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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 2017-18 |
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| Years of full- and part-time teaching experience1 |
Number of full- time teachers |
Base salary2 (current dollars) | Base salary2 (constant 2018-19 dollars)3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest degree earned | Highest degree earned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All teachers4 | Bachelor's degree |
Master's degree | Education specialist5 |
Doctor's degree | All teachers4 | Bachelor's degree |
Master's degree | Education specialist5 |
Doctor's degree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1990-91 |
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| Total | 2,336,750 | (20,958) | $31,330 | (97) | $27,740 | (103) | $34,960 | (125) | $37,230 | (391) | $40,070 | (817) | $59,250 | (184) | $52,460 | (194) | $66,110 | (237) | $70,410 | (739) | $75,770 | (1,544) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 80,770 | (2,952) | 21,640 | (182) | 21,170 | (172) | 25,330 | (772) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40,920 | (345) | 40,040 | (324) | 47,910 | (1,461) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 80,330 | (2,981) | 21,990 | (166) | 21,590 | (157) | 24,650 | (527) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 41,590 | (314) | 40,820 | (297) | 46,620 | (997) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 77,380 | (2,796) | 22,770 | (189) | 22,170 | (179) | 25,980 | (760) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 43,060 | (357) | 41,940 | (339) | 49,130 | (1,438) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 75,400 | (3,346) | 23,690 | (228) | 23,090 | (232) | 25,570 | (425) | 30,280 | (1,601) | ‡ | (†) | 44,810 | (430) | 43,660 | (438) | 48,350 | (804) | 57,270 | (3,028) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 77,130 | (3,280) | 24,710 | (182) | 23,840 | (216) | 26,530 | (394) | 29,280 | (1,325) | ‡ | (†) | 46,740 | (344) | 45,090 | (409) | 50,170 | (746) | 55,380 | (2,506) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 6 to 9 years | 299,950 | (6,518) | 26,180 | (114) | 24,650 | (135) | 28,570 | (215) | 29,810 | (765) | 30,060 | (1,551) | 49,510 | (216) | 46,620 | (255) | 54,040 | (406) | 56,380 | (1,448) | 56,860 | (2,934) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 14 years | 406,650 | (7,245) | 29,120 | (120) | 26,980 | (156) | 31,240 | (217) | 32,940 | (601) | 35,430 | (1,665) | 55,070 | (226) | 51,020 | (296) | 59,080 | (410) | 62,300 | (1,137) | 67,000 | (3,149) | |||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 459,540 | (7,922) | 33,350 | (191) | 30,580 | (234) | 35,110 | (251) | 37,460 | (836) | 39,890 | (1,495) | 63,080 | (360) | 57,830 | (443) | 66,410 | (474) | 70,850 | (1,582) | 75,440 | (2,827) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years | 404,020 | (8,354) | 36,750 | (214) | 33,750 | (280) | 38,330 | (243) | 39,190 | (840) | 43,500 | (1,387) | 69,500 | (406) | 63,830 | (529) | 72,500 | (459) | 74,110 | (1,588) | 82,280 | (2,622) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 72,010 | (527) | 66,120 | (677) | 75,140 | (684) | 80,040 | (2,092) | 81,460 | (3,841) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 106,160 | (4,942) | 38,430 | (379) | 34,840 | (461) | 40,510 | (450) | 41,460 | (1,591) | ‡ | (†) | 72,680 | (717) | 65,900 | (871) | 76,610 | (850) | 78,410 | (3,010) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 35,790 | (2,404) | 39,180 | (744) | 34,650 | (1,013) | 41,430 | (983) | 48,740 | (3,767) | ‡ | (†) | 74,100 | (1,408) | 65,540 | (1,916) | 78,360 | (1,859) | 92,180 | (7,125) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
1999-2000 |
