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Elementary School Teacher Salary by City

Elementary school teachers instruct students in grades K–6 in public and private schools.

📚 Elementary School Teacher

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Top Paying Cities

All Cities — Elementary School Teacher Salaries

#CityMedian Salary
1SeattleWA$97,740
2BellevueWA$97,740
3TacomaWA$97,740
4Los AngelesCA$97,460
5Long BeachCA$97,460
6AnaheimCA$97,460
7MidlandTX$97,360
8BerkeleyCA$96,460
9San FranciscoCA$96,460
10OaklandCA$96,460
11Jersey CityNJ$95,140
12NewarkNJ$95,140
13New YorkNY$95,140
14RiversideCA$93,620
15San BernardinoCA$93,620
16OntarioCA$93,620
17MelbourneFL$92,450
18Palm BayFL$92,450
19TitusvilleFL$92,450
20FolsomCA$87,840
21SacramentoCA$87,840
22RosevilleCA$87,840
23CarlsbadCA$86,960
24San DiegoCA$86,960
25Chula VistaCA$86,960
26CambridgeMA$85,910
27NewtonMA$85,910
28BostonMA$85,910
29BoulderCO$84,770
30ArlingtonVA$78,790
31WashingtonDC$78,790
32AlexandriaVA$78,790
33HillsboroOR$78,320
34PortlandOR$78,320
35VancouverWA$78,320
36SyracuseNY$76,890
37StocktonCA$76,700
38AlbanyNY$76,640
39SchenectadyNY$76,640
40TroyNY$76,640
41ColumbusOH$74,340
42CheektowagaNY$74,270
43BuffaloNY$74,270
44MinneapolisMN$74,150
45St. PaulMN$74,150
46BloomingtonMN$74,150
47AllentownPA$74,100
48BethlehemPA$74,100
49EastonPA$74,100
50CamdenNJ$73,980
51WilmingtonDE$73,980
52PhiladelphiaPA$73,980
53NapervilleIL$73,950
54ChicagoIL$73,950
55ElginIL$73,950
56GainesvilleFL$73,570
57AtlantaGA$72,720
58Sandy SpringsGA$72,720
59AlpharettaGA$72,720
60BaltimoreMD$72,670
61ColumbiaMD$72,670
62TowsonMD$72,670
63MilwaukeeWI$70,320
64WaukeshaWI$70,320
65DearbornMI$69,550
66DetroitMI$69,550
67WarrenMI$69,550
68BiloxiMS$69,240
69GulfportMS$69,240
70Ann ArborMI$69,210
71NorfolkVA$69,150
72Newport NewsVA$69,150
73Virginia BeachVA$69,150
74PittsburghPA$69,110
75Salt Lake CityUT$66,920
76RockfordIL$66,900
77AlbuquerqueNM$66,420
78JacksonvilleFL$65,930
79OgdenUT$65,500
80ClearfieldUT$65,500
81SalisburyMD$64,770
82KnoxvilleTN$63,920
83DallasTX$63,860
84Fort WorthTX$63,860
85ArlingtonTX$63,860
86Chapel HillNC$63,830
87DurhamNC$63,830
88Port St. LucieFL$62,790
89KentwoodMI$62,780
90Grand RapidsMI$62,780
91The WoodlandsTX$62,490
92HoustonTX$62,490
93Sugar LandTX$62,490
94ParadiseNV$62,290
95HendersonNV$62,290
96Las VegasNV$62,290
97Boise CityID$62,230
98TampaFL$61,990
99St. PetersburgFL$61,990
100ClearwaterFL$61,990

Source: BLS OEWS · Metro-level data · Updated periodically

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which US city pays Elementary School Teachers the most?

Seattle, WA has the highest median elementary school teacher salary in our dataset at $97,740/year. Pay varies by metro — see the full ranking below.

What is the median elementary school teacher salary in the US?

Across the top-100 US cities for Elementary School Teachers, the median salary is approximately $73,980/year (Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS).

How does cost of living affect elementary school teacher pay?

Nominal pay alone is misleading — a city paying $90k where rent runs $1,200 often beats a city paying $110k where rent runs $2,800. Click any city to see purchasing-power-adjusted salary.

Where does this salary data come from?

Salaries are pulled from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, the federal benchmark for US wage data. Cost-of-living adjustments use BEA Regional Price Parities.