TEACHER / SALARY
UNITED STATES

SALARY SURVEYS

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$60,082 USD

£46,789 GBP

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$80,750 USD

$52,000 USD

£40,495 GBP

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Average salary for Teacher / United States is $60,082 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 204 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $66,400 USD. Women receive a salary of $55,000 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $74,400 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $63,500 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $72,500 USD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive $65,300 USD.

Levels / Teacher / United States (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	2	100% 0.98%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	2	99.02% 0.98%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	3	98.04% 1.47%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	8	96.57% 3.92%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	15	92.65% 7.35%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	15	85.29% 7.35%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	27	77.94% 13.24%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	28	64.71% 13.73%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	18	50.98% 8.82%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	17	42.16% 8.33%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	11	33.82% 5.39%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	11	28.43% 5.39%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	7	23.04% 3.43%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	13	19.61% 6.37%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	5	13.24% 2.45%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	4	10.78% 1.96%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	4	8.82% 1.96%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	6	6.86% 2.94%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	3	3.92% 1.47%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	1	2.45% 0.49%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	1	1.96% 0.49%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	0	n/a
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	0	n/a
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	0	n/a
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	1	1.47% 0.49%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	0	n/a
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	1	0.98% 0.49%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	0	n/a
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	1	0.49% 0.49%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	0	n/a
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	0	n/a
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	0	n/a
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	0	n/a
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	0	n/a
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	0	n/a

Gender / Teacher / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	86	$66,400 USD
2	Women	114	$55,000 USD

Education / Teacher / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	16	$74,400 USD
2	Masters Degree	111	$63,500 USD
3	Some College	11	$59,900 USD
4	High School	1	$55,000 USD
5	Bachelors Degree	65	$50,800 USD

Experience / Teacher / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	56	$72,500 USD
2	12-16 Years	26	$65,300 USD
3	16-20 Years	20	$64,900 USD
4	8-12 Years	25	$55,000 USD
5	4-8 Years	30	$53,800 USD
6	1-2 Years	10	$52,000 USD
7	2-4 Years	26	$47,500 USD
8	0-1 Year	11	$41,300 USD

Age / Teacher / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	61-65	10	$81,800 USD
2	51-55	22	$70,600 USD
3	46-50	25	$70,000 USD
4	n/a	4	$69,300 USD
5	41-45	28	$64,300 USD
6	66-70	3	$62,300 USD
7	36-40	30	$61,200 USD
8	56-60	14	$61,200 USD
9	71-75	1	$60,000 USD
10	21-25	13	$49,600 USD
11	26-30	21	$46,400 USD
12	31-35	30	$46,000 USD
13	14-20	2	$40,000 USD
14	76-99	1	$36,000 USD

Work Type / Teacher / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	167	$62,700 USD
2	Self Employed	8	$55,000 USD
3	Contract	21	$51,500 USD
4	Part Time	8	$32,700 USD

States / Teacher / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Maryland	3	$91,000 USD
2	Rhode Island	1	$85,000 USD
3	Massachusetts	6	$79,700 USD
4	New York State	14	$75,400 USD
5	Pennsylvania	5	$75,200 USD
6	California	19	$74,800 USD
7	Washington State	5	$74,400 USD
8	District Of Columbia (DC)	3	$73,700 USD
9	Alaska	2	$72,000 USD
10	Montana	1	$72,000 USD
11	Ohio	4	$71,800 USD
12	Wyoming	2	$69,300 USD
13	Minnesota	1	$67,000 USD
14	Oregon	3	$64,300 USD
15	Hawaii	1	$64,000 USD
16	Georgia	8	$62,200 USD
17	Tennessee	3	$60,700 USD
18	New Jersey	2	$60,000 USD
19	Utah	6	$59,500 USD
20	Florida	10	$57,400 USD
21	North Carolina	3	$56,400 USD
22	Texas	20	$55,300 USD
23	Wisconsin	6	$54,200 USD
24	Nebraska	1	$54,000 USD
25	Connecticut	2	$53,300 USD
26	Iowa	2	$53,000 USD
27	Illinois	7	$52,500 USD
28	Arizona	5	$52,400 USD
29	Nevada	3	$50,700 USD
30	Missouri	10	$49,500 USD
31	Indiana	2	$49,500 USD
32	Michigan	4	$48,500 USD
33	Arkansas	1	$48,000 USD
34	Virginia	2	$47,000 USD
35	Colorado	4	$44,800 USD
36	Alabama	3	$42,500 USD
37	Oklahoma	3	$41,600 USD
38	Louisiana	4	$39,100 USD
39	Mississippi	1	$39,000 USD
40	Kentucky	1	$36,000 USD

