Average base salary and earnings from all sources among regular full-time public school teachers, by general field of main teaching assignment, selected school characteristics, and state: 2017

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Average base salary and earnings from all sources among regular full-time public school teachers, by general field of main teaching assignment, selected school characteristics, and state: 2017–18

	All main teaching assignments		Early childhood or general elementary		Special education		Arts or music		English and language arts		ESL or bilingual education		Foreign languages		Health education		Mathematics		Natural sciences		Social sciences		Career or technical education		All other
	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources¹	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources	Average base teaching salary of regular full-time teachers	Average school year earnings from all sources
All public school teachers	$57,900	$60,500	$56,800	$58,200	$58,200	$60,300	$56,400	$60,500	$58,100	$60,300	$62,800	$64,600	$60,600	$63,200	$58,800	$64,100	$58,800	$62,200	$59,400	$62,400	$58,700	$62,300	$57,400	$62,100	$59,400	$63,800

School classification
Traditional public	58,400	61,000	57,400	58,700	58,500	60,600	56,900	61,000	58,600	60,800	63,200	65,000	61,300	64,000	59,100	64,500	59,200	62,700	59,900	63,000	59,100	62,800	57,600	62,300	59,700	64,300
Charter school	50,400	52,900	48,600	50,500	51,900	53,800	48,800	52,200	50,700	53,100	50,700	52,100	51,300	53,000	52,100	55,700	53,100	55,900	51,300	53,700	51,100	55,500	52,500	57,700	54,500	56,800

Community type
City	59,400	61,900	58,000	59,500	60,800	62,700	57,600	60,900	58,900	61,100	61,600	63,400	60,600	62,800	62,600	67,200	60,600	63,800	60,600	63,700	60,000	63,100	60,200	66,300	61,200	65,300
Suburban	62,800	65,400	61,700	63,000	62,500	64,700	61,000	65,900	63,500	65,900	67,000	68,500	63,300	66,100	63,800	69,100	63,500	67,100	65,200	68,100	63,000	67,000	64,000	68,300	63,400	67,300
Town	50,600	53,300	49,900	51,400	49,800	51,800	49,100	52,700	51,500	53,700	50,700	52,900	54,000	56,800	50,700	57,300	51,500	54,700	51,600	55,100	51,300	55,400	50,200	53,800	54,700	61,300
Rural	50,800	53,400	49,900	51,300	50,400	52,600	49,900	53,700	50,300	52,400	57,000	60,500	56,500	59,500	51,500	56,700	50,300	53,400	51,100	53,900	53,000	56,600	51,500	56,200	53,100	57,500

School level
Primary	57,000	58,600	57,100	58,500	57,600	59,000	54,200	57,300	56,200	57,600	61,500	63,100	57,200	58,600	55,300	59,300	57,800	60,300	55,700	57,500	57,600	59,600	58,800	61,300	59,400	62,500
Middle	58,900	61,800	60,900	63,100	57,900	59,900	57,900	62,100	58,400	60,500	64,700	66,000	62,900	65,000	60,400	65,500	58,000	60,900	59,400	62,200	58,100	61,400	59,500	63,300	62,000	68,000
High	60,400	64,300	50,800	52,700	60,300	63,500	59,700	64,700	60,500	63,500	67,000	69,800	61,200	64,200	62,500	69,200	60,900	64,600	61,300	64,600	60,200	64,300	57,800	62,700	59,300	64,300
Combined	51,100	54,300	46,800	48,900	55,500	57,700	49,000	53,100	51,500	53,900	57,700	58,800	53,700	56,100	52,500	58,300	51,700	56,400	51,500	54,800	50,900	54,800	50,200	55,200	54,700	57,300

