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Table 211.10. Average salaries for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 2011-12 and 2015-16
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic Number of full-time teachers (in thousands) Total school-year and summer earned income from school and nonschool sources1 Base salary School year supplemental contract2 School year income from merit pay bonus School year income from state supplements Job outside the school system during the school year Supplemental school system contract during summer3 Employed in a nonschool job during the summer
Percent of teachers Average supplement Percent of teachers Average amount Percent of teachers Average amount Percent of teachers Average income Percent of teachers Average supplement Percent of teachers Average income
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  Amounts in current dollars

Public schools, 2015-16
                                                                                         
Total 3,112   (26.8) $58,640   (202) $54,720   (194) 44.3   (0.36) $2,620   (40) 6.3   (0.24) $1,460   (71) 8.4   (0.21) $2,640   (85) 17.9   (0.26) $5,130   (105) 19.7   (0.26) $2,700   (46) 15.9   (0.21) $4,060   (120)

Sex
                                                                                         
Males 737   (12.2) 63,330   (336) 56,470   (315) 58.2   (0.59) 4,100   (76) 5.5   (0.30) 1,630   (105) 8.2   (0.36) 3,100   (218) 26.2   (0.51) 6,490   (210) 23.1   (0.54) 3,260   (84) 24.5   (0.53) 4,910   (194)
Females 2,375   (22.9) 57,190   (207) 54,180   (200) 40.0   (0.39) 1,950   (34) 6.6   (0.27) 1,420   (82) 8.5   (0.24) 2,510   (93) 15.3   (0.29) 4,410   (112) 18.7   (0.29) 2,480   (50) 13.3   (0.23) 3,570   (151)

Race/ethnicity
                                                                                         
White 2,492   (24.0) 58,660   (222) 54,710   (212) 45.3   (0.42) 2,630   (41) 6.2   (0.25) 1,370   (65) 8.4   (0.23) 2,710   (101) 18.7   (0.30) 4,990   (112) 18.7   (0.29) 2,640   (53) 17.2   (0.26) 4,030   (123)
Black 213   (7.0) 56,310   (600) 52,030   (546) 37.5   (1.21) 2,660   (122) 6.8   (0.69) 2,190   (420) 9.8   (0.75) 2,110   (184) 16.8   (0.91) 6,120   (455) 25.1   (1.14) 2,960   (179) 12.4   (0.83) 4,710   (621)
Hispanic 275   (7.3) 59,470   (473) 55,970   (453) 42.1   (1.07) 2,710   (134) 7.6   (0.68) 1,420   (116) 8.2   (0.64) 2,450   (238) 12.2   (0.76) 5,470   (329) 23.8   (0.93) 2,830   (103) 9.0   (0.67) 3,960   (393)
Asian 66   (2.9) 64,210   (982) 61,120   (858) 36.5   (2.32) 1,820   (143) 3.8   (0.75)   (†) 4.7   (0.92)   (†) 11.9   (1.38) 5,970   (947) 23.7   (1.71) 3,170   (275) 10.9   (1.44) 4,850   (893)
Pacific Islander 7   (.9) 63,910   (2,589) 59,710   (2,303) 48.4   (5.85) 2,270   (519)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 25.3   (5.72)   (†) 17.3   (4.75)   (†) 17.4 ! (5.42)   (†)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
15   (1.3) 52,520   (1,344) 48,220   (1,319) 42.3   (3.77) 3,110   (386) 6.0 ! (2.46)   (†) 8.1 ! (3.90)   (†) 17.2   (2.61)   (†) 23.7   (3.86) 2,530   (284) 12.1   (2.71)   (†)
Two or more races 43   (2.3) 56,330   (999) 52,350   (917) 44.3   (2.75) 2,270   (208) 5.5   (1.22)   (†) 9.1   (1.61) 3,100 ! (1,046) 20.9   (2.14) 5,810   (862) 17.9   (2.21) 2,230   (256) 17.4   (1.84) 3,170   (471)

