Elementary & middle school teachers

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2023 Workforce

3.05M

Average Age

Average Salary

$59,453

Average Male Salary

$65,201

Average Female Salary

$58,053

About

Elementary & middle school teachers are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Elementary & middle school teachers was $59,453 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Elementary & middle school teachers are Johnson County PUMA, TX, NYC-Staten Island Community District 3--South Shore PUMA, NY, and East Prince George's County--Bowie City, Kettering & Largo PUMA, MD. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Elementary & middle school teachers are Ocean County (Lakewood) PUMA, NJ, Nassau County (Southwest)--Hempstead Town (Southwest) & Long Beach City PUMA, NY, and Nassau County (Central)--Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Elementary & middle school teachers workforce. Elementary & middle school teachers workforce in 2023 was 3,049,085 people, of which 80.4% were women and 19.6% were men. Elementary & middle school teachers are paid most in Alameda County (Northwest)--Castro Valley & Ashland PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Ocean County (Lakewood) PUMA, NJ.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

597,329

Male Workforce

± 18.9k

2,451,756

Female Workforce

± 38.1k

The Elementary & middle school teachers workforce in 2023 was 3,049,085 people (80.4% women and 19.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.5% between 2014 (3,485,800) and 2023 (3,049,085).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Elementary & middle school teachers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($80,184), Washington ($73,291), and Connecticut ($73,179).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$59,453

AVERAGE WAGE

#259 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Elementary & middle school teachers earned an average of $59,453, $8,274 less than the average national salary of $67,727

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.292

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Elementary & middle school teachers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.292, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Elementary & middle school teachers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Elementary & middle school teachers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Elementary & middle school teachers and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Elementary & middle school teachers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Elementary & middle school teachers, by average wage, is Administration of human resource programs ($87,367).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

3.05M

2023 Workforce

± 42,442

−3.86%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.03%

This graphic shows the share of Elementary & middle school teachers employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Elementary & middle school teachers at 99.7%, followed by Religious organizations with 0.115% and Other schools & instruction and educational support services with 0.0714%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Elementary & middle school teachers in the US. The workforce of Elementary & middle school teachers in 2023 was 3,049,085 people, with 80.4% woman, and 19.6% men. The average age of male Elementary & middle school teachers in the workforce is 43.1 and of female Elementary & middle school teachers is 42.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Elementary & middle school teachers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Elementary & middle school teachers in 2023 was 3,049,085 people, with 80.4% woman, and 19.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (427,806 people), 45 to 49 years (406,159 people), and 35 to 39 years (399,866 people). Among them they concentrated 40.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 12.3% of Elementary & middle school teachers workers were Hispanic and 87.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (53.1%), Puerto Rican (15.9)%, and Cuban (5.37)%

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Races

In 2023, 75.2% of the Elementary & middle school teachers workforce were White, of which 81% were women and 19% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.9%) and Two or More Races (7.87%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Elementary & middle school teachers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Elementary & middle school teachers is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Education.

Among the necessary skills for Elementary & middle school teachers, Learning Strategies stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Elementary & middle school teachers need more than the average amount of Learning Strategies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Elementary & middle school teachers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (1,583,858 people), Business (180,706 people), and Psychology (120,946 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Elementary & middle school teachers workers were Graduate Degree (1,492,905 people), Bachelors Degree (1,384,302 people), and Some college (100,100 people).

The graphic shows the Elementary & middle school teachers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Elementary & middle school teachers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Elementary & middle school teachers need many skills, but most especially Learning Strategies, Instructing, Speaking.