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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary by City

Elementary school teachers (except special education) earn the most in Mount Vernon, WA (average $106,760 a year), followed by El Centro, CA ($105,390) and Merced, CA ($103,340), among the 383 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $74,773 (May 2025).

$74,773U.S. metro average
$107Khighest: Mount Vernon, WA
$48Klowest: Enid, OK
383metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Mount Vernon, WA$106,760
El Centro, CA$105,390
Merced, CA$103,340
San Jose, CA$102,340
Seattle, WA$102,290
Bremerton, WA$101,210
Modesto, CA$99,430
Bellingham, WA$98,520
San Francisco, CA$98,510
Los Angeles, CA$98,150
Visalia, CA$97,060
Riverside, CA$96,990
New York, NY$96,400
Hanford, CA$96,110
Napa, CA$95,140
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
Washington11$106,760$87,540
California25$105,390$85,800
New York13$96,400$65,600
Massachusetts6$91,590$74,070
Connecticut5$89,510$79,630
Colorado7$87,870$60,490
Oregon8$84,670$69,650
Washington, D.C.1$84,370$84,370
New Jersey3$82,780$77,900
Rhode Island1$80,350$80,350
Alaska2$79,880$79,620
Minnesota5$78,900$68,790
Illinois8$78,800$58,130
Pennsylvania16$78,650$63,690
Utah5$78,510$70,190
Maryland4$78,350$68,580
Ohio11$77,060$65,080
Georgia13$76,280$61,370
Vermont1$75,080$75,080
Hawaii2$74,520$70,090
New Mexico4$73,740$70,980
Michigan15$72,730$65,030
Maine3$72,230$59,720
Idaho6$72,180$58,410
Virginia9$72,010$56,300
Wisconsin13$70,940$62,790
Delaware1$69,660$69,660
New Hampshire1$69,210$69,210
Nevada2$68,730$64,890
Texas25$67,870$51,130
Nebraska3$67,440$62,890
Kentucky6$67,030$56,600
Florida20$66,850$52,630
South Carolina7$65,800$57,180
West Virginia7$65,250$52,940
Wyoming1$65,120$65,120
Louisiana10$64,580$49,680
North Dakota4$64,360$61,370
Tennessee9$64,250$53,370
Montana5$63,740$55,390
Iowa8$63,460$57,680
Missouri8$63,020$51,580
Indiana11$62,940$57,090
Alabama12$62,290$55,380
Arizona7$61,550$49,230
Arkansas5$61,290$55,890
North Carolina15$59,510$49,980
Kansas4$58,070$52,770
Puerto Rico6$55,750$52,100
South Dakota2$55,710$51,830
Oklahoma4$55,650$48,500
Mississippi3$54,490$50,800
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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Mount Vernon, WA$106,760$100,730—500
El Centro, CA$105,390$100,390—860
Merced, CA$103,340$100,120—1,560
San Jose, CA$102,340$102,860—7,810
Seattle, WA$102,290$102,920—14,560
Bremerton, WA$101,210$102,650—900
Modesto, CA$99,430$101,640—2,450
Bellingham, WA$98,520$101,230—790
San Francisco, CA$98,510$101,860—17,860
Los Angeles, CA$98,150$101,860—44,790
Visalia, CA$97,060$98,430—2,440
Riverside, CA$96,990$98,520—18,850
New York, NY$96,400$96,900—98,900
Hanford, CA$96,110$98,470—950
Napa, CA$95,140$100,410—570
Kingston, NY$94,700$97,920—710
Vallejo, CA$94,280$100,790—1,680
Santa Maria, CA$94,060$101,030—2,170
Kennewick, WA$93,970$100,380—1,410
Sacramento, CA$93,930$103,390—10,480
Olympia, WA$93,820$104,650—950
Salinas, CA$93,690$100,220—2,280
Oxnard, CA$92,780$99,420—3,060
Santa Cruz, CA$91,820$99,260—1,000
