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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 2015-16 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 |
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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) | $37,230 | (391) | $40,070 | (817) | $55,750 | (173) | $49,350 | (183) | $62,200 | (223) | $66,240 | (695) | $71,290 | (1,453) |
1 year or less | 94,000 | (3,014) | 22,210 | (200) | 21,510 | (207) | 26,440 | (863) | 26,630 | (982) | ‡ | (†) | 39,520 | (356) | 38,280 | (368) | 47,040 | (1,536) | 47,380 | (1,747) | ‡ | (†) |
2 years | 86,900 | (2,963) | 22,120 | (162) | 21,650 | (147) | 25,060 | (505) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 39,360 | (289) | 38,520 | (262) | 44,600 | (899) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
3 years | 80,340 | (2,542) | 23,010 | (177) | 22,440 | (174) | 25,960 | (695) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40,940 | (315) | 39,930 | (310) | 46,190 | (1,236) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
4 years | 79,610 | (3,271) | 23,960 | (236) | 23,150 | (246) | 26,340 | (526) | 29,160 | (1,489) | ‡ | (†) | 42,630 | (421) | 41,190 | (437) | 46,870 | (936) | 51,890 | (2,650) | ‡ | (†) |
5 years | 83,540 | (3,238) | 25,080 | (202) | 24,070 | (240) | 27,220 | (436) | 29,870 | (2,195) | ‡ | (†) | 44,630 | (359) | 42,830 | (428) | 48,430 | (776) | 53,150 | (3,905) | ‡ | (†) |
6 to 9 years | 316,210 | (6,805) | 26,500 | (109) | 25,010 | (135) | 28,800 | (237) | 30,210 | (761) | ‡ | (†) | 47,150 | (193) | 44,500 | (241) | 51,240 | (422) | 53,750 | (1,354) | ‡ | (†) |
10 to 14 years | 408,300 | (7,843) | 29,620 | (161) | 27,320 | (172) | 31,760 | (299) | 33,640 | (592) | 37,900 | (1,943) | 52,710 | (286) | 48,610 | (306) | 56,510 | (533) | 59,850 | (1,053) | 67,440 | (3,457) |
15 to 19 years | 444,930 | (7,580) | 33,590 | (209) | 30,820 | (253) | 35,240 | (248) | 37,800 | (842) | 40,340 | (1,548) | 59,760 | (372) | 54,840 | (450) | 62,710 | (442) | 67,250 | (1,498) | 71,770 | (2,755) |
20 to 24 years | 392,330 | (8,038) | 36,960 | (202) | 34,050 | (274) | 38,460 | (243) | 39,520 | (838) | 43,740 | (1,391) | 65,760 | (360) | 60,590 | (488) | 68,420 | (432) | 70,320 | (1,492) | 77,820 | (2,476) |
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) | 67,800 | (543) | 61,870 | (728) | 70,860 | (658) | 75,550 | (2,237) | 76,710 | (3,878) |
30 to 34 years | 100,460 | (4,766) | 38,530 | (380) | 35,040 | (451) | 40,660 | (489) | 40,900 | (1,596) | ‡ | (†) | 68,550 | (675) | 62,340 | (802) | 72,340 | (871) | 72,780 | (2,840) | ‡ | (†) |
35 years or more | 30,980 | (2,515) | 39,150 | (888) | 34,120 | (1,258) | 41,730 | (1,116) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 69,670 | (1,581) | 60,700 | (2,239) | 74,260 | (1,985) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
1999-2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 2,742,210 | (20,301) | $39,890 | (118) | $35,310 | (116) | $44,700 | (174) | $47,990 | (439) | $48,180 | (1,418) | $56,150 | (166) | $49,360 | (162) | $62,500 | (243) | $67,540 | (619) | $67,810 | (1,996) |
