What are the main factors that influence a Grade Teacher's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Grade Teacher's salary?

A Grade Teacher's salary grows with experience: starting around $50,718 for beginners, reaching about $53,865 at mid-level, and approach $56,925 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Grade Teacher?

Grade Teacher salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Grade Teacher roles are District of Columbia $57,084, California $56,867, Massachusetts $56,109. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Grade Teacher roles make?

Salaries for Grade Teacher level roles vary by specialization: 1st Grade Teacher: $64,150; 2nd Grade Teacher: $61,115; 4th Grade Teacher: $59,070; 8th Grade Teacher: $58,054; 5th Grade Teacher: $55,877.

How do different companies affect a Grade Teacher's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Grade Teacher roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Grade Teacher Salary in the United States

How much does a Grade Teacher make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Grade Teacher in the United States is $51,557 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Grade Teacher's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,541
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,926 to $58,354
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,067

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Grade Teacher Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,354	$4,863	$1,122	$28
Average	$51,557	$4,296	$991	$25
25th Percentile	$42,926	$3,577	$825	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Grade Teacher Salaries

A Grade Teacher's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Grade Teacher Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Grade Teacher's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $50,718
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,958
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,865
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,721
Expert (over 8 years): $56,925

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Grade Teacher	$50,718
Intermediate Level Grade Teacher	$50,958
Senior Level Grade Teacher	$53,865
Specialist Level Grade Teacher	$56,721
Expert Level Grade Teacher	$56,925

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How Do Grade Teacher Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Grade Teachers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,084.
California: $56,867.
Massachusetts: $56,109.

District of Columbia $57,084

California $56,867

Massachusetts $56,109

Washington $55,903

New Jersey $55,883

Alaska $55,810

Connecticut $55,099

New York $54,810

Hawaii $53,887

Rhode Island $53,454

Maryland $53,160

Minnesota $52,758

Colorado $52,604

Illinois $52,552

Oregon $52,356

Delaware $52,212

New Hampshire $52,121

Virginia $51,918

Pennsylvania $51,325

Nevada $51,026

North Dakota $50,928

Michigan $50,773

Wisconsin $50,717

Vermont $50,603

Texas $50,289

Maine $50,268

Arizona $50,237

Ohio $50,201

Georgia $49,727

Indiana $49,490

Wyoming $49,443

Utah $49,371

Iowa $49,340

Kansas $49,093

Louisiana $49,020

North Carolina $48,995

Missouri $48,984

Florida $48,783

Montana $48,675

Nebraska $48,572

Kentucky $48,515

South Carolina $48,309

Tennessee $48,180

Idaho $48,128

New Mexico $47,752

Oklahoma $47,670

Alabama $47,365

South Dakota $46,855

Arkansas $46,577

West Virginia $46,427

Mississippi $45,979

Top Paying Cities for Grade Teachers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $65,029
San Francisco: $64,390
Oakland: $62,961

