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| Table 211.20. | Average base salary for full-time teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, by highest degree earned and years of full-time teaching: Selected years, 1990–91 through 2011–12 |
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| Years of full-time teaching experience | Number of full-time teachers | Salary (current dollars) | Salary (constant 2012-13 dollars)3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Highest degree earned | Highest degree earned | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All teachers1 | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Education specialist2 | Doctor's degree | All teachers1 | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Education specialist2 | Doctor's degree | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1990-91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,336,750 | (20,958) | $31,330 | (97) | $27,740 | (103) | $34,960 | (125) | $34,960 | (391) | $40,070 | (817) | $54,130 | (168) | $47,920 | (178) | $60,390 | (216) | $64,320 | (675) | $69,220 | (1,411) |
| 1 year or less | 94,000 | (3,014) | 22,210 | (200) | 21,510 | (207) | 26,440 | (863) | 26,630 | (982) | ‡ | (†) | 38,370 | (346) | 37,160 | (358) | 45,670 | (1,491) | 46,000 | (1,697) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2 years | 86,900 | (2,963) | 22,120 | (162) | 21,650 | (147) | 25,060 | (505) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 38,210 | (280) | 37,400 | (255) | 43,300 | (873) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 80,340 | (2,542) | 23,010 | (177) | 22,440 | (174) | 25,960 | (695) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 39,750 | (306) | 38,770 | (301) | 44,850 | (1,200) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 79,610 | (3,271) | 23,960 | (236) | 23,150 | (246) | 26,340 | (526) | 29,160 | (1,489) | ‡ | (†) | 41,390 | (408) | 39,990 | (425) | 45,500 | (909) | 50,380 | (2,573) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 83,540 | (3,238) | 25,080 | (202) | 24,070 | (240) | 27,220 | (436) | 29,870 | (2,195) | ‡ | (†) | 43,340 | (348) | 41,580 | (415) | 47,020 | (754) | 51,600 | (3,792) | ‡ | (†) |
| 6 to 9 years | 316,210 | (6,805) | 26,500 | (109) | 25,010 | (135) | 28,800 | (237) | 30,210 | (761) | ‡ | (†) | 45,780 | (188) | 43,210 | (234) | 49,750 | (410) | 52,190 | (1,315) | ‡ | (†) |
| 10 to 14 years | 408,300 | (7,843) | 29,620 | (161) | 27,320 | (172) | 31,760 | (299) | 33,640 | (592) | 37,900 | (1,943) | 51,170 | (278) | 47,200 | (297) | 54,870 | (517) | 58,110 | (1,023) | 65,480 | (3,356) |
| 15 to 19 years | 444,930 | (7,580) | 33,590 | (209) | 30,820 | (253) | 35,240 | (248) | 37,800 | (842) | 40,340 | (1,548) | 58,020 | (361) | 53,250 | (437) | 60,890 | (429) | 65,300 | (1,454) | 69,690 | (2,675) |
| 20 to 24 years | 392,330 | (8,038) | 36,960 | (202) | 34,050 | (274) | 38,460 | (243) | 39,520 | (838) | 43,740 | (1,391) | 63,840 | (350) | 58,830 | (474) | 66,430 | (419) | 68,280 | (1,448) | 75,560 | (2,404) |