Age
                                                                                         
Less than 30 476   (8.5) 46,180   (221) 42,620   (212) 46.9   (0.78) 2,280   (63) 6.8   (0.44) 1,170   (64) 8.1   (0.43) 1,700   (110) 19.5   (0.66) 3,780   (143) 22.3   (0.68) 2,360   (75) 25.9   (0.70) 3,140   (106)
30 to 39 895   (12.6) 55,510   (254) 51,740   (241) 47.5   (0.62) 2,680   (54) 6.1   (0.31) 1,770   (167) 7.9   (0.33) 2,430   (149) 18.1   (0.46) 4,870   (186) 20.6   (0.45) 2,660   (82) 15.7   (0.42) 3,990   (184)
40 to 49 855   (11.6) 61,340   (326) 57,620   (302) 44.1   (0.59) 2,690   (73) 6.4   (0.37) 1,310   (97) 8.4   (0.35) 2,710   (174) 18.0   (0.47) 5,460   (190) 19.1   (0.47) 2,660   (85) 14.4   (0.42) 4,160   (245)
50 or more 885   (12.2) 65,910   (319) 61,460   (299) 39.8   (0.58) 2,690   (76) 6.3   (0.38) 1,470   (109) 9.2   (0.37) 3,220   (165) 16.7   (0.43) 5,910   (217) 18.2   (0.51) 2,990   (107) 12.3   (0.41) 5,070   (317)

Years of full- and
    part-time teaching
    experience
                                                                                         
1 year or less 156   (4.6) 45,610   (495) 41,350   (388) 32.5   (1.32) 2,260   (122) 5.0   (0.62) 1,230   (152) 7.4   (0.73) 1,790   (190) 18.1   (1.02) 5,150   (500) 18.0   (0.92) 2,470   (171) 31.6   (1.29) 5,330   (430)
2 to 4 years 452   (8.0) 46,800   (232) 43,300   (200) 43.8   (0.90) 2,300   (74) 6.8   (0.46) 1,610   (204) 8.1   (0.43) 2,150   (243) 18.2   (0.58) 4,650   (258) 21.8   (0.74) 2,270   (66) 20.1   (0.64) 3,590   (227)
5 to 9 years 589   (9.8) 51,420   (221) 47,770   (194) 47.4   (0.74) 2,510   (75) 6.7   (0.41) 1,470   (119) 8.3   (0.42) 2,140   (130) 18.8   (0.51) 4,380   (190) 22.8   (0.63) 2,670   (108) 16.6   (0.48) 3,450   (173)
10 to 14 years 604   (9.7) 58,690   (299) 55,050   (273) 46.2   (0.73) 2,570   (73) 6.3   (0.35) 1,680   (129) 8.2   (0.39) 2,560   (168) 18.2   (0.63) 5,210   (214) 19.3   (0.52) 2,810   (94) 14.2   (0.56) 3,610   (200)
15 to 19 years 527   (9.7) 64,500   (407) 60,740   (378) 44.2   (0.84) 2,680   (85) 6.0   (0.36) 1,420   (145) 8.3   (0.42) 2,820   (200) 17.1   (0.57) 5,700   (261) 18.5   (0.61) 2,810   (125) 13.3   (0.51) 4,510   (362)
20 to 24 years 351   (7.0) 67,830   (511) 63,970   (503) 44.5   (0.89) 2,740   (103) 6.5   (0.56) 1,290   (93) 9.6   (0.59) 2,920   (255) 17.2   (0.63) 5,740   (395) 17.5   (0.77) 2,890   (145) 13.1   (0.62) 4,400   (422)
25 to 29 years 230   (5.7) 69,350   (568) 65,060   (517) 43.9   (1.18) 3,140   (177) 6.2   (0.58) 1,290   (160) 9.2   (0.70) 3,480   (364) 17.9   (0.94) 5,210   (314) 17.9   (0.91) 2,920   (152) 13.5   (0.83) 4,250   (510)
30 or more years 205   (5.4) 72,480   (625) 66,210   (598) 40.2   (1.20) 3,120   (142) 5.9   (0.55) 1,170   (113) 8.3   (0.65) 3,960   (457) 16.8   (0.85) 5,710   (335) 18.1   (1.00) 2,870   (202) 12.5   (0.85) 5,020   (636)

