Highest-paying Cities for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

The top 100 highest paying cities for elementary school teachers, except special education (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of elementary school teachers, except special education in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $109,990, Nassau-Suffolk, New York is the highest paying city for elementary school teachers, except special education. It is followed by El Centro, California (average annual salary $103,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of elementary school teachers, except special education in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$109,990	$58,900	13,670
2	El Centro, California	$103,800	$58,510	1,160
3	Merced, California	$101,920	$58,050	1,150
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$100,550	$60,340	16,780
5	Kingston, New York	$98,920	$53,640	770
6	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$97,850	$62,510	580
7	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$97,320	$57,150	3,430
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$97,160	$61,540	21,140
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$96,180	$58,220	48,350
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$95,530	$58,440	7,310
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$91,790	$62,050	16,130
12	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$84,960	$62,160	960
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$84,690	$49,410	4,260
14	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$84,270	$51,110	1,510
15	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$83,300	$57,150	98,930
16	Walla Walla, Washington	$82,580	$52,390	280
17	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$82,210	$56,890	1,910
18	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$81,990	$51,460	4,950
19	Salinas, California	$81,930	$49,760	2,110
20	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$81,910	$50,060	8,630
21	Stockton, California	$81,830	$51,830	3,320
22	Napa, California	$81,490	$49,130	510
23	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$81,490	$50,620	1,110
24	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$81,380	$59,270	980
25	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$81,360	$53,180	980
26	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$81,230	$52,360	430
27	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$81,050	$47,490	5,480
28	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$80,820	$48,720	22,940
29	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$80,800	$58,870	1,540
30	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$80,760	$50,870	31,040
31	Bellingham, Washington	$80,760	$58,770	890
32	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$80,660	$50,000	920
33	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$80,620	$51,190	1,020
34	Billings, Montana	$80,390	$38,850	780
35	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$80,300	$53,800	2,620
36	Brunswick, Georgia	$80,250	$49,520	540
37	Yakima, Washington	$80,240	$51,970	1,380
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$79,930	$49,590	31,350
39	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$79,840	$49,920	3,650
40	Yuba City, California	$79,830	$56,620	930
41	Spokane, Washington	$79,810	$59,150	2,460
42	Longview, Washington	$79,770	$51,990	480
43	Modesto, California	$79,680	$58,320	2,470
44	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$79,680	$51,670	2,120
45	Olympia, Washington	$79,650	$60,290	1,120
46	Chico, California	$79,620	$49,420	1,010
47	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$79,460	$50,100	1,710
48	Fairbanks, Alaska	$79,440	$49,300	350
49	Visalia-Porterville, California	$79,440	$59,460	3,200
50	Bend, Oregon	$79,440	$47,050	590
51	Waterbury, Connecticut	$79,430	$47,840	1,020
52	Boulder, Colorado	$79,210	$48,720	1,790
53	Framingham, Massachusetts	$79,200	$46,890	1,370
54	New Haven, Connecticut	$79,120	$47,950	3,420
55	Grants Pass, Oregon	$79,000	$39,500	340
56	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$78,980	$52,200	1,480
57	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$78,890	$48,670	800
58	Salem, Oregon	$78,860	$47,880	1,650
59	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$78,850	$62,030	1,580
60	Worcester, Massachusetts	$78,750	$48,480	3,010
61	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$78,750	$49,950	870
62	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$78,630	$55,400	1,250
63	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$78,520	$50,220	1,880
64	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$78,440	$49,220	1,110
65	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$78,380	$46,200	1,310
66	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$78,230	$57,870	12,900
67	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$78,200	$50,540	11,980
68	Winchester, West Virginia	$78,100	$50,180	730
69	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$78,050	$50,230	10,170
70	Redding, California	$78,000	$46,980	1,010
71	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$78,000	$38,850	5,310
72	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$77,930	$50,030	620
73	Springfield, Massachusetts	$77,880	$49,000	3,530
74	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$77,860	$35,170	1,500
75	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$77,850	$55,570	4,050
76	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$77,810	$47,100	1,150
77	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$77,650	$47,780	3,860
78	Columbus, Ohio	$77,530	$37,400	9,400
79	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$77,500	$48,110	790
80	Akron, Ohio	$77,480	$45,300	2,240
81	Fresno, California	$77,390	$50,920	4,690
82	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$77,310	$52,070	1,960
83	Danbury, Connecticut	$77,260	$47,650	770
84	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$77,090	$46,280	490
85	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$77,020	$53,750	590
86	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$76,810	$40,110	5,250
87	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$76,720	$59,620	1,350
88	Glens Falls, New York	$76,660	$49,780	550
89	Dayton, Ohio	$76,550	$47,900	2,630
90	Syracuse, New York	$76,520	$49,810	3,140
91	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$76,360	$48,170	8,400
92	Punta Gorda, Florida	$76,360	$68,020	390
93	Peabody, Massachusetts	$76,110	$49,550	740
94	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$76,010	$51,690	400
95	Corvallis, Oregon	$75,980	$46,010	310
96	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$75,860	$47,700	12,270
97	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$75,540	$47,340	21,890
98	Ocean City, New Jersey	$75,420	$52,220	390
99	Medford, Oregon	$75,260	$46,070	900
100	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$74,980	$49,630	44,060

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for elementary school teachers, except special education.