Occupational employment / Elementary school teachers, except special education

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Elementary school teachers, except special education" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 30,180 Not available $64,470
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 94,710 Not available $66,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 65,010 Not available $61,750
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 59,740 Not available $62,330
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 53,790 Not available $65,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 53,670 Not available $60,060
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 50,050 Not available $63,980
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 36,050 Not available $47,630
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 35,720 Not available $47,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 34,980 Not available $54,860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 24,910 Not available $63,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 24,520 Not available $64,040
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 24,180 Not available $53,160
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 23,740 Not available $47,320
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 23,220 Not available $60,670
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 22,510 Not available $51,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 18,620 Not available $61,370
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 18,340 Not available $60,840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 16,570 Not available $51,980
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 15,370 Not available $82,050
Pittsburgh, PA 14,880 Not available $51,590
Baltimore-Towson, MD 14,200 Not available $53,030
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 13,810 Not available $62,200
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 13,400 Not available $67,020
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 13,080 Not available $61,640
San Antonio, TX 12,650 Not available $47,990
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 12,470 Not available $58,500
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 12,320 Not available $61,860
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 12,310 Not available $48,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 12,190 Not available $54,630
Kansas City, MO-KS 12,100 Not available $45,580
St. Louis, MO-IL 11,650 Not available $49,270
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 11,350 Not available $69,720
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 10,930 Not available $65,240
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 10,780 Not available $52,300
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 10,590 Not available $47,370
Austin-Round Rock, TX 10,340 Not available $43,730
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 10,010 Not available $51,830
Denver-Aurora, CO 9,690 Not available $50,380
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 9,600 Not available $54,340
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 9,100 Not available $54,460
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 8,930 Not available $62,920
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 8,600 Not available $45,000
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 8,290 Not available $52,030
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 8,260 Not available $55,130
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 8,260 Not available $47,380
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 8,060 Not available $47,620
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 7,910 Not available $42,610
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 7,770 Not available $53,570
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 7,400 Not available $54,350
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 7,320 Not available $60,590
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 7,090 Not available $45,700
Columbus, OH 7,070 Not available $56,510
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 6,950 Not available $60,570
Jacksonville, FL 6,730 Not available $44,680
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 6,450 Not available $56,990
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 6,300 Not available $60,420
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 6,200 Not available $45,420
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 6,170 Not available $65,620
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 6,120 Not available $46,570
Bakersfield, CA 6,090 Not available $54,980
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6,030 Not available $54,990
Oklahoma City, OK 5,940 Not available $42,630
Fresno, CA 5,400 Not available $70,710
Richmond, VA 5,360 Not available $54,260
El Paso, TX 5,360 Not available $47,730
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 5,360 Not available $66,820
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 5,310 Not available $44,520
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 5,270 Not available $68,500