| 25 to 29 years | 219,140 | (6,214) | 38,100 | (305) | 34,770 | (409) | 39,830 | (370) | 42,460 | (1,257) | 43,110 | (2,179) | 65,830 | (528) | 60,080 | (707) | 68,800 | (639) | 73,360 | (2,172) | 74,480 | (3,765) |
| 30 to 34 years | 100,460 | (4,766) | 38,530 | (380) | 35,040 | (451) | 40,660 | (489) | 40,900 | (1,596) | ‡ | (†) | 66,560 | (656) | 60,530 | (779) | 70,240 | (846) | 70,670 | (2,757) | ‡ | (†) |
| 35 years or more | 30,980 | (2,515) | 39,150 | (888) | 34,120 | (1,258) | 41,730 | (1,116) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 67,640 | (1,535) | 58,940 | (2,174) | 72,100 | (1,927) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1999-2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,742,210 | (20,301) | $39,890 | (118) | $35,310 | (116) | $44,700 | (174) | $47,990 | (439) | $48,180 | (1,418) | $54,510 | (162) | $48,250 | (159) | $61,090 | (237) | $65,580 | (601) | $65,840 | (1,938) |
| 1 year or less | 172,710 | (5,492) | 29,280 | (166) | 28,110 | (150) | 34,010 | (446) | 33,360 | (1,009) | ‡ | (†) | 40,020 | (226) | 38,420 | (205) | 46,470 | (610) | 45,580 | (1,379) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2 years | 161,220 | (5,678) | 29,670 | (179) | 28,800 | (165) | 33,030 | (404) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40,550 | (245) | 39,350 | (226) | 45,130 | (552) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 145,290 | (4,630) | 30,690 | (169) | 29,650 | (199) | 34,360 | (370) | 34,540 | (1,341) | ‡ | (†) | 41,940 | (231) | 40,520 | (272) | 46,950 | (505) | 47,210 | (1,832) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 133,840 | (5,657) | 32,380 | (258) | 30,810 | (232) | 35,870 | (665) | 37,130 | (1,354) | ‡ | (†) | 44,250 | (352) | 42,100 | (318) | 49,020 | (909) | 50,730 | (1,851) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 120,490 | (4,300) | 32,440 | (253) | 31,040 | (287) | 34,880 | (392) | 35,800 | (1,915) | ‡ | (†) | 44,340 | (346) | 42,420 | (392) | 47,670 | (536) | 48,930 | (2,617) | ‡ | (†) |
| 6 to 9 years | 385,840 | (8,205) | 34,960 | (167) | 32,630 | (190) | 37,800 | (240) | 40,170 | (836) | 41,260 | (2,302) | 47,780 | (229) | 44,600 | (260) | 51,650 | (328) | 54,900 | (1,143) | 56,380 | (3,145) |
| 10 to 14 years | 382,730 | (6,298) | 39,340 | (257) | 36,160 | (386) | 42,070 | (334) | 44,840 | (988) | 36,500 | (2,313) | 53,760 | (351) | 49,420 | (528) | 57,490 | (457) | 61,270 | (1,350) | 49,880 | (3,161) |
| 15 to 19 years | 321,740 | (8,067) | 43,400 | (225) | 40,280 | (318) | 45,930 | (356) | 47,270 | (916) | 34,890 | (872) | 59,310 | (307) | 55,040 | (435) | 62,760 | (487) | 64,590 | (1,252) | 47,680 | (1,192) |
| 20 to 24 years | 351,730 | (6,993) | 45,650 | (264) | 41,260 | (279) | 48,480 | (383) | 49,000 | (1,055) | 33,430 | (1,319) | 62,390 | (361) | 56,380 | (381) | 66,260 | (524) | 66,960 | (1,441) | 45,680 | (1,802) |
| 25 to 29 years | 329,170 | (7,167) | 48,540 | (276) | 44,750 | (333) | 50,170 | (399) | 54,230 | (968) | 38,150 | (2,437) | 66,330 | (377) | 61,160 | (455) | 68,560 | (545) | 74,120 | (1,323) | 52,140 | (3,331) |
