Here’s How Much Teachers Make in Every State
The median preschool teacher in the United States earns $31,390. The median high school teacher earns almost precisely double that amount — $62,870, to be exact. Elementary and middle school teachers earn just over $60,000 and kindergarten teachers aren’t far behind at just under $58,000 — but again, that’s the median across the entire United States.
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The median teacher in high-paying states might make much, much more. The median educator in lower-paying states should plan on making much less.
To find out what teachers can expect to earn in every state and the District of Columbia, GOBankingRates used 2020 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) across all five education levels.
Keep reading to find out the median annual salary for a teacher in your state.
Last updated: August 9, 2021
How Much Teachers Make in Alabama
Preschool teacher: $20,730
Kindergarten teacher: $48,530
Elementary school teacher: $52,150
Middle school teacher: $53,880
High school teacher: $53,440
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How Much Teachers Make in Alaska
Preschool teacher: $33,250
Kindergarten teacher: $74,350
Elementary school teacher: $73,920
Middle school teacher: $78,580
High school teacher: $75,600
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How Much Teachers Make in Arizona
Preschool teacher: $29,930
Kindergarten teacher: $45,790
Elementary school teacher: $46,280
Middle school teacher: $45,310
High school teacher: $50,780
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How Much Teachers Make in Arkansas
Preschool teacher: $30,390
Kindergarten teacher: $48,020
Elementary school teacher: $48,490
Middle school teacher: $50,270
High school teacher: $51,310
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How Much Teachers Make in California
Preschool teacher: $36,420
Kindergarten teacher: $75,740
Elementary school teacher: $85,970
Middle school teacher: $82,810
High school teacher: $88,420
How Much Teachers Make in Colorado
Preschool teacher: $33,570
Kindergarten teacher: $49,060
Elementary school teacher: $53,250
Middle school teacher: $52,730
High school teacher: $55,270
How Much Teachers Make in Connecticut
Preschool teacher: $35,080
Kindergarten teacher: $78,040
Elementary school teacher: $79,920
Middle school teacher: $82,480
High school teacher: $78,240
How Much Teachers Make in Delaware
Preschool teacher: $28,230
Kindergarten teacher: $61,530
Elementary school teacher: $65,310
Middle school teacher: $64,920
High school teacher: $68,360
How Much Teachers Make in the District of Columbia
Preschool teacher: $43,210
Kindergarten teacher: $55,460
Elementary school teacher: $76,090
Middle school teacher: $78,160
High school teacher: $64,020
How Much Teachers Make in Florida
Preschool teacher: $25,740
Kindergarten teacher: $57,720
Elementary school teacher: $56,540
Middle school teacher: $57,280
High school teacher: $60,470
How Much Teachers Make in Georgia
Preschool teacher: $29,850
Kindergarten teacher: $57,490
Elementary school teacher: $60,840
Middle school teacher: $59,980
High school teacher: $61,360
How Much Teachers Make in Hawaii
Preschool teacher: $39,170
Kindergarten teacher: $31,660
Elementary school teacher: $64,210
Middle school teacher: $64,150
High school teacher: $64,750
How Much Teachers Make in Idaho
Preschool teacher: $24,490
Kindergarten teacher: $39,090
Elementary school teacher: $49,730
Middle school teacher: $51,370
High school teacher: $50,520
How Much Teachers Make in Illinois
Preschool teacher: $30,960
Kindergarten teacher: $60,390
Elementary school teacher: $62,780
Middle school teacher: $61,830
High school teacher: $70,740
How Much Teachers Make in Indiana
Preschool teacher: $27,580
Kindergarten teacher: $49,060
Elementary school teacher: $50,050
Middle school teacher: $51,590
High school teacher: $50,940
How Much Teachers Make in Iowa
Preschool teacher: $28,720
Kindergarten teacher: $53,050
Elementary school teacher: $54,680
Middle school teacher: $55,650
High school teacher: $57,140
How Much Teachers Make in Kansas
Preschool teacher: $34,840
Kindergarten teacher: $53,900
Elementary school teacher: $51,850
Middle school teacher: $55,130
High school teacher: $53,140
How Much Teachers Make in Kentucky
Preschool teacher: $35,250
Kindergarten teacher: $53,790
Elementary school teacher: $53,250
Middle school teacher: $53,660
High school teacher: $55,540
How Much Teachers Make in Louisiana
Preschool teacher: $29,250
Kindergarten teacher: $46,580
Elementary school teacher: $48,700
Middle school teacher: $49,490
High school teacher: $50,810
How Much Teachers Make in Maine
Preschool teacher: $36,070
Kindergarten teacher: $53,050
Elementary school teacher: $52,000
Middle school teacher: $59,310
High school teacher: $57,020
How Much Teachers Make in Maryland
Preschool teacher: $34,380
Kindergarten teacher: $64,310
Elementary school teacher: $75,820
Middle school teacher: $75,020
High school teacher: $76,840
How Much Teachers Make in Massachusetts
Preschool teacher: $38,560
Kindergarten teacher: $76,940
Elementary school teacher: $82,520
Middle school teacher: $80,730
High school teacher: $83,680
How Much Teachers Make in Michigan
Preschool teacher: $30,430
Kindergarten teacher: $58,780
Elementary school teacher: $66,260
Middle school teacher: $63,950
High school teacher: $62,210
How Much Teachers Make in Minnesota
Preschool teacher: $37,900
Kindergarten teacher: $60,970
Elementary school teacher: $60,210
Middle school teacher: $60,640
High school teacher: $62,410
