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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 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years of full-time teaching experience | Number of full-time teachers | Salary (current dollars) | Salary (constant 2014-15 dollars)1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Highest degree earned | Highest degree earned | |||||||||||||||||||||
| All teachers2 | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Education specialist3 | Doctor's degree | All teachers2 | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Education specialist3 | 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) | $55,370 | (172) | $49,020 | (182) | $61,780 | (221) | $65,800 | (690) | $70,810 | (1,443) |
| 1 year or less | 94,000 | (3,014) | 22,210 | (200) | 21,510 | (207) | 26,440 | (863) | 26,630 | (982) | ‡ | (†) | 39,250 | (354) | 38,020 | (366) | 46,720 | (1,526) | 47,060 | (1,736) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2 years | 86,900 | (2,963) | 22,120 | (162) | 21,650 | (147) | 25,060 | (505) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 39,090 | (287) | 38,260 | (260) | 44,300 | (893) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 80,340 | (2,542) | 23,010 | (177) | 22,440 | (174) | 25,960 | (695) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40,670 | (313) | 39,670 | (308) | 45,880 | (1,228) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 79,610 | (3,271) | 23,960 | (236) | 23,150 | (246) | 26,340 | (526) | 29,160 | (1,489) | ‡ | (†) | 42,350 | (418) | 40,910 | (434) | 46,550 | (930) | 51,540 | (2,632) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 83,540 | (3,238) | 25,080 | (202) | 24,070 | (240) | 27,220 | (436) | 29,870 | (2,195) | ‡ | (†) | 44,330 | (356) | 42,540 | (425) | 48,100 | (771) | 52,790 | (3,879) | ‡ | (†) |
| 6 to 9 years | 316,210 | (6,805) | 26,500 | (109) | 25,010 | (135) | 28,800 | (237) | 30,210 | (761) | ‡ | (†) | 46,840 | (192) | 44,210 | (239) | 50,890 | (420) | 53,390 | (1,345) | ‡ | (†) |
| 10 to 14 years | 408,300 | (7,843) | 29,620 | (161) | 27,320 | (172) | 31,760 | (299) | 33,640 | (592) | 37,900 | (1,943) | 52,350 | (284) | 48,280 | (304) | 56,130 | (529) | 59,450 | (1,046) | 66,990 | (3,433) |
| 15 to 19 years | 444,930 | (7,580) | 33,590 | (209) | 30,820 | (253) | 35,240 | (248) | 37,800 | (842) | 40,340 | (1,548) | 59,360 | (369) | 54,470 | (447) | 62,290 | (439) | 66,800 | (1,488) | 71,290 | (2,736) |
| 20 to 24 years | 392,330 | (8,038) | 36,960 | (202) | 34,050 | (274) | 38,460 | (243) | 39,520 | (838) | 43,740 | (1,391) | 65,310 | (358) | 60,180 | (485) | 67,960 | (429) | 69,850 | (1,482) | 77,300 | (2,459) |
| 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) | 67,340 | (540) | 61,460 | (723) | 70,390 | (653) | 75,040 | (2,222) | 76,190 | (3,852) |
| 30 to 34 years | 100,460 | (4,766) | 38,530 | (380) | 35,040 | (451) | 40,660 | (489) | 40,900 | (1,596) | ‡ | (†) | 68,090 | (671) | 61,920 | (797) | 71,860 | (865) | 72,290 | (2,821) | ‡ | (†) |
| 35 years or more | 30,980 | (2,515) | 39,150 | (888) | 34,120 | (1,258) | 41,730 | (1,116) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 69,200 | (1,570) | 60,290 | (2,224) | 73,760 | (1,972) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1999-2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,742,210 | (20,301) | $39,890 | (118) | $35,310 | (116) | $44,700 | (174) | $47,990 | (439) | $48,180 | (1,418) | $55,770 | (165) | $49,360 | (162) | $62,500 | (243) | $67,090 | (614) | $67,350 | (1,983) |