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 5,210 Not available $65,050
Rochester, NY 5,110 Not available $54,470
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 5,070 Not available $49,060
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 5,070 Not available $55,020
Tulsa, OK 4,860 Not available $42,000
Baton Rouge, LA 4,830 Not available $43,170
Raleigh-Cary, NC 4,810 Not available $42,030
Salt Lake City, UT 4,720 Not available $48,670
Columbia, SC 4,450 Not available $45,960
Stockton, CA 4,150 Not available $59,340
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 4,050 Not available $41,800
Tucson, AZ 4,020 Not available $42,930
Salinas, CA 3,980 Not available $54,870
Albuquerque, NM 3,950 Not available $48,150
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 3,950 Not available $57,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3,930 Not available $63,290
Wichita, KS 3,920 Not available $45,200
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 3,910 Not available $45,410
Springfield, MA-CT 3,860 Not available $53,660
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 3,850 Not available $55,260
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 3,650 Not available $37,870
Syracuse, NY 3,610 Not available $56,090
Greenville, SC 3,590 Not available $43,170
Dayton, OH 3,520 Not available $52,020
Provo-Orem, UT 3,400 Not available $46,180
Colorado Springs, CO 3,380 Not available $44,790
New Haven, CT 3,320 Not available $59,540
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 3,310 Not available $64,480
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 3,270 Not available $52,420
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 3,240 Not available $47,590
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 3,210 Not available $43,920
Toledo, OH 3,200 Not available $53,690
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 3,090 Not available $55,150
Akron, OH 3,030 Not available $55,040
Knoxville, TN 2,990 Not available $44,520
Boise City-Nampa, ID 2,950 Not available $54,280
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 2,890 Not available $44,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 2,810 Not available $51,210
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 2,810 Not available $55,550
Modesto, CA 2,800 Not available $66,090
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 2,780 Not available $47,890
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 2,700 Not available $51,090
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 2,650 Not available $49,250
Peoria, IL 2,600 Not available $46,260
Rockford, IL 2,580 Not available $62,990
Madison, WI 2,560 Not available $46,920
Worcester, MA-CT 2,550 Not available $56,380
Lancaster, PA 2,510 Not available $56,280
Visalia-Porterville, CA 2,470 Not available $64,020
York-Hanover, PA 2,460 Not available $57,900
Huntsville, AL 2,410 Not available $48,290
Greensboro-High Point, NC 2,390 Not available $42,280
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 2,390 Not available $49,430
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 2,380 Not available $42,720
Jackson, MS 2,330 Not available $41,750
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 2,290 Not available $44,030
Reading, PA 2,280 Not available $51,690
Durham, NC 2,110 Not available $43,020
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 2,110 Not available $54,560
Merced, CA 2,060 Not available $60,790
Lexington-Fayette, KY 2,060 Not available $45,760
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 2,040 Not available $47,130
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 2,040 Not available $50,160
Corpus Christi, TX 2,020 Not available $42,990
Flint, MI 2,020 Not available $58,620
Erie, PA 2,000 Not available $45,990
Winston-Salem, NC 1,960 Not available $40,360
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 1,920 Not available $43,780
Fort Wayne, IN 1,910 Not available $47,700
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 1,900 Not available $41,960
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,860 Not available $41,450
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 1,860 Not available $47,130
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 1,790 Not available $59,560
Chattanooga, TN-GA 1,780 Not available $46,440
Springfield, MO 1,780 Not available $39,360
Montgomery, AL 1,770 Not available $43,240
Spartanburg, SC 1,760 Not available $44,930
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 1,750 Not available $60,860
Spokane, WA 1,740 Not available $53,250
Boulder, CO 1,720 Not available $49,940
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,700 Not available Not available
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 1,690 Not available $48,650
Salem, OR 1,690 Not available $48,910
Wilmington, NC 1,640 Not available $40,100
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 1,600 Not available Not available
Lincoln, NE 1,600 Not available $46,440
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 1,600 Not available $68,610
Mobile, AL 1,600 Not available $42,220
Canton-Massillon, OH 1,580 Not available $50,350
Springfield, IL 1,570 Not available $53,940
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 1,550 Not available $49,140
