Salary by state
Elementary School Teachers Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Elementary School Teachers — median wage by state
- Washington: $102,350, COL-adjusted $95,654
- California: $99,650, COL-adjusted $90,018
- District of Columbia: $96,580, COL-adjusted $87,880
- Massachusetts: $94,000, COL-adjusted $88,847
- Rhode Island: $90,930, COL-adjusted $88,886
- New York: $85,760, COL-adjusted $79,481
- Connecticut: $80,600, COL-adjusted $77,799
- Alaska: $79,260, COL-adjusted $77,402
- New Jersey: $78,200, COL-adjusted $71,875
- Maryland: $77,680, COL-adjusted $73,981
- Ohio: $77,370, COL-adjusted $83,373
- Oregon: $77,130, COL-adjusted $74,594
- Pennsylvania: $77,060, COL-adjusted $78,955
- Minnesota: $76,350, COL-adjusted $77,434
- Delaware: $75,920, COL-adjusted $76,072
- Illinois: $75,320, COL-adjusted $75,320
- Utah: $74,810, COL-adjusted $75,642
- New Mexico: $74,550, COL-adjusted $80,857
- New Hampshire: $72,410, COL-adjusted $69,491
- Georgia: $72,290, COL-adjusted $75,067
- Hawaii: $71,410, COL-adjusted $64,918
- Virginia: $65,550, COL-adjusted $64,837
- Michigan: $65,110, COL-adjusted $67,682
- Nevada: $65,040, COL-adjusted $65,040
- Colorado: $63,410, COL-adjusted $61,503
- Vermont: $63,070, COL-adjusted $64,357
- Texas: $62,760, COL-adjusted $64,634
- Maine: $62,390, COL-adjusted $64,253
- Nebraska: $62,380, COL-adjusted $69,234
- Idaho: $61,600, COL-adjusted $64,503
- Alabama: $61,380, COL-adjusted $69,122
- Wisconsin: $61,210, COL-adjusted $65,048
- Wyoming: $61,150, COL-adjusted $65,965
- South Carolina: $60,820, COL-adjusted $64,909
- Kentucky: $60,610, COL-adjusted $67,195
- Iowa: $60,580, COL-adjusted $68,998
- North Dakota: $60,030, COL-adjusted $67,449
- Tennessee: $59,980, COL-adjusted $65,267
- Indiana: $59,700, COL-adjusted $63,987
- Florida: $58,930, COL-adjusted $56,992
- Louisiana: $58,770, COL-adjusted $66,633
- Montana: $57,530, COL-adjusted $60,814
- Arizona: $56,590, COL-adjusted $56,197
- Kansas: $56,450, COL-adjusted $62,653
- West Virginia: $55,630, COL-adjusted $62,156
- North Carolina: $54,930, COL-adjusted $58,250
- Arkansas: $52,700, COL-adjusted $60,644
- Missouri: $50,910, COL-adjusted $56,068
- South Dakota: $50,130, COL-adjusted $56,580
- Mississippi: $49,790, COL-adjusted $57,230
- Oklahoma: $48,200, COL-adjusted $54,897
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- Washington$102,350
- California$99,650
- District of Columbia$96,580
- Massachusetts$94,000
- Rhode Island$90,930
- New York$85,760
- Connecticut$80,600
- Alaska$79,260
- New Jersey$78,200
- Maryland$77,680
- Ohio$77,370
- Oregon$77,130
- Pennsylvania$77,060
- Minnesota$76,350
- Delaware$75,920
- Illinois$75,320
- Utah$74,810
- New Mexico$74,550
- New Hampshire$72,410
- Georgia$72,290
- Hawaii$71,410
- Virginia$65,550
- Michigan$65,110
- Nevada$65,040
- Colorado$63,410
- Vermont$63,070
- Texas$62,760
- Maine$62,390
- Nebraska$62,380
- Idaho$61,600
- Alabama$61,380
- Wisconsin$61,210
- Wyoming$61,150
- South Carolina$60,820
- Kentucky$60,610
- Iowa$60,580
- North Dakota$60,030
- Tennessee$59,980
- Indiana$59,700
- Florida$58,930
- Louisiana$58,770
- Montana$57,530
- Arizona$56,590
- Kansas$56,450
- West Virginia$55,630
- North Carolina$54,930
- Arkansas$52,700
- Missouri$50,910
- South Dakota$50,130
- Mississippi$49,790
- Oklahoma$48,200