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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

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
Educational Support Services 320 0.16 (4) $49,590
Other Schools and Instruction 500 0.11 (4) $53,110

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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 1,220 27.96 2.87 (4) $78,430
Madera, CA 1,050 22.49 2.31 (8) (8)
Jacksonville, NC 1,050 22.27 2.29 (4) $45,100
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 790 21.87 2.25 (4) $55,680
Goldsboro, NC 950 21.87 2.25 (4) $47,110
Merced, CA 1,620 21.21 2.18 (4) $89,910
El Centro, CA 1,250 21.16 2.17 (4) $87,260
Decatur, AL 1,160 21.02 2.16 (4) $51,170
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 5,460 20.68 2.12 (4) $55,800
Logan, UT-ID 1,150 20.04 2.06 (4) $48,060




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kingston, NY 780 12.98 1.33 (4) $92,090
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 22,860 14.86 1.53 (4) $90,270
Merced, CA 1,620 21.21 2.18 (4) $89,910
El Centro, CA 1,250 21.16 2.17 (4) $87,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 47,530 7.62 0.78 (4) $87,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 9,560 8.38 0.86 (4) $86,350
Modesto, CA 2,980 15.98 1.64 (4) $85,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 19,010 7.69 0.79 (4) $84,040
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 92,620 9.59 0.98 (4) $83,990
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 4,550 10.99 1.13 (4) $83,590

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 5,950 15.09 1.55 (4) $45,600
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 5,430 16.26 1.67 (4) $58,670
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,790 13.69 1.41 (4) $45,370
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 3,740 14.55 1.49 (4) $57,910
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 3,720 13.61 1.40 (4) $60,300

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,460 24.47 2.51 (4) $73,200
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 1,530 23.36 2.40 (4) $40,970
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,530 22.71 2.33 (4) $45,530
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 1,760 21.37 2.19 (4) $51,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 2,070 20.57 2.11 (4) $51,260

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 610 18.89 1.94 (4) $77,850
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,230 11.49 1.18 (4) $77,610
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,500 13.85 1.42 (4) $75,510
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 700 11.50 1.18 (4) $73,270
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,460 24.47 2.51 (4) $73,200


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020