1 year or less | 172,710 | (5,492) | 29,280 | (166) | 28,110 | (150) | 34,010 | (446) | 33,360 | (1,009) | ‡ | (†) | 41,220 | (233) | 39,570 | (211) | 47,860 | (628) | 46,950 | (1,420) | ‡ | (†) |
2 years | 161,220 | (5,678) | 29,670 | (179) | 28,800 | (165) | 33,030 | (404) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 41,760 | (252) | 40,530 | (232) | 46,480 | (569) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
3 years | 145,290 | (4,630) | 30,690 | (169) | 29,650 | (199) | 34,360 | (370) | 34,540 | (1,341) | ‡ | (†) | 43,190 | (238) | 41,730 | (280) | 48,360 | (520) | 48,620 | (1,887) | ‡ | (†) |
4 years | 133,840 | (5,657) | 32,380 | (258) | 30,810 | (232) | 35,870 | (665) | 37,130 | (1,354) | ‡ | (†) | 45,580 | (363) | 43,360 | (327) | 50,480 | (936) | 52,250 | (1,906) | ‡ | (†) |
5 years | 120,490 | (4,300) | 32,440 | (253) | 31,040 | (287) | 34,880 | (392) | 35,800 | (1,915) | ‡ | (†) | 45,660 | (357) | 43,690 | (404) | 49,100 | (552) | 50,390 | (2,696) | ‡ | (†) |
6 to 9 years | 385,840 | (8,205) | 34,960 | (167) | 32,630 | (190) | 37,800 | (240) | 40,170 | (836) | 41,260 | (2,302) | 49,210 | (235) | 45,930 | (268) | 53,200 | (338) | 56,540 | (1,177) | 58,070 | (3,239) |
10 to 14 years | 382,730 | (6,298) | 39,340 | (257) | 36,160 | (386) | 42,070 | (334) | 44,840 | (988) | 36,500 | (2,313) | 55,370 | (362) | 50,890 | (543) | 59,210 | (471) | 63,110 | (1,390) | 51,370 | (3,255) |
15 to 19 years | 321,740 | (8,067) | 43,400 | (225) | 40,280 | (318) | 45,930 | (356) | 47,270 | (916) | 34,890 | (872) | 61,080 | (316) | 56,690 | (448) | 64,640 | (502) | 66,530 | (1,290) | 49,110 | (1,228) |
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) | 64,250 | (371) | 58,070 | (392) | 68,240 | (539) | 68,970 | (1,485) | 47,050 | (1,856) |
25 to 29 years | 329,170 | (7,167) | 48,540 | (276) | 44,750 | (333) | 50,170 | (399) | 54,230 | (968) | 38,150 | (2,437) | 68,320 | (389) | 62,990 | (469) | 70,610 | (561) | 76,330 | (1,362) | 53,700 | (3,430) |
30 to 34 years | 185,470 | (5,488) | 52,150 | (346) | 47,270 | (634) | 54,240 | (441) | 55,990 | (1,126) | ‡ | (†) | 73,410 | (487) | 66,530 | (892) | 76,350 | (620) | 78,810 | (1,585) | ‡ | (†) |
35 years or more | 51,990 | (3,006) | 50,620 | (673) | 46,690 | (1,359) | 52,270 | (923) | 56,200 | (2,797) | ‡ | (†) | 71,250 | (947) | 65,720 | (1,913) | 73,570 | (1,300) | 79,110 | (3,937) | ‡ | (†) |
2003-04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 2,948,230 | (28,203) | $44,360 | (245) | $39,200 | (300) | $49,440 | (202) | $52,940 | (458) | $53,750 | (1,295) | $56,800 | (313) | $50,190 | (384) | $63,300 | (259) | $67,780 | (587) | $68,820 | (1,658) |
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) | 42,460 | (488) | 40,740 | (438) | 49,430 | (937) | 56,320 | (6,397) | 47,780 | (2,164) |
2 years | 153,950 | (17,695) | 34,060 | (284) | 32,720 | (334) | 37,940 | (646) | 33,960 | (1,299) | ‡ | (†) | 43,610 | (364) | 41,900 | (428) | 48,580 | (827) | 43,190 | (1,652) | ‡ | (†) |
3 years | 168,140 | (9,009) | 35,230 | (349) | 33,420 | (282) | 40,230 | (683) | 40,340 | (3,173) | ‡ | (†) | 45,110 | (447) | 42,790 | (361) | 51,510 | (874) | 51,310 | (4,035) | ‡ | (†) |
