• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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).

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National estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Industry profile for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Geographic profile for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

National estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Mean wage RSE (3)
1,329,280	0.9 %	(4)	$ 67,080	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Annual Wage (2)	$ 43,950	$ 48,450	$ 61,400	$ 77,920	$ 99,420

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Industry profile for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,324,000	16.36	(4)	$ 67,130
Religious Organizations	1,170	0.65	(4)	$ 45,980
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	750	0.03	(4)	$ 57,310
Child Day Care Services	700	0.09	(4)	$ 38,410
Educational Support Services	680	0.35	(4)	$ 50,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,324,000	16.36	(4)	$ 67,130
Religious Organizations	1,170	0.65	(4)	$ 45,980
Educational Support Services	680	0.35	(4)	$ 50,000
Child Day Care Services	700	0.09	(4)	$ 38,410
Other Schools and Instruction	180	0.05	(4)	$ 50,280

Top paying industries for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	280	0.01	(4)	$ 84,590
Employment Services	420	0.01	(4)	$ 70,480
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,324,000	16.36	(4)	$ 67,130
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	750	0.03	(4)	$ 57,310
Individual and Family Services	(8)	(8)	(4)	$ 53,330

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Geographic profile for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	145,510	8.80	0.93	(4)	$ 86,470
Texas	135,560	11.09	1.18	(4)	$ 59,210
New York	91,950	10.61	1.12	(4)	$ 87,700
Florida	63,520	7.38	0.78	(4)	$ 61,510
Illinois	55,330	9.85	1.04	(4)	$ 67,810

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	3,900	13.73	1.46	(4)	$ 63,520
Louisiana	20,650	11.51	1.22	(4)	$ 51,450
North Dakota	4,460	11.29	1.20	(4)	$ 55,940
Maryland	28,590	11.23	1.19	(4)	$ 71,790
Kansas	14,880	11.11	1.18	(4)	$ 56,060

Top paying states for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	91,950	10.61	1.12	(4)	$ 87,700
California	145,510	8.80	0.93	(4)	$ 86,470
Massachusetts	30,640	9.03	0.96	(4)	$ 83,790
Washington	28,560	8.91	0.94	(4)	$ 83,010
Connecticut	16,370	10.40	1.10	(4)	$ 82,140

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

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	92,450	10.65	1.13	(4)	$ 88,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	49,260	8.61	0.91	(4)	$ 88,320
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	43,650	10.31	1.09	(4)	$ 71,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	36,420	10.15	1.08	(4)	$ 60,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	32,360	11.17	1.18	(4)	$ 62,730
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	28,850	9.84	1.04	(4)	$ 86,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	25,820	9.98	1.06	(4)	$ 67,220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	22,730	8.56	0.91	(4)	$ 72,440
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	21,950	8.49	0.90	(4)	$ 87,020
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	18,060	11.80	1.25	(4)	$ 91,430

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	950	22.14	2.35	(4)	$ 88,530
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	5,140	19.63	2.08	(4)	$ 57,900
Jacksonville, NC	930	19.30	2.05	(4)	$ 45,000
Visalia-Porterville, CA	2,700	18.02	1.91	(4)	$ 79,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	2,480	17.59	1.86	(4)	$ 54,310
Yuba City, CA	810	17.24	1.83	(4)	$ 84,200
Las Cruces, NM	1,150	16.86	1.79	(4)	$ 58,360
El Centro, CA	980	16.74	1.77	(4)	$ 90,340
Killeen-Temple, TX	2,330	16.72	1.77	(4)	$ 60,150
Hammond, LA	730	16.62	1.76	(4)	$ 49,530