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Table 211.10. Average total income, base salary, and other sources of school and nonschool income for full-time teachers in public and private elementary and secondary schools, by selected characteristics: 2017-18
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic Number of full-
time teachers
(in thousands)
Total school-
year and summer
earned income
from school and
nonschool
sources1
Base salary School year supplemental
contract2
School year income from
merit pay bonus
School year income from
state supplements
Job outside the school system
during the school year
Supplemental school system
contract during summer3
Employed in a nonschool job
during the summer
Percent of
teachers
Average
supplement
Percent of
teachers
Average amount Percent of
teachers
Average amount Percent of
teachers
Average income Percent of
teachers
Average supplement Percent of
teachers
Average income
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Public schools                                                                                          
Total 3,323   (23.0) $62,200   (180) $57,950   (174) 42.8   (0.36) $2,790   (39) 8.2   (0.28) $1,390   (36) 7.8   (0.20) $3,170   (128) 17.8   (0.24) $5,800   (126) 18.2   (0.28) $3,040   (62) 16.2   (0.27) $4,410   (107)

Sex
                                                                                         
Males 794   (11.5) 66,560   (328) 59,360   (267) 55.6   (0.68) 4,210   (77) 7.2   (0.40) 1,510   (78) 7.9   (0.35) 3,660   (244) 25.1   (0.55) 7,320   (274) 21.6   (0.52) 3,880   (150) 23.8   (0.60) 5,730   (225)
Females 2,529   (19.6) 60,840   (194) 57,500   (196) 38.9   (0.39) 2,160   (38) 8.5   (0.32) 1,360   (40) 7.8   (0.24) 3,020   (141) 15.5   (0.25) 5,030   (126) 17.1   (0.32) 2,710   (62) 13.9   (0.29) 3,700   (99)

Race/ethnicity
                                                                                         
White 2,622   (21.7) 62,220   (206) 57,900   (199) 44.4   (0.40) 2,810   (42) 8.0   (0.29) 1,330   (39) 7.6   (0.21) 3,270   (154) 18.4   (0.29) 5,690   (149) 17.1   (0.31) 2,990   (67) 17.4   (0.30) 4,370   (117)
Black 228   (7.1) 60,540   (538) 56,480   (479) 33.1   (1.31) 2,660   (163) 8.2   (0.66) 1,760   (183) 9.2   (0.83) 2,770   (250) 17.5   (0.91) 6,020   (347) 23.5   (1.20) 3,090   (148) 12.4   (0.89) 4,330   (517)
Hispanic 317   (9.0) 62,320   (500) 58,310   (471) 39.5   (1.20) 2,700   (130) 10.4   (0.79) 1,520   (112) 8.8   (0.66) 2,580   (214) 13.7   (0.73) 7,030   (513) 21.9   (0.98) 3,210   (169) 11.0   (0.67) 4,970   (499)
Asian 71   (3.3) 68,610   (985) 65,200   (865) 33.5   (2.06) 2,910   (453) 6.4   (1.21) 1,460   (232) 4.9   (0.71) 3,760   (919) 12.2   (1.34) 5,480   (534) 20.6   (1.64) 3,230   (308) 9.8   (1.26) 5,150   (968)
Pacific Islander 8   (1.0) 66,900   (3,396) 62,980   (3,185) 36.2   (6.27) 4,280 ! (1,685) 7.0 ! (3.40)   (†) 4.3 ! (1.97)   (†) 15.0   (4.09)   (†) 24.6   (5.63)   (†) 11.6 ! (3.91)   (†)
American Indian/
    Alaska Native
17   (1.7) 54,220   (1,529) 48,980   (1,115) 36.0   (4.07) 3,370   (669)   (†)   (†) 10.3 ! (3.26)   (†) 14.9   (3.13) 6,110   (998) 26.2   (4.61)   (†) 13.1   (3.05) 5,850   (1,678)
Two or more races 60   (3.0) 61,330   (944) 56,850   (884) 43.2   (2.18) 2,780   (241) 6.3   (1.12) 1,680   (270) 10.1   (1.59) 4,350   (668) 23.8   (1.94) 5,230   (599) 20.5   (2.01) 2,610   (252) 17.9   (1.70) 3,910   (465)