Highest degree earned
                                                                                         
Less than bachelor's
     degree
77   (3.3) 56,720   (810) 51,490   (702) 39.4   (1.79) 3,310   (323) 4.6   (0.82) 1,020   (176) 8.8   (1.13) 2,890   (570) 19.1   (1.32) 6,070   (573) 18.7   (1.58) 3,800   (488) 19.6   (1.37) 5,780   (833)
Bachelor's degree 1,290   (15.6) 50,900   (190) 47,430   (174) 42.9   (0.53) 2,400   (43) 7.0   (0.28) 1,290   (62) 8.8   (0.30) 2,300   (114) 16.6   (0.36) 4,660   (133) 18.9   (0.39) 2,470   (73) 17.5   (0.35) 3,680   (126)
Master's degree 1,455   (16.7) 63,850   (276) 59,750   (268) 45.8   (0.50) 2,720   (52) 5.9   (0.30) 1,650   (131) 7.8   (0.28) 2,810   (141) 18.5   (0.38) 5,390   (155) 20.2   (0.40) 2,770   (67) 14.8   (0.32) 4,220   (184)
Education specialist4 251   (6.4) 66,650   (531) 62,400   (498) 44.4   (1.13) 2,750   (150) 5.8   (0.71) 1,580   (134) 9.6   (0.69) 3,170   (293) 19.3   (1.04) 4,760   (341) 22.1   (0.99) 2,770   (125) 13.5   (0.76) 4,530   (674)
Doctor's degree 39   (2.4) 72,440   (1,340) 65,540   (1,026) 42.9   (2.80) 4,100   (600) 5.9   (1.43)   (†) 12.7   (1.77) 3,770   (600) 27.4   (2.57) 8,270   (1,243) 19.2   (2.03) 4,450   (482) 17.2   (2.19) 5,410   (1,412)

Instructional level5
                                                                                         
Elementary 1,538   (29.6) 56,440   (275) 53,720   (264) 34.4   (0.48) 1,650   (39) 6.6   (0.34) 1,400   (100) 7.8   (0.29) 2,400   (127) 14.5   (0.35) 4,620   (166) 18.5   (0.40) 2,480   (58) 13.7   (0.34) 3,600   (192)
Secondary 1,574   (29.7) 60,790   (303) 55,700   (304) 54.0   (0.44) 3,230   (49) 6.1   (0.33) 1,530   (93) 9.1   (0.29) 2,850   (126) 21.2   (0.36) 5,470   (135) 20.9   (0.37) 2,880   (67) 18.1   (0.33) 4,390   (143)

School locale
                                                                                         
City6 918   (23.2) 59,960   (390) 55,930   (385) 42.3   (0.71) 2,510   (77) 7.9   (0.59) 1,860   (157) 8.3   (0.41) 2,750   (187) 17.4   (0.51) 5,500   (228) 22.3   (0.54) 2,940   (80) 14.4   (0.41) 4,150   (270)
Suburban 1,188   (27.4) 63,370   (370) 59,640   (345) 45.5   (0.59) 2,620   (67) 5.6   (0.40) 1,310   (69) 7.9   (0.37) 2,780   (148) 17.8   (0.42) 4,920   (170) 18.4   (0.44) 2,590   (69) 15.4   (0.37) 3,930   (164)
Town 372   (13.9) 52,030   (328) 47,900   (299) 45.1   (1.05) 2,810   (100) 6.2   (0.63) 1,280   (174) 8.6   (0.52) 2,440   (199) 18.4   (0.64) 5,000   (218) 21.1   (0.70) 2,610   (158) 18.0   (0.64) 3,790   (236)
Rural 633   (16.8) 51,730   (311) 47,740   (283) 44.5   (0.85) 2,670   (69) 5.3   (0.41) 1,010   (73) 9.5   (0.49) 2,410   (184) 18.7   (0.48) 5,070   (180) 17.7   (0.51) 2,530   (115) 18.0   (0.45) 4,310   (230)
  Amounts in current dollars

Private schools, 2011-12
                                                                                         
Total 368   (11.0) $44,130   (803) $40,200   (732) 28.9   (1.30) $2,730   (168) 0.5 ! (0.18)   (†) 1.8   (0.48) $1,960 ! (615) 19.6   (1.08) $5,440   (373) 20.8   (1.15) $3,370   (361) 17.1   (1.01) $3,780   (484)

Sex
                                                                                         
Males 93   (6.5) 51,150   (1,829) 44,470   (1,264) 42.7   (2.52) 3,850   (254) 0.5 ! (0.25)   (†)   (†)   (†) 26.9   (2.86) 6,550   (661) 29.3   (2.61) 3,600   (471) 23.3   (3.12) 4,650   (508)
Females 276   (9.4) 41,760   (887) 38,760   (864) 24.3   (1.54) 2,070   (201) 0.5 ! (0.23)   (†) 1.8   (0.52) 2,200 ! (806) 17.1   (1.14) 4,850   (431) 17.9   (1.27) 3,240   (483) 15.0   (1.03) 3,320   (665)

