Among regular full-time school teachers, average base salary and earnings from all sources, percentage of teachers with earnings from various salary supplements, and among those teachers, the average amount earned from the supplement during the current school year, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2017

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Among regular full-time school teachers, average base salary and earnings from all sources, percentage of teachers with earnings from various salary supplements, and among those teachers, the average amount earned from the supplement during the current school year, by school type and selected school characteristics: 2017–18


			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
School type and selected school characteristic	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 schools	$56,600	$59,100	41.4	$2,800	7.4		$1,400		8.0	$3,100		18.1	$5,900

All public schools	57,900	60,500	42.8	2,800	8.2		1,400		7.8	3,200		17.8	5,800

School classification
Traditional public	58,400	61,000	43.2	2,800	7.7		1,400		7.9	3,200		17.8	5,800
Charter school	50,400	52,900	37.7	2,300	15.8		1,700		7.4	2,500		19.0	6,300

Community type
City	59,400	61,900	38.9	2,600	9.1		1,700		8.1	3,400		17.3	5,900
Suburban	62,800	65,500	43.1	2,900	8.7		1,400		6.9	3,600		17.9	5,700
Town	50,600	53,300	45.1	3,000	6.5		1,100		7.8	2,500		18.5	6,000
Rural	50,800	53,400	46.6	2,800	6.9		1,000		9.2	2,500		18.0	5,700

School level
Primary	57,000	58,700	32.4	1,700	9.1		1,400		7.0	3,000		14.1	5,000
Middle	58,900	61,900	50.8	2,800	6.8		1,300		8.4	3,200		19.2	6,000
High	60,400	64,300	53.5	3,800	7.6		1,500		8.7	3,400		22.2	6,400
Combined	51,100	54,300	48.9	3,000	8.8		1,400		8.2	3,000		21.3	6,300

Student enrollment
Less than 100	54,500	57,500	35.1	2,300	4.4		1,300		8.4	3,400		23.5	8,100
100–199	50,600	53,000	44.8	2,500	6.8		1,100		7.8	2,500		17.5	5,800
200–499	55,300	57,500	41.3	2,400	6.5		1,400		6.3	2,900		16.0	5,400
500–749	57,800	60,000	38.6	2,400	8.8		1,400		7.6	3,300		16.4	5,600
750–999	59,000	61,500	42.0	2,700	8.7		1,200		8.3	2,800		17.7	5,600
1,000 or more	61,500	65,100	49.6	3,600	9.5		1,500		9.5	3,500		21.1	6,200

Percent of K–12 students who were approved for free or reduced‑price lunches
0–34	61,500	64,400	45.7	3,100	7.4		1,400		6.9	3,700		18.6	5,800
35–49	56,900	59,600	46.3	2,800	6.7		1,300		8.1	3,700		20.0	5,300
50–74	55,100	57,700	43.7	2,700	9.2		1,300		8.5	3,200		18.0	5,700
75 or more	57,300	59,600	37.5	2,500	9.0		1,500		8.1	2,400		15.8	6,200

All private schools	$45,300	$47,700	30.1	$3,000	0.6		$2,300		9.7	$2,900		20.7	$6,700

School Classification
Catholic	43,100	45,400	31.8	2,700	0.5	!	1,300	!	10.1	2,400		22.5	6,100
Other religious	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡	‡		‡	‡
Nonsectarian	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡	‡		‡	‡

Community type
City	48,200	51,100	32.8	3,200	0.5		3,000		10.8	3,100		22.5	7,100
Suburban	46,500	48,800	31.1	2,900	0.7		800		9.1	2,400		18.7	7,300
Town	33,500	34,100	19.8	2,400	‡		7,700	!	9.6	3,900	!	22.4	3,600
Rural	37,100	38,600	22.6	2,700	‡		300		8.2	3,300		19.7	5,100

School level
Elementary	41,700	43,500	19.4	2,600	0.7	!	3,000		9.2	2,900		19.3	5,300
Secondary	50,700	54,200	42.1	3,300	0.6	!	‡		11.8	3,100		22.4	8,100
Combined	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡	‡		‡	‡

Student enrollment
Less than 100	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡	‡		‡	‡
100–199	38,900	40,300	17.8	1,800	‡		700	!	10.2	2,700		18.1	5,700
200–499	45,100	47,900	31.9	2,900	0.6	!	2,400	!	9.9	3,100		21.8	7,200
500–749	50,300	53,500	38.6	3,100	1.0	!	3,400	!	10.5	2,700		21.9	7,500
750 or more	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡		‡		‡	‡		‡	‡
! 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. 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 and Private School Teacher Data Files,” 2017–18.

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