Cities / Teacher / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Baltimore	3	$91,000 USD
2	Providence	1	$85,000 USD
3	San Antonio	1	$83,000 USD
4	New York City	12	$80,800 USD
5	Los Angeles	6	$80,200 USD
6	Tucson	1	$80,000 USD
7	Boston	6	$79,700 USD
8	Sacramento	2	$75,000 USD
9	Washington DC	3	$73,700 USD
10	San Diego	5	$72,400 USD
11	Philadelphia	4	$72,200 USD
12	Anchorage	2	$72,000 USD
13	Cheyenne, Wyoming	2	$69,300 USD
14	San Jose	2	$68,700 USD
15	Spokane	2	$68,000 USD
16	Cincinnati	1	$65,000 USD
17	Portland, Oregon	3	$64,300 USD
18	Honolulu	1	$64,000 USD
19	Atlanta	8	$62,200 USD
20	Orlando	5	$60,800 USD
21	Nashville	3	$60,700 USD
22	Newark	2	$60,000 USD
23	Charlotte	2	$59,600 USD
24	Salt Lake City	6	$59,500 USD
25	Arlington	2	$59,500 USD
26	Denver	2	$58,000 USD
27	Houston	4	$57,500 USD
28	Birmingham, United States	2	$56,000 USD
29	Milwaukee	5	$55,200 USD
30	Tempe	1	$55,000 USD
31	Omaha	1	$54,000 USD
32	Tampa	5	$53,900 USD
33	Hartford	2	$53,300 USD
34	Des Moines	2	$53,000 USD
35	Chicago	7	$52,500 USD
36	Dallas	7	$52,300 USD
37	El Paso	3	$52,300 USD
38	Detroit	3	$51,300 USD
39	St. Louis	5	$51,000 USD
40	Fort Worth	2	$51,000 USD
41	Oklahoma City	1	$51,000 USD
42	Las Vegas	3	$50,700 USD
43	Raleigh	1	$50,000 USD
44	Indianapolis	2	$49,500 USD
45	--Other--	21	$49,400 USD
46	Madison	1	$49,000 USD
47	Kansas City	5	$48,000 USD
48	Little Rock	1	$48,000 USD
49	Vancouver, United States	1	$46,000 USD
50	Richmond	1	$46,000 USD
51	Rochester	2	$43,500 USD
52	New Orleans	2	$43,000 USD
53	Phoenix	2	$42,000 USD
54	Tulsa	2	$36,900 USD
55	Lexington	1	$36,000 USD
56	Shreveport	2	$35,300 USD
57	Aurora	1	$23,000 USD
58	Mobile	1	$15,500 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Bilingual Math Teacher

Posted 07 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work with students to teach them academic required content."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$63,000 USD

Art Teacher

Posted 03 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach foundations of art education."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dallas	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$58,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 01 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Curriculum, teaching, instruction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kansas City	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$72,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 09 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teacher all subjects to elementary age students."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Diego	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$60,000 USD

High School Math Teacher

Posted 15 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$55,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 18 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mathematics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tampa	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$67,000 USD

Spanish Teacher

Posted 26 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Spanish teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$157,000 USD

English Language Arts Teacher

Posted 21 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching students education standards, fostering skills, reviewing grammar rules, encouraging critical thinking, and reading and discussing multicultural literature."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$54,900 USD

Chemistry Teacher

Posted 16 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Secondary education science and math."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cincinnati	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$65,000 USD

Ese Teacher High School

Posted 11 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ese certification 
Primary certification
Esol certification
Reading endorsement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tampa	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$51,500 USD

Teacher, Secondary

Posted 13 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lesson plan, manage classrooms, grade assignments, etc. 