| 30 to 34 years | 185,470 | (5,488) | 52,150 | (346) | 47,270 | (634) | 54,240 | (441) | 55,990 | (1,126) | ‡ | (†) | 71,270 | (473) | 64,590 | (866) | 74,130 | (602) | 76,520 | (1,539) | ‡ | (†) |
| 35 years or more | 51,990 | (3,006) | 50,620 | (673) | 46,690 | (1,359) | 52,270 | (923) | 56,200 | (2,797) | ‡ | (†) | 69,170 | (920) | 63,810 | (1,858) | 71,430 | (1,262) | 76,810 | (3,823) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2003-04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,948,230 | (28,203) | $44,360 | (245) | $39,200 | (300) | $49,440 | (202) | $52,940 | (458) | $53,750 | (1,295) | $55,150 | (304) | $48,730 | (373) | $61,460 | (251) | $65,810 | (570) | $66,820 | (1,609) |
| 1 year or less | 177,920 | (17,391) | 33,160 | (381) | 31,820 | (342) | 38,600 | (732) | 44,280 | (5,030) | 37,320 | (1,690) | 41,230 | (474) | 39,560 | (425) | 47,990 | (910) | 55,050 | (6,253) | 46,400 | (2,101) |
| 2 years | 153,950 | (17,695) | 34,060 | (284) | 32,720 | (334) | 37,940 | (646) | 33,960 | (1,299) | ‡ | (†) | 42,340 | (353) | 40,680 | (415) | 47,170 | (803) | 42,220 | (1,615) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 168,140 | (9,009) | 35,230 | (349) | 33,420 | (282) | 40,230 | (683) | 40,340 | (3,173) | ‡ | (†) | 43,800 | (434) | 41,550 | (351) | 50,010 | (849) | 50,150 | (3,944) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 159,490 | (6,723) | 36,260 | (265) | 34,560 | (279) | 40,280 | (530) | 38,530 | (1,799) | ‡ | (†) | 45,080 | (330) | 42,970 | (347) | 50,080 | (658) | 47,900 | (2,236) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 153,180 | (6,194) | 37,370 | (403) | 34,950 | (324) | 40,830 | (763) | 42,810 | (1,957) | ‡ | (†) | 46,460 | (501) | 43,450 | (403) | 50,770 | (948) | 53,220 | (2,433) | ‡ | (†) |
| 6 to 9 years | 498,590 | (13,859) | 40,340 | (201) | 37,070 | (209) | 43,700 | (300) | 45,810 | (1,308) | 44,270 | (2,321) | 50,160 | (249) | 46,090 | (260) | 54,330 | (372) | 56,950 | (1,627) | 55,030 | (2,885) |
| 10 to 14 years | 433,530 | (14,595) | 44,330 | (257) | 39,730 | (267) | 47,900 | (393) | 50,000 | (956) | 55,040 | (3,584) | 55,110 | (320) | 49,400 | (332) | 59,550 | (488) | 62,160 | (1,189) | 68,420 | (4,456) |
| 15 to 19 years | 343,970 | (9,606) | 49,200 | (356) | 44,310 | (482) | 52,290 | (469) | 56,250 | (1,349) | 58,350 | (3,443) | 61,170 | (443) | 55,080 | (599) | 65,000 | (583) | 69,940 | (1,678) | 72,540 | (4,280) |
| 20 to 24 years | 285,980 | (8,434) | 50,810 | (362) | 46,390 | (374) | 53,980 | (583) | 54,900 | (999) | 53,580 | (3,531) | 63,160 | (450) | 57,670 | (466) | 67,110 | (724) | 68,250 | (1,242) | 66,610 | (4,390) |
| 25 to 29 years | 283,460 | (11,809) | 52,790 | (281) | 48,650 | (488) | 55,000 | (411) | 55,870 | (975) | 65,210 | (3,524) | 65,630 | (349) | 60,480 | (607) | 68,380 | (511) | 69,460 | (1,213) | 81,070 | (4,382) |
| 30 to 34 years | 223,710 | (11,435) | 56,280 | (428) | 51,310 | (606) | 58,070 | (566) | 62,450 | (1,389) | 60,830 | (2,664) | 69,970 | (532) | 63,800 | (754) | 72,200 | (703) | 77,640 | (1,727) | 75,620 | (3,312) |
