Among regular full-time public and private K–12 school teachers in 2020–21, average base salary and earnings from all sources in 2020–21, percentage of teachers with earnings from various salary supplements, and among those teachers, the average amount earned from the supplements during the 2020–21 school year, by school type and selected school characteristics in 2020–21 and teacher job status in 2021–22: School year 2021–22

			Salary supplements
	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources¹	Extracurricular or additional activities in same school system				Additional compensation based on students' performance				Other school system sources (state supplement, etc.)				Job outside the school system during the school year
School type and selected school characteristics in 2020–21 and teacher job status in 2021–22	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources¹	Percent of teachers		Average amount		Percent of teachers		Average amount		Percent of teachers		Average amount		Percent of teachers		Average amount
All public school teacher stayers	$61,800	$64,300	40.0		$2,900		5.6		$1,300		8.3		$2,900		16.6		$6,200

School classification
Traditional public	62,300	64,700	40.3		2,900		5.2		1,300		8.2		3,000		16.6		6,000
Charter school	54,600	57,300	34.9		3,100		11.0	!	1,400	!	9.6	!	2,100	!	16.9		7,800	!

Community type
City	64,400	67,000	38.1		2,700		6.5		1,100		9.1		3,100		16.2		7,700
Suburban	66,600	68,900	37.8		3,100		5.7		1,700		7.0		3,200		16.2		5,200
Town	54,200	56,900	42.3		3,100		3.5	!	1,200		9.5		2,900		17.2		6,100
Rural	54,000	56,500	44.7		2,600		5.3		900		9.1		2,200		17.5		6,100

School level²
Elementary	61,000	62,400	29.6		1,800		4.5		1,200		8.3		2,400		12.5		5,300
Middle	61,600	64,200	45.7		3,300		6.7		1,800		7.1		4,000		14.7		4,800
Secondary/high	63,100	67,000	52.5		3,400		7.2		1,100		8.9		3,200		23.3		7,700
Combined/other	61,800	64,300	37.9		3,400		2.9	!	1,000		9.3	!	2,500	!	19.6		4,800

Student enrollment
Less than 100	50,400	53,300	39.8	!	‡		‡		‡		23.3	!	3,500		21.2	!	‡
100–199	53,400	54,700	29.0		3,000		‡		700		6.6	!	1,600	!	10.7	!	2,500
200–499	60,700	62,600	37.4		2,300		3.1		1,400		6.7		2,000		15.1		6,300
500–749	61,400	63,300	38.2		2,500		5.6		800		8.1		2,600		14.5		5,000
750–999	63,200	65,800	44.5		3,000		5.7		2,000	!	8.4		4,700		15.6		4,700
1,000 or more	64,700	68,400	43.8		3,800		8.1		1,300		9.7		3,100		21.7		7,700

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches³
0–34	66,200	68,800	41.6		3,100		4.8		1,500		6.3		3,000		19.0		5,200
35–49	59,900	63,000	42.1		2,900		7.9		1,500		7.7		2,300		17.6		9,000
50–74	59,100	61,300	44.3		2,700		7.1		1,000		8.8		2,700		15.7		4,300
75 or more	60,300	62,600	34.6		2,800		4.2		1,200		10.1		3,200		14.4		6,900

Region
Northeast	77,300	79,800	40.3		3,000		‡		‡		2.9	!	3,500	!	19.4		6,000
Midwest	57,600	60,200	44.1		3,200		6.9		800		6.7		1,400		17.9		5,400
South	52,800	55,400	37.1		2,700		7.3		1,000		12.1		2,900		16.3		7,100
West	68,600	70,800	40.2		2,700		6.1		2,200		8.5		4,200		12.5		5,300

All public school teacher movers	56,000	58,400	36.6		2,800		4.9		1,700		9.7		2,300		19.2		5,700

School classification
Traditional public	56,400	58,800	37.6		2,700		4.4		1,700		9.6		2,200		18.4		5,800
Charter school	51,700	54,600	26.4		3,800		9.5		1,300		11.0		2,700	!	28.1		5,300

