Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

25-2021 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level. Excludes "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050) and "Substitute Teachers, Short-Term" (25-3031).

National estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Industry profile for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Geographic profile for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

National estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Mean wage RSE (3)
1,364,870	0.9 %	(4)	$ 65,420	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Annual Wage (2)	$ 40,030	$ 48,350	$ 60,940	$ 79,120	$ 100,480

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Industry profile for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,356,460	16.46	(4)	$ 65,470
Child Day Care Services	1,620	0.21	(4)	$ 36,830
Religious Organizations	1,420	0.75	(4)	$ 51,270
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	690	0.02	(4)	$ 59,290
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	620	0.01	(4)	$ 64,290

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,356,460	16.46	(4)	$ 65,470
Religious Organizations	1,420	0.75	(4)	$ 51,270
Educational Support Services	510	0.28	(4)	$ 56,620
Child Day Care Services	1,620	0.21	(4)	$ 36,830
Other Schools and Instruction	420	0.10	(4)	$ 49,440

Top paying industries for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,356,460	16.46	(4)	$ 65,470
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	620	0.01	(4)	$ 64,290
Social Advocacy Organizations	110	0.05	(4)	$ 60,640
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	690	0.02	(4)	$ 59,290
Educational Support Services	510	0.28	(4)	$ 56,620

Geographic profile for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	156,920	9.55	0.97	(4)	$ 85,110
Texas	131,370	10.85	1.11	(4)	$ 56,760
New York	92,700	10.67	1.09	(4)	$ 84,380
Florida	73,840	8.75	0.89	(4)	$ 57,520
Illinois	57,880	10.29	1.05	(4)	$ 66,140

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	3,870	13.75	1.40	(4)	$ 62,750
Louisiana	21,580	11.98	1.22	(4)	$ 49,620
Kansas	15,250	11.45	1.17	(4)	$ 54,460
Alaska	3,380	11.40	1.16	(4)	$ 74,720
Mississippi	12,150	11.28	1.15	(4)	$ 43,280

Top paying states for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	156,920	9.55	0.97	(4)	$ 85,110
Massachusetts	29,900	8.93	0.91	(4)	$ 84,810
New York	92,700	10.67	1.09	(4)	$ 84,380
Connecticut	15,000	9.74	0.99	(4)	$ 79,610
District of Columbia	4,150	6.03	0.61	(4)	$ 78,840

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

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	90,750	10.27	1.05	(4)	$ 85,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	45,180	10.36	1.06	(4)	$ 69,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	44,340	7.61	0.78	(4)	$ 90,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	34,740	9.68	0.99	(4)	$ 58,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	32,450	10.93	1.11	(4)	$ 58,930
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	31,990	10.58	1.08	(4)	$ 84,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	27,180	10.08	1.03	(4)	$ 71,130
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	24,740	9.40	0.96	(4)	$ 63,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	22,080	8.48	0.86	(4)	$ 85,490
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	21,520	14.45	1.47	(4)	$ 92,910

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Goldsboro, NC	1,170	28.21	2.87	(4)	$ 46,690
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	1,100	25.81	2.63	(4)	$ 89,450
Jacksonville, NC	1,130	24.75	2.52	(4)	$ 44,740
Merced, CA	1,630	22.89	2.33	(4)	$ 99,360
Elmira, NY	650	20.58	2.10	(4)	$ 59,510
Logan, UT-ID	1,200	20.57	2.10	(4)	$ 49,690
Las Cruces, NM	1,400	20.47	2.09	(4)	$ 71,230
Twin Falls, ID	920	19.94	2.03	(4)	$ 43,830
Bakersfield, CA	6,050	19.80	2.02	(4)	$ 86,580
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	5,070	19.53	1.99	(4)	$ 57,120