Race/ethnicity
                                                                                         
White 326   (11.1) 44,390   (826) 40,450   (778) 29.1   (1.43) 2,750   (174) 0.4 ! (0.20)   (†) 1.6   (0.47) 1,690   (252) 19.4   (1.21) 5,350   (378) 20.2   (1.25) 3,410   (408) 17.5   (1.06) 3,710   (519)
Black 13   (1.8) 41,790   (2,813) 37,080   (2,201) 23.0   (5.65) 2,360   (414)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 20.3   (6.04)   (†) 29.6   (4.67) 3,560 ! (1,145) 12.7   (2.96)   (†)
Hispanic 20   (2.3) 42,550   (2,307) 39,530   (2,271) 27.2   (4.96) 2,180   (397)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 15.3   (3.28) 6,090   (1,617) 18.0   (3.33) 2,590   (464) 14.9   (3.97)   (†)
Asian 6   (1.2) 40,170   (3,767) 36,720   (3,796) 25.0 ! (8.89)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 33.5 ! (10.23)   (†) 28.2 ! (8.98)   (†)   (†)   (†)

Age
                                                                                         
Less than 30 63   (5.1) 34,340   (710) 31,010   (680) 34.1   (2.76) 1,980   (298)   (†)   (†) 1.8 ! (0.60)   (†) 23.6   (2.55) 4,170   (575) 24.0   (2.23) 2,050   (141) 32.7   (2.70) 3,460   (454)
30 to 39 94   (5.6) 42,110   (1,051) 38,420   (922) 34.6   (3.07) 3,080   (258)   (†)   (†) 2.0 ! (0.93)   (†) 19.4   (2.08) 4,950   (522) 23.9   (2.44) 4,270 ! (1,293) 15.4   (2.05) 3,590   (548)
40 to 49 88   (5.7) 45,740   (1,316) 42,860   (1,282) 26.2   (2.96) 2,940   (486)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 18.2   (2.19) 4,980   (966) 20.2   (2.75) 3,460   (451) 12.3   (1.91) 2,690   (403)
50 or more 123   (6.7) 49,580   (1,439) 44,420   (1,203) 23.8   (1.87) 2,750   (263)   (†)   (†) 1.1 ! (0.49)   (†) 18.5   (2.14) 7,000   (712) 17.1   (1.56) 3,280   (644) 13.9   (1.88) 5,000   (1,398)

Years of full- and
    part-time teaching
    experience
                                                                                         
1 year or less 17   (4.5) 31,170   (1,359) 27,010   (1,185) 25.8   (5.69) 1,400 ! (580)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 25.0   (5.09) 5,660   (1,525) 19.2   (4.21) 2,500   (652) 35.9   (5.02) 4,780 ! (1,713)
2 to 4 years 56   (4.7) 35,330   (714) 32,290   (649) 31.3   (2.95) 2,690   (342) 1.1 ! (0.47)   (†) 1.9 ! (0.63)   (†) 20.4   (2.52) 3,920   (535) 23.7   (3.06) 2,290   (182) 25.0   (2.61) 2,940   (422)
5 to 9 years 86   (4.9) 40,530   (980) 36,770   (730) 30.4   (2.72) 2,650   (321)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 20.9   (2.15) 5,300   (753) 24.4   (3.16) 4,230 ! (1,285) 17.8   (2.12) 3,520   (521)
10 to 14 years 62   (5.1) 43,220   (1,205) 39,870   (1,117) 27.9   (3.48) 2,920   (415)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 21.1   (3.21) 5,710   (798) 21.7   (2.80) 3,610   (542) 13.3   (2.58) 3,660   (689)
15 to 19 years 49   (3.8) 47,360   (1,987) 44,730   (1,984) 26.5   (4.49) 2,710   (568)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 14.4   (2.60) 5,340 ! (2,041) 19.7   (3.25) 3,090   (729) 11.5   (1.97) 3,020   (709)
20 to 24 years 29   (3.3) 51,020   (2,826) 46,910   (2,280) 30.6   (4.12) 2,110   (357)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 20.8   (4.74) 5,730   (1,691) 15.0   (3.05) 1,800   (399) 16.3   (4.10) 3,630 ! (1,220)
25 to 29 years 26   (2.5) 50,860   (2,255) 45,950   (1,700) 28.2   (4.62) 3,450   (901)   (†)   (†) 1.7 ! (0.85)   (†) 18.6   (3.88) 5,050   (985) 21.8   (4.79) 3,120   (556) 11.8   (3.41)   (†)
30 or more years 43   (4.6) 57,180   (3,375) 50,290   (2,504) 27.6   (3.58) 3,290   (441)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 17.0   (3.23) 7,720   (1,696) 13.3   (2.69) 4,620 ! (1,736) 13.5   (2.99) 2,860   (556)

