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Table 211.10. Average total income, base salary, and other sources of school and nonschool income for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: School year 2020-21
[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 Extracurricular activities in
school system2
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
Public schools                                                                                          
Total 3,537   (42.3) $65,400   (212) $61,600   (201) 40.1   (0.36) $2,930   (42) 5.2   (0.20) $1,380   (47) 8.1   (0.20) $2,740   (86) 16.8   (0.22) $6,090   (175) 17.1   (0.24) $2,840   (91) 16.1   (0.22) $3,550   (100)

Sex
                                                                                         
Males 835   (15.9) 69,420   (360) 63,050   (318) 51.5   (0.60) 4,480   (86) 5.2   (0.31) 1,530   (100) 7.9   (0.34) 3,430   (187) 22.4   (0.49) 7,190   (268) 19.7   (0.52) 3,530   (130) 22.3   (0.47) 4,770   (187)
Females 2,701   (32.5) 64,160   (220) 61,140   (215) 36.6   (0.39) 2,260   (39) 5.2   (0.22) 1,330   (48) 8.2   (0.23) 2,540   (96) 15.0   (0.24) 5,580   (238) 16.3   (0.28) 2,580   (115) 14.2   (0.24) 2,960   (115)

Race/ethnicity
                                                                                         
White 2,820   (35.7) 65,430   (235) 61,560   (220) 41.2   (0.41) 2,960   (46) 5.3   (0.22) 1,280   (51) 8.0   (0.21) 2,700   (93) 17.3   (0.25) 6,000   (195) 16.7   (0.27) 2,820   (109) 16.9   (0.25) 3,520   (108)
Black 217   (7.9) 62,610   (580) 58,980   (539) 34.5   (1.16) 2,640   (151) 4.9   (0.63) 1,810   (252) 11.1   (0.91) 2,190   (270) 17.0   (0.97) 5,940   (516) 20.4   (1.14) 2,830   (176) 14.0   (0.92) 3,440   (393)
Hispanic 339   (9.9) 65,820   (478) 62,120   (439) 36.4   (0.98) 2,990   (121) 5.2   (0.46) 1,830   (170) 7.8   (0.73) 3,560   (410) 13.0   (0.70) 7,540   (992) 18.4   (0.87) 2,900   (178) 12.0   (0.60) 4,000   (405)
Asian 83   (3.7) 73,000   (993) 70,250   (945) 31.1   (1.92) 2,460   (238) 3.9   (0.73) 1,670   (222) 4.9   (0.81) 2,640   (373) 9.2   (1.12) 6,820   (1,167) 16.8   (1.56) 3,610   (429) 8.8   (1.15) 3,910   (938)
Pacific Islander 6   (.8) 63,160   (2,129) 60,120   (1,941) 35.6   (6.12) 1,600   (298)   (†)   (†) 9.8 ! (3.51)   (†) 11.4 ! (3.84)   (†) 27.3   (5.30)   (†) 15.1   (4.25)   (†)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
15   (1.5) 55,830   (1,644) 52,100   (1,445) 38.0   (4.53) 3,030   (590) 7.5 ! (2.66)   (†) 12.9 ! (4.03)   (†) 12.3   (2.64)   (†) 15.0   (2.97) 2,930   (525) 16.9   (3.12) 3,030   (671)
Two or more races 58   (2.7) 63,980   (975) 60,240   (964) 43.5   (2.32) 2,800   (234) 4.3   (0.90)   (†) 10.1   (1.63) 2,790   (460) 22.8   (2.07) 4,330   (381) 17.9   (1.77) 2,330   (214) 17.2   (1.87) 3,300   (402)

Age
                                                                                         
Less than 30 510   (10.9) 52,580   (237) 49,230   (221) 42.1   (0.78) 2,500   (97) 4.6   (0.38) 1,320   (107) 8.4   (0.43) 1,780   (104) 18.0   (0.61) 4,370   (286) 22.4   (0.72) 2,400   (90) 24.3   (0.71) 2,580   (103)
30 to 39 961   (14.1) 60,780   (247) 57,150   (215) 43.1   (0.59) 2,870   (66) 5.6   (0.32) 1,450   (76) 8.4   (0.37) 2,640   (150) 17.5   (0.47) 5,740   (265) 17.6   (0.45) 2,630   (91) 17.0   (0.46) 3,110   (171)
40 to 49 1,008   (14.0) 68,930   (315) 65,210   (305) 39.7   (0.58) 3,110   (66) 5.4   (0.31) 1,430   (98) 7.9   (0.33) 2,860   (151) 17.2   (0.40) 6,320   (253) 16.1   (0.38) 2,840   (98) 14.7   (0.40) 3,970   (194)
50 or more 1,058   (19.5) 72,420   (368) 68,150   (348) 36.9   (0.57) 3,040   (78) 4.8   (0.29) 1,280   (69) 7.9   (0.34) 3,230   (176) 15.1   (0.46) 7,190   (536) 15.1   (0.47) 3,390   (292) 12.6   (0.43) 4,530   (254)

