Table 72.

Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 2003-04

Selected characteristic	Total earned income		Base salary		Number of full-time teachers (in thousands)		School year supplemental contract						Supplemental contract during summer				Number of teachers with nonschool employment (in thousands)
							Number of teachers (in thousands)		Supplemental salary		Number of teachers (in thousands)		Supplemental salary		Teaching or tutor		Education related		Not education related
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11
Public schools
Total	$47,700	(240)	$44,400	(240)	2,948.2	(28.20)	1,185.9	(19.67)	$2,700	(60)	605.2	(14.05)	$2,500	(60)	120.8	(5.18)	83.7	(4.06)	263.9	(6.67)
Sex
Males	51,000	(370)	45,600	(330)	750.5	(12.74)	426.6	(10.40)	3,700	(70)	183.0	(7.28)	3,000	(80)	37.1	(2.89)	36.0	(1.96)	120.1	(4.40)
Females	46,500	(240)	44,100	(250)	2,197.7	(22.90)	759.3	(14.53)	2,200	(80)	422.2	(11.16)	2,300	(60)	83.7	(3.86)	47.8	(3.36)	143.7	(4.95)
Race/ethnicity
White	47,800	(270)	44,500	(280)	2,439.3	(29.86)	994.0	(17.73)	2,800	(70)	467.5	(11.87)	2,400	(60)	104.3	(4.72)	73.0	(3.77)	229.0	(5.70)
Black	46,600	(420)	43,300	(410)	241.2	(9.63)	85.7	(4.46)	2,400	(140)	68.4	(4.93)	3,000	(170)	9.5	(1.04)	5.7	(1.00)	17.0	(1.88)
Hispanic	47,400	(660)	44,000	(600)	187.7	(10.36)	78.5	(6.78)	2,400	(230)	51.2	(5.42)	2,500	(120)	4.1	(0.98)	3.4	(0.81)	11.5	(1.86)
Asian	49,000	(740)	46,800	(770)	38.0	(2.37)	11.3	(1.09)	2,600	(310)	8.5	(1.10)	2,500	(190)	1.3	(0.33)	0.5	(0.11)	2.0	(0.43)
American Indian/Alaska Native	42,600	(1,110)	39,300	(1,020)	15.0	(1.16)	6.5	(0.71)	2,900	(600)	3.8	(0.73)	1,900	(240)	0.4	(0.15)	0.5	(0.29)	1.7	(0.38)
Pacific Islander	46,600	(1,450)	42,800	(1,220)	5.1	(0.68)	2.2	(0.47)	3,000	(780)	1.6	(0.30)	2,400	(280)	0.4	(0.19)	0.2	(0.08)	0.4	(0.12)
More than one race	45,600	(1,570)	42,600	(1,390)	21.9	(2.09)	7.7	(1.16)	2,500	(220)	4.1	(0.95)	2,400	(290)	0.8	(0.31)	0.4	(0.18)	2.2	(0.53)
Age
Less than 30	37,800	(300)	34,600	(280)	493.2	(21.85)	228.1	(9.75)	2,300	(80)	126.6	(8.42)	2,400	(110)	22.2	(2.44)	12.0	(1.81)	51.4	(4.28)
30 to 39	43,800	(220)	40,300	(220)	724.5	(13.52)	324.8	(9.14)	2,900	(120)	154.7	(6.97)	2,400	(80)	27.6	(2.52)	19.4	(1.57)	65.3	(4.38)
40 to 49	48,700	(250)	45,400	(200)	756.5	(14.12)	294.9	(8.76)	2,900	(170)	145.6	(5.15)	2,500	(80)	32.7	(2.48)	25.7	(1.88)	68.2	(3.44)