Age
                                                                                         
Less than 30 507   (9.2) 49,790   (248) 45,590   (214) 46.2   (0.84) 2,380   (71) 7.9   (0.50) 1,560   (124) 7.6   (0.46) 3,050   (372) 20.8   (0.67) 4,490   (286) 20.2   (0.72) 2,470   (76) 25.6   (0.71) 3,510   (194)
30 to 39 936   (12.5) 57,970   (254) 53,920   (223) 45.7   (0.64) 2,820   (59) 8.7   (0.47) 1,370   (56) 7.7   (0.33) 2,910   (185) 18.3   (0.44) 5,470   (210) 18.7   (0.52) 3,050   (111) 17.0   (0.50) 4,090   (161)
40 to 49 967   (11.9) 65,540   (320) 61,440   (296) 41.4   (0.57) 2,860   (74) 7.8   (0.35) 1,400   (68) 7.9   (0.33) 3,220   (197) 17.3   (0.45) 6,520   (295) 17.9   (0.49) 3,010   (95) 14.2   (0.47) 5,350   (291)
50 or more 913   (12.0) 69,900   (337) 65,240   (308) 39.7   (0.58) 2,960   (78) 8.4   (0.43) 1,320   (59) 8.0   (0.37) 3,460   (216) 16.3   (0.47) 6,290   (207) 16.9   (0.47) 3,460   (161) 12.4   (0.43) 4,760   (222)

Years of full- and
    part-time teaching
    experience
                                                                                         
1 year or less 111   (4.0) 46,970   (416) 42,800   (365) 31.6   (1.69) 1,970   (133) 3.0   (0.50) 2,010   (576) 6.2   (0.85) 2,510   (354) 17.2   (1.40) 4,790   (477) 15.7   (1.42) 2,740   (270) 33.9   (1.54) 5,420   (433)
2 to 4 years 501   (9.6) 50,580   (249) 46,380   (210) 41.7   (0.76) 2,440   (83) 8.4   (0.49) 1,530   (102) 7.1   (0.43) 2,990   (273) 19.9   (0.62) 5,580   (315) 19.5   (0.66) 2,730   (113) 20.5   (0.66) 4,100   (250)
5 to 9 years 633   (10.7) 53,820   (215) 49,820   (182) 45.7   (0.73) 2,550   (63) 9.1   (0.47) 1,390   (69) 8.0   (0.50) 3,050   (315) 18.6   (0.55) 5,440   (242) 19.7   (0.62) 2,880   (104) 17.3   (0.57) 3,830   (202)
10 to 14 years 661   (9.7) 61,080   (281) 57,200   (264) 43.4   (0.70) 2,610   (71) 8.6   (0.49) 1,390   (68) 8.7   (0.46) 2,830   (207) 17.3   (0.51) 5,730   (271) 19.1   (0.58) 3,030   (172) 14.8   (0.60) 4,300   (201)
15 to 19 years 558   (9.0) 68,690   (427) 64,450   (364) 43.2   (0.82) 3,070   (107) 7.9   (0.49) 1,420   (72) 7.6   (0.44) 3,490   (296) 17.5   (0.62) 6,260   (448) 17.1   (0.65) 3,230   (151) 14.0   (0.55) 4,950   (369)
20 to 24 years 406   (6.9) 72,110   (440) 68,010   (413) 41.7   (0.95) 3,070   (117) 7.4   (0.51) 1,450   (158) 7.9   (0.52) 3,160   (318) 17.5   (0.78) 6,040   (331) 16.7   (0.71) 3,270   (213) 14.4   (0.68) 4,240   (224)
25 to 29 years 254   (6.8) 73,430   (617) 69,290   (625) 42.5   (1.11) 2,940   (133) 8.7   (0.77) 1,080   (82) 8.5   (0.68) 3,760   (345) 16.0   (0.88) 5,990   (438) 16.1   (0.88) 3,280   (192) 12.5   (0.79) 4,740   (418)
30 or more years 200   (5.5) 77,580   (686) 70,500   (601) 42.6   (1.30) 3,980   (199) 8.7   (0.76) 1,230   (107) 6.7   (0.60) 4,010   (474) 16.2   (0.90) 6,460   (545) 17.2   (1.04) 3,490   (234) 11.9   (0.82) 5,520   (639)