Boston, MA$91,590$98,060—20,340
Walla Walla, WA$91,550$102,980—220
San Diego, CA$91,390$97,000—11,340
Barnstable, MA$91,190$100,320—810
San Luis Obispo, CA$90,780$97,620—1,140
Yuba City, CA$90,780$97,000—920
Santa Rosa, CA$90,620$99,060—2,180
Spokane, WA$90,480$98,800—2,340
Stockton, CA$90,390$97,400—3,380
Fresno, CA$90,130$78,800—5,610
Yakima, WA$89,870$98,330—1,360
Bridgeport, CT$89,510$98,600—4,590
Wenatchee, WA$88,670$100,340—510
Chico, CA$87,890$95,000—1,120
Boulder, CO$87,870$80,640—1,630
Longview, WA$87,540$79,910—440
Kiryas Joel, NY$86,520$81,770—3,140
Bakersfield, CA$85,920$79,900—4,540
Redding, CA$85,800$83,780—1,110
Portland, OR$84,670$82,330—7,530
Washington, DC$84,370$79,470—30,940
Worcester, MA$83,680$82,810—3,850
Atlantic City, NJ$82,780$80,480—1,620
Hartford, CT$82,360$79,800—4,980
Norwich, CT$82,170$83,840—1,060
Trenton, NJ$81,800$77,850—1,830
New Haven, CT$80,960$79,820—2,730
Providence, RI$80,350$86,720—6,280
Fairbanks, AK$79,880$79,160—290
Waterbury, CT$79,630$79,640—2,110
Anchorage, AK$79,620$79,270—1,720
Albany, NY$79,170$79,240—3,550
Minneapolis, MN$78,900$79,730—16,990
Chicago, IL$78,800$78,390—45,840
Philadelphia, PA$78,650$78,570—23,380
Salt Lake City, UT$78,510$77,920—4,840
Lexington Park, MD$78,350$76,170—1,200
Allentown, PA$78,000$79,040—4,260
Vineland, NJ$77,900$78,260—760
Amherst, MA$77,170$79,900—640
Columbus, OH$77,060$78,150—9,950
Pittsburgh, PA$76,870$76,550—7,640
Springfield, MA$76,670$79,640—2,340
Buffalo, NY$76,590$76,490—5,810
Baltimore, MD$76,570$76,400—13,150
Reading, PA$76,450$79,860—1,780
Brunswick, GA$76,280$75,530—620
State College, PA$76,160$76,760—540
Dayton, OH$76,010$80,360—3,430
Lancaster, PA$75,650$78,360—2,350
Burlington, VT$75,080$77,030—1,140
Akron, OH$74,990$78,560—2,010
Denver, CO$74,950$76,910—12,030
Syracuse, NY$74,860$78,560—2,620
Logan, UT$74,770$74,790—520
York, PA$74,550$79,730—2,260
Kahului, HI$74,520$71,830—640
Glens Falls, NY$74,110$78,470—620
Pittsfield, MA$74,070$78,910—530
Lebanon, PA$73,970$76,490—480
Atlanta, GA$73,940$76,570—23,370
Gettysburg, PA$73,900$75,450—380
Utica, NY$73,750$77,010—1,160
Santa Fe, NM$73,740$73,750—320
Bend, OR$73,530$77,810—650
Chambersburg, PA$73,280$76,750—500
Warner Robins, GA$73,170$74,000—940
Cleveland, OH$73,140$76,470—5,460
Harrisburg, PA$73,090$77,160—2,990
Canton, OH$72,960$77,940—1,540
Detroit, MI$72,730$65,210—18,390
Salisbury, MD$72,500$72,250—630
Binghamton, NY$72,400$76,540—980
Williamsport, PA$72,270$74,610—420
Portland, ME$72,230$76,770—2,830
Lewiston, ID$72,180$64,600—230
Farmington, NM$72,170$76,840—640
Grants Pass, OR$72,060$74,260—290
Virginia Beach, VA$72,010$63,380—7,130
Albuquerque, NM$71,980$75,520—1,900
Corvallis, OR$71,910$76,710—300
Scranton, PA$71,690$76,590—1,780
Fort Collins, CO$71,570$62,930—1,370
Salem, OR$71,550$74,810—1,120
Bloomington, IL$71,320$65,590—670
Springfield, OH$71,280$77,320—580
Harrisonburg, VA$71,260$77,340—660
Athens, GA$71,210$76,600—1,360
Cincinnati, OH$71,030$64,740—9,150
Las Cruces, NM$70,980$74,100—890
Madison, WI$70,940$63,690—3,530
Ogden, UT$70,880$63,910—2,850
Ithaca, NY$70,620$63,610—460
Provo, UT$70,620$62,930—3,420
