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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 teaching experience: Selected years, 1990-91 through 2015-16 |
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| Years of full- and part-time teaching experience1 |
Number of full-time teachers |
Salary (current dollars) | Salary (constant 2017-18 dollars)2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest degree earned | Highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All teachers3 | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Education specialist4 | Doctor's degree | All teachers3 | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Education specialist4 | 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) | $37,230 | (391) | $40,070 | (817) | $58,050 | (180) | $51,390 | (190) | $64,770 | (232) | $68,980 | (724) | $74,230 | (1,513) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 80,770 | (2,952) | 21,640 | (182) | 21,170 | (172) | 25,330 | (772) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40,090 | (338) | 39,230 | (318) | 46,940 | (1,431) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 80,330 | (2,981) | 21,990 | (166) | 21,590 | (157) | 24,650 | (527) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40,750 | (308) | 39,990 | (291) | 45,680 | (976) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 77,380 | (2,796) | 22,770 | (189) | 22,170 | (179) | 25,980 | (760) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42,180 | (350) | 41,080 | (332) | 48,130 | (1,409) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 75,400 | (3,346) | 23,690 | (228) | 23,090 | (232) | 25,570 | (425) | 30,280 | (1,601) | ‡ | (†) | 43,900 | (422) | 42,780 | (429) | 47,370 | (788) | 56,110 | (2,967) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 77,130 | (3,280) | 24,710 | (182) | 23,840 | (216) | 26,530 | (394) | 29,280 | (1,325) | ‡ | (†) | 45,790 | (337) | 44,170 | (400) | 49,150 | (731) | 54,260 | (2,455) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 6 to 9 years | 299,950 | (6,518) | 26,180 | (114) | 24,650 | (135) | 28,570 | (215) | 29,810 | (765) | 30,060 | (1,551) | 48,510 | (212) | 45,670 | (250) | 52,940 | (398) | 55,240 | (1,418) | 55,700 | (2,874) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 14 years | 406,650 | (7,245) | 29,120 | (120) | 26,980 | (156) | 31,240 | (217) | 32,940 | (601) | 35,430 | (1,665) | 53,950 | (221) | 49,990 | (290) | 57,880 | (402) | 61,030 | (1,114) | 65,640 | (3,086) | |||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 459,540 | (7,922) | 33,350 | (191) | 30,580 | (234) | 35,110 | (251) | 37,460 | (836) | 39,890 | (1,495) | 61,800 | (353) | 56,650 | (434) | 65,060 | (464) | 69,410 | (1,549) | 73,900 | (2,770) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years | 404,020 | (8,354) | 36,750 | (214) | 33,750 | (280) | 38,330 | (243) | 39,190 | (840) | 43,500 | (1,387) | 68,090 | (397) | 62,540 | (518) | 71,030 | (450) | 72,600 | (1,556) | 80,610 | (2,569) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 233,620 | (6,196) | 38,070 | (279) | 34,960 | (358) | 39,730 | (362) | 42,320 | (1,106) | 43,070 | (2,031) | 70,550 | (517) | 64,780 | (663) | 73,610 | (670) | 78,420 | (2,050) | 79,810 | (3,763) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 106,160 | (4,942) | 38,430 | (379) | 34,840 | (461) | 40,510 | (450) | 41,460 | (1,591) | ‡ | (†) | 71,210 | (702) | 64,560 | (854) | 75,050 | (833) | 76,820 | (2,949) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 35,790 | (2,404) | 39,180 | (744) | 34,650 | (1,013) | 41,430 | (983) | 48,740 | (3,767) | ‡ | (†) | 72,600 | (1,379) | 64,200 | (1,877) | 76,770 | (1,821) | 90,300 | (6,980) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 1999-2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2,742,210 | (20,301) | $39,900 | (118) | $35,310 | (116) | $44,730 | (174) | $48,000 | (438) | $48,180 | (1,418) | $58,480 | (174) | $51,750 | (170) | $65,560 | (255) | $70,360 | (643) | $70,610 | (2,078) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 143,610 | (4,949) | 29,090 | (179) | 28,110 | (160) | 33,170 | (543) | 33,680 | (1,012) | ‡ | (†) | 42,630 | (263) | 41,200 | (234) | 48,610 | (796) | 49,360 | (1,483) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 150,130 | (5,012) | 29,420 | (186) | 28,560 | (178) | 32,990 | (423) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 43,120 | (273) | 41,860 | (261) | 48,360 | (620) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 144,250 | (4,943) | 30,270 | (150) | 29,240 | (190) | 34,020 | (298) | 34,050 | (1,629) | ‡ | (†) | 44,370 | (220) | 42,860 | (279) | 49,870 | (437) | 49,900 | (2,388) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 127,330 | (5,613) | 31,810 | (249) | 30,540 | (213) | 35,380 | (735) | 33,960 | (1,089) | ‡ | (†) | 46,620 | (365) | 44,770 | (312) | 51,850 | (1,077) | 49,770 | (1,596) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 121,310 | (4,583) | 32,220 | (272) | 30,940 | (273) | 34,750 | (412) | 37,240 | (2,225) | ‡ | (†) | 47,230 | (398) | 45,340 | (400) | 50,930 | (604) | 54,580 | (3,261) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 6 to 9 years | 387,160 | (8,145) | 34,640 | (154) | 32,350 | (173) | 37,480 | (227) | 39,980 | (753) | 39,610 | (2,802) | 50,780 | (226) | 47,420 | (253) | 54,940 | (333) | 58,600 | (1,104) | 58,050 | (4,107) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 14 years | 375,830 | (6,514) | 38,710 | (254) | 35,510 | (364) | 41,430 | (330) | 44,560 | (1,022) | 43,370 | (2,096) | 56,740 | (372) | 52,050 | (534) | 60,720 | (484) | 65,310 | (1,497) | 63,570 | (3,071) | |||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 325,840 | (7,677) | 42,940 | (222) | 39,930 | (334) | 45,380 | (341) | 47,150 | (942) | 46,470 | (1,481) | 62,940 | (325) | 58,530 | (489) | 66,510 | (500) | 69,110 | (1,381) | 68,100 | (2,171) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years | 361,420 | (7,306) | 45,300 | (252) | 41,160 | (290) | 48,260 | (392) | 47,970 | (874) | 47,150 | (1,410) | 66,400 | (369) | 60,330 | (425) | 70,740 | (575) | 70,310 | (1,281) | 69,110 | (2,067) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 349,650 | (7,057) | 48,550 | (267) | 44,540 | (320) | 50,400 | (390) | 53,330 | (743) | 60,790 | (2,519) | 71,150 | (392) | 65,280 | (469) | 73,860 | (572) | 78,170 | (1,089) | 89,100 | (3,692) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 199,420 | (5,990) | 51,910 | (375) | 47,040 | (601) | 53,940 | (435) | 56,590 | (1,381) | ‡ | (†) | 76,080 | (549) | 68,950 | (881) | 79,060 | (637) | 82,940 | (2,024) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 56,270 | (3,030) | 50,640 | (635) | 46,440 | (1,234) | 52,270 | (878) | 57,160 | (2,395) | ‡ | (†) | 74,220 | (931) | 68,060 | (1,809) | 76,610 | (1,287) | 83,780 | (3,510) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2007-08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,114,690 | (41,111) | $49,630 | (203) | $43,650 | (220) | $54,810 | (281) | $58,420 | (722) | $59,150 | (1,620) | $58,170 | (238) | $51,160 | (258) | $64,240 | (329) | $68,470 | (846) | $69,330 | (1,899) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 181,340 | (10,618) | 37,660 | (296) | 36,210 | (301) | 42,370 | (855) | 45,930 | (3,571) | ‡ | (†) | 44,140 | (347) | 42,430 | (353) | 49,650 | (1,002) | 53,840 | (4,185) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 176,370 | (10,008) | 38,420 | (365) | 36,860 | (372) | 42,230 | (792) | 46,720 | (4,534) | ‡ | (†) | 45,030 | (427) | 43,210 | (436) | 49,490 | (928) | 54,760 | (5,314) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 174,150 | (8,827) | 39,720 | (344) | 37,570 | (366) | 44,210 | (627) | 51,270 | (4,903) | ‡ | (†) | 46,550 | (404) | 44,030 | (429) | 51,820 | (735) | 60,090 | (5,746) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 172,750 | (7,679) | 41,000 | (413) | 38,440 | (416) | 45,090 | (640) | 48,460 | (2,574) | ‡ | (†) | 48,050 | (484) | 45,060 | (487) | 52,850 | (750) | 56,800 | (3,017) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 147,760 | (7,678) | 42,370 | (515) | 39,200 | (449) | 46,170 | (883) | 47,630 | (3,308) | ‡ | (†) | 49,660 | (603) | 45,950 | (526) | 54,110 | (1,035) | 55,820 | (3,877) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 6 to 9 years | 546,350 | (12,759) | 46,020 | (265) | 41,640 | (372) | 49,860 | (500) | 51,030 | (1,128) | 52,390 | (2,491) | 53,940 | (310) | 48,810 | (436) | 58,440 | (586) | 59,810 | (1,322) | 61,400 | (2,919) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 14 years | 515,020 | (14,623) | 49,920 | (369) | 44,880 | (443) | 