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Among regular full-time teachers with higher than a master's degree, average school related earnings and selected earning percentiles during the current school year, by school type, selected main teaching assignment, and years of teaching experience: 2017–18

      Average annual
school related
earnings		   Annual earnings from all school related sources
School type, selected main teaching assignment, and
years of teaching experience		 Percent of
teachers		     25th percentile   50th percentile   75th percentile  
    All schools 100.0   $67,000   $52,400   $64,200   $79,200  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 11.0   53,400   43,000   50,700   60,600  
   6–14 years 33.3   62,000   50,000   59,000   72,200  
   15–20 years 24.4   71,500   56,100   69,700   84,000  
   21–29 years 21.2   73,800   60,000   72,000   86,800  
   30 years or more 10.1   73,600   58,300   71,800   88,600  
                     
All general education teachers1 100.0   66,800   51,800   63,500   80,000  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 11.9   53,200   43,400   50,700   59,200  
   6–14 years 32.0   62,300   49,700   59,600   72,200  
   15–20 years 24.3   70,100   54,000   67,900   83,600  
   21–29 years 21.6   73,200   58,500   73,300   89,300  
   30 years or more 10.3   74,600   54,500   71,800   90,000  
                     
All humanities teachers2 100.0   67,300   52,300   64,900   78,900  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 9.6   55,000   42,800   48,900   65,900  
   6–14 years 34.9   61,200   49,900   57,500   72,000  
   15–20 years 23.9   75,000   60,000   72,800   86,400  
   21–29 years 21.6   72,500   61,100   70,700   81,000  
   30 years or more 10.0   70,900   54,100   70,900   88,300  
                     
All arts and music teachers3 100.0   67,700   52,800   65,000   76,500  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 12.0   55,700   43,000   54,900   61,900  
   6–14 years 27.0   59,800   48,600   56,800   70,800  
   15–20 years 27.9   69,900   55,400   65,700   81,800  
   21–29 years 18.4   79,700   61,700   72,300   89,300  
   30 years or more 14.6   72,800   62,200   71,500   77,300  
                     
All behavioral & social sciences teachers4 100.0   68,200   55,800   66,400   77,400  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 6.4 ! 49,600   40,500   45,300   50,400  
   6–14 years 34.4   59,500   49,200   59,800   66,200  
   15–20 years 28.9   70,400   60,600   70,600   83,500  
   21–29 years 22.0   81,100   70,600   77,900   91,000  
   30 years or more 8.3 ! 76,400   66,200   73,500   77,200  
                     
All career, tech, & vocational education teachers5 100.0   67,400   55,100   63,200   78,600  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 6.1 ! 51,700   43,600   52,200   55,400  
   6–14 years 37.7   64,200   51,100   60,100   75,800  
   15–20 years 27.6   70,800   59,900   65,900   78,700  
   21–29 years 21.2   72,800   61,000   70,500   79,100  
   30 years or more 7.4 ! 68,100   58,500   70,400   80,200  
                     
All mathematics & computer science teachers6 100.0   67,600   52,900   62,200   81,500  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 8.6   48,700   40,800   49,600   56,800  
   6–14 years 37.5   63,500   52,800   60,400   70,000  
   15–20 years 24.3   71,000   54,600   68,100   89,000  
   21–29 years 20.6   75,600   58,100   66,400   89,800  
   30 years or more 9.0   75,700   60,800   72,500   87,400  
                     
All natural sciences teachers7 100.0   66,700   52,900   63,900   78,000  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 16.0   55,000   44,600   54,800   62,100  
   6–14 years 35.5   64,300   50,400   60,300   77,000  
   15–20 years 25.5   70,800   59,400   68,800   78,600  
   21–29 years 17.5   73,200   57,900   71,900   87,800  
   30 years or more 5.5   77,000   56,800   71,200   97,900  
                     
All other teachers8 100.0   66,400   52,700   67,300   79,000  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 10.5   48,800   40,100   45,300   60,100  
   6–14 years 30.2   57,300   45,200   52,800   67,200  
   15–20 years 17.9   74,500   62,800   77,100   87,700  
   21–29 years 24.1   74,400   65,500   73,000   83,000  
   30 years or more 17.3   73,500   65,100   75,100   87,500  
                     
Public schools 100.0   68,400   53,500   65,100   80,000  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 10.2   54,100   43,500   51,000   60,400  
   6–14 years 33.3   63,200   51,000   60,000   72,200  
   15–20 years 25.5   72,500   57,300   70,000   84,900  
   21–29 years 21.5   74,700   60,000   73,000   87,200  
   30 years or more 9.5   76,800   60,700   74,500   90,000  
                     
All general education teachers1 100.0   68,100   52,600   64,900   80,700  
   Teaching experience                    
    0–5 years 11.7   54,100   43,500   51,100   59,500  
    6–14 years 31.6   64,000   50,900   60,300   72,900  
    15–20 years 25.1   71,000   54,800   68,000   84,000  
    21–29 years 21.8   74,300   60,000   74,000   89,500  
    30 years or more 9.8   77,000   58,200   74,200   92,400  
                     