St. George, UT$70,190$72,100—650
Honolulu, HI$70,090$73,080—4,220
Rockford, IL$70,020$64,200—1,530
St. Cloud, MN$69,930$73,160—950
Medford, OR$69,870$65,830—780
Rochester, MN$69,840$75,770—910
Toledo, OH$69,770$63,250—3,350
Eugene, OR$69,710$64,260—1,090
Dover, DE$69,660$75,080—580
Albany, OR$69,650$72,960—380
Manchester, NH$69,210$73,380—1,510
Mankato, MN$69,210$63,070—350
Lima, OH$69,190$75,830—540
Springfield, IL$69,000$62,340—1,000
Milwaukee, WI$68,930$61,480—6,620
Duluth, MN$68,790$65,840—1,100
Reno, NV$68,730$62,430—1,890
Hagerstown, MD$68,580$63,190—1,180
Ann Arbor, MI$68,450$64,060—1,630
Saginaw, MI$68,060$73,810—740
Gainesville, GA$68,020$64,780—820
Johnstown, PA$67,930$71,300—600
Midland, TX$67,870$61,350—380
Staunton, VA$67,840$60,680—560
Valdosta, GA$67,690$63,480—570
Rome, GA$67,610$64,360—400
Erie, PA$67,520$69,920—960
Bay City, MI$67,510$74,010—350
Lincoln, NE$67,440$61,940—1,240
Kenosha, WI$67,310$60,530—510
Lansing, MI$67,300$72,930—1,730
Flint, MI$67,230$65,620—1,340
Rochester, NY$67,220$62,840—5,100
Watertown, NY$67,170$62,150—440
Savannah, GA$67,100$63,710—1,570
Traverse City, MI$67,070$66,020—450
Louisville, KY$67,030$61,610—5,510
Muskegon, MI$67,020$62,660—620
Youngstown, OH$66,890$72,560—1,780
Jacksonville, FL$66,850$61,080—6,220
Dalton, GA$66,780$63,340—1,120
Jackson, MI$66,570$63,770—750
Odessa, TX$66,460$63,020—820
Midland, MI$66,400$61,540—290
Winchester, VA$66,270$61,200—730
Battle Creek, MI$66,250$65,090—500
Kalamazoo, MI$66,170$63,450—1,180
Racine, WI$66,030$60,840—860
Monroe, MI$65,830$63,030—560
Hilton Head Island, SC$65,800$64,990—870
Elmira, NY$65,600$61,220—450
Charlottesville, VA$65,510$60,770—1,040
Sheboygan, WI$65,510$61,110—490
Dallas, TX$65,400$65,070—27,350
Oshkosh, WI$65,330$60,150—690
Grand Rapids, MI$65,310$61,900—5,080
Weirton, WV$65,250$60,670—390
Charleston, SC$65,160$61,020—4,670
Cheyenne, WY$65,120$61,150—380
Appleton, WI$65,090$60,840—1,020
Mansfield, OH$65,080$63,980—410
Niles, MI$65,030$60,760—750
Wildwood, FL$65,020$59,360—300
Greeley, CO$64,990$60,160—1,370
Las Vegas, NV$64,890$65,040—6,660
Shreveport, LA$64,580$61,850—2,280
La Crosse, WI$64,460$60,690—710
Hinesville, GA$64,450$67,090—310
Pueblo, CO$64,420$62,000—640
Bismarck, ND$64,360$61,010—640
Nashville, TN$64,250$61,460—8,400
Coeur d'Alene, ID$64,120$63,550—480
McAllen, TX$64,040$63,110—4,090
Minot, ND$64,020$61,350—400
Omaha, NE$63,870$62,670—4,030
Augusta, GA$63,840$63,000—2,400
Green Bay, WI$63,820$60,600—1,150
Richmond, VA$63,780$61,290—5,270
Billings, MT$63,740$62,390—820
Sarasota, FL$63,730$62,370—2,550
Altoona, PA$63,690$61,920—360
Killeen, TX$63,600$63,120—2,280
Davenport, IA$63,460$61,650—1,760
Fond du Lac, WI$63,340$59,920—420
Wausau, WI$63,140$59,500—460
Bangor, ME$63,090$60,080—940
Eau Claire, WI$63,040$60,340—580
St. Louis, MO$63,020$60,650—13,440
Indianapolis, IN$62,940$60,510—8,610
Columbus, GA$62,940$61,360—1,340
Lexington, KY$62,910$61,460—2,420
Grand Island, NE$62,890$64,530—360
Houston, TX$62,840$64,500—30,980
Roanoke, VA$62,830$62,010—1,450
Janesville, WI$62,790$60,220—720
Wheeling, WV$62,690$58,830—510
El Paso, TX$62,660$63,800—2,580