Years of full- and
   part-time teaching
   experience
                                                                                         
1 year or less 97   (4.0) 50,140   (490) 45,880   (442) 29.6   (1.80) 2,390   (220) 3.9   (0.77) 1,700   (287) 6.9   (0.84) 1,720   (239) 16.0   (1.25) 6,040   (604) 18.7   (1.56) 4,170   (468) 34.9   (1.70) 4,310   (364)
2 to 4 years 470   (11.2) 52,750   (303) 49,280   (270) 38.0   (0.94) 2,520   (120) 4.5   (0.43) 1,250   (90) 8.5   (0.52) 2,110   (155) 17.3   (0.61) 6,140   (585) 20.6   (0.67) 2,580   (114) 19.9   (0.67) 2,840   (144)
5 to 9 years 729   (10.4) 57,420   (258) 53,980   (227) 42.2   (0.68) 2,640   (63) 5.3   (0.32) 1,520   (101) 8.6   (0.38) 2,360   (147) 17.8   (0.50) 5,330   (244) 19.1   (0.55) 2,510   (71) 17.6   (0.50) 2,960   (143)
10 to 14 years 591   (11.0) 63,350   (332) 59,820   (289) 41.8   (0.77) 2,880   (92) 6.0   (0.38) 1,390   (94) 8.4   (0.59) 2,790   (200) 16.7   (0.53) 5,730   (309) 17.3   (0.59) 2,560   (114) 15.3   (0.51) 3,420   (269)
15 to 19 years 585   (9.9) 70,020   (373) 66,300   (349) 40.6   (0.77) 3,080   (84) 5.6   (0.39) 1,360   (107) 7.8   (0.41) 3,230   (207) 16.1   (0.57) 6,450   (404) 15.0   (0.52) 2,780   (135) 13.4   (0.51) 3,900   (270)
20 to 24 years 531   (9.7) 75,350   (426) 71,770   (410) 38.2   (0.80) 3,150   (103) 4.8   (0.35) 1,440   (154) 7.0   (0.41) 3,150   (256) 16.1   (0.55) 6,200   (343) 14.9   (0.53) 2,880   (134) 13.5   (0.52) 3,790   (214)
25 to 29 years 295   (7.7) 77,300   (670) 72,670   (540) 40.9   (1.08) 3,400   (156) 4.4   (0.44) 1,270   (130) 9.0   (0.63) 2,710   (269) 17.1   (1.00) 7,570   (1,404) 16.7   (1.05) 4,160   (906) 14.4   (1.04) 4,950   (603)
30 or more years 239   (8.3) 77,750   (671) 72,000   (670) 40.1   (1.30) 3,490   (162) 5.7   (0.64) 1,130   (151) 7.9   (0.67) 3,670   (523) 15.5   (0.97) 6,400   (649) 13.8   (0.82) 3,190   (194) 12.8   (0.79) 4,350   (477)