| 1 year or less | 172,710 | (5,492) | 29,280 | (166) | 28,110 | (150) | 34,010 | (446) | 33,360 | (1,009) | ‡ | (†) | 40,940 | (232) | 39,300 | (209) | 47,540 | (624) | 46,630 | (1,411) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2 years | 161,220 | (5,678) | 29,670 | (179) | 28,800 | (165) | 33,030 | (404) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 41,480 | (250) | 40,260 | (231) | 46,170 | (565) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 145,290 | (4,630) | 30,690 | (169) | 29,650 | (199) | 34,360 | (370) | 34,540 | (1,341) | ‡ | (†) | 42,900 | (237) | 41,450 | (278) | 48,030 | (517) | 48,290 | (1,874) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 133,840 | (5,657) | 32,380 | (258) | 30,810 | (232) | 35,870 | (665) | 37,130 | (1,354) | ‡ | (†) | 45,270 | (361) | 43,070 | (325) | 50,140 | (930) | 51,900 | (1,894) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 120,490 | (4,300) | 32,440 | (253) | 31,040 | (287) | 34,880 | (392) | 35,800 | (1,915) | ‡ | (†) | 45,360 | (354) | 43,390 | (401) | 48,770 | (548) | 50,060 | (2,678) | ‡ | (†) |
| 6 to 9 years | 385,840 | (8,205) | 34,960 | (167) | 32,630 | (190) | 37,800 | (240) | 40,170 | (836) | 41,260 | (2,302) | 48,880 | (234) | 45,620 | (266) | 52,840 | (336) | 56,160 | (1,169) | 57,680 | (3,218) |
| 10 to 14 years | 382,730 | (6,298) | 39,340 | (257) | 36,160 | (386) | 42,070 | (334) | 44,840 | (988) | 36,500 | (2,313) | 54,990 | (359) | 50,550 | (540) | 58,810 | (468) | 62,680 | (1,381) | 51,030 | (3,233) |
| 15 to 19 years | 321,740 | (8,067) | 43,400 | (225) | 40,280 | (318) | 45,930 | (356) | 47,270 | (916) | 34,890 | (872) | 60,670 | (314) | 56,310 | (445) | 64,210 | (498) | 66,080 | (1,281) | 48,780 | (1,219) |
| 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) | 63,820 | (369) | 57,680 | (390) | 67,780 | (536) | 68,500 | (1,475) | 46,730 | (1,844) |
| 25 to 29 years | 329,170 | (7,167) | 48,540 | (276) | 44,750 | (333) | 50,170 | (399) | 54,230 | (968) | 38,150 | (2,437) | 67,860 | (386) | 62,570 | (466) | 70,130 | (557) | 75,820 | (1,353) | 53,340 | (3,407) |
| 30 to 34 years | 185,470 | (5,488) | 52,150 | (346) | 47,270 | (634) | 54,240 | (441) | 55,990 | (1,126) | ‡ | (†) | 72,910 | (484) | 66,080 | (886) | 75,840 | (616) | 78,280 | (1,574) | ‡ | (†) |
| 35 years or more | 51,990 | (3,006) | 50,620 | (673) | 46,690 | (1,359) | 52,270 | (923) | 56,200 | (2,797) | ‡ | (†) | 70,770 | (941) | 65,270 | (1,900) | 73,080 | (1,291) | 78,580 | (3,911) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2003-04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,948,230 | (28,203) | $44,360 | (245) | $39,200 | (300) | $49,440 | (202) | $52,940 | (458) | $53,750 | (1,295) | $56,420 | (311) | $49,850 | (381) | $62,880 | (257) | $67,330 | (583) | $68,350 | (1,646) |
| 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) | 42,180 | (485) | 40,470 | (435) | 49,100 | (931) | 56,320 | (6,397) | 47,460 | (2,150) |
| 2 years | 153,950 | (17,695) | 34,060 | (284) | 32,720 | (334) | 37,940 | (646) | 33,960 | (1,299) | ‡ | (†) | 43,310 | (361) | 41,620 | (425) | 48,260 | (821) | 43,190 | (1,652) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 168,140 | (9,009) | 35,230 | (349) | 33,420 | (282) | 40,230 | (683) | 40,340 | (3,173) | ‡ | (†) | 44,810 | (444) | 42,500 | (359) | 51,160 | (868) | 51,310 | (4,035) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 159,490 | (6,723) | 36,260 | (265) | 34,560 | (279) | 40,280 | (530) | 38,530 | (1,799) | ‡ | (†) | 46,120 | (338) | 43,950 | (355) | 51,230 | (673) | 49,000 | (2,287) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 153,180 | (6,194) | 37,370 | (403) | 34,950 | (324) | 40,830 | (763) | 42,810 | (1,957) | ‡ | (†) | 47,530 | (513) | 44,450 | (413) | 51,940 | (970) | 54,450 | (2,489) | ‡ | (†) |