Student enrollment
Less than 100	54,500	57,500	50,500	51,700	57,400	59,200	47,800	51,100	52,000	54,800	75,300	75,400	73,600	76,900	60,900	66,900	52,300	56,500	52,600	55,500	58,000	59,300	62,400	79,400	55,700	58,100
100–199	50,600	53,000	49,700	51,400	52,300	54,100	53,100	56,200	49,900	52,100	56,900	58,300	44,600	47,000	45,900	50,700	52,700	56,000	48,600	51,300	53,900	56,900	49,000	53,000	58,800	60,400
200–499	55,300	57,400	56,000	57,400	56,700	58,400	53,500	56,800	55,000	56,900	58,700	60,100	53,800	55,800	55,200	60,300	53,600	56,800	53,500	56,700	53,100	56,500	50,600	54,500	57,700	62,700
500–749	57,800	60,000	58,000	59,400	58,200	60,100	55,700	59,200	56,600	58,500	62,600	64,200	60,400	63,200	57,800	62,900	58,800	62,000	57,800	60,800	56,300	60,400	55,900	60,400	56,800	60,100
750–999	59,000	61,400	58,300	59,600	58,600	60,300	57,900	62,900	58,600	60,600	63,700	65,800	61,100	63,200	61,800	67,100	58,600	61,200	59,200	61,800	60,100	63,300	57,900	62,200	62,500	67,500
1,000 or more	61,500	65,000	56,900	59,100	60,900	63,900	60,000	64,900	62,000	64,700	67,100	69,600	62,500	65,400	62,800	68,300	61,900	65,700	63,300	66,400	61,400	65,400	61,100	66,000	60,500	65,300

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	61,900	64,700	60,600	62,000	61,700	63,900	60,200	65,000	63,600	65,900	67,300	69,900	62,400	65,700	63,600	69,400	62,100	66,100	64,500	67,300	63,000	67,000	61,300	65,300	57,700	61,900
35–49	56,900	59,600	55,300	56,700	56,600	58,900	55,800	59,700	57,400	59,700	62,800	64,600	59,800	62,100	57,900	63,400	58,100	61,100	58,300	61,400	57,700	61,800	57,000	62,000	60,500	64,200
50–74	55,100	57,700	53,800	55,400	54,400	56,300	53,600	57,300	54,900	57,200	64,400	66,000	60,000	62,600	55,800	60,700	56,300	59,500	55,600	58,900	56,600	60,100	55,500	60,900	57,200	61,600
75 or more	57,300	59,600	57,000	58,300	58,900	60,900	55,200	58,500	56,200	58,300	60,600	62,300	58,300	60,200	56,900	61,700	58,400	61,500	57,700	60,500	56,300	59,300	55,400	60,400	62,000	67,200

State
Alabama	48,200	50,500	47,600	49,500	49,300	50,400	48,500	51,100	47,400	48,800	47,400	47,500	47,600	48,700	47,400	52,300	48,100	51,500	46,800	49,100	49,200	53,700	51,700	53,500	56,600	64,300
Alaska	69,300	71,800	68,500	69,900	69,500	73,000	58,800	61,000	76,400	79,800	71,200	75,000	66,200	67,300	63,200	66,000	69,400	73,900	72,200	75,500	68,300	70,000	67,200	71,800	79,900	83,500
Arizona	42,700	46,600	41,100	44,300	42,000	45,800	44,500	49,500	43,300	47,000	43,700	45,300	45,800	49,400	48,600	57,100	42,000	45,100	44,100	46,500	44,100	50,400	40,500	46,600	51,400	54,600
Arkansas	48,000	50,200	46,400	47,500	48,800	50,400	47,400	50,300	47,600	49,500	57,500	59,100	50,400	53,300	48,500	56,200	52,400	54,300	46,800	49,300	48,500	52,900	49,400	51,600	50,500	53,700
California	76,500	78,800	75,100	76,300	73,200	75,600	77,600	82,100	77,200	79,800	76,900	78,500	78,200	81,400	79,900	85,100	79,000	82,000	78,800	82,300	79,300	82,400	78,200	84,700	78,000	80,700