Highest degree earned
                                                                                         
Less than bachelor's
     degree
28   (4.2) 30,160   (1,733) 27,690   (1,749) 21.3   (5.09) 3,210   (653)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 15.3   (4.03) 3,820 ! (1,216) 19.5   (3.96) 2,760   (363) 15.5   (4.10) 3,750 ! (1,158)
Bachelor's degree 181   (6.0) 39,450   (887) 36,270   (830) 27.2   (1.73) 2,490   (251)   (†)   (†) 1.3   (0.36) 1,970   (540) 18.2   (1.32) 5,420   (549) 19.6   (1.36) 2,880   (333) 18.7   (1.16) 4,000   (840)
Master's degree 134   (7.1) 50,670   (1,074) 46,400   (1,045) 32.9   (2.25) 2,850   (228)   (†)   (†) 2.8 ! (1.26)   (†) 20.7   (1.77) 5,070   (584) 21.8   (2.35) 4,160   (807) 16.3   (1.60) 3,470   (357)
Education specialist4 18   (2.0) 55,230   (3,542) 47,450   (2,839) 22.5   (5.57) 3,230 ! (1,570)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 25.2   (4.61) 7,280   (1,580) 24.6   (4.78) 2,820   (598) 9.0 ! (3.32)   (†)
Doctor's degree 8   (1.8) 64,890   (11,118) 52,590   (6,259) 40.6   (10.22)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 34.3 ! (10.34)   (†) 24.6 ! (9.06)   (†) 19.5 ! (8.69)   (†)

Instructional level5
                                                                                         
Elementary 197   (8.1) 39,310   (794) 36,260   (632) 19.2   (1.39) 2,130   (251) 0.6 ! (0.31)   (†) 1.1 ! (0.38)   (†) 16.0   (1.21) 5,190   (720) 17.1   (1.23) 2,770   (349) 15.8   (1.37) 3,730   (853)
Secondary 172   (8.2) 49,640   (1,319) 44,720   (1,174) 40.0   (2.23) 3,070   (224)   (†)   (†) 2.6 ! (0.85) 1,600   (308) 23.7   (1.70) 5,640   (499) 25.0   (2.03) 3,840   (602) 18.7   (1.39) 3,820   (439)

School locale
                                                                                         
City 158   (9.5) 48,980   (1,569) 44,770   (1,436) 29.3   (1.75) 3,010   (314)   (†)   (†) 1.6 ! (0.63)   (†) 19.2   (1.59) 5,970   (555) 21.1   (1.68) 3,940   (722) 16.3   (1.58) 3,750   (991)
Suburban   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Town 21   (2.5) 33,080   (1,479) 29,980   (1,134) 20.8   (3.66) 1,250   (257)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 18.4   (3.49) 5,560   (1,535) 16.0   (2.82) 3,590 ! (1,418) 19.5   (3.41) 3,010   (670)
Rural   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
  Amounts in constant 2015-16 dollars7

Private schools, 2011-12
                                                                                         
Total 368   (11.0) $46,210   (841) $42,100   (767) 28.9   (1.30) $2,860   (176) 0.5 ! (0.18)   (†) 1.8   (0.48) $2,050 ! (644) 19.6   (1.08) $5,700   (390) 20.8   (1.15) $3,530   (378) 17.1   (1.01) $3,950   (507)

Sex
                                                                                         
Males 93   (6.5) 53,550   (1,915) 46,560   (1,324) 42.7   (2.52) 4,030   (266) 0.5 ! (0.25)   (†)   (†)   (†) 26.9   (2.86) 6,860   (692) 29.3   (2.61) 3,770   (493) 23.3   (3.12) 4,870   (532)
Females 276   (9.4) 43,730   (929) 40,590   (905) 24.3   (1.54) 2,170   (211) 0.5 ! (0.23)   (†) 1.8   (0.52) 2,300 ! (844) 17.1   (1.14) 5,080   (451) 17.9   (1.27) 3,390   (506) 15.0   (1.03) 3,480   (696)