4 years | 159,490 | (6,723) | 36,260 | (265) | 34,560 | (279) | 40,280 | (530) | 38,530 | (1,799) | ‡ | (†) | 46,430 | (340) | 44,250 | (357) | 51,580 | (678) | 49,000 | (2,287) | ‡ | (†) |
5 years | 153,180 | (6,194) | 37,370 | (403) | 34,950 | (324) | 40,830 | (763) | 42,810 | (1,957) | ‡ | (†) | 47,850 | (516) | 44,750 | (415) | 52,290 | (977) | 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) | 51,660 | (257) | 47,470 | (267) | 55,960 | (384) | 58,260 | (1,664) | 56,680 | (2,971) |
10 to 14 years | 433,530 | (14,595) | 44,330 | (257) | 39,730 | (267) | 47,900 | (393) | 50,000 | (956) | 55,040 | (3,584) | 56,760 | (329) | 50,880 | (342) | 61,330 | (503) | 63,600 | (1,216) | 70,470 | (4,589) |
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) | 63,000 | (456) | 56,730 | (617) | 66,950 | (601) | 71,550 | (1,716) | 74,720 | (4,408) |
20 to 24 years | 285,980 | (8,434) | 50,810 | (362) | 46,390 | (374) | 53,980 | (583) | 54,900 | (999) | 53,580 | (3,531) | 65,050 | (464) | 59,390 | (479) | 69,120 | (746) | 69,820 | (1,270) | 68,600 | (4,521) |
25 to 29 years | 283,460 | (11,809) | 52,790 | (281) | 48,650 | (488) | 55,000 | (411) | 55,870 | (975) | 65,210 | (3,524) | 67,600 | (359) | 62,290 | (625) | 70,420 | (527) | 71,050 | (1,240) | 83,500 | (4,513) |
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) | 72,060 | (548) | 65,700 | (776) | 74,360 | (724) | 79,420 | (1,767) | 77,880 | (3,411) |
35 years or more | 66,310 | (3,427) | 58,220 | (755) | 55,360 | (1,296) | 59,150 | (978) | 61,260 | (2,224) | ‡ | (†) | 74,550 | (966) | 70,880 | (1,660) | 75,740 | (1,252) | 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) | $55,860 | (228) | $49,120 | (248) | $61,690 | (316) | $65,760 | (812) | $66,580 | (1,823) |
1 year or less | 211,500 | (12,029) | 38,210 | (332) | 36,670 | (308) | 42,840 | (807) | 47,410 | (3,584) | ‡ | (†) | 43,000 | (373) | 41,280 | (346) | 48,220 | (908) | 53,370 | (4,034) | ‡ | (†) |
2 years | 185,130 | (10,587) | 38,640 | (334) | 36,900 | (340) | 42,640 | (717) | 47,420 | (4,082) | ‡ | (†) | 43,500 | (375) | 41,540 | (382) | 47,990 | (807) | 53,370 | (4,595) | ‡ | (†) |
3 years | 177,230 | (7,735) | 40,070 | (374) | 37,740 | (358) | 44,430 | (864) | 52,230 | (4,612) | ‡ | (†) | 45,100 | (421) | 42,470 | (402) | 50,010 | (973) | 58,790 | (5,191) | ‡ | (†) |
4 years | 174,350 | (7,951) | 41,180 | (377) | 38,550 | (428) | 45,490 | (577) | 47,590 | (2,293) | ‡ | (†) | 46,350 | (424) | 43,390 | (482) | 51,200 | (650) | 53,570 | (2,581) | ‡ | (†) |
5 years | 148,540 | (7,995) | 42,830 | (534) | 39,690 | (476) | 46,470 | (869) | 46,670 | (2,690) | ‡ | (†) | 48,210 | (601) | 44,680 | (536) | 52,300 | (978) | 52,530 | (3,027) | ‡ | (†) |
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) | 52,150 | (283) | 47,040 | (427) | 56,490 | (496) | 58,230 | (1,270) | 59,490 | (2,644) |
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) | 56,800 | (424) | 51,080 | (491) | 60,130 | (629) | 63,650 | (1,373) | 67,980 | (4,642) |
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) | 61,900 | (544) | 54,590 | (622) | 66,600 | (813) | 67,100 | (1,522) | 71,220 | (3,896) |
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) | 65,090 | (716) | 59,390 | (882) | 68,250 | (894) | 73,500 | (2,433) | 76,490 | (7,197) |
