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US states by elementary school teacher mean annual wage

New York had the highest elementary school teacher mean annual wage of 51 states in 2014, at $74,830. Mississippi had the lowest, at $41,010. The median was $52,900 and the figure for the United States was $56,830. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest74,830New York
Lowest41,010Mississippi
Median52,90051 states
United States56,830History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 49,410 USDAlaska: 71,460 USDArizona: 43,050 USDArkansas: 44,810 USDCalifornia: 69,990 USDColorado: 50,180 USDConnecticut: 70,820 USDDelaware: 58,680 USDDistrict of Columbia: 67,010 USDFlorida: 47,730 USDGeorgia: 54,030 USDHawaii: 54,690 USDIdaho: 47,060 USDIllinois: 57,950 USDIndiana: 50,350 USDIowa: 49,910 USDKansas: 45,010 USDKentucky: 51,160 USDLouisiana: 47,780 USDMaine: 48,770 USDMaryland: 63,050 USDMassachusetts: 69,890 USDMichigan: 63,640 USDMinnesota: 60,140 USDMississippi: 41,010 USDMissouri: 50,240 USDMontana: 46,720 USDNebraska: 49,540 USDNevada: 52,900 USDNew Hampshire: 54,780 USDNew Jersey: 67,100 USDNew Mexico: 51,220 USDNew York: 74,830 USDNorth Carolina: 42,440 USDNorth Dakota: 47,710 USDOhio: 58,490 USDOklahoma: 41,880 USDOregon: 56,890 USDPennsylvania: 60,580 USDRhode Island: 69,450 USDSouth Carolina: 48,380 USDSouth Dakota: 41,490 USDTennessee: 48,970 USDTexas: 51,100 USDUtah: 54,200 USDVermont: 54,260 USDVirginia: 60,430 USDWashington: 60,190 USDWest Virginia: 45,730 USDWisconsin: 54,560 USDWyoming: 58,190 USD
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USD, 2014. 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). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