Colorado	51,700	54,200	51,100	52,400	49,000	51,100	46,600	50,000	53,200	56,300	54,900	55,900	49,300	53,200	53,800	60,800	54,300	57,500	53,600	55,600	51,900	56,200	53,500	58,200	57,500	60,800
Connecticut	74,400	77,400	74,600	76,100	75,600	77,100	77,900	80,600	70,600	72,900	72,500	74,800	75,700	79,000	73,700	77,600	72,500	74,000	69,900	71,900	81,400	85,900	78,800	95,700	70,000	71,200
Delaware	60,100	62,100	60,700	62,000	56,500	58,800	64,800	70,300	58,200	59,700	63,500	63,800	59,400	61,000	62,800	66,400	61,000	63,000	62,600	64,300	59,000	62,900	62,800	64,300	60,800	61,400
District of Columbia	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Florida	47,400	50,300	47,100	49,000	46,200	49,100	47,400	52,400	47,500	50,600	53,900	56,600	50,000	53,000	48,100	51,400	46,200	50,300	47,200	51,000	47,600	51,600	50,600	55,800	51,300	55,700

Georgia	53,600	55,700	52,600	53,900	52,700	53,800	50,800	56,700	53,900	55,100	63,700	65,200	52,700	54,300	52,300	59,400	51,900	54,500	56,300	58,300	55,400	57,900	57,900	62,400	59,900	63,200
Hawaii	56,000	57,900	56,700	57,600	52,800	54,500	58,600	60,900	54,800	56,700	62,200	63,000	54,500	54,900	59,600	60,900	49,800	53,900	54,900	59,300	57,600	61,500	55,600	57,600	70,200	71,200
Idaho	46,200	49,000	45,500	47,000	45,100	47,800	44,100	47,100	46,600	49,500	49,500	53,200	54,000	56,800	50,400	56,700	48,300	51,000	44,200	47,600	48,200	53,800	45,400	50,700	60,200	61,700
Illinois	64,000	66,600	63,600	64,400	64,500	67,000	57,600	63,300	64,700	66,700	60,400	61,600	69,700	72,300	62,800	69,000	64,100	67,600	68,300	71,700	64,500	68,000	66,200	72,500	64,700	69,100
Indiana	49,900	52,600	49,400	51,600	49,500	51,400	51,900	55,900	48,400	49,900	54,900	55,300	51,000	52,700	45,700	50,900	50,500	53,600	50,700	53,500	53,800	57,700	47,600	51,700	59,700	60,700

Iowa	51,500	54,500	51,100	52,800	47,400	49,200	48,900	53,100	53,200	55,500	56,800	58,500	56,100	61,700	56,500	61,400	51,300	56,600	50,800	55,000	51,800	57,800	51,100	57,500	66,400	69,200
Kansas	48,200	51,600	47,200	48,700	48,700	50,700	45,500	50,000	47,200	51,400	57,600	58,400	57,700	60,100	50,100	58,400	50,100	55,200	51,000	58,500	47,300	51,500	45,900	50,900	50,100	51,900
Kentucky	50,600	52,300	49,100	49,700	50,600	51,700	55,000	58,800	48,800	50,300	62,200	62,300	52,900	54,800	49,100	53,300	51,600	54,200	53,300	55,800	49,600	52,000	56,300	58,600	57,500	66,200
Louisiana	45,600	47,600	44,800	46,200	45,000	46,100	45,000	47,900	47,600	49,400	‡	‡	44,700	45,600	46,300	50,200	46,500	50,700	44,800	46,800	44,900	46,000	48,300	52,700	42,500	45,300
Maine	52,100	54,200	52,600	53,900	50,200	52,100	50,700	55,600	53,200	54,900	‡	‡	60,100	61,100	52,400	58,700	49,600	53,000	53,100	54,800	53,500	56,000	50,800	53,100	45,700	46,300

