Teacher Salary (United States)

United States public school teachers typically earn around 60,000 to 70,000 dollars per year, with state medians ranging from the mid 40s to over 90,000.

Overview

Pay runs on step-and-lane schedules: salary steps rise with years, lanes with graduate credits, so a New York or California veteran can exceed 100,000 while a Mississippi starting teacher earns under 40,000. Starting pay commonly sits in the mid forties nationally. Summers are typically unpaid, with salary spread over ten or twelve months by election, and second jobs are common. Shortages persist in math, special education and science, and union strength explains much of the state spread. Figures are indicative medians from education statistics.