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Elementary School Teachers salary in San Jose, CA

Elementary School Teachers in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $102,860 a year, an average of $102,340. About 7,810 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Elementary School Teachers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$102,860
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$102,340
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$64,770
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$126,980
Top of the range
People employed
7,810
In San Jose metro area
Rent share of median wage
30.5%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in San Jose

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$2,617
per month, in San Jose, CA
Income needed for median rent
$104,700
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median elementary school teachers wage
$102,860
1.8% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
30.5%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$141,565
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the San Jose area. Read the San Jose, CA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Elementary School Teachers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Austin, TX
-40.4%
Median $61,270
Mean $60,310
Employed 8,450
Jacksonville, FL
-40.6%
Median $61,080
Mean $66,850
Employed 6,220
Fort Worth, TX
-36.7%
Median $65,070
Mean $65,400
Employed 27,350
Columbus, OH
-24.0%
Median $78,150
Mean $77,060
Employed 9,950
Charlotte, NC
-43.0%
Median $58,680
Mean $58,400
Employed 10,770
Indianapolis, IN
-41.2%
Median $60,510
Mean $62,940
Employed 8,610
San Francisco, CA
-1.0%
Median $101,860
Mean $98,510
Employed 17,860
Seattle, WA
same
Median $102,920
Mean $102,290
Employed 14,560

See elementary school teachers pay in every covered city.

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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.