| 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) | 51,310 | (255) | 47,150 | (266) | 55,580 | (381) | 58,260 | (1,664) | 56,300 | (2,951) |
| 10 to 14 years | 433,530 | (14,595) | 44,330 | (257) | 39,730 | (267) | 47,900 | (393) | 50,000 | (956) | 55,040 | (3,584) | 56,380 | (327) | 50,530 | (340) | 60,920 | (500) | 63,600 | (1,216) | 70,000 | (4,559) |
| 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) | 62,570 | (453) | 56,350 | (613) | 66,500 | (597) | 71,550 | (1,716) | 74,210 | (4,378) |
| 20 to 24 years | 285,980 | (8,434) | 50,810 | (362) | 46,390 | (374) | 53,980 | (583) | 54,900 | (999) | 53,580 | (3,531) | 64,620 | (461) | 59,000 | (476) | 68,650 | (741) | 69,820 | (1,270) | 68,140 | (4,491) |
| 25 to 29 years | 283,460 | (11,809) | 52,790 | (281) | 48,650 | (488) | 55,000 | (411) | 55,870 | (975) | 65,210 | (3,524) | 67,140 | (357) | 61,870 | (620) | 69,950 | (523) | 71,050 | (1,240) | 82,940 | (4,482) |
| 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) | 71,580 | (544) | 65,260 | (771) | 73,860 | (720) | 79,420 | (1,767) | 77,360 | (3,388) |
| 35 years or more | 66,310 | (3,427) | 58,220 | (755) | 55,360 | (1,296) | 59,150 | (978) | 61,260 | (2,224) | ‡ | (†) | 74,050 | (960) | 70,410 | (1,649) | 75,230 | (1,244) | 77,910 | (2,829) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,114,690 | (41,111) | $49,630 | (203) | $43,650 | (220) | $54,810 | (281) | $58,420 | (722) | $59,150 | (1,620) | $55,480 | (227) | $48,790 | (246) | $61,280 | (314) | $65,310 | (807) | $66,130 | (1,811) |
| 1 year or less | 211,500 | (12,029) | 38,210 | (332) | 36,670 | (308) | 42,840 | (807) | 47,410 | (3,584) | ‡ | (†) | 42,710 | (371) | 41,000 | (344) | 47,900 | (902) | 53,010 | (4,007) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2 years | 185,130 | (10,587) | 38,640 | (334) | 36,900 | (340) | 42,640 | (717) | 47,420 | (4,082) | ‡ | (†) | 43,200 | (373) | 41,260 | (380) | 47,670 | (801) | 53,010 | (4,564) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 177,230 | (7,735) | 40,070 | (374) | 37,740 | (358) | 44,430 | (864) | 52,230 | (4,612) | ‡ | (†) | 44,800 | (418) | 42,190 | (400) | 49,680 | (966) | 58,400 | (5,156) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 174,350 | (7,951) | 41,180 | (377) | 38,550 | (428) | 45,490 | (577) | 47,590 | (2,293) | ‡ | (†) | 46,040 | (421) | 43,100 | (479) | 50,860 | (645) | 53,210 | (2,563) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 148,540 | (7,995) | 42,830 | (534) | 39,690 | (476) | 46,470 | (869) | 46,670 | (2,690) | ‡ | (†) | 47,890 | (597) | 44,380 | (532) | 51,950 | (972) | 52,180 | (3,007) | ‡ | (†) |
| 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) | 51,800 | (281) | 46,730 | (424) | 56,110 | (493) | 57,840 | (1,261) | 59,090 | (2,626) |
| 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) | 56,420 | (422) | 50,740 | (488) | 59,730 | (625) | 63,220 | (1,364) | 67,520 | (4,611) |
| 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) | 61,490 | (541) | 54,230 | (618) | 66,160 | (807) | 66,650 | (1,512) | 70,740 | (3,870) |