San Jose, CA $65,029

San Francisco, CA $64,390

Oakland, CA $62,961

New York, NY $59,749

Queens Village, NY $59,363

Paramus, NJ $58,950

Passaic, NJ $58,899

Bergenfield, NJ $58,847

Stamford, CT $58,770

Huntington, NY $58,718

Newark, NJ $58,383

Bridgeport, CT $58,280

New Brunswick, NJ $58,110

Vallejo, CA $58,002

Middlesex, NJ $57,971

Somerset, NJ $57,924

Petaluma, CA $57,806

Santa Cruz, CA $57,605

Boston, MA $57,502

Monterey, CA $57,244

Fairbanks, AK $57,208

Los Angeles, CA $57,110

Washington, DC $57,084

Seattle, WA $56,991

Santa Rosa, CA $56,981

Juneau, AK $56,831

Orange, CA $56,661

Anchorage, AK $56,568

Anaheim, CA $56,532

Santa Ana, CA $56,455

Nassau, NY $56,424

Long Beach, CA $56,403

Danbury, CT $56,388

Santa Maria, CA $56,213

Everett, WA $56,202

Bremerton, WA $55,950

Trenton, NJ $55,852

Sacramento, CA $55,831

San Diego, CA $55,805

Brockton, MA $55,785

Tacoma, WA $55,764

Santa Barbara, CA $55,692

Lowell, MA $55,486

New Suffolk, NY $55,465

Nashua, NH $55,403

Lompoc, CA $55,321

Ventura, CA $55,269

Stockton, CA $55,254

New Haven, CT $55,151

Atlantic City, NJ $55,016

Hartford, CT $54,903

Modesto, CA $54,877

Poughkeepsie, NY $54,764

New Britain, CT $54,738

Olympia, WA $54,666

Kennewick, WA $54,666

New London, CT $54,656

Norwich, CT $54,640

Lawrence, MA $54,614

Bakersfield, CA $54,470

Riverside, CA $54,398

New Bedford, MA $54,398

Richland, WA $54,346

Portsmouth, NH $54,305

Vineland, NJ $54,295

San Bernardino, CA $54,253

Boulder, CO $54,109

Worcester, MA $54,068

Portland, OR $54,021

Saint Paul, MN $53,960

Minneapolis, MN $53,960

Philadelphia, PA $53,887

Honolulu, HI $53,614

Springfield, MA $53,434

Providence, RI $53,429

Chicago, IL $53,279

Bellingham, WA $53,217

Baltimore, MD $53,160

Chico, CA $53,032

Wilmington, DE $52,944

Pittsfield, MA $52,892

Manchester, NH $52,794

Spokane, WA $52,568

Denver, CO $52,562

Albany, NY $52,320

Troy, NY $52,299

Schenectady, NY $52,191

Burlington, VT $52,078

Portland, ME $51,897

Salem, OR $51,856

Yakima, WA $51,846

Ann Arbor, MI $51,830

Rochester, MN $51,686

Fresno, CA $51,660

Reno, NV $51,660

Milwaukee, WI $51,614

Detroit, MI $51,562

Allentown, PA $51,547

Carson City, NV $51,542

Houston, TX $51,464

Colorado Springs, CO $51,459

Syracuse, NY $51,433

Eugene, OR $51,335

Bismarck, ND $51,273

Gary, IN $51,273

Galveston, TX $51,273

Springfield, OR $51,232

Medford, OR $51,108

Fort Collins, CO $51,088

Austin, TX $51,047

Mesa, AZ $50,938

Phoenix, AZ $50,928

Dallas, TX $50,913

Reading, PA $50,882

Saint Cloud, MN $50,861

Concord, NH $50,815

Madison, WI $50,794

Utica, NY $50,655

Raleigh, NC $50,614

Las Vegas, NV $50,608

Rochester, NY $50,572

Des Moines, IA $50,567

Atlanta, GA $50,485

Battle Creek, MI $50,469

Salt Lake City, UT $50,454

Lancaster, PA $50,376

Champaign, IL $50,366

Harrisburg, PA $50,304

Durham, NC $50,258

Kansas City, MO $50,253

Kansas City, KS $50,242

Fort Worth, TX $50,237

Boca Raton, FL $50,217

Cleveland, OH $50,211

Columbus, OH $50,201

Pittsburgh, PA $50,196

Richmond, VA $50,175

Indianapolis, IN $50,165

Cincinnati, OH $50,098

Petersburg, VA $50,021

Billings, MT $49,907

Lansing, MI $49,907

Huntsville, AL $49,907

Lebanon, PA $49,902

Dayton, OH $49,897

Pueblo, CO $49,897

Appleton, WI $49,881

Buffalo, NY $49,861

Racine, WI $49,835

Charlotte, NC $49,830

Saint Louis, MO $49,814

Springfield, IL $49,794

Elkhart, IN $49,783

York, PA $49,783

Gastonia, NC $49,778

Benton Harbor, MI $49,778

Beaumont, TX $49,747

Lorain, OH $49,737

Toledo, OH $49,716

Binghamton, NY $49,691

Rock Hill, SC $49,685

Rockford, IL $49,660

Fargo, ND $49,634

Elyria, OH $49,634

Flagstaff, AZ $49,598

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,567

Miami, FL $49,536

Duluth, MN $49,453

Bangor, ME $49,386

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,330

Louisville, KY $49,304

Grand Rapids, MI $49,294

Hialeah, FL $49,288

Casper, WY $49,216

Scranton, PA $49,154

New Orleans, LA $49,139

Virginia Beach, VA $49,134

Akron, OH $49,108

Peoria, IL $49,041

Sarasota, FL $49,031

Green Bay, WI $48,995

Baton Rouge, LA $48,969

Charleston, SC $48,959

Nashville, TN $48,943

Jamestown, NY $48,933

Davenport, IA $48,933

Tucson, AZ $48,907

Cheyenne, WY $48,892

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,876

Tampa, FL $48,866

Omaha, NE $48,855

Port Arthur, TX $48,835

Evansville, IN $48,835

Bradenton, FL $48,814

Santa Fe, NM $48,721

Orlando, FL $48,670

Clearwater, FL $48,613

Canton, OH $48,505

La Crosse, WI $48,505

Grand Forks, ND $48,489

Albuquerque, NM $48,474

Tulsa, OK $48,474

Newport News, VA $48,469

High Point, NC $48,453

Ogden, UT $48,433

Corpus Christi, TX $48,391

Laramie, WY $48,360

Norfolk, VA $48,360

Rock Island, IL $48,330

Saginaw, MI $48,319