Community type
City	56,500	58,400	33.3		2,300		3.4		1,800		5.6		2,100		20.5		4,700
Suburban	59,900	62,600	35.9		2,600		6.4		1,500		10.5		2,400	!	20.7		6,900
Town	53,100	55,700	42.3		2,800		‡		‡		7.6		2,400	!	19.2		6,300
Rural	50,300	52,900	40.1		3,800	!	4.4		2,500	!	15.9	!	2,100		14.8		4,600

School level²
Elementary	54,300	55,800	27.5		1,400		5.3		1,800		10.0		1,800		18.2		4,500
Middle	61,200	64,400	40.7		3,100		3.4	!	1,400		6.6		4,100	!	23.8		7,000
Secondary/high	55,600	59,200	51.0		3,900		5.4	!	1,600		9.3		2,500		19.3		6,800
Combined/other	54,800	56,700	33.9	!	3,200		3.8	!	1,700		‡		1,700	!	12.1		4,300	!

Student enrollment
Less than 100	53,500	54,800	23.4	!	1,900	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		16.3	!	‡
100–199	48,700	51,200	26.5	!	2,900	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		35.2	!	4,600
200–499	55,300	56,900	33.1		1,900		5.4		1,200		9.7		1,700		20.4		4,000
500–749	53,500	55,300	31.8		2,100		4.6		1,300		9.6		1,900		13.7		6,300
750–999	60,800	64,500	36.3		3,400		4.7	!	‡		9.9		‡		22.9		8,400
1,000 or more	58,400	62,000	49.6		3,900		5.5	!	2,000		10.7	!	2,500		18.7		6,500

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches³
0–34	59,200	62,200	34.4		3,200		5.8	!	1,900		9.9	!	1,900		21.5		7,200
35–49	52,900	55,500	48.1		3,100	!	3.0	!	1,000		7.5		2,600	!	23.5		3,700
50–74	55,000	57,500	44.3		2,800		4.6		1,400		10.7		3,000	!	15.5		5,600
75 or more	55,700	57,700	29.1		2,200		5.1		1,900	!	9.9		2,000		18.1		5,600

Region
Northeast	66,400	68,500	31.9		3,700		‡		1,200		‡		‡		15.9		4,300
Midwest	53,700	56,600	44.7		2,700		7.7	!	1,300	!	4.7		2,500		26.7		5,700
South	51,200	53,600	35.0		2,600		4.1		1,600	!	11.5		2,400		18.9		5,900
West	64,500	66,700	35.2		2,800		6.3		2,400		9.6	!	2,000		14.3		5,900

All public school teacher leavers	61,800	64,500	35.2		2,600		5.7		1,600		9.0		2,700		19.5		7,200

School classification
Traditional public	62,500	65,200	35.2		2,600		5.3		1,600		9.1		2,800		19.7		7,400
Charter school	53,000	54,900	34.4		2,100		10.6	!	2,200	!	6.8		1,500	!	17.2		4,700	!

Community type
City	64,400	66,600	35.7		2,800		6.4	!	1,900	!	9.4	!	2,100	!	12.0		6,800
Suburban	67,100	70,200	31.6		2,000		4.8	!	1,500	!	7.3		2,400		21.6		10,100	!
Town	55,700	58,800	43.4		2,900		5.5	!	600		9.2	!	4,200	!	27.2		5,200
Rural	52,000	54,500	36.2		2,700		6.2		1,900	!	11.1		3,300		23.7		4,300

School level²
Elementary	61,800	64,600	34.3		2,000		5.6		1,600	!	9.5		2,100		21.4		8,500	!
Middle	61,200	63,500	35.4		2,200		4.2	!	800		9.9		1,900	!	21.0		6,200
Secondary/high	63,500	66,700	37.9		3,700		7.2		2,200		9.3		4,400		19.8		6,200
Combined/other	58,700	60,000	31.4	!	2,200	!	4.8	!	1,100		4.5	!	‡		8.2	!	5,200

Student enrollment
Less than 100	60,000	69,800	‡		5,700	!	‡		‡		‡		1,300	!	‡		‡
100–199	48,600	50,600	32.1	!	3,100		‡		1,000	!	‡		‡		18.2	!	4,300
200–499	62,500	65,000	34.5		2,700		4.7		2,300	!	8.8		2,900		18.5		6,500
500–749	59,400	61,300	39.7		1,700		5.6	!	900		12.2	!	2,300	!	21.6		4,100
750–999	62,700	65,000	30.7		1,500		5.1	!	‡		6.8	!	3,100	!	20.5		7,400
1,000 or more	65,900	68,300	37.7		3,200		7.3		1,400		7.8		3,200		16.0		5,700