Highest degree earned
                                                                                         
Less than bachelor's
    degree
88   (3.5) 60,950   (941) 55,250   (836) 44.0   (2.10) 3,040   (237) 8.0   (1.22) 1,950   (433) 8.0   (1.06) 2,750   (363) 19.7   (1.66) 7,800   (1,188) 17.1   (1.75) 3,320   (346) 19.6   (1.47) 6,480   (1,100)
Bachelor's degree 1,327   (15.7) 53,780   (179) 49,890   (164) 41.6   (0.55) 2,600   (51) 9.7   (0.39) 1,260   (45) 8.4   (0.32) 2,600   (158) 16.7   (0.39) 5,550   (202) 17.4   (0.41) 2,820   (122) 17.5   (0.43) 4,410   (195)
Master's degree 1,628   (16.8) 67,500   (252) 63,120   (240) 44.1   (0.50) 2,960   (53) 7.3   (0.32) 1,460   (53) 7.4   (0.26) 3,670   (208) 18.3   (0.34) 5,740   (189) 18.7   (0.40) 3,160   (70) 15.3   (0.32) 4,210   (124)
Education specialist4 243   (6.7) 71,100   (547) 66,510   (511) 42.0   (1.16) 2,640   (144) 6.5   (0.70) 1,700   (183) 7.9   (0.70) 3,230   (303) 18.7   (0.96) 5,910   (447) 19.0   (0.97) 3,120   (158) 14.9   (0.92) 4,490   (506)
Doctor's degree 37   (2.4) 76,070   (1,535) 69,520   (1,220) 36.5   (3.11) 2,740   (329) 8.3   (1.97) 1,410   (292) 8.2   (1.46) 5,370   (880) 24.6   (2.79) 9,310   (976) 17.3   (2.67) 4,610   (657) 14.7   (2.02) 6,650   (978)

Instructional level5
                                                                                         
Elementary 1,639   (23.0) 59,690   (261) 56,640   (250) 32.5   (0.54) 1,780   (51) 8.9   (0.40) 1,350   (55) 6.8   (0.29) 2,990   (217) 14.5   (0.35) 5,130   (207) 16.8   (0.44) 2,710   (87) 13.9   (0.37) 3,920   (154)
Secondary 1,685   (24.4) 64,650   (285) 59,220   (272) 52.9   (0.46) 3,400   (53) 7.5   (0.35) 1,450   (55) 8.8   (0.29) 3,310   (140) 21.0   (0.35) 6,250   (165) 19.5   (0.39) 3,320   (89) 18.5   (0.35) 4,770   (149)

School locale
                                                                                         
City 970   (18.8) 63,630   (348) 59,430   (323) 38.9   (0.67) 2,600   (75) 9.1   (0.49) 1,710   (78) 8.1   (0.35) 3,400   (243) 17.3   (0.44) 5,900   (227) 19.9   (0.50) 3,140   (86) 14.5   (0.42) 4,370   (228)
Suburban 1,288   (22.7) 66,920   (368) 62,820   (358) 43.1   (0.65) 2,870   (75) 8.7   (0.51) 1,390   (65) 6.9   (0.31) 3,650   (244) 17.9   (0.44) 5,720   (209) 17.5   (0.46) 3,100   (111) 15.8   (0.41) 4,100   (155)
Town 387   (11.6) 55,130   (405) 50,590   (334) 45.1   (1.07) 3,020   (90) 6.5   (0.63) 1,050   (143) 7.8   (0.59) 2,540   (181) 18.5   (0.73) 5,980   (491) 19.6   (0.86) 2,720   (136) 17.0   (0.72) 5,040   (425)
Rural 679   (17.5) 55,240   (391) 50,770   (354) 46.6   (0.73) 2,760   (69) 6.9   (0.54) 990   (74) 9.2   (0.47) 2,530   (164) 18.0   (0.61) 5,710   (233) 16.3   (0.64) 2,980   (187) 19.0   (0.63) 4,620   (216)

