Elementary School Teacher salary in Pennsylvania

BLS reports this occupation as "Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education" (25-2021); every figure on this page is for that BLS occupation.

The median annual wage for elementary school teachers in Pennsylvania is $77,060, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimates — above the national median of $63,970. Pennsylvania ranks 13 of 50 states and DC with published data for this occupation.

Median

$77,060

25th percentile

$61,380

75th percentile

$88,660

90th percentile

$99,630

Employment and national comparison

Employment in Pennsylvania	48,370
Mean annual wage in Pennsylvania	$75,780
National median	$63,970
National employment	1,388,390

Metro areas in Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, PA: median $76,550

States with similar pay for elementary school teachers

Oregon: median $77,130
Ohio: median $77,370
Maryland: median $77,680
Minnesota: median $76,350
Delaware: median $75,920
New Jersey: median $78,200

See all states ranked for elementary school teachers.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates; state, metropolitan area and national files from https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm. State estimates are for BLS occupation "Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education" (25-2021), cross-industry, all ownerships. Retrieved 2026-10-02. Where BLS does not publish a numeric estimate (suppressed, or reported only as at or above $239,200) the value is shown as —.