Highest degree earned
                                                                                         
Less than bachelor's
     degree
26   (2.5) 62,140   (1,865) 54,680   (1,366) 34.5   (3.76) 3,270   (434) 6.0   (1.66)   (†) 4.9 ! (1.51)   (†) 30.5   (3.28) 9,660   (1,398) 14.1   (2.23) 4,100   (650) 32.9   (3.34) 7,320   (968)
Bachelor's degree 1,379   (23.5) 56,050   (198) 52,540   (187) 38.5   (0.56) 2,760   (63) 6.0   (0.30) 1,430   (80) 9.3   (0.32) 2,370   (96) 16.0   (0.36) 5,710   (276) 16.7   (0.37) 2,680   (80) 17.4   (0.34) 3,370   (124)
Master's degree 1,794   (25.8) 70,870   (272) 66,960   (249) 41.4   (0.44) 3,040   (55) 4.8   (0.22) 1,330   (54) 7.2   (0.24) 3,050   (138) 16.9   (0.32) 6,250   (280) 17.1   (0.37) 2,870   (164) 15.3   (0.31) 3,590   (155)
Education specialist4 292   (6.9) 74,310   (489) 70,480   (466) 40.3   (1.13) 2,760   (108) 4.1   (0.44) 1,420   (142) 8.3   (0.61) 2,590   (278) 17.5   (0.86) 5,640   (352) 18.9   (0.81) 3,070   (143) 13.8   (0.76) 3,600   (318)
Doctor's degree 46   (2.6) 77,620   (1,323) 71,280   (1,116) 41.8   (2.64) 4,200   (627) 4.3   (1.04)   (†) 9.6   (1.38) 4,810 ! (1,511) 22.2   (2.12) 8,970   (1,292) 20.3   (2.16) 4,040   (595) 13.7   (1.67) 3,480   (496)

Instructional level5
                                                                                         
Elementary 1,741   (28.5) 63,080   (286) 60,490   (279) 30.2   (0.45) 1,810   (52) 5.3   (0.29) 1,320   (67) 7.9   (0.31) 2,320   (114) 14.2   (0.30) 5,510   (258) 16.3   (0.38) 2,440   (63) 14.4   (0.31) 3,000   (120)
Secondary 1,795   (34.3) 67,650   (294) 62,670   (274) 49.7   (0.54) 3,590   (53) 5.1   (0.26) 1,440   (67) 8.4   (0.27) 3,130   (129) 19.2   (0.32) 6,500   (253) 17.9   (0.33) 3,200   (154) 17.8   (0.31) 3,980   (142)

School locale
                                                                                         
City 984   (26.5) 67,020   (388) 63,460   (376) 37.6   (0.64) 2,650   (67) 6.3   (0.39) 1,460   (70) 7.6   (0.34) 2,920   (184) 15.7   (0.46) 6,260   (311) 18.6   (0.55) 2,840   (99) 14.4   (0.44) 3,580   (216)
Suburban 1,364   (25.3) 70,650   (357) 66,930   (328) 38.9   (0.58) 3,070   (76) 4.6   (0.33) 1,440   (78) 7.1   (0.31) 2,890   (136) 16.9   (0.41) 6,060   (380) 17.1   (0.40) 2,980   (204) 15.2   (0.40) 3,370   (181)
Town 423   (18.0) 58,280   (412) 54,260   (406) 43.4   (1.05) 3,080   (99) 4.6   (0.53) 1,260   (117) 8.2   (0.59) 2,460   (164) 17.0   (0.65) 5,670   (291) 15.9   (0.66) 2,650   (144) 18.6   (0.66) 3,360   (151)
Rural 766   (22.7) 57,920   (365) 53,750   (337) 43.6   (0.80) 2,930   (94) 5.3   (0.40) 1,230   (163) 10.6   (0.56) 2,530   (181) 17.7   (0.55) 6,150   (304) 16.0   (0.58) 2,690   (105) 18.5   (0.50) 3,890   (180)

Private schools
                                                                                         
Total 387   (10.7) $50,500   (573) $46,400   (534) 25.5   (0.89) $3,080   (153) 0.4   (0.13)   (†) 1.6   (0.23) $4,580   (929) 17.2   (0.69) $6,080   (324) 19.6   (0.82) $3,750   (210) 16.0   (0.72) $3,600   (271)

Sex
                                                                                         
Males 93   (4.4) 60,110   (1,037) 52,590   (921) 37.9   (1.79) 4,340   (336) 0.9 ! (0.33)   (†) 2.3   (0.48)   (†) 23.8   (1.56) 8,110   (660) 25.3   (1.65) 5,210   (522) 23.2   (1.50) 5,080   (613)
Females 294   (8.7) 47,450   (550) 44,440   (533) 21.6   (0.96) 2,390   (144) 0.3 ! (0.13)   (†) 1.4   (0.26) 3,590   (892) 15.1   (0.82) 5,070   (318) 17.8   (0.88) 3,090   (203) 13.7   (0.79) 2,800   (325)