How Much Teachers Make in Mississippi
Preschool teacher: $29,120
Kindergarten teacher: $44,530
Elementary school teacher: $43,470
Middle school teacher: $46,570
High school teacher: $45,400
How Much Teachers Make in Missouri
Preschool teacher: $32,730
Kindergarten teacher: $48,430
Elementary school teacher: $46,730
Middle school teacher: $49,260
High school teacher: $45,290
How Much Teachers Make in Montana
Preschool teacher: $29,660
Kindergarten teacher: $49,490
Elementary school teacher: $48,940
Middle school teacher: $55,230
High school teacher: $50,720
How Much Teachers Make in Nebraska
Preschool teacher: $37,770
Kindergarten teacher: $59,260
Elementary school teacher: $60,300
Middle school teacher: $60,990
High school teacher: $62,090
How Much Teachers Make in Nevada
Preschool teacher: $28,280
Kindergarten teacher: $55,110
Elementary school teacher: $55,080
Middle school teacher: $59,380
High school teacher: $57,090
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How Much Teachers Make in New Hampshire
Preschool teacher: $30,680
Kindergarten teacher: $61,810
Elementary school teacher: $60,060
Middle school teacher: $60,970
High school teacher: $62,170
How Much Teachers Make in New Jersey
Preschool teacher: $39,440
Kindergarten teacher: $68,790
Elementary school teacher: $70,920
Middle school teacher: $73,160
High school teacher: $77,790
How Much Teachers Make in New Mexico
Preschool teacher: $31,100
Kindergarten teacher: $54,030
Elementary school teacher: $58,060
Middle school teacher: $51,210
High school teacher: $55,740
How Much Teachers Make in New York
Preschool teacher: $39,850
Kindergarten teacher: $74,080
Elementary school teacher: $80,040
Middle school teacher: $85,370
High school teacher: $86,230
How Much Teachers Make in North Carolina
Preschool teacher: $28,260
Kindergarten teacher: $49,250
Elementary school teacher: $49,300
Middle school teacher: $50,450
High school teacher: $50,360
How Much Teachers Make in North Dakota
Preschool teacher: $26,080
Kindergarten teacher: $53,730
Elementary school teacher: $52,530
Middle school teacher: $57,290
High school teacher: $54,200
How Much Teachers Make in Ohio
Preschool teacher: $28,470
Kindergarten teacher: $54,570
Elementary school teacher: $65,210
Middle school teacher: $64,740
High school teacher: $66,420
How Much Teachers Make in Oklahoma
Preschool teacher: $29,270
Kindergarten teacher: $44,940
Elementary school teacher: $45,810
Middle school teacher: $46,600
High school teacher: $48,370
How Much Teachers Make in Oregon
Preschool teacher: $31,310
Kindergarten teacher: $76,320
Elementary school teacher: $69,580
Middle school teacher: $66,100
High school teacher: $72,370
How Much Teachers Make in Pennsylvania
Preschool teacher: $29,340
Kindergarten teacher: $64,500
Elementary school teacher: $67,210
Middle school teacher: $66,480
High school teacher: $67,180
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How Much Teachers Make in Rhode Island
Preschool teacher: $29,800
Kindergarten teacher: $81,880
Elementary school teacher: $74,570
Middle school teacher: $78,490
High school teacher: $79,010
How Much Teachers Make in South Carolina
Preschool teacher: $25,060
Kindergarten teacher: $46,450
Elementary school teacher: $50,920
Middle school teacher: $53,150
High school teacher: $53,180
How Much Teachers Make in South Dakota
Preschool teacher: $31,180
Kindergarten teacher: $43,510
Elementary school teacher: $44,670
Middle school teacher: $45,400
High school teacher: $45,320
How Much Teachers Make in Tennessee
Preschool teacher: $30,190
Kindergarten teacher: $48,230
Elementary school teacher: $51,530
Middle school teacher: $51,780
High school teacher: $52,770
How Much Teachers Make in Texas
Preschool teacher: $37,050
Kindergarten teacher: $56,990
Elementary school teacher: $57,690
Middle school teacher: $57,770
High school teacher: $58,400
How Much Teachers Make in Utah
Preschool teacher: $27,800
Kindergarten teacher: $51,130
Elementary school teacher: $53,940
Middle school teacher: $64,480
High school teacher: $61,570
How Much Teachers Make in Vermont
Preschool teacher: $37,030
Kindergarten teacher: $55,900
Elementary school teacher: $60,310
Middle school teacher: $60,690
High school teacher: $63,080
How Much Teachers Make in Virginia
Preschool teacher: $34,360
Kindergarten teacher: $61,300
Elementary school teacher: $67,830
Middle school teacher: $69,360
High school teacher: N/A
How Much Teachers Make in Washington
Preschool teacher: $32,450
Kindergarten teacher: $67,120
Elementary school teacher: $73,260
Middle school teacher: $75,740
High school teacher: $76,820
How Much Teachers Make in West Virginia
Preschool teacher: $30,720
Kindergarten teacher: $51,010
Elementary school teacher: $47,330
Middle school teacher: $48,230
High school teacher: $48,780
How Much Teachers Make in Wisconsin
Preschool teacher: $27,080
Kindergarten teacher: $57,040
Elementary school teacher: $56,970
Middle school teacher: $58,240
High school teacher: $58,630
How Much Teachers Make in Wyoming
Preschool teacher: $26,320
Kindergarten teacher: $58,460
Elementary school teacher: $59,210
Middle school teacher: $60,400
High school teacher: $61,730
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Methodology: GOBankingRates analyzed the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2020 data on employment and wages by state to find the median annual wage for (1) preschool, (2) elementary school, (3) middle school and (4) high school teachers in every state. All data were collected on and up to date as of July 21, 2021.
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