52,920 | (544) | 56,120 | (1,259) | 60,920 | (4,249) | 58,510 | (432) | 52,600 | (520) | 62,020 | (638) | 65,770 | (1,476) | 71,400 | (4,980) | |||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 351,510 | (13,286) | 54,550 | (465) | 48,000 | (549) | 58,590 | (684) | 59,930 | (1,397) | 63,190 | (3,501) | 63,930 | (545) | 56,260 | (644) | 68,670 | (801) | 70,240 | (1,637) | 74,060 | (4,103) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years | 297,710 | (12,318) | 57,570 | (591) | 52,550 | (811) | 60,530 | (739) | 63,620 | (1,960) | 66,600 | (6,196) | 67,470 | (693) | 61,590 | (950) | 70,950 | (867) | 74,570 | (2,297) | 78,060 | (7,262) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 236,280 | (9,186) | 59,890 | (676) | 54,090 | (822) | 63,460 | (1,025) | 64,410 | (2,199) | ‡ | (†) | 70,190 | (792) | 63,400 | (963) | 74,380 | (1,201) | 75,490 | (2,578) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 208,120 | (9,566) | 60,940 | (656) | 55,080 | (1,007) | 63,380 | (848) | 66,540 | (2,552) | 71,350 | (4,668) | 71,420 | (769) | 64,560 | (1,180) | 74,280 | (994) | 77,990 | (2,991) | 83,620 | (5,471) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 107,310 | (6,873) | 62,530 | (1,002) | 55,230 | (1,467) | 65,570 | (1,488) | 67,740 | (2,872) | ‡ | (†) | 73,280 | (1,174) | 64,740 | (1,719) | 76,850 | (1,744) | 79,390 | (3,366) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2011-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,139,250 | (38,342) | $53,070 | (213) | $46,340 | (225) | $57,830 | (352) | $59,680 | (642) | $60,230 | (1,775) | $57,860 | (233) | $50,530 | (245) | $63,060 | (384) | $65,070 | (700) | $65,670 | (1,935) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 109,060 | (6,116) | 38,310 | (483) | 37,140 | (496) | 41,650 | (1,134) | 45,970 | (4,231) | ‡ | (†) | 41,770 | (527) | 40,500 | (540) | 45,410 | (1,237) | 50,120 | (4,613) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 113,470 | (5,654) | 39,490 | (348) | 38,180 | (399) | 42,690 | (695) | 41,470 | (2,831) | ‡ | (†) | 43,060 | (380) | 41,630 | (435) | 46,550 | (758) | 45,210 | (3,087) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 127,030 | (7,212) | 41,170 | (451) | 38,950 | (494) | 45,250 | (786) | 48,160 | (2,529) | ‡ | (†) | 44,890 | (492) | 42,460 | (539) | 49,340 | (857) | 52,510 | (2,757) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 148,720 | (8,316) | 42,530 | (422) | 39,900 | (423) | 45,780 | (653) | 46,530 | (2,181) | ‡ | (†) | 46,380 | (460) | 43,500 | (461) | 49,920 | (712) | 50,740 | (2,378) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 169,220 | (8,284) | 43,420 | (805) | 40,020 | (398) | 47,220 | (1,647) | 46,960 | (1,639) | ‡ | (†) | 47,340 | (877) | 43,630 | (434) | 51,490 | (1,796) | 51,210 | (1,787) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 6 to 9 years | 597,980 | (16,175) | 47,820 | (322) | 43,020 | (334) | 50,960 | (464) | 51,940 | (1,177) | 51,330 | (2,288) | 52,140 | (351) | 46,910 | (364) | 55,560 | (506) | 56,630 | (1,283) | 55,960 | (2,495) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 14 years | 655,560 | (17,292) | 54,370 | (390) | 48,360 | (542) | 57,750 | (553) | 57,280 | (1,075) | 60,940 | (2,880) | 59,280 | (425) | 52,730 | (591) | 62,960 | (603) | 62,460 | (1,172) | 66,450 | (3,140) | |||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 435,300 | (15,477) | 58,800 | (600) | 51,410 | (759) | 62,410 | (809) | 65,390 | (1,611) | 63,350 | (3,950) | 64,110 | (654) | 56,050 | (827) | 68,050 | (882) | 71,300 | (1,757) | 69,070 | (4,307) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years | 312,010 | (10,430) | 60,880 | (599) | 54,230 | (788) | 65,160 | (845) | 64,460 | (1,666) | 66,930 | (4,546) | 66,380 | (654) | 59,130 | (860) | 71,040 | (921) | 70,290 | (1,817) | 72,980 | (4,957) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 230,570 | (10,871) | 63,300 | (778) | 56,430 | (1,023) | 67,330 | (1,246) | 67,840 | (1,906) | ‡ | (†) | 69,020 | (848) | 61,530 | (1,115) | 73,410 | (1,358) | 73,970 | (2,078) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 153,840 | (9,375) | 65,770 | (796) | 58,570 | (1,080) | 69,180 | (1,117) | 70,100 | (4,586) | ‡ | (†) | 71,710 | (868) | 63,860 | (1,177) | 75,430 | (1,218) | 76,440 | (5,001) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 