Race/ethnicity
                                                                                         
White 320   (9.6) 50,730   (613) 46,530   (568) 26.5   (0.98) 3,070   (170) 0.4   (0.12)   (†) 1.7   (0.25) 4,960   (1,093) 17.6   (0.78) 6,090   (357) 19.0   (0.89) 3,810   (263) 16.4   (0.79) 3,710   (313)
Black 15   (1.9) 47,620   (2,447) 42,570   (2,264) 23.2   (3.91) 4,500   (861)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 19.2   (3.95)   (†) 24.1   (4.48) 3,860   (1,074) 13.4   (3.46)   (†)
Hispanic 33   (2.5) 48,330   (1,337) 45,330   (1,194) 18.7   (2.28) 2,560   (400)   (†)   (†) 1.2 ! (0.57)   (†) 13.2   (1.98) 6,630   (1,002) 15.9   (2.53) 3,090   (386) 12.6   (2.43) 3,040   (598)
Asian 10   (1.2) 55,370   (2,870) 51,670   (2,709) 21.3   (4.12)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 12.1   (3.23)   (†) 34.6   (5.43) 3,670   (568) 10.9 ! (3.44)   (†)
Pacific Islander   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
  (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 8   (1.0) 51,770   (2,968) 48,150   (2,917) 27.6   (5.91)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 22.4   (5.39)   (†) 33.0   (6.20)   (†) 24.5   (5.04)   (†)

Age
                                                                                         
Less than 30 56   (3.1) 41,300   (796) 37,680   (677) 29.3   (2.39) 2,140   (193)   (†)   (†) 1.5 ! (0.56)   (†) 17.1   (1.94) 4,760   (569) 27.8   (2.19) 3,520   (366) 25.4   (2.44) 3,560   (627)
30 to 39 92   (4.2) 50,050   (879) 45,770   (752) 28.9   (1.72) 3,830   (454) 1.4 ! (0.48)   (†) 2.3   (0.54)   (†) 20.7   (1.72) 5,590   (628) 24.0   (1.67) 4,110   (514) 19.4   (1.61) 3,720   (558)
40 to 49 97   (4.2) 51,220   (860) 47,980   (786) 26.3   (1.62) 3,080   (224)   (†)   (†) 0.8 ! (0.31)   (†) 15.7   (1.37) 6,330   (708) 16.9   (1.50) 3,100   (284) 15.7   (1.38) 3,130   (354)
50 or more 142   (5.2) 53,890   (920) 49,150   (853) 21.4   (1.39) 2,940   (197)   (†)   (†) 1.8   (0.38) 6,810   (2,021) 16.0   (1.08) 6,880   (578) 15.4   (1.22) 4,030   (448) 10.2   (0.91) 3,960   (878)

Years of full- and
   part-time teaching
   experience
                                                                                         
1 year or les 30   (2.4) 39,600   (1,154) 35,510   (904) 21.9   (2.83) 2,490   (437)   (†)   (†) 2.7 ! (1.07)   (†) 15.3   (2.56) 7,100   (1,478) 26.7   (3.23) 4,180   (897) 24.2   (3.32) 5,390   (1,346)
2 to 4 years 52   (3.1) 42,900   (895) 39,430   (766) 24.9   (2.23) 2,130   (216)   (†)   (†) 1.2 ! (0.50)   (†) 20.4   (2.02) 5,480   (666) 23.4   (2.17) 3,860   (358) 22.9   (2.26) 2,570   (305)
5 to 9 years 76   (3.5) 46,500   (823) 43,060   (747) 28.2   (1.88) 2,760   (235) 0.7 ! (0.36)   (†) 2.1   (0.56)   (†) 17.1   (1.61) 5,160   (551) 24.2   (1.97) 2,980   (283) 17.6   (1.51) 3,510   (517)
10 to 14 years 63   (3.3) 52,610   (1,019) 48,050   (909) 23.7   (1.79) 3,880   (625) 0.8 ! (0.37)   (†) 2.1 ! (0.65)   (†) 20.0   (1.90) 7,090   (910) 20.3   (1.95) 5,040   (819) 16.9   (1.87) 4,160   (701)
15 to 19 years 53   (2.6) 52,930   (1,088) 49,890   (1,007) 27.2   (2.32) 3,300   (535)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 14.8   (1.79) 5,320   (1,006) 15.6   (1.90) 3,350   (634) 11.7   (1.84) 2,860   (548)
20 to 24 years 42   (2.5) 55,480   (1,457) 52,200   (1,361) 29.4   (2.64) 3,260   (373)   (†)   (†) 0.6 ! (0.25)   (†) 15.8   (2.13) 5,550   (923) 14.4   (1.95) 2,580   (550) 12.1   (1.84) 3,010   (506)
25 to 29 years 28   (2.1) 56,370   (1,656) 51,760   (1,512) 25.9   (3.07) 3,270   (386)   (†)   (†) 1.6 ! (0.80)   (†) 18.0   (2.64) 7,510   (1,091) 18.2   (2.89) 3,330   (478) 12.0   (2.08) 2,810   (552)
30 or more years 42   (2.6) 59,660   (1,654) 52,520   (1,444) 20.8   (2.25) 3,590   (374)   (†)   (†) 1.8 ! (0.66)   (†) 14.5   (1.96) 6,600   (965) 11.6   (1.64) 4,850   (850) 9.3   (1.49) 4,760 ! (1,513)