| 35 years or more | 66,310 | (3,427) | 58,220 | (755) | 55,360 | (1,296) | 59,150 | (978) | 61,260 | (2,224) | ‡ | (†) | 72,380 | (938) | 68,820 | (1,612) | 73,530 | (1,216) | 76,160 | (2,765) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,114,690 | (41,111) | $49,630 | (203) | $43,650 | (220) | $54,810 | (281) | $58,420 | (722) | $59,150 | (1,620) | $54,230 | (222) | $47,700 | (241) | $59,900 | (307) | $63,850 | (789) | $64,650 | (1,770) |
| 1 year or less | 211,500 | (12,029) | 38,210 | (332) | 36,670 | (308) | 42,840 | (807) | 47,410 | (3,584) | ‡ | (†) | 41,750 | (362) | 40,080 | (336) | 46,820 | (882) | 51,820 | (3,916) | 47,810 | (4,388) |
| 2 years | 185,130 | (10,587) | 38,640 | (334) | 36,900 | (340) | 42,640 | (717) | 47,420 | (4,082) | ‡ | (†) | 42,230 | (365) | 40,330 | (371) | 46,590 | (783) | 51,820 | (4,461) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 177,230 | (7,735) | 40,070 | (374) | 37,740 | (358) | 44,430 | (864) | 52,230 | (4,612) | ‡ | (†) | 43,790 | (408) | 41,240 | (391) | 48,560 | (945) | 57,080 | (5,040) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 174,350 | (7,951) | 41,180 | (377) | 38,550 | (428) | 45,490 | (577) | 47,590 | (2,293) | ‡ | (†) | 45,000 | (412) | 42,130 | (468) | 49,710 | (631) | 52,010 | (2,506) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 148,540 | (7,995) | 42,830 | (534) | 39,690 | (476) | 46,470 | (869) | 46,670 | (2,690) | ‡ | (†) | 46,810 | (583) | 43,380 | (520) | 50,780 | (950) | 51,000 | (2,939) | ‡ | (†) |
| 6 to 9 years | 557,050 | (14,475) | 46,330 | (252) | 41,800 | (379) | 50,190 | (441) | 51,740 | (1,128) | 52,850 | (2,349) | 50,630 | (275) | 45,680 | (414) | 54,850 | (482) | 56,540 | (1,233) | 57,760 | (2,567) |
| 10 to 14 years | 508,300 | (14,867) | 50,470 | (377) | 45,380 | (436) | 53,430 | (559) | 56,550 | (1,220) | 60,400 | (4,124) | 55,150 | (412) | 49,590 | (477) | 58,390 | (611) | 61,800 | (1,333) | 66,000 | (4,507) |
| 15 to 19 years | 350,690 | (12,953) | 55,000 | (484) | 48,500 | (553) | 59,180 | (722) | 59,620 | (1,353) | 63,280 | (3,462) | 60,100 | (529) | 53,010 | (604) | 64,670 | (789) | 65,150 | (1,478) | 69,150 | (3,783) |
| 20 to 24 years | 288,110 | (11,954) | 57,830 | (636) | 52,760 | (783) | 60,640 | (794) | 65,300 | (2,162) | 67,960 | (6,394) | 63,200 | (695) | 57,660 | (856) | 66,270 | (868) | 71,360 | (2,362) | 74,270 | (6,988) |
| 25 to 29 years | 221,950 | (8,609) | 60,260 | (740) | 54,420 | (830) | 63,280 | (1,068) | 66,830 | (3,306) | ‡ | (†) | 65,850 | (809) | 59,480 | (907) | 69,150 | (1,167) | 73,030 | (3,613) | ‡ | (†) |
| 30 to 34 years | 197,490 | (8,304) | 61,120 | (754) | 54,860 | (997) | 64,280 | (998) | 63,820 | (1,555) | ‡ | (†) | 66,790 | (824) | 59,960 | (1,089) | 70,250 | (1,090) | 69,740 | (1,699) | ‡ | (†) |
| 35 years or more | 94,340 | (7,055) | 61,920 | (1,067) | 55,350 | (1,561) | 64,400 | (1,499) | 68,780 | (3,364) | ‡ | (†) | 67,660 | (1,166) | 60,490 | (1,706) | 70,370 | (1,639) | 75,160 | (3,676) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2011-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,139,250 | (38,342) | $53,070 | (213) | $46,340 | (225) | $57,830 | (352) | $59,680 | (642) | $60,230 | (1,775) | $53,950 | (217) | $47,110 | (229) | $58,790 | (358) | $60,670 | (652) | $61,230 | (1,804) |