86,470 | (5,303) | 63,570 | (953) | 59,740 | (1,472) | 66,250 | (1,136) | 65,560 | (2,379) | ‡ | (†) | 69,320 | (1,039) | 65,140 | (1,605) | 72,230 | (1,239) | 71,480 | (2,594) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2015-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,555,620 | (46,351) | $55,120 | (185) | $47,770 | (164) | $60,140 | (263) | $62,790 | (512) | $65,700 | (1,035) | $57,400 | (192) | $49,740 | (170) | $62,630 | (274) | $65,380 | (533) | $68,410 | (1,077) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 176,330 | (5,570) | 41,620 | (395) | 39,530 | (432) | 46,880 | (819) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 43,340 | (412) | 41,170 | (449) | 48,820 | (853) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 175,060 | (5,508) | 43,420 | (328) | 40,660 | (374) | 49,030 | (662) | 49,970 | (1,967) | ‡ | (†) | 45,220 | (341) | 42,340 | (389) | 51,050 | (689) | 52,030 | (2,048) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 182,660 | (4,911) | 43,560 | (312) | 41,280 | (317) | 48,090 | (721) | 47,470 | (1,403) | ‡ | (†) | 45,360 | (325) | 42,990 | (330) | 50,070 | (751) | 49,430 | (1,461) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 157,470 | (4,967) | 43,800 | (357) | 41,510 | (383) | 47,270 | (715) | 46,800 | (1,983) | ‡ | (†) | 45,610 | (372) | 43,220 | (399) | 49,220 | (745) | 48,740 | (2,065) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 145,850 | (4,581) | 45,540 | (362) | 42,250 | (446) | 49,240 | (567) | 50,020 | (2,035) | ‡ | (†) | 47,420 | (377) | 43,990 | (465) | 51,280 | (591) | 52,080 | (2,119) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 6 to 9 years | 527,630 | (10,692) | 48,820 | (211) | 44,570 | (266) | 51,800 | (328) | 53,130 | (879) | 58,460 | (1,702) | 50,840 | (220) | 46,410 | (277) | 53,940 | (341) | 55,330 | (915) | 60,870 | (1,772) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 14 years | 691,290 | (11,939) | 55,460 | (268) | 48,870 | (351) | 58,830 | (376) | 59,460 | (850) | 63,200 | (2,206) | 57,750 | (279) | 50,890 | (366) | 61,260 | (392) | 61,920 | (885) | 65,820 | (2,297) | |||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 602,380 | (12,565) | 61,170 | (371) | 53,650 | (465) | 64,750 | (507) | 65,420 | (1,079) | 69,800 | (2,310) | 63,700 | (386) | 55,870 | (484) | 67,430 | (528) | 68,130 | (1,123) | 72,680 | (2,405) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years | 400,890 | (9,905) | 64,460 | (517) | 57,000 | (571) | 67,830 | (689) | 69,400 | (1,285) | 69,350 | (2,757) | 67,120 | (539) | 59,360 | (595) | 70,640 | (718) | 72,270 | (1,338) | 72,210 | (2,871) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 262,160 | (7,227) | 65,490 | (551) | 57,270 | (892) | 69,190 | (735) | 72,430 | (1,528) | 78,960 | (3,249) | 68,190 | (574) | 59,640 | (929) | 72,060 | (765) | 75,420 | (1,591) | 82,230 | (3,383) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 144,190 | (5,203) | 67,260 | (782) | 60,040 | (924) | 70,780 | (1,188) | 75,240 | (2,175) | ‡ | (†) | 70,040 | (815) | 62,520 | (962) | 73,700 | (1,237) | 78,350 | (2,265) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 89,720 | (3,966) | 65,970 | (888) | 59,530 | (1,298) | 67,390 | (1,175) | 74,010 | (2,832) | ‡ | (†) | 68,700 | (924) | 61,990 | (1,352) | 70,180 | (1,224) | 77,070 | (2,949) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Teachers were asked how many school years they had worked as a teacher. Prior to 2015-16, teachers were also asked how many of their teaching years were full time and how many were part time. In 2015-16, teachers were no longer asked how many years were full time versus part time. Throughout this table, all school years are counted, regardless of whether teachers taught full time or part time. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Constant 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Includes teachers with levels of education below the bachelor's degree (not shown separately). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Education 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, 2007-08, and 2011-12; and "Charter School Teacher Data File," 1999-2000; and National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), “Public School Teacher Data File,” 2015-16. (This table was prepared April 2019.) |
