Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
25-2021 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level. Excludes “Special Education Teachers” (25-2050) and “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term” (25-3031).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 1,430,480 |
0.9 % |
(4) |
$63,930 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$39,020 |
$47,300 |
$59,670 |
$77,440 |
$97,900 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,420,980 |
16.51 |
(4) |
$63,980 |
| Religious Organizations |
1,960 |
0.97 |
(4) |
$52,380 |
| Child Day Care Services |
1,660 |
0.18 |
(4) |
$34,950 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
730 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$59,300 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
650 |
0.01 |
(4) |
$64,340 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
650 |
0.01 |
(4) |
$64,340 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,420,980 |
16.51 |
(4) |
$63,980 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
110 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$59,330 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
730 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$59,300 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
(8) |
(8) |
(4) |
$57,670 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
164,910 |
9.49 |
0.97 |
(4) |
$82,560 |
| Texas |
131,880 |
10.61 |
1.09 |
(4) |
$56,280 |
| New York |
92,560 |
9.72 |
1.00 |
(4) |
$82,830 |
| Florida |
77,170 |
8.77 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$55,210 |
| Illinois |
64,270 |
10.67 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$63,280 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
3,770 |
12.32 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$63,480 |
| Louisiana |
23,670 |
12.32 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$48,630 |
| Iowa |
18,720 |
12.08 |
1.24 |
(4) |
$53,950 |
| Alaska |
3,820 |
12.05 |
1.24 |
(4) |
$75,860 |
| Alabama |
23,650 |
11.98 |
1.23 |
(4) |
$50,270 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
92,560 |
9.72 |
1.00 |
(4) |
$82,830 |
| California |
164,910 |
9.49 |
0.97 |
(4) |
$82,560 |
| Massachusetts |
31,430 |
8.68 |
0.89 |
(4) |
$82,450 |
| District of Columbia |
3,710 |
5.13 |
0.53 |
(4) |
$79,390 |
| Connecticut |
15,930 |
9.57 |
0.98 |
(4) |
$78,070 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
92,620 |
9.59 |
0.98 |
(4) |
$83,990 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
47,530 |
7.62 |
0.78 |
(4) |
$87,120 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
47,180 |
10.09 |
1.04 |
(4) |
$66,700 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
36,270 |
9.92 |
1.02 |
(4) |
$58,340 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
30,560 |
9.61 |
0.99 |
(4) |
$81,420 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
29,610 |
9.70 |
1.00 |
(4) |
$58,550 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
29,050 |
10.59 |
1.09 |
(4) |
$59,140 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
28,470 |
9.90 |
1.02 |
(4) |
$73,040 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
23,350 |
8.35 |
0.86 |
(4) |
$83,460 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
22,860 |
14.86 |
1.53 |
(4) |
$90,270 |
United States Department of Labor