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 1,530 Not available $43,730
Atlantic City, NJ 1,530 Not available $55,720
Evansville, IN-KY 1,520 Not available $47,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 1,500 Not available $60,500
Fort Smith, AR-OK 1,480 Not available $41,440
Tallahassee, FL 1,460 Not available $44,780
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 1,450 Not available $44,590
Roanoke, VA 1,440 Not available $51,250
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 1,440 Not available $45,210
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 1,440 Not available $45,640
Ann Arbor, MI 1,430 Not available $66,640
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 1,430 Not available $62,250
Yakima, WA 1,420 Not available $53,830
Asheville, NC 1,410 Not available $42,210
Lubbock, TX 1,400 Not available $40,350
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 1,400 Not available $41,920
Columbus, GA-AL 1,390 Not available $43,060
Savannah, GA 1,390 Not available $47,950
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 1,380 Not available $56,940
Utica-Rome, NY 1,370 Not available $55,600
Topeka, KS 1,360 Not available $41,580
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 1,350 Not available $47,070
Lynchburg, VA 1,340 Not available $41,170
Athens-Clarke County, GA 1,320 Not available $50,590
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 1,300 Not available $56,270
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 1,300 Not available $47,690
Barnstable Town, MA 1,300 Not available $56,390
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 1,300 Not available Not available
Cedar Rapids, IA 1,290 Not available $39,620
Charleston, WV 1,290 Not available $43,340
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 1,280 Not available $61,740
Champaign-Urbana, IL 1,270 Not available $46,880
Monroe, LA 1,240 Not available $41,460
Eugene-Springfield, OR 1,240 Not available $53,510
Appleton, WI 1,230 Not available $52,590
Clarksville, TN-KY 1,220 Not available $52,880
Las Cruces, NM 1,210 Not available $57,210
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 1,200 Not available $37,700
Tyler, TX 1,200 Not available $42,070
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1,190 Not available $44,100
Fargo, ND-MN 1,180 Not available $41,610
Greenville, NC 1,160 Not available $38,520
Longview, TX 1,160 Not available $40,790
Duluth, MN-WI 1,150 Not available $48,750
Macon, GA 1,150 Not available $48,320
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 1,140 Not available $58,320
Binghamton, NY 1,140 Not available $55,450
Waco, TX 1,130 Not available $40,740
Charlottesville, VA 1,130 Not available $56,590
Green Bay, WI 1,110 Not available $47,510
Logan, UT-ID 1,110 Not available $43,310
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 1,090 Not available $39,860
Madera, CA 1,060 Not available $54,030
Gainesville, GA 1,060 Not available $51,390
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 1,060 Not available $52,260
Waterbury, CT 1,060 Not available $66,070
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 1,050 Not available $57,380
Dover, DE 1,030 Not available $44,310
Chico, CA 1,030 Not available $60,760
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 1,020 Not available $55,620
Dalton, GA 1,010 Not available $51,100
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1,010 Not available $53,100
College Station-Bryan, TX 1,010 Not available $42,160
Tuscaloosa, AL 1,000 Not available $41,430
Greeley, CO 1,000 Not available $44,170
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 1,000 Not available $54,030
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 990 Not available $43,600
Idaho Falls, ID 990 Not available $41,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 990 Not available $53,630
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 980 Not available $44,370
Redding, CA 980 Not available $56,690
El Centro, CA 980 Not available $62,420
Joplin, MO 970 Not available $37,600
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 970 Not available $56,900
Florence, SC 970 Not available $44,460
Johnstown, PA 960 Not available $49,580
Alexandria, LA 950 Not available $38,040
Kingston, NY 940 Not available $69,870
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 940 Not available $50,090
Prescott, AZ 930 Not available $43,340
Sioux Falls, SD 930 Not available $36,590
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 920 Not available $50,260
Yuba City, CA 920 Not available $72,830
Rome, GA 880 Not available $51,330
Altoona, PA 880 Not available $45,060
Manchester, NH 870 Not available $49,490
St. Cloud, MN 860 Not available $49,990
Springfield, OH 860 Not available $51,610
Yuma, AZ 860 Not available $39,290
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 850 Not available $39,180
Albany, GA 850 Not available $51,320
Olympia, WA 840 Not available $53,090
Racine, WI 840 Not available $47,020
Victoria, TX 830 Not available Not available
New Bedford, MA 820 Not available $53,320
Janesville, WI 820 Not available $48,600
Billings, MT 820 Not available $43,940
Abilene, TX 810 Not available $42,640
Bellingham, WA 800 Not available $51,290