All humanities teachers2 100.0   68,600   54,000   66,200   80,000  
   Teaching experience                    
    0–5 years 8.8   53,900   42,700   48,100   61,600  
    6–14 years 35.1   62,400   50,900   59,000   72,100  
    15–20 years 25.3   75,600   61,500   72,900   87,100  
    21–29 years 22.1   73,600   61,700   71,500   82,100  
    30 years or more 8.7   75,700   59,900   72,200   88,800  
                     
All arts and music teachers3 100.0   69,800   53,400   67,400   80,400  
   Teaching experience                    
    0–5 years 11.4   58,100   48,200   56,200   65,500  
    6–14 years 26.8   60,900   48,500   57,200   71,400  
    15–20 years 29.3   71,500   55,700   69,700   82,100  
    21–29 years 18.5   82,000   62,900   75,100   93,600  
    30 years or more 13.9   76,800   64,000   73,200   77,800  
                     
All behavioral & social sciences teachers4 100.0   68,800   58,500   67,200   77,900  
   Teaching experience                    
    0–5 years 6.7 ! 50,200   40,900   45,600   52,300  
    6–14 years 31.6   61,600   53,000   62,900   67,300  
    15–20 years 30.4   71,900   60,900   71,600   84,100  
    21–29 years 22.5   77,800   69,900   76,400   82,200  
    30 years or more 8.8 ! 75,200   66,200   73,100   76,100  
                     
All career, tech, & vocational education teachers5 100.0   67,900   55,400   63,700   78,300  
   Teaching experience                    
    0–5 years 6.3 ! 51,700   43,600   52,200   55,400  
    6–14 years 38.1   64,500   51,300   60,100   76,800  
    15–20 years 28.0   71,500   60,000   66,300   79,800  
    21–29 years 20.6   72,600   61,000   69,600   78,900  
    30 years or more 6.9 ! 72,200   61,100   72,100   80,400  
                     
All mathematics & computer science teachers6 100.0   69,400   54,600   63,900   82,600  
   Teaching experience                    
    0–5 years 6.2   53,500   43,500   51,400   58,000  
    6–14 years 39.2   63,200   52,900   60,300   68,800  
    15–20 years 22.7   75,400   58,900   69,900   90,300  
    21–29 years 22.4   75,600   58,000   66,200   89,800  
    30 years or more 9.5   76,400   61,100   72,400   90,800  
                     
All natural sciences teachers7 100.0   67,400   53,300   64,700   77,900  
   Teaching experience                    
    0–5 years 12.6   54,500   44,900   54,800   61,200  
    6–14 years 35.7   64,400   50,900   60,100   75,200  
    15–20 years 28.1   71,200   59,600   69,200   78,500  
    21–29 years 18.4   72,700   59,000   72,000   87,200  
    30 years or more 5.2 ! 80,200   61,000   79,700   98,200  
                     
All other teachers8 100.0   69,200   53,900   69,900   82,700  
   Teaching experience                    
    0–5 years 9.0 ! 52,300   40,500   52,200 ! 60,500  
    6–14 years 31.7   57,100   44,600   52,400   66,300  
    15–20 years 20.6   76,000   63,900   78,200   87,800  
    21–29 years 22.9   78,800   70,100   76,400   83,800  
    30 years or more 15.8   80,100   68,400   76,000   90,700  
                     
Private schools 100.0   54,400   39,400   51,900   66,400  
Teaching experience                    
   0–5 years 18.1   49,800   37,000   45,100   61,700  
   6–14 years 34.1   51,500   39,100   49,700   61,500  
   15–20 years 14.4   54,600   35,900   49,900   73,200  
   21–29 years 17.6   63,500   54,400   61,800   71,100  
   30 years or more 15.8   55,400   38,000   50,200   69,800  
! 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).
1 General education includes: early childhood or pre-K, elementary grades, middle grades, and special education.
2 Humanities includes: art history, communications, composition, English, language arts, literature or literary criticism, reading, ESL or bilingual education, foreign languages, area or ethnic studies, government or civics, history, Native American studies, and philosophy.
3 Arts and music includes: art or arts and crafts, dance, drama or theatre, and music.
4 Behavioral and social sciences includes: social studies, anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology, and other social sciences.
5 Career, technical, & vocational education includes: agriculture and natural resources, business management, business support, marketing and distribution, healthcare occupations, construction trades, engineering, or science technologies, mechanic and repair, manufacturing or precision production, communications and related technologies, personal and public services, family and consumer sciences education, industrial arts or technology education, and other career or technical education.
6 Mathematics & computer science includes: algebra I, algebra II, algebra III, basic and general mathematics, business and applied math, calculus and pre-calculus, computer science, geometry, pre-algebra, statistics and probability, and trigonometry.
7 Natural sciences includes: sciences, general, biology or life sciences, chemistry, earth science, engineering, integrated science, physical science, physics, and other natural sciences.
8 Other includes: journalism, speech, health education, physical education, driver education, library or information science, military science or ROTC, religious studies, and other.
NOTE: Estimates are for regular full-time teachers. Earnings from school related sources include base teaching salary, payment for extracurricular activities, and other services provided to the school or larger school system, such as merit pay bonuses and state supplements. Summer earnings are not included. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files," 2017–18.

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