Highest degree earned
                                                                                         
Less than bachelor's
     degree
16   (2.1) 34,650   (2,251) 29,720   (1,912) 10.7 ! (3.55)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 17.5   (4.24)   (†) 19.1   (4.60)   (†) 18.4   (4.35)   (†)
Bachelor's degree 179   (5.8) 44,150   (539) 40,740   (477) 24.4   (1.27) 2,390   (135) 0.5 ! (0.22)   (†) 1.9   (0.38) 5,750   (1,485) 16.2   (1.09) 5,370   (419) 18.5   (1.17) 3,620   (369) 16.0   (1.13) 3,290   (332)
Master's degree 158   (6.3) 57,150   (819) 52,760   (789) 28.7   (1.40) 3,460   (229) 0.4 ! (0.14)   (†) 1.3   (0.29) 2,610   (526) 17.9   (1.09) 6,570   (544) 20.0   (1.12) 3,580   (288) 16.0   (1.02) 3,170   (362)
Education specialist4 22   (1.8) 57,600   (1,965) 51,560   (1,529) 20.7   (3.10) 3,810   (633)   (†)   (†) 1.9 ! (0.93)   (†) 19.9   (3.28) 6,110   (1,333) 21.9   (3.17) 4,040   (809) 13.8   (2.60) 3,130   (832)
Doctor's degree 12   (1.2) 66,320   (2,610) 60,570   (2,211) 29.7   (4.30) 3,670   (481)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 16.9   (3.38) 9,340   (1,811) 25.3   (3.85) 4,500   (1,066) 16.4   (3.49)   (†)

Instructional level5
                                                                                         
Elementary 200   (6.6) 44,650   (603) 41,770   (569) 16.5   (1.07) 2,120   (150) 0.4 ! (0.15)   (†) 1.5   (0.36)   (†) 14.4   (1.05) 4,870   (440) 18.3   (1.13) 3,290   (342) 15.3   (1.04) 2,780   (309)
Secondary 187   (6.9) 56,720   (789) 51,340   (737) 35.2   (1.23) 3,560   (214) 0.5 ! (0.19)   (†) 1.8   (0.29) 4,320   (1,262) 20.1   (0.98) 7,000   (435) 20.9   (1.05) 4,180   (289) 16.8   (0.91) 4,380   (445)

School locale
                                                                                         
City 159   (7.5) 54,600   (854) 50,320   (846) 29.2   (1.54) 3,290   (239) 0.6 ! (0.25)   (†) 2.4   (0.45) 4,000   (1,125) 16.9   (1.17) 5,860   (545) 21.2   (1.29) 3,530   (332) 15.2   (1.12) 3,280   (401)
Suburban 151   (8.0) 51,520   (864) 47,440   (784) 23.8   (1.42) 3,130   (291) 0.4 ! (0.18)   (†) 1.0   (0.24)   (†) 17.0   (1.27) 6,820   (564) 21.3   (1.37) 4,080   (347) 16.3   (1.14) 3,360   (379)
Town 27   (3.4) 38,330   (1,118) 34,560   (962) 26.8   (3.77) 1,650   (248)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 21.8   (2.95) 4,380   (444) 11.5   (2.82)   (†) 18.9   (3.32) 5,250 ! (2,221)
Rural 51   (4.7) 40,870   (1,054) 37,180   (993) 18.4   (2.01) 2,950   (336)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 16.2   (2.10) 5,670   (808) 13.5   (1.77) 3,730   (645) 15.9   (2.15) 4,210   (1,082)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either 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.
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). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), “Public School Teacher Data File” and "Private School Teacher File," 2020-21. (This table was prepared September 2022.)

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