50 or more	54,700	(250)	51,500	(230)	973.9	(27.38)	338.1	(11.50)	2,800	(100)	178.3	(8.03)	2,700	(90)	38.3	(2.82)	26.6	(2.94)	78.9	(3.04)
Years of full-time and part-time   teaching experience
1 year or less	36,500	(500)	32,600	(410)	151.6	(15.47)	53.0	(4.81)	1,800	(100)	28.7	(4.42)	3,300	(400)	4.6	(1.02)	3.0	(0.61)	19.0	(2.82)
2 to 4 years	37,800	(240)	34,800	(200)	464.7	(26.82)	197.4	(11.10)	2,300	(90)	115.2	(9.08)	2,400	(80)	17.6	(2.36)	10.7	(1.49)	45.2	(4.03)
5 to 9 years	42,700	(190)	39,400	(160)	641.1	(16.17)	284.3	(10.62)	2,600	(120)	148.4	(7.22)	2,400	(80)	29.7	(3.01)	17.0	(1.55)	64.3	(3.48)
10 to 14 years	47,000	(300)	43,800	(260)	438.6	(14.16)	178.3	(7.17)	2,900	(140)	88.9	(6.03)	2,300	(100)	20.2	(2.58)	11.8	(1.46)	33.3	(2.29)
15 to 19 years	51,900	(410)	48,700	(360)	346.2	(10.03)	133.2	(5.40)	2,800	(210)	56.7	(3.15)	2,500	(140)	13.3	(1.76)	11.2	(1.40)	26.6	(2.01)
20 or more years	56,800	(230)	53,400	(200)	906.0	(26.90)	339.7	(10.80)	3,100	(130)	167.3	(6.99)	2,600	(90)	35.5	(2.31)	30.0	(2.41)	75.5	(3.67)
Level
Elementary	46,700	(330)	44,400	(330)	1,522.7	(23.56)	461.2	(12.53)	2,100	(120)	304.7	(10.02)	2,200	(70)	52.9	(3.21)	32.7	(3.44)	106.2	(5.70)
Secondary	48,700	(260)	44,300	(250)	1,425.6	(24.05)	724.7	(15.05)	3,100	(70)	300.6	(8.62)	2,800	(70)	67.9	(3.86)	51.0	(2.26)	157.7	(4.79)
Private schools
Total	$34,700	(1,910)	$31,700	(1,630)	366.5	(11.87)	84.6	(7.07)	$2,400	(130)	74.3	(3.97)	$3,100	(250)	24.5	(2.10)	12.7	(2.01)	37.1	(3.73)
Sex
Males	40,800	(650)	35,200	(580)	84.6	(6.15)	30.6	(2.45)	2,800	(200)	24.3	(2.25)	3,700	(320)	7.4	(0.92)	4.1	(0.68)	16.0	(1.80)
Females	32,800	(2,260)	30,600	(2,020)	281.9	(13.40)	53.9	(5.23)	2,200	(190)	50.0	(3.49)	2,800	(320)	17.1	(1.59)	8.6	(1.55)	21.2	(3.50)
Race/ethnicity
White	34,600	(2,140)	31,700	(1,880)	322.1	(11.91)	75.5	(6.49)	2,300	(140)	61.0	(3.77)	3,100	(310)	21.6	(1.95)	11.6	(1.99)	33.4	(3.71)
Black	31,500	(1,240)	27,900	(1,000)	15.7	(2.46)	2.3	(0.48)	2,200	(450)	5.0	(1.14)	3,000	(780)	0.7	(0.25)	0.5	(0.25)	1.3	(0.43)
Hispanic	35,700	(1,660)	32,000	(1,270)	16.6	(2.01)	4.0	(0.79)	3,600	(930)	4.7	(0.87)	3,600	(390)	1.5	(0.39)	0.3	(0.17)	1.5	(0.45)
Asian	37,300	(3,350)	34,500	(2,650)	6.8	(0.84)	1.1	(0.27)	1,900	(490)	2.1	(0.42)	3,200	(860)	0.4	(0.24)	0.2	(0.25)	0.5	(0.20)
American Indian/Alaska Native	35,800	(4,230)	31,900	(3,150)	1.7	(1.94)	0.5	(0.34)	‡	(†)	0.5	(0.55)	‡	(†)	0.1	(0.04)	‡	(†)	0.1	(0.07)
Pacific Islander	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