Jacksonville, FL $48,314

Salisbury, NC $48,304

Memphis, TN $48,293

Moline, IL $48,268

Fort Myers, FL $48,252

Waterloo, IA $48,185

Spartanburg, SC $48,134

Lincoln, NE $48,108

Fort Wayne, IN $48,098

Birmingham, AL $48,041

Cedar Falls, IA $48,031

Provo, UT $48,025

Springfield, OH $48,020

San Antonio, TX $48,010

Greensboro, NC $47,989

South Bend, IN $47,984

Winston Salem, NC $47,979

Boise, ID $47,963

Savannah, GA $47,927

Muskegon, MI $47,835

Lima, OH $47,773

Lake Charles, LA $47,752

Anderson, IN $47,742

Lexington, KY $47,726

Augusta, GA $47,711

Greenville, SC $47,711

Wichita, KS $47,664

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,664

Columbia, SC $47,618

Bloomington, IN $47,489

Roanoke, VA $47,458

Asheville, NC $47,391

Knoxville, TN $47,304

Shreveport, LA $47,298

Wilmington, NC $47,231

Frankfort, KY $47,133

Oklahoma City, OK $47,097

Chillicothe, OH $47,077

Longview, TX $47,072

Topeka, KS $47,056

Mobile, AL $46,979

Terre Haute, IN $46,958

Erie, PA $46,953

Altoona, PA $46,927

Melbourne, FL $46,912

Amarillo, TX $46,891

Killeen, TX $46,876

Fayetteville, AR $46,834

Sioux Falls, SD $46,798

Chattanooga, TN $46,767

Idaho Falls, ID $46,762

Gainesville, FL $46,654

Portsmouth, OH $46,628

Little Rock, AR $46,618

Lynchburg, VA $46,618

Lafayette, LA $46,597

Youngstown, OH $46,597

Temple, TX $46,577

Daytona Beach, FL $46,566

Clarksville, TN $46,561

Pensacola, FL $46,556

Hopkinsville, KY $46,401

Charleston, WV $46,396

Florence, SC $46,370

Sioux City, IA $46,339

Macon, GA $46,190

Tallahassee, FL $46,185

Fayetteville, NC $46,174

Waco, TX $46,164

Wichita Falls, TX $46,164

Pine Bluff, AR $46,144

Vincennes, IN $46,046

Lubbock, TX $46,025

Great Falls, MT $45,994

Alamogordo, NM $45,989

Abilene, TX $45,948

Rapid City, SD $45,881

Monroe, LA $45,881

Albany, GA $45,850

Huntington, WV $45,844

Jackson, MS $45,839

Greenville, MS $45,834

Parkersburg, WV $45,783

Montgomery, AL $45,772

Johnstown, PA $45,762

Springfield, MO $45,721

Biloxi, MS $45,695

Sumter, SC $45,587

Columbus, GA $45,582

Twin Falls, ID $45,551

Pascagoula, MS $45,484

Kingsport, TN $45,350

Gulfport, MS $45,334

Alexandria, LA $45,164

Fort Smith, AR $45,035

El Paso, TX $44,896

Helena, MT $44,829

Las Cruces, NM $44,664

Harlingen, TX $44,519

Pocatello, ID $44,473

Florence, AL $44,458

Brownsville, TX $44,447

Dothan, AL $44,365

Mcallen, TX $44,339

Columbus, MS $43,957

Altus, OK $43,720

Lawton, OK $43,622

Pierre, SD $43,437

What Skills Can Increase a Grade Teacher's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Special Education (Mentioned in 5.55% Job Postings): Special education is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs.
Physical Education (Mentioned in 2.46% Job Postings): Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.13%
Special Education	5.55%
Physical Education	2.46%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Grade Teacher's salary.

Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Physical Education: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Accountability	$54,650	6%
Collaboration	$54,135	5%
Physical Education	$53,104	3%
Analysis	$52,588	2%
Coaching	$52,588	2%
Dedication	$52,588	2%

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How Education impacts a Grade Teacher's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Grade Teachers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Grade Teacher with a Bachelor's Degree is between $54,827 and $60,665).

Grade Teacher Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Grade Teacher

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 2.6%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 45.4%

Masters 46.3%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	2.6%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	45.4%
Masters	46.3%
Doctorate	3.4%

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Grade Teacher Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Grade Teacher's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$42,926

Average $51,557/year

$58,354

$3,577

Average $4,296/month

$4,863

$825

Average $991/week

$1,122

$21

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,354	$4,863	$1,122	$28
Average	$51,557	$4,296	$991	$25
25th Percentile	$42,926	$3,577	$825	$21

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Salary Trends for Grade Teacher

Salaries for a Grade Teacher can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,362 in 2023 to around $53,164 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Grade Teacher salary trends, .

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2023

$54,362

2024

$53,596

2025

$53,164

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2024	$53,596
2025	$53,164
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