

$23.39 per hour

$61,106 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level teacher earnings begin at:

$18.54 per hour

$49,041 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level teacher earnings begin at:

$18.66 per hour

$38,810 per year

10th percentile

Starting level teacher earnings begin at:

$12.93 per hour

$32,388 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Teacher salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Oregon $71,224
Connecticut $71,018
New Jersey $70,726
Rhode Island $70,559
Massachusetts $69,278
Maryland $67,745
Virginia $67,304
District of Columbia $66,911
Washington $65,392
Minnesota $64,318
Alaska $62,380
Delaware $60,357
Vermont $60,151
Ohio $60,078
California $60,000
New Hampshire $58,465
Michigan $58,165
Kentucky $57,902
Colorado $57,841
Hawaii $57,672
New York $57,000
Texas $57,000
Wisconsin $56,880
Utah $56,415
Wyoming $56,301
Illinois $56,078
South Carolina $55,204
North Dakota $55,186
Maine $55,141
Iowa $55,072
Nevada $55,044
Nebraska $54,849
Alabama $53,966
Tennessee $53,674
New Mexico $53,259
Indiana $53,199
Oklahoma $52,394
Arizona $51,814
Missouri $50,951
Kansas $50,576
Arkansas $50,044
Florida $50,000
Idaho $49,416
Montana $49,041
South Dakota $49,006
Louisiana $48,791
Mississippi $48,211
Georgia $47,000
North Carolina $47,000
Pennsylvania $45,000
Virgin Islands, U.S. $44,580
West Virginia $44,252
Guam $42,040
Puerto Rico $36,878

How do teacher salaries compare to similar careers?

Teachers earn about the same as related careers in Montana. On average, they make less than professors but more than preschool teachers.

Career Median Salary
Professor salary $62K
Music teacher salary $62K
Childcare program administrator salary $48K
Elementary school teacher salary $49K
High school teacher salary $49K
Teacher salary $49K
School counselor salary $48K
Physical education teacher salary $48K
Kindergarten teacher salary $45K
Preschool teacher salary $29K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)