More than one race	38,600	(3,410)	36,900	(3,460)	2.7	(1.20)	1.0	(0.31)	‡	(†)	0.4	(0.20)	‡	(†)	0.1	(0.10)	‡	(†)	0.3	(0.14)
Age
Less than 30	29,100	(640)	25,900	(520)	74.6	(3.20)	20.2	(1.64)	2,300	(250)	19.6	(1.60)	2,700	(180)	6.6	(0.92)	2.7	(0.41)	10.0	(1.19)
30 to 39	33,200	(740)	30,100	(720)	80.3	(5.65)	19.7	(1.76)	2,500	(280)	17.6	(1.95)	3,100	(290)	5.3	(0.99)	2.9	(0.54)	8.7	(2.97)
40 to 49	34,600	(1,770)	31,900	(1,420)	88.4	(4.94)	21.5	(2.82)	2,400	(230)	17.8	(3.94)	3,000	(660)	4.9	(0.66)	2.7	(0.78)	8.4	(1.17)
50 or more	39,000	(4,480)	36,000	(3,990)	123.2	(12.45)	23.1	(2.91)	2,400	(240)	19.4	(2.19)	3,800	(380)	7.7	(1.22)	4.4	(0.87)	10.0	(1.42)
Years of full-time and part-time   teaching experience
1 year or less	28,100	(1,100)	24,700	(1,040)	24.6	(3.43)	4.7	(0.68)	2,000	(320)	5.6	(0.81)	3,400	(540)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	3.6	(2.36)
2 to 4 years	29,400	(2,930)	26,100	(2,430)	78.4	(14.11)	18.8	(1.67)	2,000	(310)	18.8	(1.67)	2,900	(220)	5.7	(0.83)	2.5	(0.42)	10.2	(1.19)
5 to 9 years	32,100	(800)	29,500	(780)	77.6	(3.94)	17.7	(2.10)	2,600	(340)	17.0	(1.91)	2,800	(200)	6.4	(1.02)	3.1	(0.70)	7.4	(1.70)
10 to 14 years	34,600	(3,070)	31,800	(2,680)	53.0	(5.17)	13.9	(2.34)	2,400	(280)	10.4	(1.46)	3,400	(450)	3.4	(0.76)	1.9	(0.50)	4.3	(0.84)
15 to 19 years	37,900	(4,030)	35,300	(3,690)	42.6	(3.78)	10.5	(1.61)	2,600	(340)	8.8	(3.73)	3,100	(1,110)	2.2	(0.47)	‡	(†)	3.5	(0.74)
20 or more years	41,700	(920)	38,500	(680)	90.3	(7.21)	19.0	(2.47)	2,700	(300)	13.7	(1.59)	3,600	(480)	6.0	(1.06)	3.2	(0.79)	8.2	(1.17)
Level
Elementary	31,400	(2,640)	29,200	(2,380)	209.9	(13.87)	30.1	(3.72)	2,200	(220)	37.0	(3.14)	2,900	(410)	12.3	(1.29)	6.2	(0.98)	17.5	(3.08)
Secondary	39,000	(730)	35,000	(570)	156.5	(9.42)	54.5	(4.01)	2,500	(180)	37.3	(3.37)	3,300	(250)	12.2	(1.35)	6.5	(1.22)	19.7	(1.87)

† Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Includes additional compensation for extracurricular instruction or other additional activities, and bonuses and state supplements. NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties (regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding, missing values in cells with too few cases to report, and survey item nonresponse. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire" and "Private Teacher Questionnaire," 2003–04. (This table was prepared July 2006.)