| 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) | 64,650 | (711) | 58,990 | (876) | 67,790 | (888) | 73,010 | (2,417) | 75,980 | (7,149) |
| 25 to 29 years | 221,950 | (8,609) | 60,260 | (740) | 54,420 | (830) | 63,280 | (1,068) | 66,830 | (3,306) | ‡ | (†) | 67,370 | (827) | 60,840 | (928) | 70,750 | (1,194) | 74,710 | (3,696) | ‡ | (†) |
| 30 to 34 years | 197,490 | (8,304) | 61,120 | (754) | 54,860 | (997) | 64,280 | (998) | 63,820 | (1,555) | ‡ | (†) | 68,330 | (843) | 61,340 | (1,114) | 71,870 | (1,116) | 71,350 | (1,738) | ‡ | (†) |
| 35 years or more | 94,340 | (7,055) | 61,920 | (1,067) | 55,350 | (1,561) | 64,400 | (1,499) | 68,780 | (3,364) | ‡ | (†) | 69,220 | (1,192) | 61,880 | (1,745) | 71,990 | (1,676) | 76,890 | (3,761) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2011-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,139,250 | (38,342) | $53,070 | (213) | $46,340 | (225) | $57,830 | (352) | $59,680 | (642) | $60,230 | (1,775) | $55,190 | (222) | $48,200 | (234) | $60,150 | (366) | $62,070 | (667) | $62,640 | (1,846) |
| 1 year or less | 144,240 | (7,545) | 40,540 | (512) | 38,490 | (578) | 45,240 | (1,122) | 49,140 | (3,732) | ‡ | (†) | 42,160 | (532) | 40,030 | (601) | 47,060 | (1,167) | 51,110 | (3,882) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2 years | 118,520 | (5,799) | 39,740 | (356) | 38,140 | (381) | 42,930 | (725) | 47,570 | (4,451) | ‡ | (†) | 41,340 | (370) | 39,660 | (397) | 44,650 | (755) | 49,470 | (4,629) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 years | 126,030 | (7,109) | 41,470 | (450) | 39,150 | (478) | 45,590 | (800) | 47,850 | (2,277) | ‡ | (†) | 43,130 | (468) | 40,710 | (497) | 47,420 | (832) | 49,760 | (2,368) | ‡ | (†) |
| 4 years | 151,350 | (8,219) | 42,840 | (422) | 40,280 | (461) | 45,940 | (637) | 46,360 | (2,122) | ‡ | (†) | 44,560 | (438) | 41,900 | (479) | 47,780 | (663) | 48,220 | (2,207) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 years | 174,140 | (8,549) | 43,830 | (789) | 40,600 | (422) | 47,420 | (1,610) | 45,950 | (2,262) | ‡ | (†) | 45,590 | (820) | 42,220 | (439) | 49,310 | (1,674) | 47,790 | (2,352) | ‡ | (†) |
| 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) | 50,230 | (340) | 45,190 | (435) | 53,460 | (475) | 54,890 | (1,287) | 53,390 | (2,608) |
| 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) | 57,060 | (384) | 50,570 | (558) | 60,590 | (563) | 60,400 | (1,086) | 63,640 | (2,650) |
| 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) | 61,240 | (620) | 53,340 | (779) | 64,960 | (806) | 68,050 | (1,740) | 67,000 | (4,066) |
| 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) | 63,370 | (617) | 56,280 | (883) | 67,950 | (906) | 67,150 | (1,732) | 70,340 | (4,259) |
| 25 to 29 years | 217,870 | (11,000) | 63,780 | (838) | 56,890 | (1,046) | 67,550 | (1,253) | 69,410 | (2,890) | ‡ | (†) | 66,330 | (872) | 59,170 | (1,088) | 70,260 | (1,303) | 72,190 | (3,006) | ‡ | (†) |
| 30 to 34 years | 142,630 | (9,117) | 65,610 | (791) | 58,510 | (1,069) | 69,420 | (1,083) | 67,260 | (2,406) | ‡ | (†) | 68,240 | (822) | 60,860 | (1,112) | 72,200 | (1,126) | 69,950 | (2,502) | ‡ | (†) |
| 35 years or more | 79,900 | (5,008) | 63,400 | (947) | 59,560 | (1,548) | 66,120 | (1,133) | 64,660 | (2,385) | ‡ | (†) | 65,940 | (985) | 61,950 | (1,610) | 68,760 | (1,178) | 67,250 | (2,480) | ‡ | (†) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes teachers with levels of education below the bachelor's degree (not shown separately). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 October 2015.) |