I have a master's degree in creative writing, a bachelor's degree in secondary education, and a bachelor's degree in English."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Honolulu	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$64,000 USD

Science And Mathematics

Posted 14 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"I help the children better understand the world around them by teaching them."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Mobile	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	$15,500 USD

Social Studies Teacher

Posted 16 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach history to students in 5, 6, 7, &8."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Shreveport	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$21,000 USD

Science Teacher

Posted 09 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"National Board Certified Teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oklahoma City	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$51,000 USD

Science Teacher

Posted 20 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Grading, developing curriculum."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$81,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 05 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"This is not applicable for me."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dallas	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Esl Teacher

Posted 18 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"TESOL Certification; BA in Linguistics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Salt Lake City	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$17,100 USD

Teacher

Posted 27 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach history to high school students."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Elementary

Posted 19 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach grade three."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 14 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"High school Spanish."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tempe	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 05 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Good and fun all the time."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$115,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 20 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Elementary school teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Salt Lake City	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Spanish Teacher

Posted 11 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Spanish Teacher Middle School."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$89,400 USD

Physics Teacher

Posted 30 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Help students develop an understanding of basic physical phenomena from an intuitive and mathematical perspective."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$48,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 21 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching kids in tenth grade."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

High School Teache

Posted 01 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach at High School."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fort Worth	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$54,000 USD

Computer Teacher

Posted 25 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I teach computer concepts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Anchorage	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 24 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teacher of children."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dallas	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$52,000 USD

English Teacher

Posted 16 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"High School English Teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charlotte	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$44,100 USD

Special Education Teacher

Posted 14 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach students in elementary school."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Shreveport	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$49,500 USD

Teacher

Posted 17 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Music education."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Antonio	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$83,000 USD

Culinary Arts And Nutrition Teacher

Posted 01 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach high school students culinary arts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$69,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 24 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Spanish Teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$56,000 USD

Science Teacher

Posted 30 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise and instruct students."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Little Rock	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$48,000 USD

Kindergarten Teacher

Posted 25 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching Reading, Language and mathematics to young children."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Elementary Teacher

Posted 02 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach 17 students ela, math and science. Tutoring 8-10 year olds on the side."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Orlando	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$44,000 USD

Gifted Education Teacher

Posted 30 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I travel to five different schools teaching gifted students in a pull out model."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tucson	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 22 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I deliver instruction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Philadelphia	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$90,000 USD

Physical Education Teacher

Posted 13 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach physical education to students."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Diego	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$102,000 USD

Art Teacher

Posted 12 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Creative arts Teacer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Newark	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Resource Specialist

Posted 07 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Special Education."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Los Angeles	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$96,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 21 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Educate and teach children."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Las Vegas	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$73,000 USD

Science Teacher

Posted 26 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach High School Science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cheyenne, Wyoming	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$58,600 USD

Special Education Teacher

Posted 29 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Provide services for students with special needs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$58,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 07 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach children in classroom."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tulsa	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$41,500 USD

Secondary Education Teacher

Posted 19 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaches middle school."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Phoenix	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$39,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 14 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching students at high school level."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$62,000 USD

Elementary Teacher

Posted 04 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"-teach 5th grade curriculum in public school
-inspire my students to achieve to their greatest potential 
-accept all students differences and differentiate instruction for students
-collaborate with peers to develop and improve curriculum 
- continue education ( 2nd masters) 
- communicate with parents, peers, and other coworkers
-innovate teaching strategies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$53,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 13 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"3rd grade teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Anchorage	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$64,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 04 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Kindergarten Teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$92,000 USD

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