Sioux City, IA$62,500$62,270—890
Blacksburg, VA$62,450$60,600—630
Grand Forks, ND$62,440$61,430—540
Birmingham, AL$62,290$62,630—5,340
Ames, IA$62,190$62,430—440
Brownsville, TX$62,090$63,350—1,950
Huntsville, AL$61,750$62,250—1,990
Laredo, TX$61,690$61,310—1,710
Decatur, AL$61,630$61,090—n/a
Phoenix, AZ$61,550$59,180—16,560
Baton Rouge, LA$61,540$59,310—4,450
Kansas City, MO$61,540$61,060—11,500
Greenville, SC$61,450$60,680—4,390
Johnson City, TN$61,400$61,330—570
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,380$61,430—980
Fargo, ND$61,370$60,210—1,380
Macon, GA$61,370$61,510—1,080
Fayetteville, AR$61,290$61,010—2,380
Daphne, AL$61,180$61,680—n/a
Naples, FL$61,060$60,470—1,370
Boise, ID$60,890$61,230—2,490
Champaign, IL$60,820$59,650—990
Colorado Springs, CO$60,710$61,140—3,640
Fort Wayne, IN$60,690$59,800—1,980
Helena, MT$60,520$57,980—350
Kokomo, IN$60,510$61,180—300
Grand Junction, CO$60,490$52,230—610
San Antonio, TX$60,340$61,720—12,220
Austin, TX$60,310$61,270—8,450
Columbia, SC$60,300$60,050—4,360
Bozeman, MT$60,260$60,740—400
Iowa City, IA$60,250$60,870—760
Tampa, FL$60,190$60,120—11,000
Waterloo, IA$60,150$60,780—890
Kankakee, IL$60,140$57,980—360
Spartanburg, SC$60,120$60,990—1,530
Idaho Falls, ID$60,070$61,080—680
Cleveland, TN$60,060$59,330—410
Memphis, TN$59,940$61,510—5,410
Chattanooga, TN$59,800$59,830—2,020
Corpus Christi, TX$59,780$60,210—1,840
Lewiston, ME$59,720$59,110—670
Elkhart, IN$59,640$59,930—1,130
Lafayette, IN$59,600$59,590—720
Miami, FL$59,550$58,300—19,910
Pocatello, ID$59,540$60,840—270
Raleigh, NC$59,510$60,170—5,830
Slidell, LA$59,430$59,850—2,080
Florence, SC$59,410$60,910—1,010
Des Moines, IA$59,400$61,650—3,640
Amarillo, TX$59,270$61,170—960
Knoxville, TN$59,170$61,980—3,360
Fort Smith, AR$59,000$52,620—840
Fort Myers, FL$58,960$60,470—2,230
New Orleans, LA$58,940$60,350—4,400
Owensboro, KY$58,790$63,010—470
Sherman, TX$58,520$60,030—420
Palm Bay, FL$58,480$62,510—2,310
Michigan City, IN$58,470$59,480—470
Anniston, AL$58,460$61,200—670
South Bend, IN$58,440$58,180—1,220
Orlando, FL$58,420$60,190—10,950
Twin Falls, ID$58,410$60,890—490
Charlotte, NC$58,400$58,680—10,770
Peoria, IL$58,350$57,440—1,500
Elizabethtown, KY$58,330$61,840—470
Paducah, KY$58,330$62,030—360
Bloomington, IN$58,280$58,410—450
Dothan, AL$58,280$60,950—n/a
Mobile, AL$58,200$60,970—n/a
Crestview, FL$58,150$60,330—970
Decatur, IL$58,130$59,050—370
Wichita, KS$58,070$58,640—2,940
Beaumont, TX$57,910$60,260—1,780
Houma, LA$57,910$58,780—750
Longview, TX$57,900$60,210—1,200
Florence, AL$57,860$60,580—n/a
Clarksville, TN$57,800$59,760—1,560
Wichita Falls, TX$57,690$58,900—290
Dubuque, IA$57,680$57,840—560
Muncie, IN$57,620$58,610—340
Huntington, WV$57,560$57,450—1,350
Little Rock, AR$57,530$58,580—3,210
Evansville, IN$57,510$49,120—1,110
Auburn, AL$57,410$59,970—550
Kingsport, TN$57,400$58,130—1,110
Missoula, MT$57,390$58,240—490
Lubbock, TX$57,270$59,220—1,840
Sumter, SC$57,180$57,650—470
Tuscaloosa, AL$57,100$60,220—1,150
Terre Haute, IN$57,090$57,320—660
Gainesville, FL$56,820$56,430—1,370
Tyler, TX$56,670$60,120—920
Bowling Green, KY$56,600$61,260—910