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced-price lunches³
0–34	63,000	66,500	36.1		2,700		5.9	!	1,800	!	8.6		2,100		23.0		9,700	!
35–49	62,600	65,200	35.6		2,400		4.0	!	1,000	!	10.0	!	4,400		28.8		4,400
50–74	60,500	63,000	36.7		2,600		6.9	!	1,300		9.1		3,800	!	19.5		5,500
75 or more	61,100	63,200	33.4		2,500		5.5		1,900	!	8.9		2,100	!	13.2		6,700

Region
Northeast	83,600	85,400	31.0		2,400		‡		‡		1.6	!	‡		17.4	!	5,500
Midwest	57,900	60,200	39.6		2,500		9.0	!	‡		5.6		1,100		26.5		4,400
South	54,100	57,600	35.2		2,700		6.4		1,600	!	13.1		2,700		21.3		9,700	!
West	63,200	65,400	34.6		2,500		5.6		2,200		9.8		3,400		12.7		6,500

All private school teacher stayers	46,700	48,700	28.4		2,800		‡		‡		1.9	!	1,700		15.9		7,300

School classification
Catholic	44,100	46,500	34.2		2,900		‡		‡		2.6	!	1,800	!	16.5		8,000
Other religious	41,800	43,600	23.6		2,500		‡		‡		‡		‡		16.1		7,400
Nonsectarian	55,700	57,400	28.4		3,000		‡		‡		‡		‡		14.0		6,200

Community type
City	50,200	52,300	34.4		3,300		‡		‡		2.6	!	2,000		13.8		6,500
Suburban	49,100	51,400	23.5		2,800		‡		‡		‡		‡		19.0		8,800
Town	32,200	33,300	25.9		1,100	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		15.3	!	4,800
Rural	38,100	39,300	23.9		1,700		‡		‡		‡		‡		14.7		5,800

School level²
Elementary/middle	44,900	46,400	19.3		1,800		‡		‡		‡		‡		15.0		7,500
Secondary/high	53,600	56,100	45.8		3,800		‡		‡		3.4	!	1,600	!	11.4		6,000	!
Combined/other	45,600	47,800	30.0		2,800		‡		‡		2.1	!	‡		18.4		7,400

Student enrollment
Less than 100	38,000	38,700	12.3	!	1,200	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		16.6		3,300	!
100–199	40,300	41,500	19.5		2,500		‡		‡		‡		‡		12.1		5,500
200–499	45,000	47,200	31.5		1,900		‡		‡		3.2	!	1,600	!	17.1		8,900
500–749	53,400	55,400	29.2		2,600		‡		‡		‡		‡		14.9		8,000	!
750 or more	66,500	70,800	54.4		4,900		‡		‡		‡		900		18.6		8,900	!

Region
Northeast	54,400	57,000	32.7		2,600		‡		‡		‡		‡		20.7		8,600
Midwest	41,200	42,900	30.6		2,000		‡		‡		2.2	!	3,100		17.6		5,400
South	42,600	44,300	28.0		3,200		‡		‡		‡		‡		11.7		6,300
West	54,000	56,400	21.8		3,700		‡		‡		‡		‡		16.5		9,500	!

All private school teacher movers	43,400	45,000	20.6		3,000		‡		4,500	!	‡		600		15.7		5,300

School classification
Catholic	43,300	44,300	20.8		3,200	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		11.0	!	3,600
Other religious	37,300	39,200	24.0	!	2,600	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		12.5	!	‡
Nonsectarian	49,000	50,900	17.2	!	3,300	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		25.0		5,200

Community type
City	42,700	44,600	18.8		3,400		‡		‡		‡		‡		20.0		5,600
Suburban	47,900	49,400	22.8	!	2,900	!	‡		‡		‡		600		15.9		3,800	!
Town	30,500	30,900	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Rural	41,700	43,200	‡		3,400	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡

School level²
Elementary/middle	42,900	43,800	11.2	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		9.5	!	5,900	!
Secondary/high	47,600	50,100	40.2		2,500		‡		‡		‡		‡		24.9		6,000	!
Combined/other	42,200	44,400	25.7		3,500		‡		5,000	!	‡		‡		21.1	!	4,400	!