| 1 year or less | 144,240 | (7,545) | 40,540 | (512) | 38,490 | (578) | 45,240 | (1,122) | 49,140 | (3,732) | ‡ | (†) | 41,210 | (520) | 39,130 | (587) | 46,000 | (1,140) | 49,960 | (3,795) | 46,040 | (3,557) |
| 2 years | 118,520 | (5,799) | 39,740 | (356) | 38,140 | (381) | 42,930 | (725) | 47,570 | (4,451) | ‡ | (†) | 40,410 | (362) | 38,770 | (388) | 43,650 | (738) | 48,360 | (4,525) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 126,030 | (7,109) | 41,470 | (450) | 39,150 | (478) | 45,590 | (800) | 47,850 | (2,277) | ‡ | (†) | 42,160 | (458) | 39,800 | (486) | 46,350 | (814) | 48,640 | (2,315) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 151,350 | (8,219) | 42,840 | (422) | 40,280 | (461) | 45,940 | (637) | 46,360 | (2,122) | ‡ | (†) | 43,550 | (429) | 40,950 | (468) | 46,700 | (648) | 47,130 | (2,157) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 174,140 | (8,549) | 43,830 | (789) | 40,600 | (422) | 47,420 | (1,610) | 45,950 | (2,262) | ‡ | (†) | 44,560 | (802) | 41,270 | (429) | 48,210 | (1,636) | 46,720 | (2,299) | ‡ | (†) |
| 6 to 9 years | 610,420 | (16,507) | 48,290 | (327) | 43,450 | (419) | 51,400 | (457) | 52,780 | (1,237) | 51,340 | (2,507) | 49,100 | (332) | 44,170 | (426) | 52,260 | (464) | 53,660 | (1,258) | 52,190 | (2,549) |
| 10 to 14 years | 652,140 | (16,569) | 54,860 | (369) | 48,620 | (537) | 58,260 | (541) | 58,070 | (1,044) | 61,190 | (2,548) | 55,770 | (375) | 49,430 | (546) | 59,230 | (550) | 59,040 | (1,062) | 62,210 | (2,590) |
| 15 to 19 years | 426,250 | (14,564) | 58,880 | (596) | 51,290 | (749) | 62,460 | (775) | 65,430 | (1,673) | 64,420 | (3,910) | 59,860 | (606) | 52,140 | (762) | 63,500 | (788) | 66,520 | (1,701) | 65,490 | (3,975) |
| 20 to 24 years | 295,760 | (10,256) | 60,930 | (593) | 54,110 | (849) | 65,340 | (871) | 64,560 | (1,665) | 67,630 | (4,095) | 61,940 | (603) | 55,010 | (863) | 66,430 | (886) | 65,640 | (1,693) | 68,760 | (4,163) |
| 25 to 29 years | 217,870 | (11,000) | 63,780 | (838) | 56,890 | (1,046) | 67,550 | (1,253) | 69,410 | (2,890) | ‡ | (†) | 64,840 | (852) | 57,840 | (1,063) | 68,680 | (1,274) | 70,570 | (2,938) | ‡ | (†) |
| 30 to 34 years | 142,630 | (9,117) | 65,610 | (791) | 58,510 | (1,069) | 69,420 | (1,083) | 67,260 | (2,406) | ‡ | (†) | 66,700 | (804) | 59,490 | (1,087) | 70,580 | (1,101) | 68,380 | (2,446) | ‡ | (†) |
| 35 years or more | 79,900 | (5,008) | 63,400 | (947) | 59,560 | (1,548) | 66,120 | (1,133) | 64,660 | (2,385) | ‡ | (†) | 64,460 | (962) | 60,560 | (1,573) | 67,220 | (1,151) | 65,740 | (2,424) | ‡ | (†) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes teachers with levels of education below the bachelor's degree (not shown separately). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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). Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 1990-91, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12; and "Charter School Teacher Data File," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared June 2013.) |