Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in North Carolina

Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in North Carolina was $54,070 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.2% from 2024. That is the 48th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD54,070

Change on 2024+4.2%

Rank48th of 51US states ranked

Series high54,0702025

Series low37,5902005

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Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in North Carolina, 2003 to 2025

USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.

All 23 values

Period	USD
2025	54,070
2024	51,890
2023	52,560
2022	49,560
2021	50,530
2020	50,130
2019	48,560
2018	46,500
2017	45,690
2016	43,900
2015	43,200
2014	42,440
2013	42,870
2012	43,140
2011	43,420
2010	43,200
2009	42,550
2008	41,610
2007	39,670
2006	38,580
2005	37,590
2004	37,660
2003	37,710

Compared with United States

Place	2025
North Carolina	54,070
United States	72,650

Rankings

US states by elementary school teacher mean annual wage 51 places

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.

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.

How to cite

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.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021) (Elementary school teacher mean annual wage, North Carolina, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021), Elementary school teacher mean annual wage, North Carolina, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/elementary-teacher-salary/north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021). Elementary school teacher mean annual wage, North Carolina, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/elementary-teacher-salary/north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021), Elementary school teacher mean annual wage, North Carolina, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/elementary-teacher-salary/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the elementary school teacher mean annual wage in North Carolina?

Where does this figure come from?

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). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest elementary school teacher mean annual wage in North Carolina?

$54,070 in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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