Deltona, FL$56,580$57,770—2,280
Greensboro, NC$56,580$59,730—2,590
Panama City, FL$56,560$58,640—820
Hot Springs, AR$56,370$57,730—340
Montgomery, AL$56,370$59,610—1,560
Lynchburg, VA$56,300$50,470—1,080
Topeka, KS$56,140$58,950—1,170
Ocala, FL$56,020$57,540—1,220
Jonesboro, AR$55,890$56,270—570
Sierra Vista, AZ$55,850$47,980—450
College Station, TX$55,790$57,870—960
Ponce, PR$55,750$59,660—230
Rapid City, SD$55,710$59,480—530
Oklahoma City, OK$55,650$48,780—6,070
Waco, TX$55,640$59,100—1,180
Pensacola, FL$55,470$50,360—2,760
Great Falls, MT$55,390$48,320—310
Gadsden, AL$55,380$57,890—n/a
Arecibo, PR$55,370$61,230—360
Charleston, WV$55,150$57,020—590
Parkersburg, WV$54,880$55,140—230
Flagstaff, AZ$54,880$53,900—430
Port St. Lucie, FL$54,840$53,610—1,730
Abilene, TX$54,740$53,480—660
San Angelo, TX$54,700$51,590—600
Guayama, PR$54,600$53,550—140
Gulfport, MS$54,490$50,820—1,590
Tucson, AZ$54,470$47,220—3,530
Tallahassee, FL$54,400$55,020—1,490
Winston-Salem, NC$54,330$56,510—2,220
Burlington, NC$54,310$56,740—670
Springfield, MO$54,100$49,380—2,400
Lawrence, KS$53,880$50,310—450
St. Joseph, MO$53,810$49,140—770
Lakeland, FL$53,660$50,420—3,280
Durham, NC$53,630$51,400—2,430
Greenville, NC$53,550$55,490—740
Morgantown, WV$53,470$51,380—250
Jackson, TN$53,370$51,470—890
Sebastian, FL$53,320$47,600—510
Joplin, MO$53,120$48,770—1,100
San Juan, PR$52,980$51,300—2,760
Columbia, MO$52,950$47,920—840
Beckley, WV$52,940$51,910—300
Manhattan, KS$52,770$49,520—570
Tulsa, OK$52,720$48,220—4,030
Sebring, FL$52,630$48,660—390
Monroe, LA$52,550$50,300—1,250
Fayetteville, NC$52,450$54,350—1,490
Pinehurst, NC$52,400$50,540—530
Texarkana, TX$52,380$50,270—720
Yuma, AZ$52,360$48,360—730
Lake Charles, LA$52,340$51,520—1,090
Asheville, NC$52,240$50,080—1,450
Mayaguez, PR$52,150$52,120—210
Aguadilla, PR$52,100$59,650—410
Wilmington, NC$52,020$48,240—1,920
Hickory, NC$52,010$49,540—1,560
Cape Girardeau, MO$51,930$47,100—1,030
Sioux Falls, SD$51,830$50,040—1,330
Jefferson City, MO$51,580$47,960—600
Lafayette, LA$51,320$47,770—950
Lawton, OK$51,240$47,330—450
Jackson, MS$51,200$50,240—2,430
Victoria, TX$51,130$57,430—410
Goldsboro, NC$50,820$49,240—640
Hattiesburg, MS$50,800$47,650—450
Hammond, LA$50,750$47,470—610
Jacksonville, NC$50,160$48,370—1,000
Rocky Mount, NC$49,980$48,670—550
Prescott Valley, AZ$49,880$47,400—600
Alexandria, LA$49,680$47,950—680
Lake Havasu City, AZ$49,230$46,460—520
Enid, OK$48,500$46,840—280

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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education salary: questions

Where do elementary school teachers (except special education) make the most money?

In Mount Vernon, WA, with an average of $106,760 a year, among the 383 metro areas we cover.

What is the average elementary school teachers (except special education) salary in the U.S.?

$74,773 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is elementary school teachers (except special education) pay the lowest?

Enid, OK, at $48,500 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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