Rochester, MN 800 Not available $46,560
Wichita Falls, TX 800 Not available $42,970
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 800 Not available $39,520
Lebanon, PA 800 Not available $51,520
Bismarck, ND 790 Not available $45,750
Hattiesburg, MS 790 Not available $40,120
Johnson City, TN 790 Not available $43,100
Jackson, MI 780 Not available $49,570
Pascagoula, MS 770 Not available $40,660
Farmington, NM 770 Not available $48,170
Decatur, AL 760 Not available $47,700
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 750 Not available $50,640
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 740 Not available $58,010
Williamsport, PA 740 Not available $46,230
Rocky Mount, NC 730 Not available $42,830
Danbury, CT 720 Not available $63,290
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 720 Not available $57,480
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 710 Not available $53,370
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 710 Not available $53,290
Napa, CA 700 Not available $63,650
Bloomington, IN 700 Not available $49,460
Eau Claire, WI 700 Not available $50,100
Medford, OR 700 Not available $50,370
Cumberland, MD-WV 690 Not available $57,240
Lawton, OK 690 Not available $39,440
Glens Falls, NY 680 Not available $56,430
La Crosse, WI-MN 680 Not available $41,950
Ocean City, NJ 680 Not available $62,380
Anderson, SC 670 Not available $43,260
Grand Forks, ND-MN 670 Not available $46,850
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 670 Not available $47,290
Monroe, MI 670 Not available $49,300
Iowa City, IA 660 Not available $37,630
Columbia, MO 660 Not available $38,430
Lafayette, IN 660 Not available $49,410
Auburn-Opelika, AL 660 Not available $39,870
Battle Creek, MI 650 Not available $50,040
State College, PA 650 Not available $52,070
Bowling Green, KY 650 Not available $41,970
Lima, OH 640 Not available $47,530
Jackson, TN 640 Not available $43,060
Ithaca, NY 640 Not available $60,610
Bangor, ME 630 Not available $40,820
Anderson, IN 630 Not available $47,250
San Angelo, TX 630 Not available $40,970
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 630 Not available $46,740
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 610 Not available $58,410
Flagstaff, AZ 610 Not available $38,800
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 610 Not available $54,450
Salisbury, MD 590 Not available $53,880
Rapid City, SD 590 Not available $45,730
Elmira, NY 580 Not available $53,020
Bloomington-Normal, IL 580 Not available $51,180
Sherman-Denison, TX 560 Not available $40,830
Coeur d'Alene, ID 560 Not available $41,740
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 560 Not available $41,990
Terre Haute, IN 550 Not available $53,090
Cleveland, TN 540 Not available $43,290
Owensboro, KY 540 Not available $46,350
St. Joseph, MO-KS 530 Not available $36,490
Dothan, AL 530 Not available $43,670
Lawrence, KS 530 Not available $39,230
Brunswick, GA 520 Not available $48,880
Cheyenne, WY 520 Not available $55,800
Jonesboro, AR 520 Not available $39,630
Pocatello, ID 510 Not available $46,590
Great Falls, MT 510 Not available $41,780
Kokomo, IN 510 Not available $45,970
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 510 Not available $44,670
Dubuque, IA 490 Not available $36,790
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 490 Not available $57,420
Wausau, WI 490 Not available $49,930
Mansfield, OH 470 Not available $45,150
Bay City, MI 470 Not available $61,660
Sheboygan, WI 470 Not available $46,620
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 460 Not available $47,590
Anniston-Oxford, AL 460 Not available $44,370
Wenatchee, WA 460 Not available $52,340
Wheeling, WV-OH 450 Not available $43,300
Fajardo, PR 450 Not available $27,910
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 440 Not available $47,850
Sumter, SC 440 Not available $41,630
Pine Bluff, AR 440 Not available $42,990
Burlington, NC 430 Not available $40,700
Elizabethtown, KY 430 Not available $47,070
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 420 Not available $55,090
Bend, OR 410 Not available $49,190
Jefferson City, MO 410 Not available $36,260
Longview, WA 410 Not available $54,120
Danville, IL 400 Not available $48,320
Valdosta, GA 380 Not available $45,070
Sandusky, OH 380 Not available $55,530
Decatur, IL 380 Not available $44,390
Morristown, TN 370 Not available $40,870
Pittsfield, MA 340 Not available $56,440
Gadsden, AL 330 Not available $42,810
Muncie, IN 310 Not available $48,750
Hot Springs, AR 300 Not available $42,040
Lewiston, ID-WA 290 Not available $53,480
Morgantown, WV 230 Not available $41,920
Portsmouth, NH-ME 230 Not available $50,520
Ames, IA 210 Not available $40,230
Missoula, MT Not available Not available $35,980
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Not available Not available $41,500
Winchester, VA-WV Not available Not available $44,280
Honolulu, HI Not available Not available $47,190
Harrisonburg, VA Not available Not available $47,240
Fayetteville, NC Not available Not available $37,920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Not available Not available $52,280
Corvallis, OR Not available Not available $46,880
Fond du Lac, WI Not available Not available $49,070
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