25 to 29 years | 221,950 | (8,609) | 60,260 | (740) | 54,420 | (830) | 63,280 | (1,068) | 66,830 | (3,306) | ‡ | (†) | 67,820 | (833) | 61,260 | (934) | 71,220 | (1,202) | 75,210 | (3,721) | ‡ | (†) |
30 to 34 years | 197,490 | (8,304) | 61,120 | (754) | 54,860 | (997) | 64,280 | (998) | 63,820 | (1,555) | ‡ | (†) | 68,790 | (849) | 61,750 | (1,122) | 72,350 | (1,123) | 71,830 | (1,750) | ‡ | (†) |
35 years or more | 94,340 | (7,055) | 61,920 | (1,067) | 55,350 | (1,561) | 64,400 | (1,499) | 68,780 | (3,364) | ‡ | (†) | 69,690 | (1,200) | 62,300 | (1,757) | 72,480 | (1,688) | 77,410 | (3,786) | ‡ | (†) |
2011-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 3,139,250 | (38,342) | $53,070 | (213) | $46,340 | (225) | $57,830 | (352) | $59,680 | (642) | $60,230 | (1,775) | $55,570 | (223) | $48,520 | (236) | $60,550 | (369) | $62,490 | (672) | $63,060 | (1,858) |
1 year or less | 144,240 | (7,545) | 40,540 | (512) | 38,490 | (578) | 45,240 | (1,122) | 49,140 | (3,732) | ‡ | (†) | 42,440 | (536) | 40,310 | (605) | 47,370 | (1,175) | 51,450 | (3,908) | ‡ | (†) |
2 years | 118,520 | (5,799) | 39,740 | (356) | 38,140 | (381) | 42,930 | (725) | 47,570 | (4,451) | ‡ | (†) | 41,610 | (373) | 39,930 | (399) | 44,950 | (760) | 49,810 | (4,661) | ‡ | (†) |
3 years | 126,030 | (7,109) | 41,470 | (450) | 39,150 | (478) | 45,590 | (800) | 47,850 | (2,277) | ‡ | (†) | 43,420 | (472) | 40,990 | (501) | 47,740 | (838) | 50,100 | (2,384) | ‡ | (†) |
4 years | 151,350 | (8,219) | 42,840 | (422) | 40,280 | (461) | 45,940 | (637) | 46,360 | (2,122) | ‡ | (†) | 44,860 | (441) | 42,180 | (482) | 48,100 | (667) | 48,540 | (2,222) | ‡ | (†) |
5 years | 174,140 | (8,549) | 43,830 | (789) | 40,600 | (422) | 47,420 | (1,610) | 45,950 | (2,262) | ‡ | (†) | 45,890 | (826) | 42,510 | (442) | 49,650 | (1,685) | 48,110 | (2,368) | ‡ | (†) |
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) | 50,570 | (342) | 45,490 | (438) | 53,820 | (478) | 55,260 | (1,296) | 53,760 | (2,625) |
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) | 57,440 | (386) | 50,910 | (562) | 61,000 | (567) | 60,810 | (1,093) | 64,070 | (2,668) |
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) | 61,650 | (624) | 53,700 | (784) | 65,400 | (812) | 68,510 | (1,752) | 67,450 | (4,094) |
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) | 63,800 | (621) | 56,660 | (889) | 68,410 | (912) | 67,600 | (1,743) | 70,820 | (4,288) |
25 to 29 years | 217,870 | (11,000) | 63,780 | (838) | 56,890 | (1,046) | 67,550 | (1,253) | 69,410 | (2,890) | ‡ | (†) | 66,780 | (877) | 59,570 | (1,095) | 70,730 | (1,312) | 72,680 | (3,026) | ‡ | (†) |
30 to 34 years | 142,630 | (9,117) | 65,610 | (791) | 58,510 | (1,069) | 69,420 | (1,083) | 67,260 | (2,406) | ‡ | (†) | 68,700 | (828) | 61,270 | (1,119) | 72,690 | (1,134) | 70,430 | (2,519) | ‡ | (†) |
35 years or more | 79,900 | (5,008) | 63,400 | (947) | 59,560 | (1,548) | 66,120 | (1,133) | 64,660 | (2,385) | ‡ | (†) | 66,390 | (991) | 62,370 | (1,621) | 69,230 | (1,186) | 67,710 | (2,497) | ‡ | (†) |
†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 September 2016.) |