• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
1,410,070	0.6 %	(4)	$ 70,740	0.5 %

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

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Annual Wage (2)	$ 46,960	$ 51,260	$ 63,680	$ 81,480	$ 104,440

  (4)

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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	1,404,530	16.33	(4)	$ 70,790
Religious Organizations	1,730	0.89	(4)	$ 50,170
Child Care Services	960	0.10	(4)	$ 54,900
Educational Support Services	750	0.30	(4)	$ 52,180
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	560	0.02	(4)	$ 70,790

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	1,404,530	16.33	(4)	$ 70,790
Religious Organizations	1,730	0.89	(4)	$ 50,170
Educational Support Services	750	0.30	(4)	$ 52,180
Child Care Services	960	0.10	(4)	$ 54,900
Other Schools and Instruction	330	0.06	(4)	$ 62,940

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

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	560	0.02	(4)	$ 70,790
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,404,530	16.33	(4)	$ 70,790
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	290	0.01	(4)	$ 65,830
Other Schools and Instruction	330	0.06	(4)	$ 62,940
Child Care Services	960	0.10	(4)	$ 54,900

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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	151,820	8.46	0.91	(4)	$ 93,880
Texas	136,580	10.07	1.08	(4)	$ 62,130
New York	105,770	11.26	1.21	(4)	$ 94,600
Florida	74,030	7.74	0.83	(4)	$ 60,370
Illinois	59,510	9.90	1.07	(4)	$ 70,880

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)
Louisiana	21,910	11.83	1.27	(4)	$ 55,210
Iowa	18,000	11.65	1.26	(4)	$ 57,850
Idaho	9,350	11.37	1.22	(4)	$ 61,670
Missouri	32,580	11.33	1.22	(4)	$ 55,530
New York	105,770	11.26	1.21	(4)	$ 94,600

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	105,770	11.26	1.21	(4)	$ 94,600
California	151,820	8.46	0.91	(4)	$ 93,880
Washington	31,800	9.10	0.98	(4)	$ 91,390
District of Columbia	3,360	4.78	0.52	(4)	$ 88,700
Connecticut	16,950	10.21	1.10	(4)	$ 88,520

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	106,300	11.20	1.21	(4)	$ 96,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	45,760	10.15	1.09	(4)	$ 73,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43,190	6.98	0.75	(4)	$ 93,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	37,350	9.42	1.01	(4)	$ 64,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	33,600	10.57	1.14	(4)	$ 63,050
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	29,460	9.53	1.03	(4)	$ 81,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	26,220	9.31	1.00	(4)	$ 75,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	25,680	9.08	0.98	(4)	$ 76,730
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	24,770	8.97	0.97	(4)	$ 87,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	21,410	12.89	1.39	(4)	$ 97,240

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)
Jacksonville, NC	1,050	20.34	2.19	(4)	$ 48,260
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	930	20.30	2.19	(4)	$ 91,230
Yuba City, CA	950	19.06	2.05	(4)	$ 93,290
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	5,040	17.64	1.90	(4)	$ 59,710
Sherman-Denison, TX	840	16.70	1.80	(4)	$ 58,720
Las Cruces, NM	1,260	16.67	1.80	(4)	$ 72,770
Killeen-Temple, TX	2,430	16.53	1.78	(4)	$ 59,170
Madera, CA	850	16.44	1.77	(4)	$ 94,130
Visalia-Porterville, CA	2,760	16.36	1.76	(4)	$ 95,890
Goldsboro, NC	640	16.00	1.72	(4)	$ 49,850