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Teachers Are Among Most Educated, Yet Their Pay Lags

Although teachers are among the nation?s most educated workers, they earn far less on average than most other highly educated workers and their earnings have declined since 2010.

More than 95% of elementary, middle and high school teachers have a bachelor?s degree or more. In 2019, the average earnings of elementary and middle school teachers with a bachelor?s degree or more who work full-time, year-round was $53,800. For high school teachers, it was $57,840.

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Just over one-half of elementary and middle school teachers and 58% of high school teachers also have a graduate degree. They still earn less ($61,130 and $64,340, respectively) than that of other equally educated workers.?

Young teachers and older/middle-aged teachers have lower earnings than most of their similarly educated peers.

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