Maryland	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Massachusetts	71,600	74,200	72,700	73,700	70,000	72,500	61,300	64,500	71,500	74,600	76,600	79,800	70,000	71,100	72,400	77,400	73,500	76,300	70,400	72,600	71,000	73,500	78,200	81,900	73,100	91,800
Michigan	59,300	61,600	57,700	58,800	59,500	61,500	56,100	60,600	62,800	64,800	65,200	66,600	54,800	57,100	59,300	65,400	60,900	63,500	63,000	65,500	59,200	63,200	62,300	69,300	64,400	73,300
Minnesota	61,900	64,600	59,300	61,500	60,700	63,000	57,600	60,500	67,200	69,500	56,700	58,600	53,200	55,200	60,100	65,400	69,900	72,600	70,700	72,900	58,500	63,000	58,600	62,000	72,000	74,600
Mississippi	43,900	46,100	43,900	45,000	42,900	45,300	46,100	50,500	41,200	42,000	‡	‡	45,200	47,000	44,200	48,800	45,100	48,000	42,300	44,200	42,900	44,800	45,300	50,400	49,500	53,300

Missouri	47,900	50,200	46,600	47,300	45,500	46,800	46,300	49,700	50,000	52,000	55,900	56,800	51,500	54,800	51,600	59,100	50,100	52,000	46,200	48,000	48,600	51,800	47,600	52,000	52,100	60,700
Montana	47,600	50,000	45,500	47,100	47,500	49,300	48,000	50,800	50,000	52,800	‡	‡	53,600	56,000	49,400	54,200	49,200	52,400	46,100	48,300	54,200	57,600	47,300	50,600	47,000	47,400
Nebraska	45,800	48,700	46,700	47,600	48,200	50,500	40,900	44,900	48,100	50,600	48,700	50,600	45,000	47,400	39,300	47,900	42,400	46,100	48,500	53,700	47,600	55,000	43,100	46,900	48,200	52,400
Nevada	54,200	56,200	52,100	53,500	54,500	55,900	54,000	56,900	57,200	60,200	57,400	58,300	44,700	46,400	57,100	61,400	55,700	59,300	55,900	58,700	53,100	54,400	61,800	63,800	60,300	63,200
New Hampshire	56,300	58,500	55,400	56,600	54,000	56,600	59,400	63,200	54,300	56,600	54,000	54,200	56,500	57,800	60,700	64,200	54,700	57,000	60,100	63,400	60,500	63,600	55,200	57,800	64,000	64,800

New Jersey	70,900	74,500	70,100	72,200	68,100	70,700	69,000	76,600	71,900	74,600	76,600	78,300	70,800	72,700	72,500	78,600	73,500	78,400	70,200	74,000	71,200	77,300	76,400	81,800	78,900	82,400
New Mexico	47,100	49,400	46,800	48,400	45,500	47,400	45,000	46,100	47,500	50,600	52,300	54,500	48,700	51,400	44,600	52,200	49,400	53,500	50,200	53,500	47,000	49,100	51,200	53,400	60,700	63,000
New York	79,900	82,500	81,000	82,600	75,300	77,700	79,200	82,600	79,500	81,800	86,600	88,200	80,400	82,300	84,700	90,600	79,500	83,600	82,900	86,200	79,700	82,700	77,800	82,600	87,300	95,000
North Carolina	43,800	46,600	43,500	45,400	45,100	47,500	43,100	45,900	44,100	46,200	45,600	48,200	41,600	45,800	42,000	47,000	42,300	45,400	42,800	45,800	44,500	49,400	46,800	51,400	43,800	45,000
North Dakota	50,400	53,300	50,200	52,000	50,700	53,000	48,800	53,500	51,400	55,400	43,600	43,600	47,600	49,300	48,400	55,000	53,700	57,000	46,500	49,900	53,000	56,700	53,000	56,700	47,700	49,500

