# Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in Missouri

Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in Missouri was $56,730 in 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `teacher_annual_mean_wage_elementary`
- Place id: `us-state-29`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Average (mean) annual wage of elementary school teachers, except special education (Standard Occupational Classification 25-2021), in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Public and private schools. Estimates refer to May of each year.
- Note: Teachers report an annual salary for the school year, so BLS publishes no hourly rate for them. Excludes special education, kindergarten and middle school teachers. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021) (https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/elementary-teacher-salary/missouri
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=teacher_annual_mean_wage_elementary&place=us-state-29

| Period | USD |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 56,730 |
| 2024 | 54,470 |
| 2023 | 55,530 |
| 2022 | 56,150 |
| 2021 | 54,010 |
| 2020 | 52,050 |
| 2019 | 50,920 |
| 2018 | 49,860 |
| 2017 | 52,700 |
| 2016 | 53,390 |
| 2015 | 52,920 |
| 2014 | 50,240 |
| 2013 | 48,460 |
| 2012 | 47,290 |
| 2011 | 44,910 |
| 2010 | 44,070 |
| 2009 | 43,200 |
| 2008 | 43,720 |
| 2007 | 42,020 |
| 2006 | 40,320 |
| 2005 | 37,470 |
| 2004 | 36,240 |
| 2003 | 35,210 |