Race/ethnicity
                                                                                         
White 326   (11.1) 46,470   (865) 42,360   (814) 29.1   (1.43) 2,880   (182) 0.4 ! (0.20)   (†) 1.6   (0.47) 1,760   (264) 19.4   (1.21) 5,600   (396) 20.2   (1.25) 3,580   (428) 17.5   (1.06) 3,890   (543)
Black 13   (1.8) 43,750   (2,945) 38,820   (2,305) 23.0   (5.65) 2,470   (433)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 20.3   (6.04)   (†) 29.6   (4.67) 3,730 ! (1,199) 12.7   (2.96)   (†)
Hispanic 20   (2.3) 44,550   (2,415) 41,390   (2,378) 27.2   (4.96) 2,280   (415)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 15.3   (3.28) 6,370   (1,693) 18.0   (3.33) 2,710   (486) 14.9   (3.97)   (†)
Asian 6   (1.2) 42,060   (3,945) 38,450   (3,975) 25.0 ! (8.89)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 33.5 ! (10.23)   (†) 28.2 ! (8.98)   (†)   (†)   (†)

Age
                                                                                         
Less than 30 63   (5.1) 35,960   (743) 32,470   (712) 34.1   (2.76) 2,070   (312)   (†)   (†) 1.8 ! (0.60)   (†) 23.6   (2.55) 4,370   (602) 24.0   (2.23) 2,140   (148) 32.7   (2.70) 3,630   (476)
30 to 39 94   (5.6) 44,090   (1,101) 40,230   (966) 34.6   (3.07) 3,220   (270)   (†)   (†) 2.0 ! (0.93)   (†) 19.4   (2.08) 5,190   (547) 23.9   (2.44) 4,480 ! (1,354) 15.4   (2.05) 3,760   (574)
40 to 49 88   (5.7) 47,890   (1,378) 44,870   (1,343) 26.2   (2.96) 3,080   (509)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 18.2   (2.19) 5,220   (1,011) 20.2   (2.75) 3,620   (473) 12.3   (1.91) 2,820   (422)
50 or more 123   (6.7) 51,910   (1,507) 46,510   (1,260) 23.8   (1.87) 2,880   (275)   (†)   (†) 1.1 ! (0.49)   (†) 18.5   (2.14) 7,330   (746) 17.1   (1.56) 3,440   (675) 13.9   (1.88) 5,240   (1,464)

Years of full- and
    part-time teaching
    experience
                                                                                         
1 year or less 17   (4.5) 32,640   (1,423) 28,290   (1,240) 25.8   (5.69) 1,470 ! (608)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 25.0   (5.09) 5,930   (1,597) 19.2   (4.21) 2,620   (683) 35.9   (5.02) 5,000 ! (1,793)
2 to 4 years 56   (4.7) 36,990   (747) 33,810   (680) 31.3   (2.95) 2,820   (358) 1.1 ! (0.47)   (†) 1.9 ! (0.63)   (†) 20.4   (2.52) 4,110   (560) 23.7   (3.06) 2,400   (190) 25.0   (2.61) 3,080   (442)
5 to 9 years 86   (4.9) 42,430   (1,026) 38,500   (764) 30.4   (2.72) 2,770   (336)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 20.9   (2.15) 5,550   (789) 24.4   (3.16) 4,430 ! (1,345) 17.8   (2.12) 3,690   (546)
10 to 14 years 62   (5.1) 45,260   (1,262) 41,750   (1,169) 27.9   (3.48) 3,060   (435)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 21.1   (3.21) 5,980   (835) 21.7   (2.80) 3,780   (567) 13.3   (2.58) 3,830   (721)
15 to 19 years 49   (3.8) 49,590   (2,081) 46,830   (2,078) 26.5   (4.49) 2,830   (595)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 14.4   (2.60) 5,590 ! (2,137) 19.7   (3.25) 3,240   (763) 11.5   (1.97) 3,160   (743)
20 to 24 years 29   (3.3) 53,420   (2,959) 49,120   (2,387) 30.6   (4.12) 2,210   (374)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 20.8   (4.74) 6,000   (1,770) 15.0   (3.05) 1,880   (418) 16.3   (4.10) 3,800 ! (1,278)
25 to 29 years 26   (2.5) 53,260   (2,361) 48,110   (1,780) 28.2   (4.62) 3,610   (943)   (†)   (†) 1.7 ! (0.85)   (†) 18.6   (3.88) 5,290   (1,032) 21.8   (4.79) 3,270   (583) 11.8   (3.41)   (†)
30 or more years 43   (4.6) 59,870   (3,534) 52,650   (2,622) 27.6   (3.58) 3,450   (462)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 17.0   (3.23) 8,080   (1,776) 13.3   (2.69) 4,840 ! (1,817) 13.5   (2.99) 2,990   (582)