New York: 74,830 USDNew York74,830Alaska: 71,460 USDAlaska71,460Connecticut: 70,820 USDConnecticut70,820California: 69,990 USDCalifornia69,990Massachusetts: 69,890 USDMassachusetts69,890Rhode Island: 69,450 USDRhode Island69,450New Jersey: 67,100 USDNew Jersey67,100District of Columbia: 67,010 USDDistrict of Columbia67,010Michigan: 63,640 USDMichigan63,640Maryland: 63,050 USDMaryland63,050Pennsylvania: 60,580 USDPennsylvania60,580Virginia: 60,430 USDVirginia60,430Washington: 60,190 USDWashington60,190Minnesota: 60,140 USDMinnesota60,140Delaware: 58,680 USDDelaware58,680Ohio: 58,490 USDOhio58,490Wyoming: 58,190 USDWyoming58,190Illinois: 57,950 USDIllinois57,950Oregon: 56,890 USDOregon56,890New Hampshire: 54,780 USDNew Hampshire54,780Hawaii: 54,690 USDHawaii54,690Wisconsin: 54,560 USDWisconsin54,560Vermont: 54,260 USDVermont54,260Utah: 54,200 USDUtah54,200Georgia: 54,030 USDGeorgia54,030Nevada: 52,900 USDNevada52,900New Mexico: 51,220 USDNew Mexico51,220Kentucky: 51,160 USDKentucky51,160Texas: 51,100 USDTexas51,100Indiana: 50,350 USDIndiana50,350Missouri: 50,240 USDMissouri50,240Colorado: 50,180 USDColorado50,180Iowa: 49,910 USDIowa49,910Nebraska: 49,540 USDNebraska49,540Alabama: 49,410 USDAlabama49,410Tennessee: 48,970 USDTennessee48,970Maine: 48,770 USDMaine48,770South Carolina: 48,380 USDSouth Carolina48,380Louisiana: 47,780 USDLouisiana47,780Florida: 47,730 USDFlorida47,730North Dakota: 47,710 USDNorth Dakota47,710Idaho: 47,060 USDIdaho47,060Montana: 46,720 USDMontana46,720West Virginia: 45,730 USDWest Virginia45,730Kansas: 45,010 USDKansas45,010Arkansas: 44,810 USDArkansas44,810Arizona: 43,050 USDArizona43,050North Carolina: 42,440 USDNorth Carolina42,440Oklahoma: 41,880 USDOklahoma41,880South Dakota: 41,490 USDSouth Dakota41,490Mississippi: 41,010 USDMississippi41,010New York: 74,830 USDNew York74,830Alaska: 71,460 USDAlaska71,460Connecticut: 70,820 USDConnecticut70,820California: 69,990 USDCalifornia69,990Massachusetts: 69,890 USDMassachusetts69,890Rhode Island: 69,450 USDRhode Island69,450New Jersey: 67,100 USDNew Jersey67,100District of Columbia: 67,010 USDDistrict of Columbia67,010Michigan: 63,640 USDMichigan63,640Maryland: 63,050 USDMaryland63,050Pennsylvania: 60,580 USDPennsylvania60,580Virginia: 60,430 USDVirginia60,430Washington: 60,190 USDWashington60,190Minnesota: 60,140 USDMinnesota60,140Delaware: 58,680 USDDelaware58,680Ohio: 58,490 USDOhio58,490Wyoming: 58,190 USDWyoming58,190Illinois: 57,950 USDIllinois57,950Oregon: 56,890 USDOregon56,890New Hampshire: 54,780 USDNew Hampshire54,780Hawaii: 54,690 USDHawaii54,690Wisconsin: 54,560 USDWisconsin54,560Vermont: 54,260 USDVermont54,260Utah: 54,200 USDUtah54,200Georgia: 54,030 USDGeorgia54,030Nevada: 52,900 USDNevada52,900New Mexico: 51,220 USDNew Mexico51,220Kentucky: 51,160 USDKentucky51,160Texas: 51,100 USDTexas51,100Indiana: 50,350 USDIndiana50,350Missouri: 50,240 USDMissouri50,240Colorado: 50,180 USDColorado50,180Iowa: 49,910 USDIowa49,910Nebraska: 49,540 USDNebraska49,540Alabama: 49,410 USDAlabama49,410Tennessee: 48,970 USDTennessee48,970Maine: 48,770 USDMaine48,770South Carolina: 48,380 USDSouth Carolina48,380Louisiana: 47,780 USDLouisiana47,780Florida: 47,730 USDFlorida47,730North Dakota: 47,710 USDNorth Dakota47,710Idaho: 47,060 USDIdaho47,060Montana: 46,720 USDMontana46,720West Virginia: 45,730 USDWest Virginia45,730Kansas: 45,010 USDKansas45,010Arkansas: 44,810 USDArkansas44,810Arizona: 43,050 USDArizona43,050North Carolina: 42,440 USDNorth Carolina42,440Oklahoma: 41,880 USDOklahoma41,880South Dakota: 41,490 USDSouth Dakota41,490Mississippi: 41,010 USDMississippi41,010
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.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
USD		Change on 2013
1New York74,830+2.7%
2Alaska71,460+1.8%
3Connecticut70,820+3.3%
4California69,990+1%
5Massachusetts69,890+2.2%
6Rhode Island69,450-4.9%
7New Jersey67,100+0.8%
8District of Columbia67,010+5.8%
9Michigan63,640+1.5%
10Maryland63,050+0.2%
11Pennsylvania60,580+1%
12Virginia60,430+2.9%
13Washington60,190+0.9%
14Minnesota60,140-1.5%
15Delaware58,680+1.2%
16Ohio58,490+0.9%
17Wyoming58,190+1.3%
18Illinois57,950+2.2%
19Oregon56,890+3.1%
20New Hampshire54,780+1.5%
21Hawaii54,690+0.6%
22Wisconsin54,560n/a
23Vermont54,260+2%
24Utah54,200+5.7%
25Georgia54,030+0.5%
26Nevada52,900-1.6%
27New Mexico51,220-0.5%
28Kentucky51,160+1.6%
29Texas51,100+1.6%
30Indiana50,350-1.6%
31Missouri50,240+3.7%
32Colorado50,180+0.9%
33Iowa49,910+2%
34Nebraska49,540+2.7%
35Alabama49,410+0.9%
36Tennessee48,970+2.5%
37Maine48,770+0.6%
38South Carolina48,380+0.1%
39Louisiana47,780+0.7%
40Florida47,730+0.7%
41North Dakota47,710+2.4%
42Idaho47,060+1.7%
43Montana46,720-2.5%
44West Virginia45,730+2.3%
45Kansas45,010-2%
46Arkansas44,810+0.7%
47Arizona43,050+1.2%
48North Carolina42,440-1%
49Oklahoma41,880-1.1%
50South Dakota41,490+2.7%
51Mississippi41,010-1.2%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/oesm14st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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) (US states by elementary school teacher mean annual wage, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip

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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, elementary school teachers except special education (25-2021), US states by elementary school teacher mean annual wage, 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/elementary-teacher-salary/us-states?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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). US states by elementary school teacher mean annual wage, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/elementary-teacher-salary/us-states?period=2014.

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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), US states by elementary school teacher mean annual wage, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/elementary-teacher-salary/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest elementary school teacher mean annual wage?

New York, with $74,830 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest elementary school teacher mean annual wage?

Mississippi, with $41,010 in 2014.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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