Student enrollment
Less than 100	34,900	36,200	‡		4,700	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		4,400
100–199	39,800	40,800	18.0	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
200–499	47,400	48,900	19.0		2,600	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		14.1	!	6,700	!
500–749	48,700	52,000	34.0	!	2,600	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		38.9	!	‡
750 or more	48,700	51,200	32.1	!	4,200		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡

Region
Northeast	45,800	47,500	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		21.6	!	3,300	!
Midwest	38,800	39,600	12.5	!	2,600	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		2,500
South	40,500	43,100	32.4		3,200		‡		‡		‡		‡		20.5		7,400
West	51,800	52,500	13.8	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		4,400	!

All private school teacher leavers	44,000	46,100	22.9		2,800		‡		‡		‡		‡		20.6		‡

School classification
Catholic	44,200	45,900	30.2		3,100		‡		‡		‡		3,500		22.1	!	2,400
Other religious	38,500	40,100	28.1	!	2,800	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		17.8		‡
Nonsectarian	52,300	55,800	‡		1,100	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		24.1	!	‡

Community type
City	49,000	50,300	34.3		2,200		‡		‡		‡		3,500		20.4		1,800	!
Suburban	43,000	46,200	‡		4,100		‡		‡		‡		‡		23.5	!	‡
Town	34,700	37,500	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		33.5	!	‡
Rural	38,400	38,900	‡		2,800	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		3,900

School level²
Elementary/middle	41,500	44,000	11.0	!	1,800	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		19.0	!	‡
Secondary/high	49,900	51,100	30.4	!	3,100		‡		‡		‡		‡		15.5	!	2,000
Combined/other	42,400	44,600	30.7	!	3,000	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		26.3		3,800	!

Student enrollment
Less than 100	33,300	36,200	‡		500		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
100–199	42,000	43,900	17.4	!	1,200	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		30.8		4,800	!
200–499	44,400	45,700	29.6	!	3,200	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		8.8	!	2,500	!
500–749	51,200	54,600	40.7	!	3,800	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		32.4	!	1,900
750 or more	71,100	72,700	33.6	!	3,800		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		1,600

Region
Northeast	39,800	48,100	32.2	!	4,000	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		55.2		‡
Midwest	44,300	45,400	24.3		1,600		‡		‡		‡		‡		17.7	!	2,700	!
South	41,200	42,700	28.6		3,000	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		14.7		1,500
West	52,000	52,400	‡		1,400	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable analysis, or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).

¹Average earnings from all sources is defined as the weighted mean of the amount that regular full-time teachers earned from all sources during the school year. It does not include summer income or income from a retirement pension.

²Elementary schools offer at least one grade of K through 4, and the number of elementary grades is higher than the number of middle grades. Middle schools offer at least one of grades 5 through 8, and the number of middle grades is greater than the number of elementary or secondary grades. Secondary/high schools are defined as schools that enroll students in more of grades 9 through 12 than in lower grades. Combined/other schools include all other combinations of grades, including K–12 schools. School level categories in the 2020–21 NTPS differ from those in previous survey administrations; caution should be exercised when comparing estimates by level over time.

³Schools that do not participate in the free or reduced-price lunch program are included with the "0–34" percent category.

NOTE: Data are weighted estimates of the population. For average base salary, teachers who reported zero are excluded from the table. Summer earnings are not included. A regular full-time teacher is any teacher whose primary position in a school is not an itinerant teacher, a long-term substitute, a short-term substitute, a student teacher, a teacher aide, an administrator, a library media or librarian, another type of professional staff (e.g., counselor, curriculum coordinator, social worker) or support staff (e.g., secretary), or a part-time teacher. “Stayers” are teachers who were teachers in the same school in the 2021–22 TFS school year as in the 2020–21 NTPS school year. “Movers” are teachers who were still teachers in the 2021–22 TFS school year but had moved to a different school from their 2020–21 NTPS school. “Leavers” are teachers in the 2020–21 NTPS school year who were no longer teachers in the 2021–22 TFS school year. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2020–21 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) and 2021–22 Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), "Current and Former Teacher Data Files," 2021–22.