Private schools
                                                                                         
Total 411   (8.1) $50,340   (566) $45,320   (500) 30.1   (0.89) $3,000   (114) 0.6   (0.12) $2,270   (537) 9.7   (0.53) $2,910   (250) 20.7   (0.74) $6,690   (378) 20.2   (0.70) $3,710   (173) 17.1   (0.62) $4,840   (296)

Sex
                                                                                         
Males 106   (3.8) 60,190   (915) 51,540   (783) 41.2   (1.57) 4,130   (220) 0.7 ! (0.22)   (†) 11.9   (1.12) 3,980   (580) 28.7   (1.45) 8,940   (679) 25.0   (1.23) 4,290   (261) 24.7   (1.22) 6,290   (573)
Females 305   (6.2) 46,900   (541) 43,150   (490) 26.3   (0.98) 2,380   (110) 0.6   (0.15)   (†) 9.0   (0.59) 2,420   (265) 17.8   (0.82) 5,440   (384) 18.5   (0.83) 3,440   (227) 14.4   (0.68) 3,970   (306)

Race/ethnicity
                                                                                         
White 351   (7.5) 50,360   (547) 45,410   (497) 30.6   (0.96) 2,920   (113) 0.5   (0.13)   (†) 9.8   (0.58) 2,850   (259) 20.6   (0.75) 6,340   (350) 19.9   (0.78) 3,600   (172) 17.3   (0.64) 4,570   (276)
Black 13   (1.3) 48,680   (2,584) 41,510   (1,447) 21.8   (4.19) 3,540   (660)   (†)   (†) 9.4   (2.67)   (†) 25.7   (4.57) 12,580   (3,691) 22.1   (4.21) 4,820   (1,080) 20.4   (4.25)   (†)
Hispanic 29   (2.0) 49,350   (1,560) 44,790   (1,290) 27.8   (2.82) 3,320   (483) 1.5 ! (0.64)   (†) 9.6   (1.94) 3,610 ! (1,304) 16.7   (2.55) 8,130   (1,684) 20.0   (2.27) 4,290   (1,027) 12.6   (1.94) 4,770   (942)
Asian 10   (1.2) 51,040   (1,763) 47,730   (1,690) 21.6   (4.17) 2,310   (418)   (†)   (†) 10.8   (2.40)   (†) 20.5   (4.77) 3,590   (968) 26.5   (3.76) 3,640   (601) 12.8 ! (4.34)   (†)
Pacific Islander   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/
    Alaska Native
  (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 6   (.9) 57,530   (3,427) 49,620   (3,191) 48.7   (7.21) 4,930   (970)   (†)   (†) 9.3 ! (3.20)   (†) 27.7   (6.00)   (†) 22.4   (5.53)   (†) 26.3   (5.80)   (†)

Age
                                                                                         
Less than 30 73   (3.4) 41,070   (786) 36,820   (681) 34.6   (2.23) 2,570   (202) 0.7 ! (0.29)   (†) 12.2   (1.58) 2,310   (529) 25.2   (1.81) 4,240   (339) 24.4   (1.82) 3,010   (203) 29.3   (1.93) 3,850   (335)
30 to 39 101   (3.6) 48,670   (715) 43,810   (644) 32.1   (1.50) 3,420   (252) 0.2 ! (0.12)   (†) 9.1   (1.02) 3,320   (545) 22.7   (1.30) 6,730   (704) 19.9   (1.28) 4,430   (469) 17.7   (1.14) 5,310   (624)
40 to 49 92   (3.6) 51,090   (916) 46,240   (811) 30.1   (1.55) 3,010   (190) 1.3 ! (0.41)   (†) 9.5   (0.90) 3,200   (548) 20.0   (1.37) 7,790   (909) 22.0   (1.46) 3,170   (277) 14.5   (1.17) 6,410   (1,019)
50 or more 144   (4.8) 55,730   (850) 50,110   (723) 26.4   (1.43) 2,910   (192) 0.5 ! (0.16)   (†) 9.1   (0.73) 2,840   (382) 17.3   (1.14) 7,650   (946) 17.1   (1.19) 4,070   (356) 12.1   (0.87) 4,360   (435)

