Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
25-2021 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teach students basic academic, social, and other formative skills in public or private schools at the elementary level. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). Excludes "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 1,410,970 |
0.8 % |
(4) |
$62,200 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$37,780 |
$46,120 |
$58,230 |
$75,330 |
$95,270 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,403,670 |
16.42 |
(4) |
$62,240 |
| Religious Organizations |
2,510 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$53,230 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,000 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$61,640 |
| Employment Services |
860 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$51,300 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
690 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$47,460 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,403,670 |
16.42 |
(4) |
$62,240 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,000 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$61,640 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services |
(8) |
(8) |
(4) |
$55,740 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations |
100 |
0.04 |
(4) |
$54,110 |
| Religious Organizations |
2,510 |
1.28 |
(4) |
$53,230 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
162,440 |
9.55 |
0.98 |
(4) |
$80,100 |
| Texas |
136,780 |
11.29 |
1.16 |
(4) |
$56,520 |
| New York |
82,590 |
8.80 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$83,010 |
| Florida |
75,750 |
8.80 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$50,070 |
| Illinois |
65,630 |
10.95 |
1.12 |
(4) |
$62,140 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
3,870 |
12.69 |
1.30 |
(4) |
$62,430 |
| Louisiana |
24,070 |
12.58 |
1.29 |
(4) |
$48,740 |
| Iowa |
19,040 |
12.35 |
1.27 |
(4) |
$54,500 |
| Georgia |
53,940 |
12.27 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$56,360 |
| Alabama |
23,850 |
12.27 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$49,850 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
82,590 |
8.80 |
0.90 |
(4) |
$83,010 |
| Massachusetts |
30,380 |
8.51 |
0.87 |
(4) |
$82,600 |
| California |
162,440 |
9.55 |
0.98 |
(4) |
$80,100 |
| District of Columbia |
3,260 |
4.58 |
0.47 |
(4) |
$79,480 |
| Connecticut |
16,320 |
9.83 |
1.01 |
(4) |
$75,480 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
86,140 |
9.07 |
0.93 |
(4) |
$83,730 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
47,500 |
10.23 |
1.05 |
(4) |
$65,670 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
46,870 |
7.66 |
0.79 |
(4) |
$83,960 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
37,210 |
10.43 |
1.07 |
(4) |
$59,460 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
31,060 |
11.58 |
1.19 |
(4) |
$57,230 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
30,650 |
10.28 |
1.05 |
(4) |
$58,510 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
28,490 |
9.09 |
0.93 |
(4) |
$77,140 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
27,560 |
9.68 |
0.99 |
(4) |
$70,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
22,490 |
8.15 |
0.84 |
(4) |
$82,730 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
22,000 |
14.73 |
1.51 |
(4) |
$88,200 |
United States Department of Labor