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| Total | 2,742,210 | (20,301) | $39,900 | (118) | $35,310 | (116) | $44,730 | (174) | $48,000 | (438) | $48,180 | (1,418) | $59,690 | (177) | $52,820 | (173) | $66,910 | (260) | $71,810 | (656) | $72,070 | (2,122) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 143,610 | (4,949) | 29,090 | (179) | 28,110 | (160) | 33,170 | (543) | 33,680 | (1,012) | ‡ | (†) | 43,520 | (268) | 42,060 | (239) | 49,620 | (812) | 50,380 | (1,514) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 150,130 | (5,012) | 29,420 | (186) | 28,560 | (178) | 32,990 | (423) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 44,010 | (279) | 42,730 | (266) | 49,360 | (633) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 144,250 | (4,943) | 30,270 | (150) | 29,240 | (190) | 34,020 | (298) | 34,050 | (1,629) | ‡ | (†) | 45,290 | (225) | 43,750 | (285) | 50,900 | (446) | 50,940 | (2,437) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 127,330 | (5,613) | 31,810 | (249) | 30,540 | (213) | 35,380 | (735) | 33,960 | (1,089) | ‡ | (†) | 47,590 | (372) | 45,700 | (319) | 52,930 | (1,099) | 50,800 | (1,629) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 121,310 | (4,583) | 32,220 | (272) | 30,940 | (273) | 34,750 | (412) | 37,240 | (2,225) | ‡ | (†) | 48,210 | (407) | 46,280 | (408) | 51,990 | (617) | 55,710 | (3,329) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 6 to 9 years | 387,160 | (8,145) | 34,640 | (154) | 32,350 | (173) | 37,480 | (227) | 39,980 | (753) | 39,610 | (2,802) | 51,830 | (231) | 48,400 | (259) | 56,070 | (339) | 59,810 | (1,127) | 59,260 | (4,192) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 57,910 | (380) | 53,130 | (545) | 61,980 | (494) | 66,660 | (1,529) | 64,890 | (3,135) | |||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 325,840 | (7,677) | 42,940 | (222) | 39,930 | (334) | 45,380 | (341) | 47,150 | (942) | 46,470 | (1,481) | 64,250 | (332) | 59,740 | (499) | 67,890 | (511) | 70,540 | (1,409) | 69,510 | (2,216) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years | 361,420 | (7,306) | 45,300 | (252) | 41,160 | (290) | 48,260 | (392) | 47,970 | (874) | 47,150 | (1,410) | 67,770 | (376) | 61,580 | (434) | 72,200 | (587) | 71,770 | (1,308) | 70,540 | (2,110) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 349,650 | (7,057) | 48,550 | (267) | 44,540 | (320) | 50,400 | (390) | 53,330 | (743) | 60,790 | (2,519) | 72,630 | (400) | 66,630 | (478) | 75,390 | (584) | 79,790 | (1,112) | 90,940 | (3,768) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 199,420 | (5,990) | 51,910 | (375) | 47,040 | (601) | 53,940 | (435) | 56,590 | (1,381) | ‡ | (†) | 77,660 | (561) | 70,380 | (900) | 80,700 | (651) | 84,660 | (2,066) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 56,270 | (3,030) | 50,640 | (635) | 46,440 | (1,234) | 52,270 | (878) | 57,160 | (2,395) | ‡ | (†) | 75,760 | (950) | 69,470 | (1,847) | 78,200 | (1,314) | 85,520 | (3,582) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
2007-08 |
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| Total | 3,114,690 | (41,111) | $49,630 | (203) | $43,650 | (220) | $54,810 | (281) | $58,420 | (722) | $59,150 | (1,620) | $59,370 | (243) | $52,220 | (263) | $65,570 | (336) | $69,890 | (863) | $70,770 | (1,938) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 181,340 | (10,618) | 37,660 | (296) | 36,210 | (301) | 42,370 | (855) | 45,930 | (3,571) | ‡ | (†) | 45,060 | (354) | 43,310 | (361) | 50,680 | (1,022) | 54,950 | (4,272) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 176,370 | (10,008) | 38,420 | (365) | 36,860 | (372) | 42,230 | (792) | 46,720 | (4,534) | ‡ | (†) | 45,960 | (436) | 44,100 | (445) | 50,520 | (947) | 55,900 | (5,424) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 174,150 | (8,827) | 39,720 | (344) | 37,570 | (366) | 44,210 | (627) | 51,270 | (4,903) | ‡ | (†) | 47,520 | (412) | 44,940 | (438) | 52,890 | (750) | 61,340 | (5,865) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 172,750 | (7,679) | 41,000 | (413) | 38,440 | (416) | 45,090 | (640) | 48,460 | (2,574) | ‡ | (†) | 49,050 | (494) | 45,990 | (497) | 53,950 | (766) | 57,970 | (3,079) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 147,760 | (7,678) | 42,370 | (515) | 39,200 | (449) | 46,170 | (883) | 47,630 | (3,308) | ‡ | (†) | 50,690 | (616) | 46,900 | (537) | 55,230 | (1,057) | 56,980 | (3,958) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 55,060 | (317) | 49,820 | (445) | 59,650 | (598) | 61,050 | (1,349) | 62,670 | (2,980) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 59,720 | (441) | 53,690 | (530) | 63,310 | (651) | 67,140 | (1,506) | 72,880 | (5,083) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 65,260 | (557) | 57,430 | (657) | 70,090 | (818) | 71,690 | (1,671) | 75,600 | (4,188) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 68,870 | (707) | 62,870 | (970) | 72,420 | (885) | 76,110 | (2,345) | 79,670 | (7,412) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 236,280 | (9,186) | 59,890 | (676) | 54,090 | (822) | 63,460 | (1,025) | 64,410 | (2,199) | ‡ | (†) | 71,640 | (808) | 64,720 | (983) | 75,920 | (1,226) | 77,060 | (2,631) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 72,900 | (785) | 65,890 | (1,204) | 75,820 | (1,015) | 79,600 | (3,053) | 85,360 | (5,584) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 107,310 | (6,873) | 62,530 | (1,002) | 55,230 | (1,467) | 65,570 | (1,488) | 67,740 | (2,872) | ‡ | (†) | 74,800 | (1,198) | 66,080 | (1,755) | 78,450 | (1,780) | 81,040 | (3,436) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
2011-12 |
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| Total | 3,139,250 | (38,342) | $53,070 | (213) | $46,340 | (225) | $57,830 | (352) | $59,680 | (642) | $60,230 | (1,775) | $59,060 | (237) | $51,580 | (250) | $64,360 | (392) | $66,420 | (714) | $67,030 | (1,975) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 109,060 | (6,116) | 38,310 | (483) | 37,140 | (496) | 41,650 | (1,134) | 45,970 | (4,231) | ‡ | (†) | 42,640 | (538) | 41,340 | (552) | 46,350 | (1,263) | 51,160 | (4,709) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 113,470 | (5,654) | 39,490 | (348) | 38,180 | (399) | 42,690 | (695) | 41,470 | (2,831) | ‡ | (†) | 43,950 | (387) | 42,490 | (444) | 47,510 | (773) | 46,150 | (3,151) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 127,030 | (7,212) | 41,170 | (451) | 38,950 | (494) | 45,250 | (786) | 48,160 | (2,529) | ‡ | (†) | 45,820 | (502) | 43,340 | (550) | 50,360 | (875) | 53,600 | (2,814) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 148,720 | (8,316) | 42,530 | (422) | 39,900 | (423) | 45,780 | (653) | 46,530 | (2,181) | ‡ | (†) | 47,340 | (470) | 44,400 | (471) | 50,950 | (727) | 51,790 | (2,427) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 169,220 | (8,284) | 43,420 | (805) | 40,020 | (398) | 47,220 | (1,647) | 46,960 | (1,639) | ‡ | (†) | 48,320 | (895) | 44,540 | (443) | 52,560 | (1,833) | 52,270 | (1,824) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 53,220 | (358) | 47,880 | (371) | 56,710 | (516) | 57,800 | (1,309) | 57,120 | (2,547) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 60,510 | (434) | 53,820 | (604) | 64,270 | (616) | 63,750 | (1,196) | 67,830 | (3,205) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 65,440 | (668) | 57,210 | (845) | 69,460 | (900) | 72,780 | (1,793) | 70,500 | (4,397) | |||||||||||
| 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) | 67,760 | (667) | 60,350 | (877) | 72,520 | (940) | 71,740 | (1,855) | 74,490 | (5,059) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 230,570 | (10,871) | 63,300 | (778) | 56,430 | (1,023) | 67,330 | (1,246) | 67,840 | (1,906) | ‡ | (†) | 70,450 | (866) | 62,800 | (1,139) | 74,930 | (1,386) | 75,500 | (2,121) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 153,840 | (9,375) | 65,770 | (796) | 58,570 | (1,080) | 69,180 | (1,117) | 70,100 | (4,586) | ‡ | (†) | 73,190 | (886) | 65,180 | (1,202) | 76,990 | (1,244) | 78,020 | (5,104) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 86,470 | (5,303) | 63,570 | (953) | 59,740 | (1,472) | 66,250 | (1,136) | 65,560 | (2,379) | ‡ | (†) | 70,750 | (1,061) | 66,490 | (1,639) | 73,730 | (1,264) | 72,960 | (2,648) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