Years of full- and
    part-time teaching
    experience
                                                                                         
1 year or less 25   (1.9) 36,630   (1,015) 32,450   (779) 21.0   (2.85) 2,740   (490)   (†)   (†) 10.8   (2.36) 1,850   (543) 19.0   (2.54) 5,600   (1,117) 21.3   (3.03) 2,920   (288) 31.5   (3.12) 4,880   (593)
2 to 4 years 65   (3.0) 40,950   (758) 36,340   (637) 29.5   (1.93) 2,470   (200)   (†)   (†) 8.1   (1.13) 3,080   (707) 25.7   (2.02) 5,400   (460) 23.0   (1.61) 3,180   (295) 25.7   (2.05) 4,370   (567)
5 to 9 years 83   (3.2) 47,210   (797) 42,740   (695) 31.4   (1.85) 3,090   (304) 0.6 ! (0.23)   (†) 12.1   (1.38) 3,170   (561) 19.6   (1.44) 6,760   (816) 21.1   (1.43) 3,990   (356) 16.7   (1.25) 4,770   (548)
10 to 14 years 72   (3.1) 48,270   (888) 44,230   (839) 31.7   (1.93) 3,020   (238) 0.9 ! (0.43)   (†) 8.9   (1.22) 3,040   (441) 20.8   (1.73) 6,130   (676) 18.6   (1.62) 3,790   (520) 13.3   (1.30) 4,820   (751)
15 to 19 years 51   (2.5) 53,930   (1,247) 48,180   (915) 33.2   (2.22) 2,930   (235) 0.7 ! (0.33)   (†) 9.3   (1.21) 1,770   (278) 22.3   (1.88) 9,000   (1,631) 22.8   (1.99) 4,260   (742) 16.2   (1.69) 6,320   (1,486)
20 to 24 years 37   (2.0) 56,630   (1,429) 52,360   (1,343) 32.4   (2.69) 3,120   (286) 1.3 ! (0.56)   (†) 10.4   (1.52) 3,700   (941) 20.4   (2.38) 7,340   (1,060) 19.3   (2.20) 3,790   (456) 16.0   (2.06) 4,590   (710)
25 to 29 years 28   (1.8) 58,880   (1,772) 54,300   (1,592) 36.9   (3.41) 3,630   (418)   (†)   (†) 8.6   (1.82) 2,230   (523) 17.8   (2.40) 4,530   (955) 18.6   (2.67) 3,630   (558) 10.6   (2.05) 3,250   (701)
30 or more years 50   (2.6) 64,780   (1,116) 56,470   (952) 22.5   (2.04) 3,160   (347)   (†)   (†) 9.2   (1.31) 3,470   (934) 16.5   (1.78) 8,360   (1,348) 15.5   (1.80) 3,680   (324) 9.7   (1.31) 5,380   (913)