Ohio	58,700	60,900	58,400	59,800	56,400	58,000	55,600	59,800	58,900	60,800	59,000	60,900	57,300	59,100	59,000	62,700	60,200	63,100	60,500	62,400	62,100	65,500	61,600	64,900	65,000	66,700
Oklahoma	37,900	41,000	36,300	38,100	41,000	45,200	38,900	42,200	37,700	39,800	50,200	50,500	42,200	44,600	37,000	42,800	37,500	41,800	39,200	43,800	36,300	41,200	41,200	46,600	38,700	43,100
Oregon	58,100	59,900	55,800	56,600	58,900	60,200	54,800	57,600	60,400	63,300	59,800	60,900	61,700	62,500	60,800	65,900	61,900	64,000	61,200	62,800	60,000	61,800	54,000	59,500	62,600	65,700
Pennsylvania	65,500	67,900	65,200	65,900	62,200	64,200	62,200	65,700	69,700	71,400	76,100	77,000	66,300	68,500	63,700	68,800	65,000	70,600	64,300	66,400	66,800	70,200	67,500	70,900	68,800	71,300
Rhode Island	70,800	73,000	71,400	72,600	70,800	73,300	71,200	73,900	69,600	71,100	73,500	74,400	67,400	69,200	72,000	74,700	66,000	69,400	71,800	74,100	72,100	77,100	71,500	75,300	68,500	78,700

South Carolina	46,100	48,400	44,700	45,700	46,900	48,100	43,200	48,600	46,600	47,500	49,100	49,100	45,800	48,400	47,100	50,700	50,100	52,400	48,700	51,800	44,800	49,000	47,600	52,900	47,900	49,400
South Dakota	45,500	48,000	44,900	45,900	43,800	45,200	45,300	49,300	46,900	49,300	48,200	50,800	43,500	45,000	44,800	50,800	43,800	46,600	47,100	52,700	47,900	52,400	46,100	50,800	49,300	82,900
Tennessee	48,900	51,400	48,300	49,700	48,800	49,800	48,300	50,700	48,400	50,200	53,600	57,000	55,600	58,300	47,000	52,200	48,400	52,700	47,100	48,800	53,200	56,800	47,200	51,500	50,600	59,700
Texas	52,200	54,400	51,900	52,700	51,500	53,100	54,600	58,100	50,600	52,400	52,900	55,100	52,700	55,000	54,200	58,900	52,300	54,700	52,000	55,100	51,800	55,200	52,800	56,700	54,900	59,000
Utah	49,000	52,200	47,300	48,300	49,600	51,500	45,700	53,700	51,100	53,100	65,300	70,600	49,600	56,500	48,000	53,800	50,500	55,400	50,300	55,800	50,100	53,500	54,200	61,700	53,900	64,400

Vermont	57,300	59,400	55,800	57,100	56,100	57,800	55,700	57,600	55,900	58,700	74,600	75,300	53,900	57,000	52,200	58,000	60,200	61,500	55,600	58,400	65,900	69,400	60,800	66,000	60,300	62,300
Virginia	56,600	58,900	55,600	56,100	55,300	57,700	57,600	60,400	55,500	57,200	74,000	76,700	52,600	58,000	51,800	56,400	54,700	57,500	58,900	61,900	57,600	61,200	60,100	65,200	60,400	62,300
Washington	57,600	63,100	55,200	59,600	57,400	61,400	62,700	69,300	60,200	66,100	50,600	51,800	61,400	74,200	64,100	69,800	57,800	64,500	61,600	67,200	56,500	65,800	57,500	66,500	47,900	51,100
West Virginia	44,300	46,200	43,000	44,200	45,800	47,900	46,000	47,300	44,000	46,300	‡	‡	46,600	47,000	43,000	45,300	45,900	48,300	45,100	47,500	42,400	45,700	46,900	48,900	45,900	48,600
Wisconsin	52,500	54,300	50,700	51,800	51,700	53,000	53,300	56,000	53,300	54,900	52,500	53,800	56,300	57,800	52,000	55,900	52,200	55,300	55,300	57,000	54,800	57,400	56,900	61,100	52,900	54,900
Wyoming	56,000	59,100	54,900	56,700	54,700	57,600	55,400	58,400	58,000	60,100	52,100	61,900	53,900	59,400	56,600	64,000	54,100	57,200	62,600	67,200	58,500	63,700	55,100	61,400	59,500	60,500
‡ Reporting standards not met. 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) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
¹ Average 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.
NOTE: 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2017–18.

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