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Highest Salaries By City for Elementary School Teacher Jobs

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Highest Salaries By City Top Cities by Popularity

Highest Salaries By City 1. Stockton, California 2. San Jose, California 3. Fairfax, Virginia 4. Washington, District of Columbia 5. Jersey City, New Jersey 6. Bakersfield, California 7. Alexandria, Virginia 8. Los Angeles, California 9. New York, New York 10. San Francisco, California 11. Allentown, Pennsylvania 12. Macon, Georgia 13. Mobile, Alabama 14. Fort Worth, Texas 15. Baltimore, Maryland 16. San Antonio, Texas 17. Seattle, Washington 18. Houston, Texas 19. Newark, New Jersey 20. Syracuse, New York Top Cities by Popularity 1. New York, New York 2. Houston, Texas 3. Los Angeles, California 4. Chicago, Illinois 5. Dallas, Texas 6. Atlanta, Georgia 7. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elementary School Teacher Salary: An Overview

Many elementary school teachers like to say that while they are teaching children, the children are also teaching them. It follows, then, that for an elementary school teacher, average salary increases steadily with more experience in the classroom. Take a look at the Starting Salary for an Elementary School Teacher and you'll see that while it may start out relatively low, an elementary school teacher average salary can increase dramatically with 20 years or more of experience. Of course, teachers learn plenty from other adults, too. Continuing education can really pay off when it comes to elementary school teacher salaries. Take a look at the chart showing Elementary School Teacher Salaries by Degree/Major Subject to see how the average salary of elementary teachers can be affected by the type of degree earned.

Location and Elementary School Teacher Salaries

One nice thing about being an elementary school teacher is that people aren't likely to stop having children anytime soon. Consequently, there continue to be teaching opportunities in every state in the Union. But which states offer the highest elementary school teacher salaries? The Elementary School Teacher Average Salary by State report currently lists California, New York and New Jersey as all being in the running for highest elementary school teacher salaries. However, it's important to remember that location can impact salary in other ways. Measure School Teacher Vacation Weeks by State, and you'll see that New York is far in the lead for average vacation weeks for teachers. To get an idea of how cost of living can impact teacher salaries, use the PayScale Cost of Living Calculator to compare both Teacher Salaries and Cost of Living data in various U.S. cities. For example, you can find out how Georgia Teaching Salaries compare to New York teacher salaries when it comes to cost of living.

Elementary Teacher Average Salary: A True Story

John Rickey has been teaching first grade for 15 years, and he's seen it all. For the true story of this passionate educator, check out his interview entitled "Elementary School Teacher Salary" in the Salary Stories blog section. John describes his career path and explains why teaching can be such an important and rewarding profession.

To further your elementary school teacher salary research, view PayScale's data on Average Teacher Salaries in the comprehensive K-12 teacher salary report.