Highest degree earned
                                                                                         
Less than bachelor's
    degree
36   (2.1) 34,750   (1,074) 30,800   (920) 17.4   (2.23) 2,760   (423)   (†)   (†) 7.7   (1.28) 3,730 ! (1,237) 21.0   (2.46) 4,780   (648) 17.2   (2.10) 3,560 ! (1,227) 26.5   (2.40) 4,640   (539)
Bachelor's degree 180   (4.8) 44,960   (559) 40,500   (468) 28.1   (1.15) 2,690   (118) 0.9   (0.24)   (†) 9.1   (0.79) 2,460   (385) 21.0   (1.09) 6,080   (500) 19.0   (1.02) 3,560   (213) 17.1   (0.93) 4,610   (482)
Master's degree 165   (5.3) 57,690   (848) 52,180   (725) 34.8   (1.36) 3,110   (176) 0.4 ! (0.12)   (†) 10.7   (0.88) 3,310   (362) 20.4   (1.13) 7,530   (728) 21.8   (1.09) 3,820   (255) 15.7   (0.94) 5,100   (516)
Education specialist4 19   (1.6) 56,860   (1,704) 49,810   (1,381) 29.7   (3.25) 3,800   (629)   (†)   (†) 10.5   (2.20)   (†) 18.1   (2.68) 6,600   (1,797) 23.0   (3.13) 3,960   (761) 11.2   (2.44) 4,580   (1,045)
Doctor's degree 10   (.9) 66,910   (2,306) 60,040   (2,100) 35.6   (4.38) 4,560   (832)   (†)   (†) 9.9   (2.47)   (†) 22.4   (3.85) 10,990   (2,281) 19.6   (3.95) 4,210   (649) 16.1   (3.27) 6,350   (1,020)

Instructional level5
                                                                                         
Elementary 214   (5.3) 45,030   (827) 41,400   (670) 21.6   (1.19) 2,660   (236) 0.6 ! (0.20)   (†) 8.4   (0.80) 2,540   (364) 18.5   (1.05) 5,060   (554) 19.5   (1.07) 3,210   (248) 15.4   (0.88) 3,890   (332)
Secondary 197   (5.8) 56,140   (682) 49,600   (630) 39.3   (1.22) 3,200   (120) 0.7   (0.17)   (†) 11.2   (0.75) 3,210   (379) 22.9   (0.98) 8,140   (534) 21.0   (0.85) 4,210   (249) 18.8   (0.89) 5,690   (473)

School locale
                                                                                         
City 177   (6.2) 53,520   (1,011) 48,230   (853) 32.8   (1.39) 3,170   (191) 0.5   (0.16)   (†) 10.8   (0.89) 3,080   (382) 22.5   (1.20) 7,050   (664) 20.9   (1.13) 3,450   (298) 16.6   (1.02) 4,750   (549)
Suburban 159   (4.8) 51,420   (751) 46,450   (684) 31.1   (1.49) 2,920   (166) 0.7   (0.21)   (†) 9.1   (0.85) 2,420   (335) 18.7   (0.96) 7,320   (563) 21.8   (1.03) 4,220   (240) 16.3   (1.04) 5,100   (412)
Town 25   (1.5) 37,990   (1,192) 33,540   (984) 19.8   (2.59) 2,370   (416)   (†)   (†) 9.6   (1.66) 3,950 ! (1,293) 22.4   (2.77) 3,590   (415) 12.4   (2.37) 2,540   (474) 20.3   (2.58) 3,600   (481)
Rural 50   (3.4) 41,560   (933) 37,090   (826) 22.6   (2.24) 2,720   (242)   (†)   (†) 8.2   (1.00) 3,260   (797) 19.7   (1.91) 5,130   (734) 16.5   (1.51) 3,220   (366) 19.4   (1.66) 5,080   (675)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Includes retirement pension funds paid during the school year.
2 Includes compensation for extracurricular or additional activities such as coaching, student activity sponsorship, or teaching evening classes.
3 Includes teaching summer sessions and other nonteaching jobs at any school.
4 Education specialist degrees or certificates are generally awarded for 1 year's work beyond the master's level. Includes certificate of advanced graduate studies.
5 Teachers were classified as elementary or secondary on the basis of the grades they taught, rather than on the level of the school in which they taught. In general, elementary teachers include those teaching prekindergarten through grade 6 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being kindergarten through grade 6. In general, secondary teachers include those teaching any of grades 7 through 12 and those teaching multiple grades, with a preponderance of grades taught being grades 7 through 12 and usually with no grade taught being lower than grade 5.
NOTE: This table includes regular full-time teachers only; it excludes other staff even when they have full-time teaching duties (regular part-time teachers, itinerant teachers, long-term substitutes, administrators, library media specialists, other professional staff, and support staff). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and cell suppression.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File" and "Private School Teacher Data File," 2017–18. (This table was prepared February 2021.)

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