2017-18 |
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| Total | 3,323,200 | (22,973) | $57,950 | (174) | $49,890 | (164) | $63,120 | (240) | $66,510 | (511) | $69,520 | (1,220) | $59,150 | (177) | $50,920 | (167) | $64,430 | (245) | $67,890 | (521) | $70,960 | (1,246) | |||||||||||
| 1 year or less | 230,500 | (6,131) | 44,150 | (327) | 42,130 | (317) | 49,310 | (692) | 49,480 | (1,197) | 50,100 | (2,205) | 45,070 | (334) | 43,010 | (323) | 50,330 | (707) | 50,500 | (1,221) | 51,140 | (2,250) | |||||||||||
| 2 years | 171,770 | (4,940) | 46,000 | (337) | 42,890 | (330) | 51,180 | (669) | 52,600 | (1,786) | ‡ | (†) | 46,960 | (344) | 43,780 | (337) | 52,240 | (683) | 53,690 | (1,823) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 3 years | 154,040 | (4,999) | 47,370 | (370) | 44,350 | (398) | 51,440 | (598) | 52,690 | (2,710) | ‡ | (†) | 48,350 | (378) | 45,260 | (406) | 52,500 | (610) | 53,780 | (2,766) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 4 years | 159,610 | (4,784) | 47,320 | (337) | 44,180 | (345) | 50,950 | (513) | 55,590 | (2,471) | ‡ | (†) | 48,300 | (344) | 45,100 | (352) | 52,000 | (524) | 56,740 | (2,523) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 5 years | 144,770 | (4,745) | 48,780 | (334) | 45,070 | (359) | 52,180 | (588) | 51,430 | (1,404) | ‡ | (†) | 49,790 | (341) | 46,010 | (367) | 53,270 | (600) | 52,500 | (1,433) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 6 to 9 years | 452,970 | (8,407) | 51,380 | (242) | 46,410 | (277) | 54,950 | (358) | 57,690 | (1,035) | 60,220 | (3,440) | 52,450 | (247) | 47,380 | (282) | 56,090 | (366) | 58,890 | (1,057) | 61,470 | (3,512) | |||||||||||
| 10 to 14 years | 647,230 | (8,907) | 57,860 | (277) | 50,630 | (358) | 61,040 | (337) | 65,040 | (1,037) | 66,160 | (1,856) | 59,060 | (282) | 51,680 | (365) | 62,300 | (344) | 66,390 | (1,058) | 67,530 | (1,895) | |||||||||||
| 15 to 19 years | 556,500 | (9,214) | 64,980 | (361) | 56,600 | (509) | 68,490 | (454) | 69,750 | (1,013) | 79,120 | (3,183) | 66,320 | (369) | 57,770 | (520) | 69,910 | (464) | 71,200 | (1,034) | 80,760 | (3,249) | |||||||||||
| 20 to 24 years | 384,560 | (7,078) | 68,440 | (468) | 59,690 | (702) | 72,500 | (637) | 72,940 | (1,331) | 73,100 | (2,559) | 69,860 | (477) | 60,930 | (716) | 74,010 | (650) | 74,450 | (1,359) | 74,610 | (2,612) | |||||||||||
| 25 to 29 years | 237,750 | (6,543) | 69,170 | (616) | 59,960 | (712) | 73,450 | (827) | 73,240 | (1,952) | 74,570 | (2,633) | 70,610 | (629) | 61,200 | (727) | 74,970 | (844) | 74,760 | (1,993) | 76,120 | (2,687) | |||||||||||
| 30 to 34 years | 119,120 | (4,303) | 71,000 | (729) | 64,010 | (1,207) | 74,040 | (991) | 74,680 | (2,562) | ‡ | (†) | 72,470 | (744) | 65,340 | (1,232) | 75,580 | (1,012) | 76,230 | (2,615) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| 35 years or more | 64,380 | (2,845) | 69,420 | (964) | 61,090 | (1,256) | 73,090 | (1,339) | 72,240 | (2,775) | ‡ | (†) | 70,860 | (984) | 62,350 | (1,282) | 74,600 | (1,367) | 73,740 | (2,832) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Teachers were asked how many school years they had worked as a teacher. In 2011-12 and earlier years, teachers were also asked how many of their teaching years were full time and how many were part time. After 2011-12, 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Teachers' base salary does not include any supplemental contracts for additional work at a school during the school year (e.g., coaching) or during the summer (e.g., teaching summer sessions). Also does not include any income from nonschool sources. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes teachers with levels of education below the bachelor's degree (not shown separately). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 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). 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," 2017-18. (This table was prepared November 2019.) |
