# Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in United States

Elementary school teacher mean annual wage in United States was $72,650 in 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `teacher_annual_mean_wage_elementary`
- Place id: `us`
- 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, national cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021) (https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.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, national cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/elementary-teacher-salary/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=teacher_annual_mean_wage_elementary&place=us

| Period | USD |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 72,650 |
| 2024 | 69,790 |
| 2023 | 70,740 |
| 2022 | 68,000 |
| 2021 | 67,080 |
| 2020 | 65,420 |
| 2019 | 63,930 |
| 2018 | 62,200 |
| 2017 | 60,830 |
| 2016 | 59,020 |
| 2015 | 57,730 |
| 2014 | 56,830 |
| 2013 | 56,320 |
| 2012 | 56,130 |
| 2011 | 55,270 |
| 2010 | 54,330 |
| 2009 | 53,150 |
| 2008 | 52,240 |
| 2007 | 50,040 |
| 2006 | 48,700 |
| 2005 | 46,990 |
| 2004 | 45,670 |
| 2003 | 44,350 |