Salary by Years Experience for All K-12 Teachers

Updated: 7 Feb 2012

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Median Salary by Years Experience

Years Experience	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$19K	$38K	$57K
Less than 1 year	$34,899
1-4 years	$36,863
5-9 years	$42,409
10-19 years	$49,359
20 years or more	$56,767
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 7 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 24,636

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FAQs on Salaries for All K-12 Teachers

What is the Salary for a Teacher?

People may become school teachers for a variety of reasons unrelated to salary: a passion for working with children, a desire to make a difference, a love for working in a classroom setting and so on. However, salary is still an important consideration when pursuing a teaching career. School teacher salaries are influenced heavily by factors such as location, education level, and years of teaching experience. PayScale's chart on Teacher Salaries by State shows that California, New York, and New Jersey are ahead of the curve when it comes to school teacher salaries. Researching the Salary for a Teacher by City shows similar results, with Los Angeles and New York ranking high compared to median teacher salaries in other cities. Comparing median Teacher Salaries by Degree shows that earning a master's degree can give school teacher salaries a boost. For salary information specific to elementary school teachers, view PayScale's Elementary School Teacher Salary data.

Starting Salary for a Teacher

One of the most important factors affecting school teacher salaries is years of teaching experience. Many aspiring teachers may wonder, "What is the salary of a teacher who is just starting out?" The Starting Salary for a Teacher report above shows that the median starting salary for a teacher is around $34,000. It may take a few years for a teacher to build up enough experience to move very far beyond that starting salary. For a teacher with five or more years of experience, however, salary begins a fairly steady increase.

Researching teacher salaries can only provide so much information about the career. To find out more about what it's really like to work as a teacher, read the School Teacher Salary Story in the PayScale blogs section. You'll find the real-life story of a middle school teacher who explains some of the challenges and rewards of her teaching career.