Highest degree earned
                                                                                         
Less than bachelor's
     degree
28   (4.2) 31,580   (1,815) 28,990   (1,831) 21.3   (5.09) 3,360   (684)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 15.3   (4.03) 4,000 ! (1,273) 19.5   (3.96) 2,890   (380) 15.5   (4.10) 3,930 ! (1,213)
Bachelor's degree 181   (6.0) 41,300   (929) 37,970   (869) 27.2   (1.73) 2,610   (263)   (†)   (†) 1.3   (0.36) 2,070   (565) 18.2   (1.32) 5,670   (574) 19.6   (1.36) 3,020   (349) 18.7   (1.16) 4,190   (880)
Master's degree 134   (7.1) 53,050   (1,125) 48,580   (1,094) 32.9   (2.25) 2,980   (239)   (†)   (†) 2.8 ! (1.26)   (†) 20.7   (1.77) 5,310   (612) 21.8   (2.35) 4,360   (845) 16.3   (1.60) 3,640   (374)
Education specialist4 18   (2.0) 57,830   (3,709) 49,680   (2,973) 22.5   (5.57) 3,380 ! (1,644)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 25.2   (4.61) 7,620   (1,654) 24.6   (4.78) 2,950   (626) 9.0 ! (3.32)   (†)
Doctor's degree 8   (1.8) 67,950   (11,641) 55,070   (6,554) 40.6   (10.22)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 34.3 ! (10.34)   (†) 24.6 ! (9.06)   (†) 19.5 ! (8.69)   (†)

Instructional level5
                                                                                         
Elementary 197   (8.1) 41,160   (831) 37,970   (661) 19.2   (1.39) 2,230   (263) 0.6 ! (0.31)   (†) 1.1 ! (0.38)   (†) 16.0   (1.21) 5,430   (754) 17.1   (1.23) 2,900   (365) 15.8   (1.37) 3,910   (893)
Secondary 172   (8.2) 51,980   (1,381) 46,830   (1,229) 40.0   (2.23) 3,210   (234)   (†)   (†) 2.6 ! (0.85) 1,680   (322) 23.7   (1.70) 5,910   (522) 25.0   (2.03) 4,020   (630) 18.7   (1.39) 4,000   (460)

School locale
                                                                                         
City 158   (9.5) 51,280   (1,643) 46,870   (1,504) 29.3   (1.75) 3,160   (329)   (†)   (†) 1.6 ! (0.63)   (†) 19.2   (1.59) 6,250   (581) 21.1   (1.68) 4,130   (756) 16.3   (1.58) 3,930   (1,037)
Suburban   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Town 21   (2.5) 34,640   (1,548) 31,390   (1,187) 20.8   (3.66) 1,310   (269)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 18.4   (3.49) 5,820   (1,607) 16.0   (2.82) 3,760 ! (1,485) 19.5   (3.41) 3,150   (701)
Rural   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Data may be suppressed because the response rate is under 50 percent, there are too few cases for a reliable estimate, or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1Includes retirement pension funds paid during the school year.
2Includes compensation for extracurricular or additional activities such as coaching, student activity sponsorship, or teaching evening classes.
3Includes teaching summer sessions and other nonteaching jobs at any school.
4Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies.
5Teachers were classified as elementary or secondary on the basis of the grades they taught, rather than on the level of the school in which they taught. In general, elementary teachers include those teaching prekindergarten through grade 6 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being kindergarten through grade 6. In general, secondary teachers include those teaching any of grades 7 through 12 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being grades 7 through 12 and usually with no grade taught being lower than grade 5.
6Interpret 2015-16 data on city teachers in public schools with caution. After nonresponse adjustments, the nonresponse bias for this category is greater than for other characteristics.
7Constant 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). Private schools were not included in NTPS data collection for the 2015–16 cycle. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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), "Private School Teacher Data File," 2011-12; and National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), “Public School Teacher Data File,” 2015–16. (This table was prepared February 2021.)

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